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Tribe Moves Closer To Launching Online Poker Site

The state of Oklahoma and a Native American tribe are close to finalizing an agreement that would allow the tribe to launch a real-money online poker site that would be available to Americans where it’s not illegal. According to a report from kgou.org, the state and the Iowa Tribe were asked by U.S. District Court […]

CA To Have Online Poker Hearing This Month

An amended online poker bill in California will have a hearing by the end of April, a tribal gaming insider told Card Player. The goal will be to move it out of committee. Steve Stallings, chairman of the California Nations Indian Gaming Association, said that the legislation from Assemblyman Adam Gray, which was introduced in […]

Doug Polk Wins Online Poker Tournament For $162,951

Doug Polk, widely regarded as one of, if not the, top heads-up no-limit hold’em cash game players in the world, reiterated Sunday that he is a tournament wizard as well. Polk outlasted a 1,452-player $700 buy-in on PokerStars for a $162,951 payday. The tournament, which had a $750,000 guarantee, was dubbed “Kilimanjaro,” and Polk was […]

Daytona Beach Kennel Club To Open New Card Room

The Daytona Beach Kennel Club and Poker Room has announced plans to open a new card room and sports bar in Orange City by the end of the year. Delaware North, parent company of the Daytona Beach Kennel Club, received regulatory approval on Mar. 8 from the Orange City Council to begin the $5.6 million […]

WPT's Poker Shot Clock Sparks Debate

For the first time in it’s 14-season history the World Poker Tour will be ending it’s season with a new event, the WPT Tournament of Champions. The tournament will feature the champion of every WPT main event from this season, who each won their $15,000 seats as part of their prize package, as well as […]

Wynn Las Vegas To Debut New Poker Room May 26

This summer, poker players will be treated to a brand new room from the Wynn Las Vegas. On May 26, the Wynn poker room will reopen in its new home, next door at Encore. The poker room will be roughly 62 percent larger and will feature more tables, dedicated restrooms, a sports book window and […]

AGA: President Will Have 'Sports Betting On Desk'

Thanks to an estimated illegal sports betting market of $148.8 billion in the United States, the casino industry’s top lobbying group is advocating for reform to current federal law pertaining to the activity. The CEO of the American Gaming Association predicts that the next U.S. president will legalize sports betting so it’s not limited, by […]

Ivey Appeal Of Crockfords Case To Be Heard This Week

Phil Ivey will have his appeal of a 2014 court decision in the United Kingdom heard this week, as he continues to fight to recover the £7.8m he won playing baccarat at Crockfords Casino in August 2012. The 2014 High Court ruling went in favor of Genting Casinos, one of the largest casino operators in […]

Video Spotlight: CPPT St. Maarten Final Table Recap

The 2016 Card Player Poker Tour St. Maarten festival, hosted by Card Player Cruises, is just a month away from kicking off at the spectacular, all-inclusive Sonesta Maho Beach Resort, St. Maarten. The main will be an $1,100 no-limit hold’ em tournament with a $100,000 guarantee and is set to run May 13 – 15 […]

Card Player Poker Tour Comes To Ocean's 11 Casino

Everyone at Card Player is pleased to announce that this April, Ocean’s 11 Casino joins our popular Card Player Poker Tour. The San Diego Classic, held Apr. 21 to Apr. 24, is Card Player Poker Tour’s first event in San Diego and proves once and for all there are indeed great major tournament events in […]

Poker Hand of the Week: What's Your Play?

Give us your opinion in the comments section below for your chance at winning a six-month Card Player magazine digital subscription. Ask any group of poker players how you played your hand and they’ll come up with dozens of different opinions. That’s just the nature of the game. Each week, Card Player will select a […]

Sex Toy Causes Bomb Scare At German Casino

A casino in eastern Germany was evacuated Tuesday after an employee heard mechanical noises coming from a trash can in the men’s bathroom and law enforcement quickly took it as a potential bomb. It turned out to be a vibrating penis ring. The news was first reported by thelocal.de. According to the English-language German news […]

Three Arrested For Michigan Poker Room Robbery

Three men have been charged in last week’s armed robbery of a charity poker room just outside Detroit. According to DetroitNews.com, Nickolas Jonathan Frederick, Michael Eugene Pennington and Daniel William Frederick are accused of robbing patrons at Momo’s Charity Poker Room at around 1 a.m. on Friday, April 1. Witnesses said that the men had […]

Poker Strategy: Betting Twice With An Overpair

In this article, I am going to share with you a hand from deep in the $5,000 buy-in World Series of Poker event I final tabled in 2015. With only 16 players remaining at 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante, everyone folded to me on the button. I raised to 37,000 out of my 750,000-chip stack […]

Bilzerian, Perkins Eyeing A Double-Or-Nothing Bet

High-stakes gamblers Dan Bilzerian and Bill Perkins are discussing a possible follow-up prop bet to the Las Vegas-to-LA bicycle ride the former completed last week. Perkins told Card Player in an interview that ideas for the double-or-nothing wager include rowing from England to New York City, walking coast-to-coast across America and climbing Mount Everest. Because […]

Wynn Planning Massive New Vegas Project

Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn said Wednesday that he is planning a new project on the Strip that could cost as much as $1.6 billion. According to a report from Vegas Inc, Wynn is looking to build a 38-acre lake, along with a new 1,000-room hotel, additional nightlife and dining attractions and a small […]

Badminton Star To Miss Olympics Over Gambling

A Japanese badminton star will have to sit out the upcoming summer Olympics after falling into hot water for gambling at an illegal casino in Tokyo. Kento Momota, who is ranked fourth in the world in the sport, won’t be attending the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, according to a report from Reuters. Momota, along with […]

Tennessee Says Fantasy Sports Contests Are Illegal

The attorney general of Tennessee has put his state among the list of places in the county that view daily fantasy sports contests as illegal gambling activity. According to an opinion released Tuesday, all fantasy sports played for real money fall within the broad definition of “gambling” under Tennessee law. The opinion is arguably not […]

Poker Strategy With Gavin Griffin: Greener Pastures

Recently I was playing in a $5-$5 no-limit hold’em cash game and we were having a pretty good conversation. All of us were sharing some information about what games we play in and what we think about each of the games. I was the only one who had really played limit hold’em and we talked […]

Delaware's Online Gambling Market Rebounding In 2016

Delaware’s online gaming industry has started off 2016 on a winning note, as both January and February produced more revenue compared to the same months a year prior. According to figures from the Delaware Lottery, online gaming revenue this January was $190,829.29, compared to the $132,074.84 in January 2015. February, which had an extra day […]

2016 POY Update: Bryn Kenney Climbs To Fourth

The poker tournament circuit just keeps churning out big results to shake things up in the 2016 Card Player Player of the Year race. Here is a look at the events that most impacted the rankings over the past seven days: $25,000 Aria High Rollers – April Aria Las vegas has played host to back-to-back […]

FireKeepers To Host Michigan's Largest Poker Tournament

The Mid States Poker Tour $300,000 Main Event is set to kick off at Michigan’s hottest Poker Room at FireKeepers Casino Hotel. Main Event Qualifiers and Multi-Table Super Satellites run from Mar. 25 to May 13. Click here for more details. The Main Event will be held over four days beginning May 12. The Main […]

Poker Player Indicted In NY Over Sports Betting

A Queens County grand jury on Tuesday indicted eight individuals, including poker player Jay Sharon, over an alleged illegal sports gambling operation that is accused of booking more than $3.5 million in bets annually. The government said that the operation involved websites and toll-free telephone numbers set up to facilitate the bets. The defendants are […]

Alabama Declares DFS Sites To Be Illegal Gambling

Alabama has joined the likes of Nevada and New York in determining that daily fantasy sports sites run afoul of state gambling laws, though the Yellowhammer State has considered legislation that would change that. Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange announced Tuesday that he has issued cease and desist letters to DraftKings and FanDuel, the two […]

Poker Pro Gets 8 Years For Theft, Money Laundering

A securities agent with an apparent gambling problem was sentenced to eight years in prison this month for stealing more than $500,000 from his clients to fund his poker bankroll, among other activities. Evan Kochav, 34, of Jersey City, pleaded guilty on Dec. 16 to second-degree charges of theft by deception and money laundering, according […]

Poker Strategy With Ed Miller: Playing The Course

I opened my most recent book, The Course, with an analogy to golf. In a golf tournament (stroke play), you’re competing against a large field. There’s two ways to think about this. The first is to think about it as you against everyone else. To win the tournament, you have to beat every single other […]

New Jersey Sues Beleaguered Atlantic City

Even though the state is working on a plan to take over its finances, New Jersey has filed a lawsuit against the beleagured seaside gambling town. Led by Gov. Chris Christie, the Garden State is suing to try to make sure most of the $10 million Atlantic City has left in its coffers ends up […]

Cappello Wins WSOP Circuit Baltimore Main Event

Joseph Cappello has won the 2016 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Baltimore $1,675 no-limit hold’em main event, outlasting a field of 894 entries to win his first circuit gold ring and the first-place prize of $292,500. “This (circuit ring) means a lot. It means more than any amount of money I’ve ever won,” Cappello […]

Judge: Caesars Adviser 'Sleeping With The Enemy'

The Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection process for an operating unit of Caesars Entertainment Corp., owner of the World Series of Poker, just got a little bit more complicated, as it was revealed in court documents that a restructuring adviser for the casino operator had an extra-marital affair with a lawyer for Caesars, according to Reuters. […]

Nevada Gaming Win Increases 8 Percent In February

An extra day in February helped Nevada’s casinos win $989,818,839 from gamblers during the month, which was an increase of more than eight percent compared to the same month last year. According to the figures released by Nevada gaming regulators, every area of the state saw a year-over-year gaming revenue gain. Gaming win on the […]