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Borgata Poker Tournament Cheat Gets 5-Year Sentence

Confessed Borgata tournament cheat Christian Lusardi was officially given five years in prison on Thursday for making counterfeit chips and putting them into a tournament last year in order to gain an advantage over the field. Lusardi took a plea deal in August that allowed him to avoid a possible 15-year sentence. The plea deal […]

Former Poker Pro Must Relocate To Keep Playing DFS

According to RotoGrinders, Assani Fisher is the seventh best Daily Fantasy Sports player in the world, having made huge scores in contests ranging from MLB, NBA, PGA, NFL and even NCAA football and mixed martial arts. But because of the Nevada Gaming Control Board’s recent decision that DFS contests are considered gambling under state law, […]

New, Smoke-Free Casino Proposed For Iowa

An Iowa lawmaker from Cedar Rapids is trying to get the state to approve another casino. The proposed casino for the Cedar Rapids area would be smoke-free, unlike other casinos in the state. According to the Associated Press, Democratic Sen. Wally Horn, co-chair of the Gambling Casino Restricted License Study Committee, held a meeting Thursday […]

Philadelphia 76ers, PartyPoker End Partnership

PartyPoker and the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers have ended their marketing partnership, according to a report from philly.com. The online poker site’s deal with the New Jersey Devils, which are owned by the same group as the 76ers, remains intact. The poker site’s deal with the two teams was the first of its kind (pairing up […]

CPPT: Hollywood Park Main Event Begins October 22

Hosting its second Card Player Poker Tour event in two years, the Hollywood Park Casino series $500 no-limit hold’em $150,000 guarantee main event begins Oct. 22 and lasts until Oct. 25. The main event will consist of three starting days with 30-minute levels beginning at 12 pm. Day 2 will begin at 2 pm and […]

Poker Pros Agree To Six-Figure MMA Prop Bet

Poker pros JC Alvarado and Olivier Busquet have agreed to a MMA fight in April that will have a six-figure payday for one of the gamblers. Alvarado said on Twitter that he will be risking $150,000, while Busquet stands to potentially lose $120,000. Busquet weighs 187.5 pounds, while Avarado weighs 165. The whole thing got […]

Dakota Dunes Casino Awards Huge Bad Beat Jackpot

What would normally have been an excruciating defeat resulted in a record payout for some lucky poker players last week at Dakota Dunes Casino. The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority’s Dakota Dunes Casino, located just 20 kilometers south of Saskatoon on Whitecap First Nation, paid out $196,345, in the largest poker “bad beat” jackpot in Saskatchewan’s […]

Bicycle Casino To Open Luxury Hotel In December

The Bicycle Casino will become the Bicycle Hotel & Casino in December. The property will open a seven-story, 117,907 square-foot boutique luxury hotel addition on Dec. 1, 2015. The hotel will open with 99 rooms and suites and also include The Bike Brewery and other resort amenities such as a full spa and elevated outdoor […]

Are London's High Rollers Luckier Than Any Other?

The UK Gambling Commission reports annual ‘Drop and Win’ statistics for UK land-based casinos and online casino review site, Jackpot.co.uk recently compiled this data into a report and infographic (click the infographic to the right to view) which investigated which parts of the country are the luckiest – and why. As you’ll know, ‘Drop and […]

Pennsylvania Online Poker Still On Table

A vote Wednesday on an online gaming bill in Pennsylvania was postponed but it doesn’t mean the proposal is off the table, a Keystone State lawmaker told Card Player. Rep. John Payne, chair of the state’s House Gaming Oversight Committee and author of the online gaming bill, said that state budget talks are making progress […]

Pennsylvania Hearing On Online Gaming Canceled

A planned hearing Wednesday in Pennsylvania to vote on one of several proposals to legalize and regulate online casino games was canceled, according to the House Gaming Oversight Committee’s website. An Oct. 27 hearing on “exploring the potential of online lottery/gaming in Pennsylvania” is still listed on the website as of early Wednesday morning. Card […]

CPPT: Hollywood Park Casino Events 7&8 Results

The ninth stop of Season III of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at Hollywood Park Casino in Southern California Oct. 16. The series will continue until Oct. 25 and feature a $500 no-limit hold’em $150,000 guarantee main event Oct. 22-25. Ninety-four players have already won their seats into the main event through satellites […]

Japanese Casino Bill Dead For 2015

Though it was already known that casinos in Japan won’t be open in time for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, there was additional bad news for the casino push in the country this week, as the government has decided to wind down for the year rather than hold an extraordinary session, according to GGRAsia. That […]

2015 POY Update: Zamani Climbs To Eighth Place

The World Series of Poker Europe continues to make a big impact on the Card Player Player of the Year race, with the main event and the €25,000 high roller still to play this week. Here is a look at the tournaments that most effected the 2015 POY standings over the past seven days: World […]

New York Approves Another Casino Project

New York’s Gaming Facility Location Board last week recommended approval for a Las Vegas-style casino in the state’s Southern Tier region. The casino is one of four planned under the Empire State’s gambling expansion plans. New York estimated that its residents spend $1 billion each year at out-of-state casinos. The state already has tribal gaming, […]

Yahoo Looks To Buy Leading eSports Company

California-based tech giant Yahoo is in talks to buy Major League Gaming, a New York-based eSports organization, for an undisclosed price, according to media reports. The possible transaction comes as other firms in the daily fantasy sports space are positioning themselves to take action on the eSports industry. Yahoo, which is vying for market share […]

Steve Wynn Blasts Macau In Conference Call

In a conference call last week addressing his company’s third quarter results, Steve Wynn threw some jabs at Macau’s government and how it is affecting the casino industry there. Wynn Resorts is scheduled to open a new casino there in March. Through the first nine months of the year, Macau gaming revenue is down 36 […]

2015 WSOP Europe Main Event Draws 313 Players

The official numbers are in for the 2015 World Series of Poker Europe €10,450 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event. A total of 313 players turned up to the Spielbank Berlin to play in the first ever WSOPE main event held in Germany, building a total prize pool of €3,067,400. The top 32 finishers will make […]

How To Play Bottom Set When Deep Stacked

This hand is from early in the first day of the 2015 European Poker Tour Barcelona €5,000 buy-in main event. We were only an hour into the day. I initially lost a few pots due to splashing around and to trying to flop strong hands, but I eventually chipped back up to my starting stack. […]

CPPT: Hollywood Park Casino Events 5&6 Results

The ninth stop of Season III of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at Hollywood Park Casino in Southern California Oct. 16. The series will continue until Oct. 25 and feature a $500 no-limit hold’em $150,000 guarantee main event Oct. 22-25. Ninety-four players have already won their seats into the main event through satellites […]

Seminole Hard Rock Gearing Up For Rock N' Roll Poker Open

Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open” (RRPO) returns to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. Nov. 19 – Dec. 2, 2015 carrying a $3,500 buy-in $2 Million guaranteed RRPO Championship. Held in the resort’s ballrooms, the series will feature 14 events with several secondary events and qualifiers. The exciting poker […]

StarCraft Players Accused Of Illegal Gambling

More than 10 individuals associated with competitive StarCraft II in South Korea have been arrested for match-fixing and gambling, according to media reports. The Korean eSports Association found that at least five matches were tainted. A coach, two players, along with financial backers of the players, were implicated. The scheme allegedly had ties to organized […]

Sotiropoulos Wins WSOP Europe €1,100 NLH Turbo

The action was fast and furious in the 2015 World Series of Poker Europe €1,100 no-limit hold’em turbo event. When the dust settled Georgios Sotiropoulos emerged victorious, earning his first WSOP gold bracelet and the €112,133 first-place prize for the win. “It feels good,” Sotiropoulos told WSOP.com after the win. “It feels amazing. Winning a […]

NJ Internet Gaming Market Jumps 17.3 Percent

Gaming revenues for New Jersey-licensed online gaming sites totaled $12,025,679 in September, compared to $10,248,370 in September 2014, according to figures released late last week by Garden State gaming regulators. That was an increase of 17.3 percent year-over-year. Revenue from peer-to-peer online poker was $1,771,123, down from $2,085,295 in September 2014. Year-to-date online poker revenue […]

Illinois Completely Stops Paying Lotto Winners

The Illinois Lottery has said that anyone who has won $600 or more won’t be paid until the state budget is passed, according to a report from the Associated Press. The lotto said that its check writing account is empty and it can’t be replenished right now, the report said. The lottery had already stopped […]

Pennsylvania To Hold I-Gaming Vote Wednesday

Pennsylvania’s House Gaming Oversight Committee is expected to vote Wednesday on whether or not to allow the state’s casinos to offer casino games on the Internet to people physically located within the state. According to the Associated Press, Sen. Kim Ward’s bill (SB900) will be considered as a way to help fix a budget deficit […]

CPPT: Hollywood Park Casino Events 3&4 Results

The ninth stop of Season III of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at Hollywood Park Casino in Southern California Oct. 16. The series will continue until Oct. 25 and feature a $500 no-limit hold’em $150,000 guarantee main event Oct. 22-25. Ninety-four players have already won their seats into the main event through satellites […]

Barny Boatman Wins 2015 WSOP Europe €550 PLO

Barny Boatman topped a field of 502-entries to win the 2015 World Series of Poker Europe €550 pot-limit Omaha event, capturing his second WSOP gold bracelet and the €54,725 first-place prize. Just days earlier Boatman made a deep run in the WSOP Europe €3,250 pot-limit Omaha eight-max event, bubbling the final table to finish in […]

The Week's Big Winner: Osmin Dardon

The Big Poker Oktober main event at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles was the most recent stage for the Card Player Poker Tour and attracted a big field of 521 players, creating a total prize pool of $586,850. After five days of action, it was L.A. poker pro Osmin “Oddie” Dardon who came out […]

CPPT: Hollywood Park Casino Events 1&2 Results

The ninth stop of Season III of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at Hollywood Park Casino in Southern California Oct. 16. The series will continue until Oct. 25 and feature a $500 no-limit hold’em $150,000 guarantee main event Oct. 22-25. Ninety-four players have already won their seats into the main event through satellites […]