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Global Cash Access Buys Multimedia Games

Las Vegas-based Global Cash Access Holdings and Austin, Texas-based Multimedia Games Holding Company announced Monday that they have entered into a merger agreement. GCA has agreed to acquire Multimedia Games for $1.2 billion in cash. The transaction has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of the two companies. The deal is subject to […]

Idaho Tribe Ordered By Court To Stop Poker

The Coeur d’Alene tribe in the state of Idaho was ordered by a federal judge on Friday to cease offering Texas hold’em poker games. The casino has a six-table room. The judge said that the offerings violated state gambling laws, the Washington Post reported. Judge Lynn Winmill said that poker has some elements of luck […]

Ed Miller: Four Plays I Make Frequently

Last issue I wrote about some plays that other players make that I never make. This time I flip it around. These are plays that I make frequently that I see other players use less often. Preflop Reraises From The Blinds Ok, I know I’m not the only one out there reraising from the blinds. […]

NBA Commissioner: Sports Gambling Is Welcomed

The NBA wants you glued to your TV for as long as possible, even if that means you are betting on games via your smartphone. According to a Bloomberg report, NBA commissioner Adam Silver recently admitted that the league will make use of sports betting proliferation in the United States, as long as it is […]

Cops: Homeless Woman Killed WSOP Dealer

Long-time World Series of Poker dealer Joseph Levine, known as “Elvis Joe,” was killed Wednesday after a homeless woman shot him with a shotgun at his Las Vegas home, police said. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the 56-year-old Levine died from a gunshot wound to the chest at University Medical Center. The woman is […]

Online Poker: Sebastian Ruthenberg Drops $700K

German poker pro Sebastian “taktloss47” Ruthenberg was the largest loser of the past seven days on Full Tilt Poker. He managed to drop nearly $700,000 over just 4,250 hands, according to HighstakesDB. Unknown player “Crazy Elior” (-$443,040) and Gus Hansen (-$442,058), who is on a perpetual downswing, came in second and third, respectively, on the […]

Gambler Sues Horseshoe For False Imprisonment

An Ohio man is suing Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati for what he says was false imprisonment and malicious prosecution stemming for a slot jackpot he won in 2013. According to reports, the amended complaint adds in the casino, after the gambler filed an original complaint against the city of Cincinnati back in March. The city settled […]

CPPT: Caribbean Cruise Begins Sept. 7

Amid of the backdrop of the beautiful waters of the Caribbean, one of the most exciting stops during Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour begins Sept. 7. The CPPT Caribbean Cruise aboard the Allure of the Seas will set sail soon and, after a series of seven tournaments taking place atop international waters, […]

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 […]

Michigan Charities Sue Over Poker Rules

Charity gaming groups in Michigan have sued the state over rules that they say are a “a naked attempt to strangle and suffocate the charitable gaming industry” in the state. Twenty five plaintiffs are suing the Gaming Control Board in order to try to prevent the enforcement of “emergency rules” that were enacted this summer, […]

Trump Taj Mahal Possibly Heading For Bankruptcy

Atlantic City started the year with 12 casinos, and by the end of the month there will be just eight carpet joints in the seaside town. Could another brick-and-mortar casino be on its way sometime in the near future? According to the New York Post, Trump Taj Mahal, the second largest casino in Atlantic City […]

South Korea Blocks Zynga Poker, Other Facebook Games

As the South Korean government looks to curb online casino games, especially for those it deems to be too young, on Aug. 29, Candy Crush Saga, FarmVille, Zynga Poker and all other games on Facebook ceased functioning in the country, VentureBeat reported. The move is seen as an enforcement of the 2013 Game Industry Promotion […]

Dan Colman Wins SHRPO $10 Million Gtd. Main Event

It’s official. With just under $21 million in live earnings since this April Dan Colman is on the biggest run in live tournament poker history. At his sixth final table of 2014 the 23-year-old poker pro from Holden, Massachusetts notched his fourth seven-figure score of the year and his third title. Most of his previous […]

$1 Million Chess Event Coming To Las Vegas

In October, a chess tournament with a $1 million guaranteed prize pool will hit Las Vegas. As of Sept. 1, there were 550 players registered, including more than two dozen grandmasters. The $1,000 buy-in event will be held at Planet Hollywood Casino and award a $100,000 top prize. Notably absent from the list is world […]

Talking Stick Hosts Arizona Ladies Championship

The ninth annual Arizona State Ladies Championship is coming to Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona this September and features an estimated $54,000 prize pool. The $270+$30 buy-in no-limit hold’em event officially kicks off Sept. 13 with the first of two starting days. The event will conclude Sept. 15. Players will be given 12,000 in […]

Antigua, Barbuda Have New Proposal For U.S.

The Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda said that its new government has come up with a proposal for settling a long-standing despite with the United States over the latter’s actions that seriously hurt the former’s economy. Antigua and Barbuda have for years maintained that its online gaming firms offering action to Americans was a […]

Study: Some Tennis Matches Might Be Fixed

Research into irregular pre-match betting patterns on early round tennis matches in major tournaments suggest that an average of 23 matches might be fixed each year, according to a Monday Bloomberg report. Suspicious patterns occurred even during Wimbledon, the French and Australian opens. The study didn’t identify the dates of the games or players involved. […]

2014 POY: Kevin Eyster and Keven Stammen Climb

A number of impactful events wrapped up over the past few days, making big changes to the standings in the 2014 Card Player Player of the Year race, sponsored by CarbonPoker. Here is a look at what went down this week on the tournament circuit: 204 WinStar River Poker Series Man Event A total of […]

Leah, Colman Headline SHR $10,000,000 Final Table

A total of 1,499 players turned out for the 2014 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $10,000,000 guaranteed main event. That meant that the Seminole Hard Rock had to post a $2.5 million overlay. Now only six players remain to battle it out for the title and the $1,446,710. 2014 Card Player Player of the Year […]

Gavin Griffin: Thoughts On Tournament Guarantees

People in the poker community often come up to me and ask about whatever is on their mind. Some of these questions are good questions, and some are bad beat stories in disguise. I’ve been through quite a few things in my poker career and I like to help whenever possible, and in this new […]

U.S. Senator Supports Casino Repeal Effort

Maybe the odds of Massachusetts casino law being repealed is better than everyone had originally thought. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, one of the most prominent Democrats in the country, has signaled her intention to support her home state repealing (potentially) a law that authorized three Las Vegas-style casinos and one slots-only parlor in the state. […]

Macau Gaming Revenue Drops To $3.6 Billion

Macau’s casinos took in roughly $3.6 billion from gamblers in August, which was a 6.1-percent fall compared to August 2013. Analysts were expecting a decline of 2-6 percent, Reuters reported. Rarely does Macau’s gaming industry disappoint, as it has quickly grown to be the world’s top gambling hub, bringing in more than $45 billion in […]

Atlantic City's Revel Casino Closes

At 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 2, the most expensive casino in the history of Atlantic City shut down its gaming operations. If you didn’t redeem any Revel chips or slot vouchers prior to the closing, you may present those items for redemption at the Revel General Cashier Office until Sept. 30, 2014, Monday-Friday, from […]

CPPT: Three Stops Coming Up Soon

Seven stops have been completed over the course of eight months of Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour and the action will continue on Card Player Cruises Allure of the Seas September 7-14. The latest stop at Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma wrapped up August 4 and crowned Austin Lewis of Texas […]

Crazy Gambling Stories From August

The gambling world can sometimes produce really off-the-wall stories. Every month there are plenty of cases of individuals going to extreme lengths to pay back debts, or of simply bizarre behavior at casino properties around the globe. It can be entertaining and sometimes sad. August was no exception, as there was plenty that happened in […]

SHRPO Misses Guarantee, Puts Up $2.5M Overlay

In 2013, the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida stunned poker players by easily surpassing their $10 million guarantee in the $5,300 buy-in Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open, drawing 2,384 players. Much to the delight of the field, the 2014 edition of the tournament didn’t do nearly as well, bringing in only 1,499 players. Depending […]

Poker Strategy: Reverse Bet Sizing Tells

If you ask most people what’s so great about no-limit hold’em versus limit hold’em, they’ll tell you that it’s in the bet sizing. In no-limit you can bet however much you think you need to get the job done. If you are trying to push someone off a hand, you can bet big and really […]

PlayersOnly Offers $25k Finish Line Freeroll

This September, PlayersOnly wants to put your poker endurance to the test. Go the distance and there’s a $25,000 private freeroll waiting for you! From September 1st to the 27th you’ll need to earn a specific number of VIP points every day. The point totals start small and will increase as you progress through the […]

I-Poker In California Has 'Very Good Chance' In 2015

The consensus is that online poker legalization in California is a matter of when, not if. When could very likely come next year, said I. Nelson Rose, a leading lawyer and scholar of gambling law in the United States. The issue has been discussed for more than five years. Rose said this past winter that […]

Ivey Down $5.1M Under 'Polarizing' Screen Name

Prior to the old Full Tilt Poker shutting down, gambling legend Phil Ivey was arguably the most dominant online poker player in history. Since the site relaunched under new ownership close to two years ago, he has been one of the worst the software has ever seen. When Ivey played under his real name on […]