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Iowa Casino Files For Bankruptcy Protection

One of Iowa’s gambling facilities has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in order to avoid closing this summer, the Sioux City Journal reported. Belle of Sioux City LP—a subsidiary of Penn National Gaming—filed for Chapter 11 protection earlier this month in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Des Moines. The group owns the Argosy Sioux City […]

Campanello Wins WSOPC New Orleans Main Event

The final World Series of Poker Circuit main event of the 2013/14 season is now in the books. A total of 557 entries were made in the $1,675 buy-in WSOP Circuit Harrah’s New Orleans main event, building a total prize pool of $835,500. In the end Texas’ Bryan Campanello emerged victorious, earning his third ring, […]

Jeff Madsen Wins HPT Commerce Main Event

A total of 584 entries were made in the Heartland Poker Tour California State Poker Championship $1,650 no-limit hold’em main event, the $500,000 guaranteed tournament that was the centerpiece of the HPT’s stop at the Commerce Casino this week in Los Angeles. The strong turnout saw the prizepool grow to nearly $850,000 to easily beat […]

Governors Association Opposes Web Poker Ban

A coalition of the nation’s governors has come out in opposition to Sheldon Adelson’s efforts to see online gambling banned nationwide. In a letter from their Economic Development Committee, the National Governors Association (NGA) raised strong concerns against Adelson’s “ill-advised legislation.” In a letter to Congress, the NGA wrote “the nation’s governors are concerned with […]

Poker Strategy For The Rest Of Us: Jesse Martin

In an effort to provide valuable tools and tips that are relevant to even the smallest games, Card Player is pleased to bring you Poker Strategy For The Rest Of Us, which will focus on everyday situations that occur against the poker world’s most casual players. Pro – Jesse Martin Concept – Playing Out of […]

Aspiring Rapper Killed In Las Vegas Casino-Hotel

The suspect in the death of an aspiring rapper said that the shooting was the result of a gun falling to the ground and accidentally going off, the Las Vegas Sun reported. Evan Plunkett, a.k.a. “Hollywood Will,” died at the Palms casino hotel while visiting to film a music video. He was shot in the […]

Eriquezzo: Got DQ'ed After 'Crumbling Cards'

World Series of Poker bracelet winner Ryan Eriquezzo was playing in a tournament at Parx Casino near Philadelphia on Saturday when his chips were removed from the table. The poker pro was disqualified from the event during the first day of action for some kind of misconduct on or around the felt. Eriquezzo said it […]

Dan Bilzerian Responds To Porn Star

High-stakes poker player and Internet pseudo-celebrity Dan Bilzerian who last month was caught on video throwing a porn actress off the roof of a house, a fall which broke the latter’s foot, has responded through his lawyer to the possibility of being sued. TMZ released a letter from Bilzerian’s lawyer to the lawyer of Janice […]

Former California Lawmaker Flip-Flops On Poker

Online poker players, especially those in California, have a new enemy. Willie Brown, the former mayor of San Francisco (1996-2004) and previously a California legislator, said last week that he is joining billionaire Las Vegas casino owner Sheldon Adelson in the latter’s quest to stop online gaming in the United States, the Los Angeles Times […]

A Look At Las Vegas Tournaments This Summer

For many years Las Vegas was the center of the poker tournament universe. With the globalization of the game and the way the industry changed after Black Friday, that has been less true in recent years. But from the last week in May through the middle of July, Las Vegas is undeniably the hottest spot […]

Capture The Flag: Poker Pro Brian Tate

Bobby’s Room regular Brian Tate has quickly ascended to the top of the cash game world. In just a few short years, he has gone from playing mix games at stakes of $75-$150 all the way up to $1,000-$2,000. The 26-year-old Michigan native arguably could be considered “one of the best players few have ever […]

Poker Strategy: Testing Your Analysis

Think of a poker hand you played recently, preferably one that went to the river. Got one in mind? Good. Now review your decisions on every street from start to finish. At each point, determine if there was any way to improve your play, or if an expert might’ve used a different thought process to […]

Video Spotlight: Thoughts On Super Short Stack Play

Mike ‘Timex’ McDonald is only 24 years old, but already the young Canadian has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is one of the premiere tournament poker players in the world. Six years ago an eighteen-year-old McDonald with braces on his teeth won the 2008 European Poker Tour Dortmund main event for […]

Second Lawsuit From Borgata Cheating Scandal

Six of the men left standing in the infamous Borgata poker tournament that was canceled have filed suit against the casino, claiming that it didn’t do a good enough job to monitor the event and that the compensenation to the 27 who were still alive was inadequare. This is according to Press of Atlantic City. […]

Carbon Poker Offering WSOP Betting Odds

Carbon Poker The World Series of Poker kicks off in a couple weeks, but even if you don’t plan on attending, CarbonPoker and CarbonSports have a way to help you win big this summer. Right now, you can bet on your favorite poker players from the comfort of your own home, securing huge paydays if […]

Online Poker: Alex Kostritsyn Wins $547,000

The action was abundant this week at the high-stakes online poker tables, as many of online poker’s best engaged one another in a plethora of games. There was great action at limit deuce-to-seven triple draw, the eight-game mix, no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha. According to data from HighstakesDB, the big winners over the past seven […]

Horseshoe Casino Cleveland Has Two-Year Anniversary

Cleveland’s first ever casino, the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland, had its two-year anniversary on Wednesday. The property came just a few years after the Buckeye State legalized such facilities. The casino—a joint venture between Caesars and Rock Gaming—draws around five million people annually and has brought in $74,218,175 in gaming revenue through the first four months […]

Deutsche Bank To Sell Vegas Casino For $1.73B

Deutsche Bank has found a buyer for the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas, located on the Strip. The bank, the largest of its kind in Germany, said that Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII will acquire 100 percent of the casino complex for $1.73 billion in cash. The sale price was in the middle of what some said […]

Card Player Poker's $25K Prize Summit Tournament

Looking for exciting poker action, but not ready to put up a deposit? Check out the Card Player Poker. It offers free, legal poker play, welcomes U.S. players, and just announced the fourth massive $25,000 prize tournament series – the $25,000 Poker Summit IV. This is a 12-step tournament that will award $25,000 cash in […]

Man Pleads Guilty To Scamming Louisiana Casinos

The United States government said Wednesday that a man has pleaded guilty to “conspiracy to use counterfeit access devices to receive cash advances” from Louisiana casinos. Prosecutors said that Benfen Zhang, 43, of Flushing, N.Y., and three other Chinese nationals obtained cash advances using unauthorized access devices from November 2012 to September 2013. Zhang was […]

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 […]

NJ Gambling Sites Win $11.4 Million In April

April wasn’t a great month for New Jersey online gambling. Internet gaming win was $11.4 million for the 30 days in April, compared to $11.9 million for the 31 days in March. New Jersey online gaming began in November. Those figures were according to a state report released Wednesday. April did have 30 days, while […]

Zynga Expands Mobile Slots Offerings

Social games developer Zynga has launched its slots game “Hit it Rich Casino Slots” on Google Play for Android devices, according to a report from insidemobileapps.com. Zynga’s popular game was previously launched on Facebook and Apple products. More than 2.1 million people play the free-play game on Facebook. “By blending the look and feel of […]

Detroit Casinos See Revenues Tumble In 2014

There’s some more bad news for the city of Detroit. Revenue for the three Detroit casinos—which provide the city with much needed tax revenue—during the first four months of 2014 was down six percent compared to the same period last year, Michigan’s gaming regulators said Tuesday. In addition, for the month ended April 30, 2014, […]

Texas Sees 'Growing Pressure' For Casino Gambling

According to a report from ktrh.com, there has been “growing pressure” on Texas lawmakers to authorize casino gambling. For years, the state has been home to efforts at such legalization, but nothing has ever passed thanks to fierce opposition from opponents. There is really no indication that 2015 will have any better chances than in […]

A Poker Life: James Calderaro

James Calderaro doesn’t look like the most likely candidate to be a breakout tournament star. After all, the 48-year-old New York native spent the early part of his working life in the nightclub industry. However, his consistent results over the last 12 months suggest otherwise. By putting together a string of successful cashes on the […]

2014 POY Update: Ochana and Winter Win

After several weeks of dramatic shake-ups things have finally stabilized a bit in the 2014 Card Player Player of the Year race, sponsored by CarbonPoker. The WSOP is still a few weeks away and the EPT and WPT both have wrapped for the season, but there was still plenty of tournament action this week. Here […]

Win Your Way Into WSOP With Bovada

Starting in May, you can win your way into to the World Series of Poker main event by playing on Bovada. Every day you earn 25 poker points, you’ll be put into a draw for $500. Every day you earn 10 poker points, you’ll be put into a draw for $100. Every 10 poker points […]

Poll: Americans Split Over Pot, Oppose Web Gambling

There is unfortunately some more ammunition for online gambling opponents in the United States, most notably Las Vegas Sands owner Sheldon Adelson. A opinion poll conducted by Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey found that Americans are divided on whether to legalize pot for recreational use, but strongly oppose the legalization of online gambling. (It […]

Station Casinos Has Best Quarter Since 2009

Station Casinos, which controls Ultimate Poker, one of Nevada’s three online poker sites, just reported its best quarter since 2009. That is according to a press release the firm put out last week. The company’s consolidated net revenue for the quarter ending March 31, 2014 was $329.3 million, an increase of 5.6 percent compared to […]