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New York Releases Casino Investment Requirements

The state of New York has just announced what it thinks companies need to be willing to spend in order to develop a brand new commercial casino within the state. In order to build a casino about an hour away from New York City, a developer must invest at least $350 million. As little as […]

Mike Matusow's Life To Be Made Into Movie

Poker star Mike Matusow will see his 2012 autobiography “Check-Raising the Devil” made into a motion picture, Variety reported Monday. Matusow’s book details his struggles on and off the felt, which include drug addiction, going to prison and depression. Matusow is a four-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner. Matusow has more than $8.5 million […]

CPPT: Winter Tops bestbet Main Event

Sean Winter picked up the largest live cash of his budding career when he topped a field of 218 players in the Card Player Poker Tour bestbet Jacksonville $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em $300,000 guarantee main event. “I liked my chances coming in, I thought I had a good shot at it,” Winter said. “And I ran […]

Half Of Seats Already Secured In $1M Buy-In

The $1 million buy-in “Big One for One Drop” tournament at the 2014 World Series of Poker kicks off in late June, but already a majority of the seats in the tournament have been secured, the WSOP said Monday in a press release. The event is capped at 56 players and could award more than […]

CPPT bestbet Jacksonville Results: Events 8-11

The sixth stop of Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at bestbet Jacksonville May 1 and will host a series of 12 tournaments through May 12 culminating with a $1,500 no-limit hold’em $300,000 guarantee main event May 9-12. Here is a look at the latest results: Event No. 8: No-Limit Hold’em […]

Sri Lanka Again Reverses Position On Casinos

It appears Sri Lanka can’t really make up its mind about casinos. In December of last year, the country said OK to a few casino projects, one of which is from Australian billionaire James Packer. However, late last month the government said that it wouldn’t allow gambling to be a component of the developments. Just […]

Win WSOP Main Event Seat With Golden West Casino

The 45th annual World Series of Poker kicks off in less than 2 weeks. Still looking to earn your way into the biggest poker event of the year? On Sunday, May 18th, poker players can win their way into this summer’s $10,000 WSOP main event championship for just $175 at the Golden West Casino in […]

Bellande Pays $1M In Cash For 'One Drop'

Las Vegas poker regular Jean-Robert Bellande has accumulated the $1 million required to buy into the “One Drop” tournament this summer at the World Series of Poker. On Monday, Bellande Tweeted a photo of himself at the cage handing over the bricks of cash. Bellande, who actually prides himself on being “broke,” presumably found investors, […]

Indiana Might Study Beefing Up Gambling Industry

The state of Indiana may take a look at its gambling industry this summer with an official legislative study committee, the Associated Press reported. The report said that casino tax revenue has dropped from nearly $876 million in 2009 to about $752 million in fiscal 2013. That decline has been partially due to Indiana’s three […]

CPPT: bestbet Jacksonville Final Table Set

The final table of six is set at the Card Player Poker Tour bestbet Jacksonville $300,00 guaranteed main even in Florida. The finalists emerged from a field of 218 players and they will be battling on Monday for a CPPT title and the top prize worth $84,000. The winner will become the sixth champion of […]

CPPT bestbet Jax: Sean Hampson Leads After Day 1B

138 players showed up on Saturday afternoon to play Day 1B of the $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Card Player Poker Tour bestbet Jacksonville Main Event. After 12 levels of play, however, the 138 was trimmed to just 32. Along with 15 players who survived an 80 person Day 1A field, that brought the total field […]

CPPT bestbet Jacksonville: Day 1A Ends With 15 Left

Day 1a at the Card Player Poker Tour bestbet Jacksonville main event has come to a close and at the end of play tonight there were 15 players that advanced from a field of 80 entries. Those survivors will return for day 2 on Sunday, but first Saturday will see the day 1b flight take […]

Illya Trincher Gets Six Months In Federal Prison

Poker player Illya Trincher has received prison time for his role in an illegal gambling operation with alleged links to Russian organized crime. According to a FBI press release, Trincher was sentenced Thursday in Manhattan federal court to six months in prison followed by six months of home confinement “in connection with his leadership role” […]

Gus Hansen Approaching $18 Million In Losses

The last seven days of action on Full Tilt Poker for Gus Hansen resulted in losses of around $335,000, according to HighstakesDB. With that performance the Gus Hansen screen name has dropped to an all-time worst of $17.8 million in lifetime losses on the Full Tilt Poker software. A total of $14.6 million of that […]

Report: Caesars Won't Rule Out Closing AC Casino

Although Caesars didn’t say that a casino in Atlantic City would close, there is a report that the firm is “weighing” the idea of closing one. According to a report from Bloomberg News and Crain’s New York Business, the casino giant wouldn’t rule out the idea of closing the doors of one of its four […]

Card Player Cruises Adds 7-Night Alaskan Cruise

Card Player Cruises has announced an exciting addition to its already expansive list of cruising destinations. Now poker professionals and enthusiasts alike can experience all the fun and action of Card Player Cruises amid the backdrop of America’s last frontier. Aboard the Solstice of the Seas, guests can enjoy a seven-night Alaskan cruise hitting breath […]

CPPT: bestbet Jacksonville Main Event Underway

The next winner on the Card Player Poker Tour will emerge from the tables at bestbet Jacksonville, bringing to a close another successful stop on the tour’s second season. Four full days of action-packed poker in the form of the $1,500 no-limit hold’em $300,000 guarantee main event will begin at 12 pm EST May 9 […]

Allyn Shulman To Be Inducted Into WiPHoF

The Women in Poker Hall of Fame is set to induct two new members. The poker industry will celebrate the career accomplishments of two new inductees at this year’s Women in Poker Hall of Fame Luncheon Celebration sponsored by bestbet Casino Jacksonville and hosted by Golden Nugget Casino on Wednesday, June 25, at 11 a.m. […]

Genting Gets NV Preliminary OK For Casino License

On Wednesday, Nevada gaming regulators recommended a gaming license for Genting Berhad, the investment arm of Genting Group, the Las Vegas Sun reported. The matter moves to the Gaming Commission, which is expected to give the final OK. The move is considered a significant development in the firm’s plan to build a $4 billion casino […]

CPPT bestbet Jacksonville Results: Events 5-7

The sixth stop of Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at bestbet Jacksonville May 1 and will host a series of 12 tournaments through May 12 culminating with a $1,500 no-limit hold’em $300,000 guarantee main event May 9-12. Here is a look at the latest results: Event No. 5: No-Limit Hold’em […]

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 […]

Pennsylvania Releases Study Of Web Poker

A 206-page report released Wednesday by Pennsylvania’s General Assembly’s Legislative Budget and Finance Committee revealed how lucrative online poker could be in the state, should it authorize the activity sometime in the coming years. The study of gambling in the state said that online poker could lead to revenues of around $129 million annually. Pennsylvania […]

POY Update: Five Players Move Into Top 20

Five players found their way into the top 20 this week in the 2014 Card Player Player of the Year race, sponsored by CarbonPoker. Here is a look at the tournaments that most influenced the overall standings over the past seven days: EPT Grand Final Main Event After ten hours of heads-up play, the longest […]

Woman Claims Identity Theft After Losing Online

A New Jersey woman has been accused of falsely claiming that her identity was stolen in an effort to get out of paying money she lost playing casino games online in New Jersey. According to a press release from the New Jersey State Police, Diana Zolla allegedly “attempted to fool authorities by claiming that someone […]

Idaho Files Suit To Stop Tribal Poker Room

As a tribe moved to open a poker room in Idaho despite a state ban on poker, the governor and the attorney general filed a lawsuit to try to put a stop to it all. Idaho Governor “Butch” Otter and Attorney General Lawrence Wasden filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court on Friday, according to […]

Nevada Casinos Can't Get Into Medicinal Pot Biz

On Tuesday, the Nevada Gaming Control Board released a notice to its website that details its position on gaming licensees getting involved with the medical marijuana business. Regulators said it is not allowed, and as a result some casino industry people have already begun to divest from such groups, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. […]

Macau Junket Operator Disappears With Up To $1.3B

Macau is the world’s top gambling hub, and it’s still growing at an incredible clip. Casinos there recorded $45 billion in gambling revenue in 2013, causing some to predict that figure could be on its way to doubling by 2020. Nevada currently sees one fourth of Macau’s figure. The region’s casino economy is fueled by […]

Eric Blair Wins WSOP Circuit Main Event

A total of 330 entries were made in the 2014 World Series of Poker Circuit $1,675 no-limit hold’em main event at The Lodge Casino in Black Hawk, Colorado.From that field only one player could emerge victorious with the title and in the end it was poker pro Eric Blair that came out on top, earning […]

Fine For Admiral Accused Of Using Fake Chips

A former U.S. nuke chief who was accused last fall of using phony poker chips at an Iowa casino has been fined, the Navy said in a press release Monday. The fine was a forfeiture of $4,000 in pay. The state of Iowa declined to press charges against Timothy Giardina, despite the alleged crime being […]

New Jersey Sports Betting Fight Has Cost $2.8M

The state of New Jersey is trying as hard as it can to bring sports betting to Atlantic City casinos, but it has met opposition from the sports leagues. In its fight, the state has spent at least $2.8 million so far, according to the Associated Press. That money is what has been billed by […]