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New Hampshire House To Vote On Expanded Gambling

A bill by Sen. Lou D’Allesandro could bring two new casinos to New Hampshire, with tax revenue earmarked not only for the specific county in which the casino is located, but for the whole state as part of revenue sharing clause. The Senate passed the bill on Wednesday by a vote of 15-9 and it […]

Nevada Gambling Revenue Falls By 14% In February

According to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, the state’s casinos took in just $926 million in February, a drop of 14 percent in year over year figures. The biggest reason for the disappointing numbers was the Las Vegas Strip, where gambling revenue fell more than 20 percent to $556 million and South Lake Tahoe, where […]

CPPT: Atlantis Main Event Begins Friday

The fourth champion of Season II on the Card Player Poker Tour will emerge shortly from the field of the $1,100 no-limit hold’em $125,000 guarantee main event at Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno, Nevada. The 31-tournament series kicked off March 21 and hosted a wide range of events including no-limit hold’em survivors, Omaha, limit […]

CPPT Atlantis Results: Events 14, 16, 17 & 19

The fourth stop of Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at Atlantis Casino Resort Spa March 21 and will host a series of 31 tournaments through March 30 culminating with a $1,100 no-limit hold’em $125,000 guarantee main event March 28-30. Here is a look at the latest results: Event No. 14: […]

Russia Planning Gambling Zone For Crimea

Despite the fact that the annexation of Crimea from the Ukraine has not yet been completely settled, Russian officials are reportedly moving quickly to establish the peninsula as a future gambling hub featuring hotels and casinos. According to Bloomberg, Russia’s ministers of economy, finance and regional development have a few weeks to map out a […]

Casinos May Soon Have To Vet High Roller Funds

The U.S. Treasury Department may soon require casinos to vet where their high roller players get their money, according to Reuters. It’s no secret that criminals can use casinos to launder illegally obtained cash to make it appear legit. Right now, casinos are required to report any eyebrow raising gambling activity, but its often in […]

Harrah's Tunica Casino To Close In June

On Wednesday, Caesars Entertainment announced that it would close Harrah’s Casino in Tunica, Mississippi on June 2, citing a persistent decline in business and an increase in competition. “After exploring every other viable alternative, we have come to the difficult but necessary conclusion to close Harrah’s Tunica in an effort to appropriately position our business […]

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 […]

CPPT Spotlight: Tom McEvoy

Poker Hall of Fame 2013 inductee Tom McEvoy is perhaps best know for his 1983 World Series of Poker Main Event win, but in addition to the most coveted title in poker, McEvoy is the owner of four WSOP bracelets, a World Poker Tour title and has recorded more than $2.7 million in lifetime earnings. […]

Poker Strategy: You Play Too Many Hands

Consider this an intervention. You play too many hands. You should cut back. Sure, I’ve never watched you play no-limit hold’em. I’ve never sat behind you and looked over your shoulder as you limped into pots with Q J or 9 6. I’ve never actually witnessed you calling that preflop reraise cold with 8 8. […]

Full Flush Poker Focusing On Fun And Community

Entering a somewhat crowded online poker landscape late in 2013, Full Flush Poker has been quick – and smart – to distinguish itself from the pack. Founded on the idea that online poker has become far too much about the professional grinder at competitor card rooms, FFP’s emphasis is on reigniting the fun factor in […]

New Bill Introduced To Outlaw Online Gambling

A new bill has been introduced by Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and Rep. Jason Chaffetz, which would make all forms of online gambling illegal under federal law. In 2011, the government clarified that the Wire Act of 1961 only applied to sports betting, but Graham is asking Congress to reconsider. “Because of the Obama administration’s […]

Report: Indian Casino Revenue Growth Slows

Indian casinos brought in $28.1 billion in 2012, an all-time high, according to Casino City’s annual Indian Gaming Industry Report. The revenue marks an increase of just 2 percent over the previous year, which amounted to half of the 4 percent increase seen before the recession in 2007. The report, authored by Alan Meister, puts […]

Firm Cuts Online Market Estimate By 30 Percent

Wall Street firm Morgan Stanley has lowered their expectations for the U.S. online gambling market from $5 billion to $3.5 billion by 2017 after seeing the initial results from regulated industries in Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware. According to the research, the firm believes that technical problems such as geo-location errors have hurt initial growth. […]

2014 Player of the Year: Katchalov Climbs To Fourth

There were some big moves made this week in the 2014 Card Player Player of the Year race, sponsored by CarbonPoker. Here is a look at the events that most influenced the overall standings over the past seven days: Eureka Poker Tour Vienna High Roller The €2,200 Eureka Poker Tour Vienna High Roller no-limit hold’em […]

CPPT Spotlight: Vince Burgio

Vince Burgio has been a part of the poker scene for over 25 years and has seen many changes during his two and half decades at the felt. He is the owner of a World Series of Poker bracelet from the 1994 $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo and has published two books, including his autobiography Pizza, […]

Nabil Hirezi Wins WPT Jax bestbet Open

A total of 258 entries were made in the 2014 World Poker Tour Jacksonville bestbet Open. building a $825,600 prize pool. After two starting days and three more full days of poker action that number was whittled down to just one champion: Jacksonville local Nabil Hirezi. The 59-year-old dentist and avid poker player earned $206,041 […]

CPPT Atlantis Results: Events 11, 12 & 13

The fourth stop of Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at Atlantis Casino Resort Spa March 21 and will host a series of 31 tournaments through March 30 culminating with a $1,100 no-limit hold’em $125,000 guarantee main event March 28-30. Here is a look at the latest results: Event No. 11: […]

Irish Poker Open Less Than One Month Away

The Paddy Power Poker Irish Open is less than one month away and the Card Player Poker Tour is excited to announce a new partnership with the longest running tournament in Europe. With less than 30 days to go until cards are in the air for the four-day €2,250 no-limit hold’em main event April 18-21, […]

Las Vegas Company Buys Fitzgerald's Casino In Tunica

Full House Resorts, based in Las Vegas, has agreed to purchase Fitzgerald’s Casino in Tunica, Mississippi for $62 million from Majestic Star Casinos. The deal is expected to be finalized late this summer. “This property fits our acquisition strategy perfectly,” said Full House Resorts CEO Andre Hilliou. “The property has historically been well run and […]

Prizepool Set In 2014 EPT Vienna Main Event

Registration closed at the start of play on day 2 of the 2014 PokerStars European Poker Tour Vienna €5,300 no-limit hold’em main even. A grand total of 910 players made their way to the beautiful Hofburg Palace for the event, building a €4,413,500 ($6,087,982 USD) prize pool, by far the largest in the event’s history. […]

California Tribes To Block PokerStars From Market

There are currently two bills on the table that could bring online poker to California and obviously, PokerStars wants in. California has a population of 38 million, roughly 14 times that of Nevada. With a state by state patchwork of online poker legislation in the works, the Golden State is one of the most sought […]

NJ Senate Approves Foreign Online Poker Companies

A New Jersey Senate panel has approved a bill that would allow foreign online gambling operators to base their operations in the state. Once licensed and partnered with an existing Atlantic City casino, the companies could then offer gambling, as well as online poker, in countries where it is legal. The measure, introduced by Sen. […]

CPPT Atlantis Results: Events 3, 8, 9 & 10

The fourth stop of Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour kicked off at Atlantis Casino Resort Spa March 21 and will host a series of 31 tournaments through March 30 culminating with a $1,100 no-limit hold’em $125,000 guarantee main event March 28-30. Here is a look at the latest results: Event No. 3: […]

Calderaro Headlines WPT bestbet Jacksonville Final Table

A total of 258 entries were made in the 2014 World Poker Tour Jacksonville bestbet Open. building a $825,600 prize pool. From that mass of players now only six remain to battle it out for the title and the first-place prize of $206,041. The chip leader heading into the final day Nabil Hirezi with 2,792,000. […]

Switch Poker's €500 Bonus For 12th Million Hand

Switch Poker is reaching its 12th million hand milestone and wants to reward the lucky players that play the hand. To win you just need to be take part in the 12th million hand. The €500 bonus will be shared equally among all the players that contribute to the pot. So if the players will […]

Win 2014 WSOP Seat With Golden West Casino

Sunday, April 6, poker players can win their way into this summer’s $10,000 World Series of Poker main event championship for just $175 at the Golden West Casino in Bakersfield, California. Players can begin registering up to a week before the tournament begins. The event kicks off at 2:15 p.m. and the $175 buy-in is […]

Father Asks Obama To Outlaw Online Gambling

Robert McGuigan is terminally-ill and probably only has a few more months to live. With that time he is doing everything he can to spread awareness of the perils of gambling addiction. The Madison, Wisconsin resident is also appealing to President Barack Obama to outlaw online gambling. “I’d like to see him do something in […]

Lawmakers Push To License Michigan Charity Poker Rooms

In 2013, the Michigan Gaming Control Board began to crack down on hundreds of charity poker rooms drawing up new rules that threatened to put the entire industry out of business. But now, a bipartisan group of Michigan senators has teamed up to sponsor legislation that would license permanent charity poker rooms. Senate Bill 878, […]

This Week In Tournament Poker: March 24 - 30

In this Card Player weekly feature we look to provide our readers with a guide to some of the biggest poker events taking place in their area for the upcoming week. Check out all the tournament action set to go down in your own backyard from March 24th through the 30th. Head to our tournament […]