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Firm To Pay Largest Fine In Nevada History

CG Technology (formerly Cantor Gaming) has agreed to pay the state of Nevada $5.5 million in a settlement stemming from the case of one of its former executives accepting illegal bets, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. The complaint against the company alleged that it either did know, or should have known, about the activity of […]

Jesse Sylvia Featured In MTV Documentary

Jesse Sylvia finished second in the 2012 World Series of Poker main event and rather instantaneously had a bloated poker (and life) bankroll to work with. The poker pro eventually appeared on the MTV series “True Live” for a segment called “I’m a New Millionaire.” On paper Sylvia won $5,292,889, but it’s impossible for us […]

Adelson Camp Drafts Anti-Web Poker Bill

As promised, Sheldon Adelson — well not really him but his army of employees — has began 2014 by vigorously fighting against the spread of legalized online gambling in the United States. Last year he announced that he would spend whatever it takes to thwart efforts by rival companies and pro-web gambling lawmakers everywhere. Just […]

Penn National Breaks Ground On New CA Casino

Jamul Indian Village of California and Penn National Gaming announced late last week that ground was broken on a $360 million Hollywood Casino Jamul in San Diego County. The property is being built on JIV’s reservation in Jamul, California, approximately 20 miles east of downtown San Diego, off of State Route 94. Hollywood Casino Jamul, […]

Panka Denies 'Timex', Wins 2014 PCA Main Event

Sometime after 5 a.m. on Jan. 14, 2014 22-year-old Dominik Panka made European Poker Tour history by topping the field of 1,031 players in the 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $10,000,000 guaranteed main event to become the first ever Polish player to win an EPT main event. “There a lot of very good poker players from […]

Atlantic Club Casino Closes For Good

The Atlantic Club Casino Hotel, once the coveted prize of PokerStars, closed its doors Monday morning. It will not re-open. The casino was a disaster financially, filing for bankruptcy this past fall. Opening in 1980 as the Golden Nugget, the casino subsequently went through several owners and re-brandings. In 2005, hedge fund Colony Capital bought […]

Schindler Wins 2014 PCA $25k High Roller

Jake Schindler has won the 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 no-limit hold’em high roller, earning the first-place prize of $1,192,624 after overcoming Greg Merson to secure the title. The two made a deal once heads-up play began, setting aside $200,000 from the prize pool and splitting the remainder to assure Schindler at least $992,624 and […]

There's No Place Like Hollywood Tunica

The red carpet is rolled out and you’re invited to step into the spotlight at Hollywood Casino Tunica in Mississippi. Come and discover the hottest gaming action, dazzling amenities and star studded fun that Hollywood is famous for. Best of all, it’s just 30 minutes south of Memphis, Tennessee. Action fans will find big-time table […]

Bomb Kills 14 At Illegal Gambling Hall In China

The only place in China where gambling is legal is Macau, but elsewhere in the country of more than 1.3 billion gambling does occur. This week, a bomb went off at an illegal gambling hall in a village in China’s southwest Guizou province, Aljazeera reported. Initial reports have the death toll at 14 people, while […]

Michigan To Make Final Call On Charity Poker

Gaming regulators in the state of Michigan are close to finishing up a draft of new rules to oversee charity gambling operations, MLive.com reported. It has been a heated and complex battle figuring out how to regulate the operations, which usually feature poker games, that have grown in size and scope over the years. Some […]

Ed Miller: Prepare Today For Poker In 2014 And Beyond

For nearly two years, I’ve been touting the potential of Online Poker 2.0 — the re-legalization of online poker in the United States. As of this writing, a few states — Nevada, Delaware, and New Jersey — have online poker games up and running, available to anyone of age within the state’s borders. These states […]

Nevada Casinos Post $1.35 Billion Net Loss

When you factor in all their finances, Nevada’s top casinos posted a combined net loss of $1.35 billion during fiscal year 2013, according to a state report released last week. It marked the fifth year in a row that such a result was reported by the highest grossing casinos in the Silver State. In other […]

Selbst Leads PCA $25k High Roller

By the time registration closed at the start of day 2 of the 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 no-limit hold’em high roller there had been 247 entries made, blowing away last year’s record turnout of 204 entrants to establish a new high-water mark for this event. The event feature 198 unique entrants and 49 re-entries. […]

Muur, McDonald Lead PCA Main Event Final Table

A total of 1,031 players made the trip to the Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas for the 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $10 million guaranteed main event. After five full days of play there are now only eight players remaining to battle it out for the title and the first-place prize of $1,820,420. The chip […]

Jaffe Leads 2014 PCA $25k High Roller

A total of 229 entries were made on day 1 of the 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 high rolle, with 190 unique players and 39 re-entries building making this largest $25,000 high roller field in PCA history, smashing 2013’s record field of 204 entries and in the process building the prize pool above $5.6 million […]

PCA Main Event: Muur, McDonald Lead Final 20

Day 4 is in the books in the 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure main event. Only 20 players remain from the 1,031 that entered this event, with each of them guaranteed at least a $70,700 payday, although they surely have their hopes set on taking down the title and the first-place prize of $1,820,420. The chip […]

2014 PCA: Silver Leads, Bubble Bursts On Day 3

Just a few hours into day 3 of the 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure main event the money bubble burst, ensuring that the remaining 151 players would all cash for at least $17,600. Surely they all still had their eyes on the title and the more than $1.8 million first-place prize, however. At the end of […]

VIDEO: Cop Playing Web Poker While Driving

Don’t drive and grind. Hat tip to the New York Daily News for the above video that supposedly shows a Chicago-area cop playing online poker in his car, while driving no less. Oh, and the weather conditions appeared to be pretty poor as well. The cop was filmed from what appears to be the cell […]

Tech Exists For Unstoppable Heads-Up NLH Machine

There’s a popular saying that poker is a game that takes a “day to learn, but a lifetime to master.” However, recent advances in gaming technology, specifically with a heads-up limit-hold’em machine developed and patented this decade by Las Vegas-based G2 Game Design, have shown that compared to artificial intelligence perhaps no human player can […]

Smith Receives Probation, Forfeits $500K

High-stakes poker pro Justin “Boosted J” Smith has received his sentence after pleading guilty to one count of accepting a “financial instrument for unlawful Internet sports gambling” in connection with a massive operation that the feds busted in the spring of last year. The poker and sports betting ring was alleged to have links to […]

Prizepool Set On PCA Main Event Day 2

The official numbers are in here on day 2 the 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $10 million guaranteed main event. A grand total of 1,031 players entered, surpassing the guarantee to build a $10,000,700 prize pool. The top 151 finishers will make the money with a min-cash being worth $17,600 and $1,820,420 going to the eventual […]

CPPT PBKC Leaderboard Won by Jerry Willis

Jerry Willis picked up some additional holiday spending money at the conclusion of the Card Player Poker Tour Palm Beach Kennel Club in December when he took down the Player of the Series leaderboard challenge for $10,000, adding to the $26,723 he in tournaments throughout the series. Willis began the nine-tournament Palm Beach Kennel Club […]

2104 PCA Side Events: Deeb and Glantz Win

While the centerpieces of the 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure are undeniably the $10 million guaranteed main event, the $100,000 super high roller and the $25,000 high roller, they are only three of the 39 events on offer here at the Atlantis Paradise Island. Here is a look at some of the other events that have […]

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 […]

PartyPoker Inks Deal With US Sports Teams

The Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) and New Jersey Devils (NHL), which are under the same ownership, have inked a marketing deal with PartyPoker NJ, a division of Gibraltar-based Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment. The agreement reportedly is for multiple years. PartyPoker NJ is currently the leading online poker site in the Garden State. According to Bloomberg, the deal […]

$10 MM Guarantee Met In PCA Main Event

For the first time event the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure featured a guaranteed prize pool in 2014, and this was not just some small token guarantee: PokerStars insured that players in the main event would be battling for their share of at least a $10,000,000 prize pool. The PCA $10,300 buy-in main event has consistently been […]

Former NBA Star Plays Poker At 2014 PCA

Former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas took some time out of his schedule this week to make the trip to the Bahamas to compete in the main event of the prestigious PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. Arenas ponied up the $10,000 to enter Day 1A, but he failed to survive the day. Prior to entering the tournament, he […]

Casino Lobby Bolsters Staff For 2014 Fight

The commercial casino industry’s top lobbying group on Capitol Hill has bolstered its staff in anticipation of a long 2014 fight to increase the presence of gambling in America. The American Gaming Association wants online poker legalized nationwide. The AGA announced Monday five staff additions. The group said that the “new staff members are part […]

Bilzerian: Not Normal Winning $10M In One Night

High-stakes poker player Dan Bilzerian needs little introduction. The venture capitalist and actor has become a well-known figure within the poker community thanks to his social media persona, buying pieces of the game’s best players, as well as for his claims of winning millions in private cash games. Bilzerian’s “playboy” lifestyle was recently covered by […]

Genting Strikes Huge Gambling Deal In Florida

A division of Malaysia-based Genting Group reportedly has struck a deal in the state of Florida that could allow it to get involved with some gambling there, though not as full-fledged as it had once hoped for with a billion-dollar casino-resort in South Florida, CBS Miami reported. The deal, if approved, calls for slot machines […]