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Casino Bill Submitted By Japan Lawmakers

The odds of Japan getting Las Vegas-style casino-resorts look pretty good. Some lawmakers in the country submitted a bill yesterday to authorize such businesses, according to Bloomberg. The bill would require the government to draft official legislation. According to The Wall Street Journal, the measure is likely to pass parliament next year sometime. Those who […]

Online Poker To Get Federal Hearing Tuesday

It has been awhile since online poker has been discussed in a hearing on Capitol Hill, but that is just what will happen on Tuesday. The House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will hold a hearing on Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at 12:30 p.m. entitled “The State of Online Gaming.” According to the Subcommittee’s […]

Online Poker Likely Years Away For Massachusetts

Don’t expect online poker to be coming to Massachusetts anytime soon. The state’s first Las Vegas-style commercial casino could be a few years away, according to the Milford Daily News, and regulators likely wouldn’t take up the online gambling issue until the new casino properties are up and running and fully stabilized. The state’s top […]

More Than 50,000 I-Gambling Accounts For NJ

New Jersey online gambling is little over a week old and already around 55,000 accounts have been created on state-licensed sites, according to reports. The figure doesn’t represent the number of unique players, as many are presumed to have registered for accounts on multiple sites. New Jersey began online gambling on Nov. 26, around seven […]

Christie: New Jersey I-Gambling To Net $1 Billion

Online gambling is still in its infancy in New Jersey, but Gov. Chris Christie, who legalized the activity earlier this year, believes that the web games will generate $1 billion in revenue for Atlantic City’s casinos by July 1. The Star-Ledger reported on Christie’s comments that he made on Monday. The $1 billion figure was […]

Pennsylvania To Study Web Poker Business

Lawmakers in the Pennsylvania Senate yesterday passed a resolution that calls for studying the possibility of an online gambling industry in the state. There was an Internet gambling bill in the legislature earlier this year, but the measure didn’t advance. Many preferred to focus on bar gambling this year. The resolution stipulates that lawmakers “analyze […]

Ed Miller: Bluffing In Multiway Pots

A lot of people don’t bluff in multiway pots. I do it all the time. And it works. Here’s a hand I played recently. It’s a daytime $2-$5 game in Las Vegas. I’m playing a relatively shallow $420 stack. The game was playing very typically for this time of day — most players were too […]

Men Of Action: Bob Stupak

Jutting out of the earth more than a thousand feet into the air, the Stratosphere in Las Vegas will be one of the first things aliens fly by if they ever happen to get here. It’s easy to think that Bob Stupak had this at least in the back of his mind when he started […]

Bilzerian Says He Won $10.8 Million Playing Cards

Businessman, poker player, actor and self-proclaimed “asshole” Dan Blizerian recently took to Twitter to claim that he was playing heads-up, presumably no-limit hold’em, at stakes of $5,000-$10,000. He said he won $10.8 million in the game. Presently, there are no other facts to backup his story, and he didn’t mention who he was playing against […]

WSOP Circuit Announces Venue Swap For March 2014 Event

The World Series of Poker Circuit is set to return to St. Louis next with a brand-new, 12-gold-ring stop at Lumière Place from March 20th through March 31st, 2014. This time slot was originally slated for a tournament series at the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland, but the WSOP felt that the space they had originally planned […]

WSOP.com Launches Real Money App In NJ

New Jersey online poker players can now compete on their iPhone and iPad with the new WSOP.com real-money gaming app. The app is free to download from the app store. All new players who sign up for a WSOP.com account at Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City will receive a $10 deposit bonus, as well as […]

Adelson Pens Another Anti-Web Poker Op-Ed

Las Vegas Sands owner Sheldon Adelson had an opinion piece posted on the Las Vegas Review-Journal website just a couple of days ago. In it, he further elaborates on his anti-Internet poker stance. The whole situation is a mess and very difficult to untangle, as some think Adelson is being hypocritical while he has accused […]

Singapore Might Ban Online Poker Websites

Singapore is one of the world’s top brick-and-mortar casino markets — around $6 billion annually in gaming revenue — but it might not be opening itself up to Internet poker. The state is looking at placing a ban on all forms of remote gambling, which would of course include Internet-based games, according to reporting from […]

CPPT Palm Beach Kennel Club Begins Dec. 5

One of the most exciting stops on the Card Player Poker Tour will begin this week at the Palm Beach Kennel Club. Just beyond the beaches the of West Palm Beach, Florida lies the only licensed card room in the city, home to 64 poker tables and non-stop action. The final CPPT stop of 2013 […]

Supermodel Dating Australian Casino Boss

In the mood for some celebrity casino gossip on your Tuesday morning? Supermodel Miranda Kerr reportedly is now dating billionaire Australian casino boss James Packer. Kerr recently separated from actor Orlando Bloom. What makes the situation sort of funny is that Kerr reportedly met Packer through Bloom. The news was reported from Woman’s Day magazine. […]

Google Glass Could Help Poker Cheats

Google Glass is still in its infancy, but some have found a use for the product at the poker table. As a recent piece by Esquire pointed out, it could give less experienced players the ability to obtain advice from others. In other words, totally defy the one-player-to-a-hand rule. That rule is pretty sacred in […]

This Week In Tournament Poker: Dec. 2 - 8

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 December 2nd through the 8th. Head to our tournament […]

Hansen In The Abyss $15 Million On FTP

Negative $15 million. Since Full Tilt Poker returned to cyberspace in November 2012, Gus Hansen has consistently gotten pounded by his high-stakes competitors. As 2013 winds to a close, the wheels have completely fallen off and there are no signs of them being put back on anytime soon. Will he eventually take a long break? […]

Poker Pro Fends Off Two Robbery Attempts

The New York Post on Friday reported on a crazy story of a poker player apparently fending off two separate attempted robberies in a single day. He was carrying $100,000. The player, 32-year-old Eric Riley, reportedly was trying to catch a flight out of Kennedy Airport. He had been gambling in Atlantic City. The person […]

Macau Casinos Win $3.78 Billion In November

Macau had yet another great month in terms of gaming revenue for its casinos. November saw revenues of 30.18 billion patacas ($3.78 billion USD), according to the local government. That figure amounts to a 21.3-percent increase compared to the same period last year. In November 2013, there was an international boxing match and the annual […]

A Poker Life: Steven Silverman

For every story you’ve heard about the college dropout who turned a modest online poker bankroll into millions, there are dozens more about the college dropout who failed to make it as a professional and regretted his decision. However, one story you probably haven’t heard is the one about a guy who quit school, won […]

Crazy Gambling Stories From November

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. November was no exception, as there was plenty that happened in […]

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 […]

Poker's Thankful: Great Suckouts From 2013

Poker undoubtedly is a game that requires great skill, but luck is crucial from time to time, especially against other top-notch opponents. In this article we took a look at a handful of the more memorable suckout moments from the poker world this year. We’ll start off with a hand that featured two of the […]

Bryan Devonshire: It Can Always Get Worse

Variance and downswings are a natural and frightening part of poker. We have all complained about running bad, but as I’m learning with each passing day right now, it can always get worse. In this column we’ll discuss the ugly side of variance, try to understand it, and how best to cope with it. If […]

Heinecker Now Up $5.3M From I-Poker In 2013

The past several days have netted German high-stakes poker pro Niklas “ragen70” Heinecker another $400,000 or so, which brings his earnings on the year on Full Tilt Poker to an astounding $5.3 million, by far the most in the online poker world. What is even more incredible is that he didn’t even start grinding on […]

Miss. To Consider Web Poker Again In 2014

The state of Mississippi considered legalizing online gambling earlier this year, but those efforts failed after less than a month on the table. In 2014, the state will again take up the issue. According to the Sun Herald, State Rep. Richard Bennett, who is the House Gaming Committee chair, said hearings on web gambling are […]

WSOP Axes European Series In 2014

On Monday, the World Series of Poker announced big changes to its bracelet events held outside of the United States. Earlier this year, the WSOP held its first WSOP Asia-Pacific, and that will now be held in even numbered years, while the WSOP Europe will be held in odd numbered years. Next year’s WSOP APAC […]

Recount Held In Massachusetts Casino Vote

A casino developer will get a recount today after its plan to build a casino in the town of Palmer, Massachusetts was defeated by less than 100 votes. The vote was held on Nov. 5 and Mohegan Sun lost by just 93 votes. “There were some technical problems with the voting in precinct two. They […]

New Jersey Sees Full Launch Of Web Poker

The five-day trial run for online gambling in New Jersey went successfully, as state gaming regulators decided everything was good to go for the full real-money launch today. Six of the Atlantic City’s 12 casinos launched statewide online gambling products Tuesday. The online poker rooms currently running in the Garden State include PartyPoker, which has […]