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Maryland Live! Casino Opens Poker Room

On Wednesday afternoon, Maryland Live, the largest casino in the state of Maryland, opened its brand-new 52-table poker room. The move was a long time in the making, as state officials, as well as voters, had to authorize such a space. The referendum passed last fall. According to the Baltimore Sun, hundreds of people were […]

Sands Settles With U.S. Government For $47 Million

Las Vegas Sands Corp., one of the largest casino developers in the world, has agreed to pay the United States government a sum of more than $47 million to end a money-laundering investigation, according to reporting from the Wall Street Journal. Sands will avoid criminal prosecution thanks to the settlement, but will not contest the […]

Delaware Real-Money I-Poker Coming In October

On Wednesday, the U.S. state of Delaware unveiled free online gaming, in a move that sets the stage for the jurisdiction to launch real-money action by the end of October. According to The News Journal, the state’s three casinos — Dover Downs, Delaware Park and Harrington Raceway & Casino – now have links to games […]

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 […]

Final Table Set In Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open

The final table is set in the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $5,300 no-limit hold’em main event in Hollywood, Florida. A gigantic field of 2,384 entries blew away the event’s $10,000,000 guarantee, building a final prize pool of over $11.9 million. Now only six players remain to battle it out for the title and the […]

Mohegan Sun At Pocono Downs Gets Extension

The operator of Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Pennsylvania has received regulatory approval to continue with business for another three years. Last week, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board unanimously voted to renew the Category 1 casino operator’s license of Downs Racing, LP, a subsidiary of the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority. The state’s regulatory board […]

AGA To Use Poker Movie To Push Regulation

Reuters reported that the U.S. casino lobby is going to be using the release of the online poker flick Runner, Runner to advocate the need for regulation on real-money Internet gaming activity. According to an email obtained by Reuters, American Gaming Association President Geoff Freeman plans to argue that the movie displays the risks associated […]

Feds In Alabama Bust Gambling, Dog-Fighting Ring

On Friday, the Department of Justice busted an allegedly massive gambling and dog-fighting operation in the state of Alabama. A total of 10 individuals were charged. The operation allegedly had been running since 2009. Authorities seized 367 pit bull terriers that it said “appeared as if they had been fought multiple times,” as well as […]

Christie: NJ Will Be 'Victorious' For Sports Betting

In late June, the state of New Jersey made its final push toward offering full-fledged sports betting within its borders. In 2011, state voters approved a referendum allowing the activity, and the state legislature later enacted a sports betting law. These moves were opposed by the major sports leagues — the National Football League (NFL), […]

CPPT bestbet Jax Offers Freeroll For SHRPO Players

Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour will begins Aug. 29 at bestbet Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Florida and there will be plenty of promotions for players to take part during the 13-event tournament series. Coming off the $10 million guarantee Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open being held at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino […]

Poker Legend Bobby Hoff Dead At 73

Poker legend Bobby Hoff passed away Sunday at the age of 73, according to Internet reports. Hoff, nicknamed “The Wizard”, was a fixture in high-stakes cash games in Las Vegas and California for decades. His poker career dates back to the 1960s, and he was a regular competitor with the likes of Doyle Brunson and […]

Feds Bust Alleged Gambling Ring In Philadelphia

Philadelphia will soon be home to a brand new Las Vegas-style casino, and in the meantime authorities are cracking down on alleged illicit gambling operations. A federal indictment was unsealed Friday charging nine people in a loan sharking and illegal gambling ring allegedly run out of several Philadelphia businesses. There were a handful of charges […]

This Week In Tournament Poker: Aug. 26 - Sept. 1

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 August 26th through September 1st. Head to our tournament […]

Tribe Gets Federal Approval For New Wisconsin Casino

The United States Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs last week issued a favorable ruling for a tribe looking to open an off-reservation casino in Wisconsin. The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin has received federal approval for a gaming facility on a 228-acre piece of land in the city of Kenosha. “After an extensive review […]

WSOP Main Event Chip Leader J.C. Tran Inks Endorsement

888 Poker announced that it has signed 2013 World Series of Poker main event final table chip leader J.C. Tran. Tran is the favorite to win the bracelet come November. Tran, hailing from Sacramento, has 38 million in chips. The second-best stack (Amir Lehavot) has 29.7 million. Inbal Lavi, Vice President of 888poker, said in […]

Atlantic City Casino Revenue Continues Tumble

Atlantic City casinos just had a rough second quarter and look to be en route to another disappointing year. According to financial reports filed with the Division of Gaming Enforcement, the area’s 12 casinos reported total revenue of $1.9 billion for the first half of 2013. That figure marked a 9.9-percent decline when compared to […]

Men of Action: Walter Clyde "Puggy" Pearson

A cloud of smoke that could choke the Tennessee Valley hovered over one of the handful of men everyone seemed to know in Las Vegas in the early 1970s. His cigar tip glowed red and he had to decide what to do — either toss the jack that hung at the end of his lowball […]

SHR Poker Open Main Event Beats $10 MM Guarantee

The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida set it’s sights incredibly high when it announced that the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $5,300 no-limit hold’em main event would have feature a guaranteed prize pool of $10,000,000. In order to make the guarantee the event would have to attract 2,000 entries. When registration […]

A Poker Life: Trevor Pope

Trevor Pope spent a couple of his early adult years moving from city to city, hoping to make it as an online poker pro. To his parents, it looked like he was wandering aimlessly, hoping for a big gamble to pay off. Now living in Las Vegas, 26-year-old Pope is finally settling down into a […]

Cash Game Strategy With Live At The Bike

Card Player is excited to announce a partnership with the Bicycle Casino and Live at the Bike, the industry’s leading live cash game webcast. CardPlayer.com will host the live cash game streams for all Live at the Bike webcasts (every Tuesday and Friday, 7:30-10:30 p.m. PST) and also partner with Live at the Bike for […]

Poker Pros To Plead Guilty In Gambling Case

A pair of high-stakes poker players have accepted plea deals in connection with an underground poker and spots betting ring that was busted earlier this year. Justin Smith, 25, and Edwin Ting, 41, will plead guilty to reduced charges, according to the New York Daily News. Smith with admit to taking a payment for Internet […]

Web Poker: Heinecker Up $2 Million In Seven Days

Niklas “ragen70” Heinecker just had one of the best weeks in the history of online poker. The German won $2 million in the span of just seven days, playing $400-$800 no-limit hold’em, according to tracking data from HighstakesDB. Those games have been huge lately thanks to just one mark, who isn’t necessarily a poor player, […]

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 […]

Tribe Wants To Build New South Dakota Casino

The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe wants to build a $34 million casino near Oacoma, South Dakota. A meeting was held this week to talk about the possibility, the Rapid City Journal reported on Thursday. The Oacoma City Council has voted to oppose the project, however. Some city officials are worried about what impact such a […]

MGM Grand Detroit Casino Gets Renovation

One of the biggest casino firms in the world is getting serious about sustainability. MGM Grand Detroit announced that it has completed the LED lamp retrofit of its 61-acre parking garage. It contains 3,117 LED lamps and will reduce the garage’s annual energy use by 80 percent at the destination resort. “As a property fully […]

Satellites for CPPT bestbet Jax Main Event Underway

Season II of the Card Player Poker Tour will begin Aug. 29 at bestbet Jacksonville in Florida and satellites are up running for entry into the $1,500 buy in $300,000 guarantee main event Sep. 6. $185 satellites will run at 12:30 pm and 7 pm EST Aug. 24 and at 7 pm Aug. 29 through […]

Carbon Poker Offers 100 Percent Reload Bonus

Starting Aug. 27, existing Carbon Poker players are eligible for a 100 percent reload bonus of up to $2,000. The rest of August is filled with exciting promotions, as well, including week 8 of the Race for Riches which begins on Friday, Aug. 23 and the Poker Maximus Freeroll giveaway, where players who earn 100 […]

Some Online Gambling Firms Leaving Greece

The online gambling situation in Greece is becoming increasingly interesting. Late last month, Greece released a list of 401 blacklisted online gaming sites. The names on the list included PartyPoker.com and 888Poker.com. The country is not trying to ban the activity, but instead trying to control where its citizens place their wagers. The situation stems […]

Wynn Looking At New Jersey Web Gambling

Steve Wynn reportedly is getting serious about online gambling in New Jersey. The Garden State legalized online betting this year and plans to have some state-sanctioned games debut this fall. Press of Atlantic City reported that Wynn’s Wynn Interactive LLC is one of the 37 firms that the state said applied by an early deadline […]

Table Game Revenue Strong For Pennsylvania

Despite a tiny decrease in overall gaming revenue for the month of July 2013 compared to July 2012, table games in Pennsylvania are bringing in strong revenue. According to a report released Monday by the state’s gaming regulatory authority, revenue from table games play at the 12 Pennsylvania casinos was $59.9 million in July 2013. […]