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Minnesota To Create Poker Hall Of Fame

Minnesota will soon be home to its very own Poker Hall of Fame. Canterbury Park Racetrack and Card Casino officials announced recently that they’re establishing a space “to honor Minnesota poker players and those that have played a key role in the development of poker in the state.” The initial inductees into the Minnesota Poker […]

Massachusetts Working On Rules For Games

Massachusetts gaming regulators are hitting the phase of drafting the rules for casino games such as roulette, blackjack and poker, according to The Milford Daily News. “It’s whether you want to set how blackjack is played in Massachusetts, or just have the casinos post rules so everyone knows how it’s played,” a gaming attorney said […]

NV-NJ Deal For Web Poker Seems Like A Sure Bet

It appears increasingly likely that online poker players in both Nevada and New Jersey won’t have to wait too long before a deal is brokered between the two jurisdictions in order to create even larger player pools for cash games and tournaments. It would be a “wonder collaboration,” Nevada lawmaker William Horne told Card Player. […]

This Week In Tournament Poker: August 12 - 18

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 12th through the 18th. Head to our tournament […]

Andre Agassi Business Fined By Nevada

A Las Vegas restaurant business with a gaming component part-owned by retired tennis star Andre Agassi made a mistake during its compliance with Nevada gaming regulations and will have to pay a $15,000 fine. The amount was agreed upon by both parties involved in the matter. The state’s Gaming Control Board released details of a […]

Adelson Hasn't Changed His Mind On I-Gambling

Internet rumors swirled over the weekend that Las Vegas Sands Corp. owner Sheldon Adelson had reversed his anti-web poker position. However, those reports are false, according to a person who has been covering Adelson for quite some time. Prominent Las Vegas reporter Jon Ralston Tweeted Saturday: “Yes, people often get stuff wrong on the Internet. […]

Andy Murray Gifted Custom Poker Table

Tennis star Andy Murray reportedly has a strong interest in the game of poker. According to the Edinburgh Evening News, Murray’s uncle has gifted him a custom-made poker table. Murray won Wimbledon last month, becoming the first Brit to win the tournament in 77 years. His victory was a huge story for the tennis world, […]

Michigan Cracks Down On Charity Poker

The state of Michigan is cracking down on charity poker games, as well as other types of casino-style fundraisers, because officials think there is misconduct. The state reportedly has issued citations for a host of violations, as the rules governing such games have gotten stricter with time. According to MLive; “Starting in September, poker rooms […]

Poker Strategy: Five Reasons Not To Game Select

Tougher competition forces you to improve (or lose) With tough competition, you have to get better. You have to out think, outplay, out-observe, and out-adjust a much better class of player. Everything needs to be at peak level. This means quicker and more accurate adjustments just to survive. Winning makes you go beyond that. To […]

Heartland Poker Tour Cruises Once Again

By popular demand, Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) is heading back to the warm waters of the Caribbean with Card Player Cruises, sailing away on January 12, 2014 for a seven-day cruise aboard Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas. The schedule for “HPT on the High Seas” will include an HPT main event, qualifying events, multiple […]

MGM Eying Japan, South Korea For Casinos

MGM Resorts International is in the midst of crucial projects in the United States and Macau, but it’s also reportedly keeping close tabs on any possible pro-gambling legal developments in Japan and Korea. The casino firm is one of the largest in the world, boasting dozens of gambling interests. With regards to Japan; “There’s 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 […]

Hac Dang Up $1.7 Million So Far This Summer

One of online poker’s most solid players is quietly having a huge summer. Hac Dang, better known as “Trex313” in the world of high-stakes web cash games, was on a large downswing stretching from roughly March until May, before going on a massive heater that has not only gotten him out of a seven-figure hole […]

Steve Wynn Donates $25 Million To School

Billionaire casino developer Steve Wynn has agreed to donate $25 million to the University of Iowa, according to the Associated Press. The money, which will come in over a five-year-period, will go to the school’s Institute for Vision Research. It will be renamed after Wynn. “As a person who knows firsthand what it is like […]

NY Gov. Signs Casino Bill, Goes To Voters

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, just recently signed a piece of legislation that will allow four Las Vegas-style commercial casinos to be built in his state. The plan now goes to voters, who will weigh in on the matter in November. The legislation is called “The Upstate New York Gaming Economic Development Act […]

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Underway

A massive $10 million guaranteed poker tournament will begin soon in Florida. The event will be held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood. The tournament series which this event is a part of began Thursday, August 8, with a $350 no-limit hold’em Deep Stack, which guaranteed a $500,000 prize pool. Event […]

Maryland's Four Casinos Have Huge July

July was a huge month for the four casinos located within the state of Maryland. State gambling officials said that the properties generated $69.3 million over the 31 days — a 44-percent increase over July 2012. The best performing of the bunch was Maryland Live. It brought in $52.5 million. The casino’s live poker room […]

$448 Million Powerball Yields Three Winners

Wednesday night’s $448 million Powerball drawing had three winners. According to Reuters, the Multi-State Lottery Association said two of the winning tickets were sold in New Jersey, and the third was in Minnesota. The winning numbers were 5, 25, 30, 58, 59 and Powerball 32. As of Thursday morning, no one reportedly had stepped forward […]

California Online Poker Efforts Likely Dead For 2013

Another year is set to go by without California legalizing online poker. The legislative session in the Golden State ends in about a month, and the odds are stacked against the issue. Though, a person close to the legislative efforts told Card Player on Wednesday that “anything is possible.” Like always, a one-outer could be […]

Arizona State Poker Champs Starts Aug. 9

This August, battle it out for one of the Western United States’ most prestigious poker titles and a share of a $1 million guaranteed prize pool in the ninth Arizona State Poker Championship. Registration for the event, held at The Arena Poker Room at Talking Stick Resort, is currently open. Talking Stick Resort, an AAA […]

Nevada Gambling Revenues Fall In June

Nevada’s nonrestricted gaming licensees reported a total “gaming win” of $792,496,546 for the month of June 2013, according to statistics released by the state Gaming Control Board. The figure marks a 4.81-percent decrease compared to June 2012, when licensees reported a gaming win of $832,534,319. For the fiscal year (July 1, 2012 through June 30, […]

M Resort Closes Its Las Vegas Poker Room

The M Resort, an off-the-Strip casino in Las Vegas, has closed its 14-table poker room to make way for a slot machine tournament area, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Monday. Slot tournaments at the casino were previously held in a conference-style ballroom and attracted on average 800 players, according to Vegas Inc. The space reportedly […]

Poker In Court: U.S. v. DiCristina Reversed

On Tuesday, a federal court overturned the ruling from U.S. v. Lawrence DiCristina in August 2012, which included testimony that poker is a game of skill, rather than chance. The lower court had reached a judgment of acquittal in favor of Lawrence DiCristina, setting aside the guilty verdict on a couple of counts related to […]

Pennsylvania Slot Revenue Declines In July

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board reported Friday that July gross revenue from slot machine play at the state’s 12 casinos was a disappointing $204,909,480. The amount marked a 3.7-percent decrease when compared to July 2012. That month had revenues from slots at $212,871,83 and also one less casino. Overall, nine of the 11 casinos experienced […]

Powerball Reaches $400 Million Jackpot

The Powerball lottery jackpot has reached $400 million, which is the third largest ever for the contest. The jackpot comes just three months after a Florida woman won the largest ever. The jackpot is also the fourth largest in lottery history, as the Mega Millions also has reached mammoth heights in recent memory. In order […]

PokerStars Ends Pursuit Of AC Casino

PokerStars has officially ended its pursuit of buying the Atlantic Club Casino Hotel in New Jersey, according to reports. The firm is now looking at a partnership with Resorts Casino Hotel to get in on the upcoming Internet gambling industry in the Garden State. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement reportedly announced PokerStars’ decision […]

Mo Abedi-Arani Wins CPPT Choctaw

When the final card was dealt in the Card Player Poker Tour Choctaw $1,500 main event it was cash games specialist Mo Abedi-Arani who received the chips, the title and the money after overcoming a heads-up chip deficit that was at one point 6-1. “It feels great but it still hasn’t hit me,” Abedi-Arani said […]

Bike's 'Legends of Poker' Series Returns

The Bicycle Casino’s Legends of Poker tournament series, long considered one of poker’s elite events for pros and amateurs, has begun its month-long series. Thousands of players are expected to step up their game and take their shot, vying for an estimated prize pool of more tha $5 million. The Bike’s signature Mega Millions VII […]

Oxford Casino To Have More Table Games

Commercial gambling in the United States has rebounded, and Churchill Downs is one of the firms on the upswing. The company reportedly plans to invest significantly in its newly purchased one-year-old casino in the state of Maine. “We continue to build our growth portfolio as we closed on our acquisition of the Oxford Casino in […]

New Billion-Dollar Casino Planned In Australia

A Hong Kong billionaire has expressed interest in building a brand new multi-billion-dollar casino in Australia, Agence France-Presse reported. The casino project would have nine luxury hotels, amassing 3,750 rooms, and a gigantic aquarium, reportedly set to be one of the largest in the world. It would come at a cost of about $3.7 billion […]