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888 Scores U.S. Online Gaming Contract

Israeli online gaming operator 888, in conjunction with its partners Scientifc Games and WMS, has been selected by the Delaware Lottery to supply in with internet gaming systems and services. The companies will now negotiate contracts with the U.S. state which is due to launch online gaming, including poker, by the end of September 2013. […]

Switch Poker Launches Points Race And paysafecard

Mobile poker operator, Switch Poker, today launches another of its regular Points Races running from May 3 to May 16 with a €500 prize pool up for grabs. The race is open to all Switch Poker players who simply need to rack up the Switch Poker Points over the next couple of weeks in order […]

Las Vegas' Doug Dalton Returns Home To San Diego

After 15 years running the most successful poker room in Las Vegas, Doug Dalton leaves Bellagio to return to his hometown of San Diego. Just like a Super Bowl post-game MVP interview, California’s King of Clubs, Haig Kelegian, asked his good friend what he wanted to do next. Without missing a beat, Doug replied, “I’m […]

Crazy Gambling Stories From The Month Of April

The gambling world can sometimes produce really off-the-wall stories. Here’s a look at some of the most colorful from the month of April. Also take a look back at what weird stuff happened in March, February, January, December and November. 20 Armed Robbers Attack South African Casino About 20 armed robbers Sunday attacked a famous […]

MGM Reports Best Quarter Since Great Recession

MGM Resorts International reported financial results Thursday for the quarter ending March 31, 2013, and the numbers were the best it has had since the Great Recession. “Our first quarter 2013 results are the best we have reported since the beginning of the downturn five years ago, led by improved results at our Las Vegas […]

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 […]

Aristocrat Reaches Deal With Ongame Poker Network

Amaya Gaming Group Inc. and Aristocrat Technologies Inc. announced Thursday that they have reached a tentative deal that will see Aristocrat offer the Ongame poker network platform to its U.S. customers — once its legally allowed to do so. Aristocrat is a business-to-business provider. “We are delighted to partner with Ongame to offer online poker […]

€200,000 Heart Flush Giveaway At BetVictor Poker

It’s King of Hearts month at BetVictor Poker this month until €200,000 of free cash has been won. The new promotion sees players winning instant cash any time they showdown a heart flush using both hole cards in hold’em cash games at the site.. Players will win €5, €50 or €500 each time they showdown […]

Poker Player Gets 20 Years For Wife’s Murder

Marcus Bebb-Jones, the sometime British poker player, has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for killing his wife. Earlier this year Bebb-Jones pleaded guilty to the charge in Colorado where some of his wife’s remains were found. The couple had been on a day trip away from the hotel which they managed in Grand […]

Cantor And Atlantis Casino Team Up For Mobile Gambling

Cantor Gaming, one of the preeminent race and sports book operators in Nevada, announced last week that it has inked a deal with Atlantis casino in the Bahamas. Under the agreement, Cantor will provide the casino with mobile casino-style games and mobile sports wagering. The product will only be available on the property. Additionally, Cantor […]

Springfield Mayor Picks MGM For New Casino

The Boston Globe reported that MGM Resorts International has won mayoral approval to build a casino in the town of Springfield, Massachusetts. The project will cost $800 million and yield the city $25 million per year, if built. The Las Vegas-based giant beat out rival Penn National Gaming for selection to build a new gambling […]

Michael Linster Wins 2013 WPT bestbet Jacksonville

The 2013 World Poker Tour bestbest Jacksonville $3,500 no-limit hold’em main event attracted 351 entrants, building a total prize pool of $1,123,700. The lion’s share of that went to Michael Linster, who earned $322,021 and 900 Card Player Player of the Year points for emerging victorious. Incredibly, this was Linster’s third title from four final […]

Massachusetts Again Briefly Flirts With Web Poker Idea

Some in the state of Massachusetts were not content with just having more brick-and-mortar casinos. Some want Internet gambling as well. An amendment to a budget proposal that would authorize online poker was briefly on the table, but was not included in final passage of a $34 million budget. According to the document, state residents […]

PokerStars' Deal To Buy AC Casino Dead

Did the American Gaming Association get its way? The Wall Street Journal reported late Tuesday that PokerStars’ move to buy a casino in Atlantic City might be unraveling. A deadline for the transaction reportedly expired. On Wednesday morning, a local gaming insider Tweeted that the casino said the deal is off. PokerStars and Colony Capital […]

PokerStars U.S. Casino Deal Stalls

PokerStars attempt to re-enter the U.S. gambling market by buying the Atlantic Club Casino Hotel in New Jersey appear to have stalled for now. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal the deal with the casino owners Colony Capital expired last Friday and no new deal has yet been put in place. The […]

Paddy Power Poker Says Viva Las Vegas

It’s less than two months to the World Series of Poker gets underway in Las Vegas and paddypowerpoker.com is offering up unlimited packages worth $5,000 in its Viva Las Vegas promo now underway at the site. The $5,000 WSOP packages consist of a $1,500 buy-in to event #60: no-limit hold’em tournament on July 4, seven […]

A Look At The Ultimate Poker Software

Ultimate Poker launched today and dealt the first real-money online poker hand in Nevada. For more information about the company behind the product take a look at the latest issue of Card Player Magazine. Continue reading for Card Player’s take on the software. Getting Started The first step was surprisingly easy. We headed over to […]

Anti-Poker Bill In Oregon On The Table

A bill currently on the table in Oregon would crack down on card rooms in the state. The Oregonian reported that some lawmakers are displeased with the proliferation of such games since the state authorized “social gaming” more than two decades ago. “Things have exploded,” a state lawmaker told The Oregonian. “It’s kind of like […]

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 […]

World Poker Tour bestbet Jacksonville Final Table Set

The final table of the 2013 World Poker Tour bestbet Jacksonville $3,500 no-limit hold’em main event is set. Now only six players remain from a starting field of 351 entries to battle it out for the title and the $321,521 first-place prize. They are all guaranteed at least the sixth-place payout of $46,673. The chip […]

Over $2M GTD For Carbon's Poker Maximus V

This week, Poker Maximus V kicks off at Carbon Poker with over $2 million in guarantees up for grabs. The series, which begins Thursday, May 2, will feature a total of 52 events over 11 days of action. Each day of the series will feature at least four tournaments and buy-ins start as low as […]

Michigan To Sell Online Lottery Tickets This Spring

Michigan is looking to sell web lottery tickets, a move which nearby Illinois made about a year ago, according to the Mlive.com. The state reportedly has this spring as a launch time. The argument in favor of online sales is that it will bring in more money for schools. Those opposed cite possible business loss […]

Full Tilt Poker Regains Second Spot

Full Tilt Poker has regained its spot as the second largest online poker room according to PokerScout. The PokerStars-owned room currently has a seven-day average of 3,000 cash game players compared to 2,600 for the iPoker network and 2,350 for PartyPoker. Its last 24-hour peak was 5,009 compared to 4,488 on iPoker and 4,640 on […]

First Real-Money Online Poker Hand In Nevada Today

At 9 a.m. local time on April 30th in Nevada, Ultimate Poker, an offshoot of Station Casinos, launched launch real-money online poker in the Silver State. The first hand was the first ever in a U.S. jurisdiction that licenses and regulates the Internet gambling industry. The news came from a press release early in the […]

Coral Poker Starts iPoker Move

Coral Poker has started its migration to the top tier on the iPoker network. The move, scheduled to be completed by tomorrow, May 1, will see the room move into the iPoker 2 player pool along with other top tier rooms such as William Hill, Titan and Paddy Power. The move comes as the room […]

Illinois Internet Gambling To Be Separate Issue

Internet gambling has been taken off the table for now in Illinois, but it will soon reemerge. Supporters of expanding gambling in Illinois, which has 10 riverboat casinos at present, are looking to make any pro-gambling bill the most attractive as possible to the eyes of Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, who has vetoed similar measures […]

Jeremy Ausmus Wins Venetian DSE II Main Event

Las Vegas-based poker pro Jeremy Ausmus topped a field of 222 entrants in the 2013 Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza II $2,500 no-limit hold’em main event. For the win, the 2012 World Series of Poker main event fifth-place finisher added another $121,853 to his career tournament earnings, bringing his lifetime total to just under $3.4 million. […]

This Week In Tournament Poker: April 29 - May 5

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 April 29th through May 5th. Head to our tournament […]

New York Town To Gauge Interest In Casino

The Associated Press reported that one town in New York is about to start discussions of whether or not it wants to be in consideration for a brand new casino. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently said in a budget proposal that he wants to authorize three commercial casinos upstate — a move which goes […]

Gavin Griffin: Poker Questions Asked And Answered

People in the poker community often come up to me and ask about whatever is on their mind. Some of these questions are good questions, and some are bad beat stories in disguise. I’ve been through quite a few things in my poker career and I like to help whenever possible, and in this new […]