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Churchill Downs Buys Casino In Maine For $160 Million

Kentucky-based Churchill Downs Inc. announced late last week that it will acquire Oxford Casino in Oxford, Maine for about $160 million in cash. The deal depends on the firm receiving a state gaming license. “The acquisition of Oxford continues our focus on investing capital in gaming-friendly states, in newer properties, in what we believe are […]

Casino Expansion Sees Record Numbers In Macau

Macau gambling revenue climbed by a record 25 percent in March, thanks to casino expansion in the region’s Cotai area, regarded by many to be the Las Vegas Strip of China. According to the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, Macau revenue rose to 31.3 billion patacas ($3.9 billion) in March, besting the previous high of […]

Latest Issue Of CP Magazine Now Online

The latest edition of Card Player Magazine is now available online and features Mike Matusow, winner of the 2013 NBC National Heads Up Poker Championship. Matusow, who defeated Phil Hellmuth in the final round to earn the $750,000 first-place prize, said the accomplishment was made even more special having his good friend as his opponent. […]

Cyprus Could Authorize Casinos Amidst Banking Crisis

A banking-sector crisis in the island nation of Cyprus has caused the government to look for ways to prevent the economy there from going into a deep recession. One of the methods or ideas being thrown around is to authorize casinos, according to reports. Gambling joints currently operate the Turkish-controlled northern part of the island. […]

Basic Poker Strategy With Jon Van Fleet

In an effort to provide valuable tools and tips that are relevant to even the smallest games, Card Player is pleased to unveil the brand new series Poker Strategy For The Rest Of Us, which will focus on everyday situations that occur against the poker world’s most casual players. Pro – Jon Van Fleet Concept […]

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 […]

Apple Gambling Apps Illegal In Australia?

Apple Inc. may have some trouble in Australia as a result of apps that allow citizens there to gamble for play money after buying virtual currency and other add-ons. “We don’t allow online poker in Australia for Australian people under the Interactive Gambling Act … they [Apple] have got an obligation to take down apps […]

Betfair Acquires Blue Square Customers

Betfair has acquired assets from British online sportsbook Blue Square including its customer base for £5 million. The company said, “From today, all Blue Square customers will be automatically redirected to Betfair where they can access a full suite of sports betting and gaming products and receive a promotional welcome offer. “The acquisition is consistent […]

Ian Simpson Proposes After IPO Win

Card Player writer and last year’s Irish Open fourth place finisher went three places better yesterday at the Burlington Hotel, Dublin, Ireland when he won the paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open 2013 for €265,000. Ian Simpson, a school teacher from Newcastle, England was full of surprises on the day immediately going down on one knee after his […]

Interpoker Moves To Ongame Network

Interpoker is moving networks, from International Poker Network, to Ongame, at the end of April. The site said the move was to, “…provide all players, existing and new the best gaming experience possible! We are also integrating some of the most innovative marketing tools available, such as Optimove and SilverPop to increase conversion, retention and […]

A Look At The Week In Tournament Poker

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 1 – 7. Head to our tournament database […]

Gambling To Fund Vikings Stadium Failing Horribly

Did Minnesotans just get hustled? In a desperate high-stakes bid to keep the Minnesota Vikings football franchise, which threatened to relocate (some believe the threats were a sophisticated scare tactic however), state officials agreed to pony up $348 million worth of public cash to help build a new stadium, which, on an ironic side note, […]

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 […]

Lotto Winner To Pay Rent For Neighborhood

Could this lottery winner story end in financial tragedy like many others? Or will this be a rags-to-riches story of a man who made the most of his unlikely win? Pedro Quezada, who just recently won the $338 million Powerball jackpot, has decided to take the lump sum of $221 million ($152 million after taxes) […]

Fortune Poker To Shut Down

Fortune Poker, an online poker room on the boss Media network, is to shut up shop after nine years in business. Players have until tomorrow April 2 to cash out any monies they have at the site while affiliates and partners will be paid by April 10. Addressing its customers the company said, “Over the […]

BetVictor Poker Launches April SNG Challenge

BetVictor Poker today launches another Sit “N” Go Challenge for the month of April with a €50,000 prize pool to be shared among its players absolutely free. The first thing players must do to participate is opt in via the BetVictor Poker software by clicking on “My Account” then “SNG Challenge” in the lower left […]

Crazy Gambling-Related Headlines From March

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 March. Also take a look back at what weird stuff happened in February, January, December and November. A Cop Allegedly Ended Up Controlling The Gambling Underworld In Pakistan’s Deadliest City A corrupt, low-level […]

Rocco Palumbo Wins World Poker Tour Venice Title

Rocco Palumbo has won the €3,000 + €300 buy in World Poker Tour Venice main event taking down €140,000 for his victory over the 173-strong field at Casino Di Venezia. The Italian World Series of Poker bracelet winner started the day short stacked but bolstered his chances greatly by knocking out Erion Islamay and Xia […]

Ed Miller: Postflop Blind Defense

Blind defense is a tricky topic. When you choose to defend your blind, you’re weighing the value of a discounted call against the information deficit you must endure playing out of position. The more pain that deficit will cause you, the less inclined you should be to defend. I therefore recommend to most of my […]

IveyPoker Adds French Pro Lucille Cailly

European Poker Tour 2012 main event runner up Lucille Cailly is the latest poker player to join the ever expanding Team Ivey. The French pro has four EPT, one World Poker Tour and one World Series of Poker cash with lifetime earning of $1.8 million. Cailly, who joins fellow Europeans John Eames, James Dempsey, Toby […]

Phil Ivey Wins More Than $760,000 This Week

Over the past seven days, professional high-stakes gambler Phil Ivey put together his second largest winning streak of the year online. Ivey won more than $760,000 since last Friday, according to tracking data from HighstakesDB. Despite the upswing, Ivey is still down more than $1 million for 2013. The losses have been unusual for Ivey, […]

Full Tilt Poker Changes Marketing Tack

In the last few weeks Full Tilt Poker has slipped from the second largest poker website in the world to fourth place as both Party Poker and the iPoker network have overtaken it in terms of cash game players according to PokerScout. In an attempt to arrest the slide the company has changed marketing tack […]

Paddy Power Poker Irish Open Giveaways This Weekend

The paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open gets underway today in Dublin, Ireland and to celebrate this and the company’s 25th birthday players can take advantage of a number of giveaways over the weekend. First up is the €500 bonus valid from March 29 to April 1. All players need to do is deposit at the site with […]

Carbon Kicks Off Turbo Online Poker Series

On Thursday, Carbon Poker will kick off the Turbo Online Poker Series (OPS), featuring over $100,000 in tournament guarantees. The 14-event series will run from Mar. 28 to Mar. 31 and players can satellite in for as little as $0.27. Event buy-ins range from $1 to $100. The $100 main event boasts a $15,000 guarantee. […]

Bill's Gambling Hall Being Remodeled As An 'Upscale' Joint

Remember Bill’s Gambling Hall & Saloon on the corner of Las Vegas and Flamingo? Well, that popular casino is now closed, set to be renovated and called “Gansevoort Las Vegas.” Caesars Entertainment Corp., one of the most aggressive casino developers in the world, owns the property and announced last year that the joint would undergo […]

Wynn Wants To Transform Former Chemical Site

Leave it to billionaire casino developer Steve Wynn to turn a desolate former Monsanto Chemical Co. site into a lavish billion-dollar gambling resort with a view of the Boston skyline. This week, Las Vegas-based Wynn Resorts released an artist’s rendering of its proposed casino project in the town of Everett, Massachusetts. The top image is […]

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 […]

Swiss Scores Big At ANZPT Sydney

Dinesh Alt has won the AUS$2,200 (€1,800) buy in PokerStars Australia New Zealand Poker Tour Sydney main event taking down the AUS$226,320 (€184,638) top prize for heading the 460-strong field. The Swiss player beat former ANZPT winner Dejan Divkovic from Bosnia heads up while German pro Dominik Nitsche took third spot at the uncharacteristically Euro-heavy […]

Irish Poker Open Hits Dublin On Friday

The paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open is expected to draw hundreds of hopeful poker players to the Burlington Hotel, Dublin, Ireland tomorrow, Friday March 29. The new lower buy in of €2,000 + €250 event will be streamed live on Poker Tube this year with regular commentators Emmet Kennedy and Rebecca McAdam on microphone duty and Jesse […]

CPPT Atlantis Casino Resort Spa Finishes With A Bang

The 2013 Card Player Poker Tour Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno, Nevada concluded Tuesday with the main event. Here are the results. Main Event $1,080 NLHE, 190 entries 1. John Miner — $45,153 2. Jerry Morrell — $45,153 3. Jeffrey Spruitenburg — $21,195 4. Ralph Kingan — $14,928 5. Billy Lee — $11,519 6. […]