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Table Games With Live Dealers Debut In MarylandMaryland gamblers can finally play table games with live dealers. On Wednesday, Hollywood Casino in Perryville had permission to run games such as blackjack and poker. In November, state voters approved a plan that authorized the new games, among other gambling expansion initiatives. Casinos in the state are also allowed to stay open 24/7. Additionally, […]
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Illinois Could Legalize Online PokerCoupled with an effort to increase brick-and-mortar gaming in Illinois, some lawmakers are looking again at web gaming. A bill filed Wednesday would authorize Internet games. According to the bill, Illinois residents already gamble online. The state wants a piece of the action and to create “consumer protections.” The legislation would allow the state to […]
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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 […]
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Poker Revenues “Weak” At BetfairBetfair, the UK-based online betting exchange and games provider, said poker revenue in the third quarter of its current financial year – Nov. 2012 to Jan. 2013 – was ‘weak’. The company, which did not give a number for the amount of poker revenue generated in the quarter, said of its games division, “The UK […]
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888 Set For Nevada Online Gaming Licence888 has moved a step closer to gaining a Interactive Gaming Service Provider license in Nevada after the state’s Gaming Control Board recommended its approval to the Nevada Gaming Commission. The Gaming Control Board recommended the approaval of 888 as a manufacturer, distributor and provider of an interactive gaming system. 888 has partnered with Caesars […]
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Unibet Open Copenhagen Starts ThursdaySeason six of the Unibet Open gets underway today on Copenhagen, Denmark today, Thursday March 7, 2013. It’s the first time the tour has passed through the Danish capital. The €1,500 + €150 buy in main event at Casino Copenhagen has two day 1s and players start with 20,000 in chips and a one hour […]
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Is Texas Getting Serious About Poker?Though any gambling expansion proposal in Texas faces very long odds, some lawmakers there are trying to continue the fight to bring poker to the Lone Star State. Since Texas has limited gambling — compared to some states — a venture into the online poker realm seems farfetched. However, a pair of similar measures filed […]
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CarbonSports Puts Up $25K Guarantee For March MadnessIf you think you have the skills to predict what will happen in this year’s NCAA basketball tournament, check out CarbonSports, which has put up a $25,000 guarantee for this year’s March Madness. Players have until Mar. 21 to make their picks. Even better, players can submit up to 15 entries into the tournament and […]
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CPPT Reno Stop Offering Players Free Hotel RoomsCard Player Poker Tour Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, in Reno, Nevada is offering a special deal to players who register early. The Atlantis Casino Resort Spa is offering a complimentary hotel room to players who pre-register for the $1,080 Main Event, online by March 15, 2013 or in person by March 16, 2013. View tournament […]
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Brent Hanks Wins CPPT Wynn Event No. 3Event 3 – $300 No-Limit Hold’em From a field of 200 entrants, Brent Hanks has emerged victorious in the Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Las Vegas event no. 3, a $300 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament. For winning his 15th career title Hanks was awarded the $10,500 first-place prize, bringing his lifetime combined live and online […]
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Pennsylvania I-Gaming Bill To Be Introduced Next WeekA bill in Pennsylvania that would legalize Internet poker will be introduced next week, a person in the office of the bill’s co-sponsor told Card Player on Wednesday. In January, Rep. Tina Davis, a Democrat, released a memo that stated she would soon be pushing an online gaming proposal. She specifically mentioned moves by New […]
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DOJ Says Update On Full Tilt Money 'Soon'The saga of Full Tilt Poker account balances increasingly feels like the major plot point in the 1993 hit film Groundhog Day, starring Bill Murray. Every morning, many former American Internet poker players wake up to their funds still in purgatory. It’s approaching two years since Americans had access to their Full Tilt accounts. On […]
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Ongame Launches Fast-Fold PokerOngame, the U.S.-owned poker network, has launched a fast-fold poker product making it one of the last major networks to get in on the speed poker act. Strobe Poker follows in the steps of the similarly named Rush, Zoom, Speed, Blaze and FastForward products already on the market. RedKings Poker was one of the first […]
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Hawaii Internet Gaming Bill Not Likely Moving ForwardA bill in Hawaii aimed to legalize gambling on the Internet isn’t likely to move forward Although not officially dead, a person at the Hawaii Senate’s office told Card Player Tuesday: “At this moment, it doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere.” Hawaii is one of only two states in the nation without legalized gambling of […]
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Forbes: Caesars Offered WSOP, Rio To PokerStarsAccording to Forbes, an executive of Caesars Entertainment offered to sell the World Series of Poker brand and the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas to PokerStars, which declined. “Caesars Entertainment approached PokerStars and offered to sell us certain assets, such as the Rio Casino in Las Vegas,” PokerStars spokesperson Eric Hollreiser told […]
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Randy Ohel Wins CPPT Wynn Event No. 2Event 2 – $550 Pot-Limit Omaha Eight-or-Better A total of 87 players posted the $550 buy-in pot-limit Omaha eight-or-better tournament, building a $42,195 prize pool for the second event of the inaugural Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Las Vegas. Plenty of notables turned out for this event including Erick Lindgren, Eric Baldwin, Mark Gregorich and […]
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Poker Strategy For The Rest Of Us: Melanie WeisnerIt’s great to see pros like Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth battling it out on poker’s biggest stages for millions of dollars, but the truth is that most of us will never get the same opportunity, nor will we really learn anything from their play that directly applies to our own games. The truth is […]
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AGA Trying To Block PokerStars Entry Into NJAs American web poker players have to endure the wait for their pastime to return, the fight for online poker supremacy in the U.S. between gaming interests just got nasty. The American Gaming Association, the U.S. commercial casino industry’s top lobbying group in Washington D.C., filed a brief Monday with the state of New Jersey […]
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888 Launches First Real Money Casino On Facebook888 today launched the first real money casino on Facebook. Access to MAGIC888 is currently limited to players in the UK who are over 18 years old. It includes a wide range of slots and table games as well as a live casino. Last December 888 launched the first real money bingo games on Facebook. […]
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UK & Ireland Poker Tour London BeginsThe PokerStars UK & Ireland Poker Tour London main event gets underway today at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino in the English capital. The final event of UKIPT season three is a four day, £700 + £70 buy in no-limit hold’em tournament, capped at 1,200 players and featuring three day 1s. The tournament has a £250,000 […]
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New Points Race At Switch Poker Starts TodayMobile poker operator, Switch Poker, is running another of its popular Points Races from today, March 5 to March 18 with a €500 prize pool to be divided amongst the winners. The Points Race is open to both new and existing Switch Poker players. All they need to do rack up the Switch Poker Points […]
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Lithuanian Wins Seventh Anniversary Sunday MillionThe PokerStars Sunday Million seventh anniversary has been won by Lithuanian player “benislovas”. The $215 buy in no-limit hold’em tournament attracted 49,287 players making it the third largest in online poker history. The total prize pool of $9,857,400 was achieved, surpassing the $7 million guarantee comfortably with 6,309 players cashing over the 15 hour duration […]
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New Jersey To Continue Fight For Sports BettingNew Jersey, home to struggling Atlantic City, wants to not only bring online gambling to the table, but also sports betting. Currently, wagering on athletic events is not permitted in the Garden State — thanks to a 1992 federal ban. The state legalized sports betting in 2012, but was then sued by the major sports […]
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Gavin Griffin: Poker Questions Asked And AnsweredPeople 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 […]
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Genting To Buy Boyd's Echelon On Las Vegas StripNevada-based casino company Boyd Gaming has agreed to sell the site of Echelon, an unfinished Las Vegas-strip property to Genting Group, a Malaysian gambling company, for $350 million. Though Genting has not yet secured a Nevada Gaming License, the company plans to build a 3,500-room casino resort named Resort World Las Vegas. Approximately 175,000 square […]
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Cincinnati Casino Set To Open Monday NightThe $400 million Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati opens Monday night at 8:30 p.m. local time and will be the fourth casino to open in the state of Ohio. The two-story property is a joint venture between Caesars Entertainment and Rock Gaming and is expected to create 1,700 permanent jobs. Approximately one quarter of the 400,000 square-foot […]
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A Look At The Week In Tournament PokerIn 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 Mar. 4th through the 10th. Head to our tournament […]
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Dan Sindelar Wins CPPT Wynn Las Vegas' First EventEvent No. 1 – $550 No-Limit Hold’em $250,000 Guarantee Event no. 1 of the inaugural Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Las Vegas surpassed all expectations, drawing 793 entries to build a prize pool of $384,605. The $550 buy-in no-limit hold’em event decimated it’s $250,000 guaranteed prize pool by more than $130,000. After the three starting […]
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WATCH: CPPT Wynn Kickoff Event Draws Big TurnoutThe kickoff event in the inaugural Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Las Vegas has drawn an incredible turnout: 793 entrants put up the $550 buy-in, blowing away the $250,000 guaranteed prize pool by more than $130,000. A total of 81 players will make the money, with the eventual champion will walk away with $73,074 and […]
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In Wake Of Horrific Downswing, Viktor Blom Drops DownTimes apparently have changed for Viktor “Isildur1” Blom. On Monday, the poker pro, who at one point in January was incredibly up more than $5 million on 2013, was playing the short stack on a handful of tables, including $50-$100 pot-limit Omaha — a far cry from some of the stakes he had been grinding […]
