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Feds Think Tribe Giving Too Much Away In Casino Deal

The Mashpee Wampanoags, a tribal group in the state of Massachusetts, recently had its deal with the state rejected by the federal government. The tribe is looking to build a massive brick-and-mortar casino in the city of Taunton — part of a state-level effort to expand gambling and help prevent residents who gamble from traveling […]

Poker Game Raided In New York State

A federal judge in New York may have recently deemed that poker is a skill game, but some in the state are still facing crackdowns for small-scale poker operations. According to the Saratogian, two men have been charged with a misdemeanor for “promoting gambling.” Police reportedly confiscated $3,000, as well as chips, cards and tables […]

Edvin Hot Wins College Poker Championship

Usually when one hears college students talking about finals, your mind drifts to the end of the semester. But at the bestbet Jacksonville this past week, collegians from around the southeast had a different kind of final in mind: a final table. The first ever College Poker Championship saw 132 students turn out to take […]

Two Vegas Strip Tourists Kill Exotic Bird

Two Las Vegas tourists, both law students at the University of California Berkeley campus, have been arrested and accused of decapitating an exotic 14-year-old bird at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino’s wildlife habitat on the Strip. Eric Cuellar and Justin Teixeira, both 24, were charged on Friday after surveillance footage showed them cornering a helmeted […]

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 Oct. 15th through the 21st. Head to our tournament […]

Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Visits Luton This Week

The G Casino in Luton will be a den of poker action this week with the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour’s eleventh leg. Before the highlight of the main event there are plenty of side events to whet one’s appetite. This evening at 7.30 p.m. (local time) there is a one-day, £100 + £10 no-limit hold’em […]

Karim El Rharbaoui Wins France Poker Series Title

The PokerStars France Poker Series Mazagan has found its champion in the form of Karim El Rharbaoui who topped the 209 strong field to take down just over €44,000 (or 505,000 Moroccan Dirham) in the beach resort near Casablanca in North Africa. The final table and payouts (in Moroccan Dirham with approximate Euro values): 1: […]

Negreanu: 'Justice' If Howard Lederer Goes To Jail

Daniel Negreanu’s vitriol directed at former Full Tilt Poker owner Howard Lederer was back in action Sunday morning. Negreanu expressed sentiment that has been at times visible in cyberspace since the Department of Justice called Full Tilt a “global Ponzi scheme” last year. Right after citing a Pokerfuse article that highlighted an apparent inconsistency in […]

Gregg: Many Stay Staked 'Longer Than They Should'

A first-place finish in the August’ World Poker Tour Parx main event was not a fluke for Anthony Gregg. He has four deep runs in 2012, with at least $100,000 in earnings for each event. Currently sixth in the Player of the Year race, the Maryland native has more than $1,004,155 in POY winnings this […]

Group Unveils Plans For $3B Toronto Casino

The Metro Toronto Convention Centre will get a $3 billion makeover, if the Oxford Properties Group gets their way. The group, part of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, is hoping to create the largest urban development project in Canadian history. The proposed downtown complex, designed by London-based company Foster & Partners, will feature a […]

A Look At News From Around The Web

Here’s a look at the headlines for this week in the gaming business world. Poll Shows Residents Opposed To Second Philadelphia Casino The latest Inquirer Pennsylvania poll shows that only 33 percent of voters would support a second casino in the Philadelphia area. Of those polled, 45 percent are directly opposed to a potential project […]

Ninety International Poker Open Seats Guaranteed Next Week

The Boylepoker.com International Poker Open gets underway next Friday at the Regency Hotel, Dublin, Ireland but the action comes fast and furious all next week as the sponsor hosts a series of Mega Satellites with 90 seats guaranteed. The 90 seats – each worth the buy in of €230 – will be available Monday (10 […]

Mohegan Sun And Bally Technologies Partner Up

Mohegan Sun and Mohegan Sun Pocono Downs announced on Friday that a deal has been inked with Las Vegas-based Bally Technologies, Inc. to provide brick-and-mortar casino customers with online gaming. The games will be free for now. According to a press release, the platform will work on mobile devices and will offer more than just […]

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 […]

World Poker Tour National Vienna This Weekend

The World Poker Tour National Vienna starts tomorrow, Saturday October 13, 2012. The €1,100 buy in event takes place at the Montesino Casino in the Austrian capital and there are two day ones with the final table taking place on Tuesday. Players start with 20,000 in chips and there is a 60 minute clock. Three […]

France Poker Series Gets Underway In Morocco

The sixth stop of season II of the PokerStars France Poker Series gets underway today Friday October 12 at Mazagan Beach Resort, Casablanca, Morocco. Up to 500 players can be accommodated in the €1,100 buy in main event which has just one starting day and concludes on Sunday. As usual three percent of tournament prize […]

Final Irish Winter Poker Festival Satellites Announced

Following Sunday’s Irish Winter Festival (IWF) Mega Satellite at PaddyPowerPoker.com is a flurry of poker action to suit all pockets as the site has just announced its 10-day IWF Last Chance Saloon guaranteeing 40 main event seats. Paddy Power, spokesman for the company said, “The Last Chance Saloon offers poker players a great opportunity to […]

Ludovic Lacay Wins EPT San Remo Main Event

With six final table finishes and nearly two-million in earnings, Ludovic Lacay was already a very successful poker player despite having never won a major event. But at the Casino San Remo that all changed, as the Frenchman broke through at his seventh final table to claim his first major tournament title by winning the […]

Benny Spindler Wins EPT San Remo €10k High Roller

Germany’s Benny Spindler has won the European Poker Tour San Remo €10,000 no-limit hold’em high roller for €253,000 ($327,357), defeating American Keven Stammen in a lengthy back-and-forth heads-up battle to earn his eighth career tournament title. In accordance with a deal made during heads-up play, Stammen earned €200,000 ($258,780) for his runner-up finish, after having […]

Belterra Casino In Southern Indiana Gears Up For HPT

This November, Belterra Casino Resort in southern Indiana will host the Heartland Poker Tour Tournament of Champions with notable pros such as Scotty Nguyen, Darvin Moon and Greg Raymer in attendance. The event will be capped off by a $1,500+$150 HPT main event, with three starting flights. With satellites available for as low as $85, […]

Revel Continues To Disappoint In Atlantic City

Revel Casino, just one month removed from posting its first $20 million numbers, took a major step backward in September, bringing in just $16.9 million in gaming revenue. The $2.4 billion property, which opened in early April, has been a major disappointment to struggling Atlantic City, a once prosperous gambling destination that has fallen to […]

Alaskans Accused Of 'Paycheck Poker' Ring

A high-stakes form of “paycheck poker” at a seafood processing plant in an Alaskan town was busted this fall, and arraignments for a handful of individuals accused of running the games are schedule for next week, KUCB Unalaska reported. A police officer reportedly described the game: “Your poker hand was determined by some numbers on […]

ISPT Gears Up For Wembley Stadium Debut

The International Stadiums Poker Tour (ISPT) is gearing up for their inaugural event, establishing the first online and live tournament in poker history, scheduled for late May 2013 at the legendary Wembley Stadium in London. The online and live tournament is a brand new concept, devised thanks to technological innovations which will allow up to […]

Andrew Brokos: Winning In A Tight Game

I recently folded a pocket pair of kings, putting my opponent squarely on a pair of aces. Technically the fold happened on the flop, but it had nothing to do with the flop. I was just certain enough that aces was the only hand with which my opponent would give the kind of action he […]

FeltStars Leaves Online Poker

Online poker site, FeltStars.eu is closing its doors and leaving the world of online poker. The Merge Gaming Network site has placed an announcement on its homepage thanking players and assuring them that the network still holds all the site’s funds and will transfer them to the partner site of each player’s choosing. The announcement […]

Eight Countries Do Battle At European Poker Tour San Remo

There is a lot of hunger at the European Poker Tour San Remo main event final table with €800,000 for the last player standing. The final eight are led by Jason Lavallee in the hunt for this major title takedown. It won’t be an easy ride for the Canadian however with French pro Ludovic Lacay […]

Boylesports Launches International Poker Open Betting

Boylesports.com has launched the outright betting market for the upcoming International Poker Open. The company has installed its own Boylepoker pros among the favourites with Nicky Power and John O’Shea both offered at 100/1. They’re joined by Daragh Davey also at 100/1. Elsewhere Card Player writer Padraig Parkinson is 125/1 and former Irish Open winners […]

Illinois Charities, Bars Debut Legal Video Gambling

While a proposal for more casinos in Illinois is still highly contentious, the state managed to see a huge expansion in gambling this week with the debut of gambling machines at bars and charitable organizations sprinkled across the state, according to the Illinois Gaming Board. Electronic gambling at these types of establishments was authorized in […]

South Point Looking For 'Poker Investigators'

South Point Poker, likely to be Nevada’s first ever real-money online poker site, is currently looking to hire “poker investigators” in anticipation of its launch this fall. According to the company’s website, it’s also searching for software developers, graphic artists and customer service reps and supervisors. A press release said bloggers are also needed. The […]

Oregon Casinos Opposed By Former Governors

Two measures on Oregon’s ballot would authorize a non-tribal, privately owned casino near Portland, but the legislation isn’t getting any support from Gov. John Kitzhaber, who has appeared in various ads urging voters to say no this November. Now, measure no. 82 and no. 83 have drawn even more criticism from three former Oregon governors, […]