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Bwin.Party Applies for Nevada Online Poker License

After a long absence from the U.S market thanks to the controversial Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act of 2006, PartyPoker has finally filed papers for a return. Though it has been known for quite some time that its parent company Bwin.party would seek entry into a Nevada intrastate poker industry, the Gibraltar-based powerhouse has now […]

Casino Lobbyists Have Better Chance In Rhode Island

In 2006, Rhode Island voters were asked if they wanted casino expansions in their state and they responded by rejecting the proposal. This year, however, casino lobbyists are betting that they change their minds, especially considering a sluggish state economy and the threat of new casinos being built in Massachusetts. Thanks to a provision in […]

Paddy Power Poker Unites Cheltenham & Irish Open

PaddyPowerPoker.com has managed to combine the excitement of two wonderful upcoming events; Cheltenham and the Irish Open 2012, in its latest innovative promotion. The site has announced it will host an Irish Open Cheltenham Freeroll Satellite this coming Monday, Mar. 12 at 8 p.m.. The no-limit hold’em satellite will be free to enter with the […]

Slovakian Wins Italian Poker Tour Nova Gorica

Anton Karasinsky has become the latest Italian Poker Tour title holder. The Slovakian beat 285 opponents to the lion’s share of the €554,840 prize pool at Slovenia’s Perla Casino in Nova Gorica, and survived a roller coaster ride on the final table to earn the €140,000 for first place. Runner-up Carla Solinas entered the final […]

Anthony Marsico Wins Chicago Poker Classic

The $3,125 Chicago Poker Classic main event, held at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, IN, ran for four days before a champion was eventually crowned. The last man standing was Bloomingdale, IL resident Anthony Marsico, who earned $265,825 and 900 Card Player Player of the Year points for emerging victorious. As a result, Marsico has […]

Card Player Freeroll Into Bovada BDPO

Bovada is offering up a new tournament series that is bigger and better than anything the online poker site has run so far: the Black Diamond Poker Open. Running through April 1st, players have the opportunity to play in two main events and pick up a lot of money along the way. There will also […]

Hand 2 Hand Combat: William Reynolds

Although it was Constant Rijkenberg who went on to claim the top prize at EPT San Remo, William Reynolds finished fourth for a nice payday of $490,100. In taking down his first major live score, Reynolds caught the eye of the live international poker scene. Taking his skills from the virtual world to the live […]

Welshman Supersizes Poker Winnings At DTD

Welshman Ceri Rees was crowned champion of the recent Dusk Till Dawn £500 Deepstack, which this month meant for an extra chunky payday of £86,206 as the event was supersized with £100,000 added, creating a total guarantee of £250,000. Rees topped a field of 643, including re-entries, to take the largest share of the £321,500 […]

Betfair Poker Revenue Up 13 Percent

Betfair Plc, owner of BetfairPoker.com, today announced a 13 percent rise in online poker revenue in the third quarter of financial year 2011/12. Poker revenue jumped to £5.9 million in the three months to the end of January 2012 from £5.2 million a year earlier. The increase would have been higher – 20 percent – […]

Steve O'Dwyer Wins WPT National Series

Only a matter of days after his seventh-place finish at the European Poker Tour Copenhagen, Steve O’Dwyer has definitely found his groove in Denmark as he has taken down the World Poker Tour National Series event in Vejle, Denmark for a tidy sum of 893,960 DKK (€120,247/ $157,939). The €1500 + €150 buy-in main event […]

WSOP Qualifiers and Dates For National Championship

The second annual WSOP National Championship is set to take place at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino on Friday, July 6th, and the massive $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool event has an interesting new angle for 2012, with the top 100 performers from WSOP and WSOP Europe events during the past two calendar years now […]

New Jersey Looks Closer At Online Poker Bills

Sen. Ray Lesniak’s online poker bills are getting a closer look on Monday during two committee hearings in both the state Senate and Assembly in Trenton, New Jersey. The legislation will allow New Jersey residents to play online poker from within the state against other residents, similar to what Nevada approved last December. The bills […]

Charges Dropped Against Elderly Poker Players

The gambling charges against a group of about 40 elderly women, including a 98-year-old lady, have been dropped by Cyprus’ attorney general, according to TheHour.com. The women’s weekly poker and bridge afternoon was raided by police back in 2009 and in the past week or so the women were summoned by the Cypriot court. According […]

Shuffle Master To Buy Ongame Poker Network

Shuffle Master, the maker of automated card shufflers and Nevada gaming license applicant, today agreed to buy the Ongame Network from bwin.party for up to €29.5 million (US$39 million). The Ongame Network, which is home to over 25 poker rooms including big name bookmaking brands in Europe such as Betfair, Unibet Italy, and Sportingbet, was […]

Brit Poker Player Faces Murder Charges In U.S.

A preliminary hearing of British poker player Marcus Bebb-Jones has been running since Feb. 24 and will continue until Mar. 15 when it will be decided whether there is enough evidence to take the case to a jury, according to The Denver Post. The London High Court last year ruled upon Bebb-Jones’ extradition to the […]

Paddy Power Poker Grew In Second Half of 2011

Paddy Power Plc, the Irish-based bookmaker which operates PaddyPowerPoker.com, today issued its annual report for 2012 with a positive note on the performance of its poker vertical. “The Poker market continues to be challenging but we maintained our gross win overall last year and grew it in the second half,” the company said. “Performance was […]

A Look At The Week In Tournament Poker

In this new Card Player feature we are looking 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 March 5th – 12th. Head to our Tournament […]

Euro Poker Tweets of the Week

It’s been a lively week in the poker twittersphere with the news that Federated Sports + Gaming, owner of the Epic Poker League, had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Doyle Brunson (@TexDolly) tweeted, “Looks like I outlasted another “lifetime membership”. Just kidding, I feel bad Epic Poker is having problems. Poker needs a success story:-(“ […]

Poker Hand Of The Week: What's Your Play?

Give us your opinion in the comments section below for your chance at winning a Card Player prize pack. 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 hand from […]

One Week Left in Paddy's Iron Man Poker Challenge

Paddy’s Iron Man III continues at PaddyPowerPoker.com this weekend with just a week or so left to earn the required Paddy Points for some great prizes including an Irish Open package worth €4,600, bonuses up to $4,000 and freerolls up to $2,000. Players not already participating should opt in to take part and just start […]

A Look At News From Around The Web

Here’s a look at the headlines for this week in the gaming business world. Hoosier Park May Bid For Bankrupt Indiana Downs The bankrupt Indian Downs in Shelbyville may get a potential bidder from the company that owns and operates Hoosier Park Casino in Anderson. Centaur gaming estimates a purchase price of about $400 million, […]

Adelson 'Prepared' to Testify Against Online Gaming

Billionaire casino titan Sheldon Adelson recently told Politico that he’s “prepared” to testify to Congress that he’s opposed to the legalization of online gaming. In early December of last year, the 78-year-old came out publicly to say he doesn’t think the technology exists to prevent underage players. On Friday, the American Gaming Association, which is […]

888 Poker Ad Banned By UK Authority

Independent UK advertising regulator, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), has decided that a TV ad for 888 Poker and its new PokerCam tables must not be broadcast again in its current form after a complaint was made against the ad, which aired in October last year. The complaint suggested the ad linked gambling with seduction […]

Chilipoker and Poker770 Merge

Online poker rooms Chilipoker.com and Poker770 merge today with the latter taking over the former’s player base. Alexandre Dreyfus, chief executive officer of Chiligaming which owns Chilipoker said, “Following the exciting news about Chiligaming joining forces with the public listed company Bally Technologies, the company will now be refocusing its energies mainly in US and […]

Twitter Reaction to Epic Poker League Bankruptcy

Many in the poker community took to Twitter to voice their thoughts after news broke on Wednesday that the parent company to the Epic Poker League has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. There was a wide range of sentiment, and even the World Series of Poker made jest of the situation. Here’s a look at […]

Sheldon Adelson Top U.S. Earner Under Obama

Casino mogul and online gaming critic Sheldon Adelson has made $21.6 billion during President Barack Obama’s time in the White House, according to Forbes. The figure reportedly makes Adelson the top earner in the U.S. over the past three years — ahead of even Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg. The 78-year-old Chief Executive Officer of […]

Zynga Makes Possible Play for Online Poker

On Thursday, social gaming powerhouse Zynga Inc. announced the launch of a new platform to be available at Zynga.com — marking a separation of sorts from Facebook. According to the L.A. Times, Zynga’s bold move could give it more freedom to one day pursue a real-money online gambling business without going through Facebook. However, the […]

Preview of 2012 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star

The 2012 Bay 101 Shooting Star, one of the tournament circuit’s most popular events, is fast approaching. The short series of events, highlighted by a somewhat unique $10,000 World Poker Tour Shooting Star main event, begins on March 4th and runs until the 9th. There are a number of things that set this WPT main […]

Sit 'n' Go For €22,500 At Bet Victor Poker

Calling all sit ‘n’ go lovers, this month Bet Victor Poker is the place to be with a total of nine sit ‘n’ go races, three races at three different levels, with €22,500 on the line. Making things even more interesting, the site is also cutting sit ‘n’ go fees by up to 50 percent […]

Italian Poker Tour Nova Gorica Starts Today

The PokerStars Italian Poker Tour season III continues today in Nova Gorica, Slovenia with a €2,000 + €200 buy in main event at the Perla Casino. Up to 500 players are expected over two day 1s for the five day event which will see players start with 25,000 in chips and one hour levels. Last […]