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Casino Expansion Closer in Florida

A Florida appeals court ruling regarding slot machines licenses spells good news for South Florida gaming, as the industry is on its way toward expansion thanks to a casino bill that would allow three resort casinos in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, according to the Miami Herald. The ruling suggested that additions to the industry could […]

A Look at the Future U.S. Online Poker Market

Note: This is part two of a three-part look at a potentially licensed and regulated online poker market in the United States. You can find part one here. Be sure to check back on Wednesday for part three. Even before Black Friday, online poker platforms were jockeying for position with brick and-mortar casinos in the […]

Play The Matrix at Victor Chandler Poker

We’re 11 days into October and the first prizes are being awarded in the Victor Chandler Poker The Matrix promotion. With 20 days left in the month there’s still plenty of time for online poker players to get sucked into The Matrix. All you have to do is earn at least 15 VIP points per […]

California Online Poker Association Launches Poker Site

The California Online Poker Association (COPA) announced Monday the launch of CalShark.com, a free-play online poker site available globally. The site is operated by COPA, a coalition consisting of 60 California tribal governments and card clubs that operate the majority of the poker tables in the state. CalShark is powered by Playtech and will be […]

Cards4Kids Charity Event at the Bicycle Casino

In early 2010, the Bell Gardens Police Department formed a Police Activities League (PAL) in order to fund programs that develop and foster positive relationships between police officers and the youth of the community by organizing, supervising and/or coaching youth sports and other healthy learning activities. The PAL consists of many volunteers from the Bell […]

Big Players in an iPoker Market

Note: This is part one of a three-part look at a potentially licensed and regulated online poker market in the United States. Be sure to check back on Tuesday for part two. Six months ago, the largest offshore online poker sites were shut down in the United States. Since that time, discussions centered on licensing […]

Andreas Zauner Wins Paradise Poker Tour Vienna

The Paradise Poker Tour is pulling out of the Concord Card Casino in Vienna leaving Andreas Zauner of the Czech Republic €24,020 richer as it moves on towards Barcelona for the next event. Zauner beat 298 players including his final opponent Milan Zaric to become the Tour’s first champion of season three. The €500 buy-in, […]

Ladbrokes and Sportingbet Terminate Takeover Talks

Ladbrokes and Sportingbet, the UK bookmakers who had been having exploratory talks on a potential merger, have mutually agreed to end the discussions. According to a statement from the latter, “The boards of Sportingbet and Ladbrokes agreed to end discussions as the parties were unable to agree either a suitable structure or one that delivered […]

Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Coventry Starts Today

The Grosvenor UK Poker Tour pulls up at G Casino, Coventry, England today. The 10-event festival features a £1,070 main event which gets underway on Friday October 14, 2011. Play begins with 15,000 starting stacks and a one hour clock and up to 400 players are expected over the tournament’s two day ones. Today, Monday […]

Switzerland Gets WSOPE Bracelet

Barman Guillaume Humbert decided against heading to Vegas this summer to take part in his first WSOP but to wait and go to Cannes instead for the World Series of Poker Europe’s debut in south France. It turned out to be a good decision as the Swiss man took down the first of seven bracelet […]

2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Schedule

It was unclear just how much Black Friday would affect the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, which has arguably become the biggest tournament series of the year outside of the World Series of Poker. The field sizes are far from being determined, so a measure of success will have to wait until January, but it is […]

20 Irish Winter Festival Packages Guaranteed Tonight

PaddyPowerPoker.com tonight hosts a 20 seat guaranteed mega satellite to the upcoming Irish Winter Festival. The €200 + €15 mega satellite takes place at 8 p.m. and the packages are worth €1,800 including a €1,100 main event package and four nights accommodation. The Irish Winter Festival takes place at the Burlington Hotel, Dublin, Ireland from […]

When I Was A Donk: Jimmy Fricke

In this new series, Card Player asks top pros to rewind back to their humble beginnings and provide insights regarding the mistakes, leaks, and deficiencies that they had to overcome in order to improve their games. Jimmy Fricke is one of the most popular players on the tournament circuit today. The Mahomet, Illinois, pro (known […]

Qualify for European Masters of Poker Riga Tonight

Online poker players can qualify for the upcoming European Masters of Poker Riga tonight in an Iron Man freeroll at Victor Chandler Poker. The tournament takes place at 20:15 CEST and players need only have earned 25 VIP points in the last five days to take place. A €2,600 prize package is on offer in […]

Erik Seidel on EPL Broadcast

Erik Seidel is having one of the best years in tournament poker history, and you can catch a small glimpse into his poker mind during the network TV debut of the Epic Poker League, starting Oct. 7 at 10 p.m. ET on Velocity and Oct. 8 at 1 p.m. ET on CBS. Here is a […]

Paddy Power Poker Launches $10,000 Giveaway

PaddyPowerPoker.com is giving away $10,000 in cash prizes this month in two new Points Races. Players need to just opt in to take part and the more they then play, the more points they earn. The first race kicks off this coming Monday, Oct. 10 and will run until the following Sunday, Oct. 16. The […]

AGCC Assists Police With Full Tilt

UK police have asked the Alderney Gambling Control Commisssion to continue to log poker players complaints against Full Tilt Poker. The AGCC said it would comply with the request but pointed out that as it no longer regulated Full Tilt Poker it could not arbitrate between players and the company (except for players with Swiss […]

South Point Free Online Poker

The South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa has announced that it is launching a free online poker site that will be tied to The Club, the casino’s player loyalty reward system. Owner Michael Gaughan has said that the move is intended to position the company for real money play should online poker become licensed and […]

Benny Spindler Wins EPT London

A total of 691 players entered the EPT London Main Event, but when it was all said and done, it was German pro Benny Spindler who was left holding the trophy alongside the £750,000 first-place prize. Spindler now has over $4 million in career tournament earnings, but this is his first major live victory after […]

NFL Freeroll at DraftStreet

If you haven’t heard yet, there’s a new way to play fantasy football that turns the season long grind into quick hitting one-week leagues. And the best part is that you can win cash every single week. You draft a team for one week and get paid out that Monday night when the MNF game […]

WSOP Europe Starts On Friday

The French Riviera city of Cannes usually evokes images of expensive shopping, luxury vacations, celebrity sightings, and of course, the annual Cannes Film Festival. From tomorrow, it will also become associated with the World Series of Poker Europe as the highly anticipated festival pulls into the Casino Barrière de Cannes Croisette for its French debut. […]

Martins Adeniya Favourite To Win EPT London

Matchbook.com has launched a betting market for the ultimate stage of one of poker’s most popular events, the European Poker Tour London. With Matchbook-sponsored pro Martins Adeniya leading the way and just eight left standing, all eyes are now on the £750,000 top prize. With 4.7 million in chips, 26-year-old Adeniya is the favourite and […]

Sportingbet’s Poker Revenue Falls 18 Percent

Sportingbet Plc, the online gaming operator which owns ParadisePoker.com saw its full year (to end July 2011) gross poker revenue drop 18.5 percent to £17.7 million from £21.7 million last year. Net gaming poker revenue fell 23.5 percent to £13.3 million in the same period from £17.4 million. The company said it was operating “in […]

POY Update: Pros Win In Europe

Here is a look at the Card Player Player of the Year movement from Sept. 29 to Oct. 5. Be sure to check back each Wednesday for another update from the world of tournament poker. European Poker Tour London The European Poker Tour London festival at the Hilton Metropole features one of the EPT’s biggest […]

AGA Seeks Regulatory Reform

The American Gaming Association, the industry’s most powerful lobbying group, released a set of ideas for regulatory reform this week and communicated the proposals at the Global Gaming Expo currently being held in Las Vegas. In the Association’s most recent white paper, composed by casino employees and regulators, it makes recommendations for “streamlining gaming regulations […]

The Ten: Biggest Nits in Poker

This week for The Ten we did “biggest nits” — in other words, the tightest regulars in both tournaments and cash games. Being on this list isn’t necessarily a bad thing, as patience and discipline pay off in poker. Some of the players on here are among the most successful grinders around. Based on suggestions […]

Head Games: Rousso, Boeree, Ho

This strategy column, and many like it, are featured in every issue of Card Player magazine. Subscribe today to get 26 issues delivered to your home each year! Sometimes it’s hard to get a straight answer from a professional poker player. Ask three players a question and you’re liable to get three different answers. Why? […]

Qualify For Victor Chandler Poker Prague Super Turbo Event

This December Prague plays host to a plethora of poker festivals including the European Poker Tour, World Poker Tour, and Grand Series of Poker. Now the players from all over the world who are descending on the Czech capital for this poker jamboree have an additional exciting and quite unique event to add to the […]

Card Player Launches Mag App

Following the success of its poker odds calculator iPhone and iPad app earlier this year, Card Player Media has launched a magazine app which is available to download for free from the Apple iTunes store. At $2.99 per month or $24.99 per year subscribers will receive a new issue of Card Player every two weeks, […]

Paradise Poker Tour Pulls Into Vienna

Season three of the Paradise Poker Tour kicks off at the Concord Card Club in Vienna, Austria today with a €25 buy-in no-limit hold’em rebuy super satellite at 7 p.m. (CET). This event will see 10 players get a seat in the tournament everyone wants to play there, the €550 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event. […]