by Sean Chaffin | Published: Mar 16, '26

Former DCI Special Agent Mark Ludwick claims he was fired for voicing his concerns about illegalities in the Iowa sports betting probe.

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Jan 22, '26

Legislation at the Iowa statehouse would give the state gaming regulators the authority to aggressively pursue illegal gambling operators.

by Ryan Lucchesi | Published: Nov 03, '25

Indiana's Anthony Kastelic overcame a field of 571 entries in the latest MSPT main event, earning $115,559 for the win.

by Ryan Lucchesi | Published: Jul 28, '25

The 2025 MSPT Iowa Poker State Championship attracted 815 entries, with Michael Estes earning $153,551 as the eventual winner.

by Ryan Lucchesi | Published: Apr 01, '25

Matt Porter took down the win at the Major Series of Poker – The Tour stop at Riverside Casino in Iowa on March 30. He booked the largest win of his career worth $106,078 along with his first MSPT title. Porter is above $250,000 in career earnings now, and this was his fourth tournament victory […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Mar 04, '26

The 2026 PokerGO Tour season got underway with the aptly-titled PGT Kickoff, a six-event festival that awarded double rankings points from Jan. 26-31. A total of $4.5 million in prize money was paid out across the half-dozen no-limit hold’em events on the schedule, with 745 entries made along the way. Andrew Lichtenberger ultimately captured the […]

by Scott J. Burnham | Published: Jun 09, '22

There is an old saying that “ignorance of the law is no excuse.” The underlying presumption is that you should have looked up what the law is before you acted. But that assumes that the law is easy to find and understand. Let’s test that proposition with some laws for conducting home games of poker. […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Jul 02, '24

The 55th Annual World Series of Poker officially kicked off on May 28 at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. After less than a fortnight of action at time of publishing, there have already been 23 winners decided, with nearly $59.7 million in prize money awarded across those nearly two dozen tournaments. Over 43,000 total […]

by Card Player News Team | Published: Aug 04, '23

The time has come to battle for the crown. Poker players will close out the summer in style with the annual U.S. Poker Open on Global Poker, which is set to pay out massive prizes and dozens of exclusive royal trophies. The player-favorite series officially kicks off Aug. 21 and runs until Sept. 3, featuring […]

by Scott J. Burnham | Published: Mar 17, '22

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