by Steve Schult | Published: Sep 01, '26

In response to several cheating scandals, poker rooms at Station Casinos in Las Vegas implemented strict rules regarding electronic devices.

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Aug 16, '26

A planned, month-long Las Vegas casino promotion for $200 in free slot play drew so many gamblers that it was canceled after just three days.

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Jul 27, '26

A proposal to build a casino on the Las Vegas Strip across from Mandalay Bay was approved by Clark County commissioners.

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Jul 10, '26

A few months after Resorts World closed its poker room, PokerStars confirmed that it wouldn't be hosting an NAPT stop in Las Vegas this year.

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Jun 18, '26

Despite setbacks in its mission to legalize casinos in Texas, Las Vegas Sands recently donated $100,000 for problem gambling treatment.

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Mar 04, '26

Coney Island serves as Joey Chestnut’s home court every summer. The Indiana native spends Independence Day at the Brooklyn amusement park as the favorite in the annual Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest. Last year, he downed 70.5 hot dogs and buns in a 10-minute span. It was short of the record of 76 […]

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 Art Parmann and Justin Young | Published: Oct 15, '25

The World Series of Poker main event came with quite an interesting start for Adam Hendrix – donning an Elvis Presley costume on his first day of action. A little mojo from the king of rock ‘n’ roll culminated with a sixth-place finish for $1.9 million. That single cash alone almost tripled his biggest previous […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Mar 18, '26

Yuri Dzivielevski completed one of the most incredible streaks in mixed game tournament history with a victory in the $100,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl Mixed Games. The 34-year-old secured the $1.3 million first-place prize to cap off a stretch in which, in rapid succession, he won a $15,000 event and finished second twice on […]

by Craig Tapscott | Published: Mar 18, '26

Justin Saliba graduated from the University of Dayton with a degree in chemical engineering, but the former college soccer player had already fallen in love with poker and decided to pursue his dream in Las Vegas. The 31-year-old has been on an incredible run over the last few years, going from a relatively anonymous online […]