by Card Player News Team | Published: Dec 19, '24

A controversy regarding international geopolitics emerged at the World Series of Poker Paradise in the Bahamas on Wednesday when tournament officials informed Justin Bonomo he would be disqualified from the $25,000 super main event if he continued to wear a keffiyeh scarf as play neared the televised final table. The black-and-white keffiyeh has been “adopted […]

by Scott J. Burnham | Published: Dec 23, '24

Can you be expelled from a poker tournament because the clothes you are wearing make a political statement? I’ve heard many people claim that they have a right to free speech and that therefore a casino cannot take any action against them for their political statements, which might be made through a button or an […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Jan 17, '25

Can you be expelled from a poker tournament because the clothes you are wearing make a political statement? I’ve heard many people claim that they have a right to free speech and that therefore a casino cannot take any action against them for their political statements, which might be made through a button or an […]

by Michael Cappelletti | Published: Jun 14, '06

Poker is booming. Poker TV ratings are way up and climbing. Poker playing on the Internet has more than doubled in less than a year. Casinos everywhere are adding tables to their poker rooms. We know that many more people in the hinterlands are playing poker (especially hold'em) in their social gatherings than ever before. […]