by Sean Chaffin | Published: Nov 06, '24

A casino trip for some slot play has landed a member of the Cincinnati Bengals in hot water. Rookie wide receiver Jermaine Burton was scratched for missing a team walkthrough before Sunday’s 41-21 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. A photo of the 23-year-old playing slot machines at the Hard Rock Casino in the Cincinnati […]

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Jul 18, '24

Slot machines account for a massive chunk of most casinos’ revenue, and that became apparent over the weekend after an Australian gaming company was forced to shut down all of its slot machines and electronic table games. Star Entertainment, which operates casinos in Sydney, Brisbane, and the Gold Coast, was still left without slot operations […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: Mar 05, '18

As the state prepares for online gambling sites, Pennsylvania’s slot machines in the brick-and-mortars are struggling. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board said late last week that revenue generated from the play of slot machines at casinos during February 2018 was $189.1 million, a 1.7 percent decrease year-over-year. February 2017 yielded $192.3 million from the machines. […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: Apr 04, '17

A bill to allow slots in Pennsylvania’s three international airports was rejected by House lawmakers. According to a report from The Legal Intelligencer, the legislation, HB 271, was defeated by a 112-79 margin. The legislation was “re-reported” Monday after unanimous support for amendments. The bill was introduced in January. Allowing travelers to play slot machines […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: Mar 29, '17

Though it’s unclear if the Atlantic City casino formerly known as Revel will ever reopen, it has launched a slots app. The platform will allow users to play for free until they go bust, and then players have the option to purchase more fake funds to keep playing. It’s a one-way street, as you can’t […]

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Dec 24, '25

Poker vlogging has grown in popularity over the last few years, bringing in a new audience of potential players via YouTube. The medium has allowed some poker pros to carve out entirely new careers, making their living from documenting their play around the world. While old school pros like Daniel Negreanu are still a big […]

by admin | Published: Dec 02, '24

This December, Global Poker is celebrating the holiday season the only way they know how, by giving back to the poker community. From Dec. 1-26, online poker players will have a reason to come back each and every day, with dozens of ways to win free coins, tournament entries, and other exciting prizes. Global Poker […]

by Card Player News Team | Published: Jan 18, '24

Get ready for more exciting poker action at Venetian® Resort Las Vegas, with the 2024 DeepStack Extravaganza I set to run from Jan. 29 – Feb. 18. The series features nearly $1.5 million in guarantees. At the heart of it all will be the $400,000 guaranteed Card Player Poker Tour $1,600 buy-in no-limit hold’em main […]

by Houston Curtis | Published: Jan 21, '21

In 2007 I was in Las Vegas all week with my entire production crew filming episodes for The Ultimate Blackjack Tour. We were shooting at The Venetian, which was also where I was staying. Now, normally I didn’t play at The Venetian, but since I was shooting there anyway, I found my way to the […]

by Melissa Burr | Published: Jul 22, '20

As the darkness of 2020 loomed over us, it looked as though the COVID-19 pandemic was going to change life as we knew it. Especially in the poker world. Early in March, poker players stormed the virtual betting field to jump at the chance to lay 20:1 that the World Series of Poker would in […]