by Steve Schult | Published: May 06, '19

Macau casinos won the equivalent of $2.92 billion from gamblers in April, according to numbers from Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau. Despite the large number, it is an 8.3 percent drop year-over-year and the biggest decline since June 2016. It’s the second straight month of decline in year-over-year revenue for the region after March’s […]

by Steve Schult | Published: Mar 05, '19

After its first dip in over two years, casinos in Macau rebounded from a decline in gambling revenue in January with a slight increase in February. Its casinos generated $3.17 billion in revenue, up slightly from January’s $3.1 billion win from its gamblers. It’s a 4.4 percent increase year-over-year from last February’s numbers, which matches […]

by Card Player News Team | Published: Dec 07, '23

A former gaming executive and Macau casino junket provider has been alleged to have run a “criminal syndicate” according to Chinese officials. A Beijing court ruled Nov. 24 that Ji Xiaobo “was involved in the crimes of picking quarrels and provoking trouble, unlawful intrusion into a home, illegal debt, transporting others across the border and […]

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Oct 25, '23

After playing some cards in New Orleans in the fall of 2022, Alexander ‘Wolfgang’ Seibt planned on traveling to Florida but received a text from a friend to instead head north to Baton Rouge to take part in two of his passions – poker and college football. Seibt, the man behind the Wolfgang Poker YouTube […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Jul 14, '17

Follow along with live updates from the final day by clicking here! The 2017 Card Player Poker Tour $400,000 guaranteed main event at the Bicycle Hotel and Casino has easily surpassed its promised prize pool. A total of 1,754 entries were made in this tournament, with 1,660 starting flight entries of $245 and 94 day […]

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Nov 22, '23

After playing some cards in New Orleans in the fall of 2022, Alexander ‘Wolfgang’ Seibt planned on traveling to Florida but received a text from a friend to instead head north to Baton Rouge to take part in two of his passions – poker and college football. Seibt, the man behind the Wolfgang Poker YouTube […]

by Ryan Lucchesi | Published: Jul 22, '10

Men Nguyen is the most dominant player in the history of the Card Player Player of the Year award. He is the only four-time winner of the award, claiming the title in 1997, 2001, 2003, and 2005. Since the POY award began in 1997, he has won it 30 percent of the time, and he […]

by Ryan Lucchesi | Published: Jul 19, '10

Michael Mizrachi Wins World Series of Poker $50,000 Players Championship “The Grinder” Tops a Final Table Stacked With Pros, Including His Brother Robert World Series of Poker records were broken as the ESPN cameras rolled at the 2010 $50,000 Players Championship. Huge crowds were at the rails of the tournament during the preliminary days, and […]

by Stephen A. Murphy | Published: Jul 06, '10

Editor’s note: Stats reflect totals before the 2010 World Series of Poker. If you don’t know it, Phil Hellmuth will gladly tell you. With 11 World Series of Poker bracelets, he is the all-time leader. No one has won more events in what is universally recognized as the most distinguished tournament series in the game. […]

by Card Player News Team | Published: Mar 11, '10

Special Invites and Satellites for Irish Open There is so much going on at PaddyPowerPoker.com in the run up to the Irish Open in April. Most dramatically an invite has been sent to the White House asking President Obama to take part in the main event. With Obama’s Irish roots and his love for Texas […]