by Brian Pempus | Published: Apr 11, '13

Atlantic City gaming revenues fell 12.1 percent for the first three months of 2013 compared to the same period last year, according to figures released Wednesday by New Jersey. $656,046,849 was won from gamblers in January, February and March of this year, while $746,163,983 was siphoned off from customers in 2012. Every casino in Atlantic […]

by Stephen A. Murphy | Published: Dec 11, '08

Oh, the difference one year makes. After a record month of success for the Nevada gaming industry in October 2007, the Gaming Control Board announced on Wednesday that Nevada had its single worst gaming revenue drop in state history. Revenue was down more than $260 million, or 22.3 percent, in October 2008. “In October, we […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: Dec 17, '14

The New Jersey online gambling market has disappointed many people greatly in its first year in operation. According to research from GamblingCompliance, total I-gaming revenue for the year will be about $124 million, well short of every single mainstream estimate. Here’s a look at a graph comparing the actual revenue to previous estimates. The graph […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: Mar 11, '13

The first two months of this year yielded $417,529,100 in casino win for Atlantic City’s 12 casinos — a 13-percent decrease compared to the same period last year. The drop was despite the addition of Revel, the city’s most expensive casino ever. Just last month the property said it will be seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: May 10, '11

The Nevada Gaming Control Board has reported that the state’s casinos have ended a four-month tumble, collecting $958.7 million in gambling win (money taken from customers) during the month of March. The total was also a 5.1 percent increase compared to March 2010, according to an article by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Strip casinos, which […]

by Card Player News Team | Published: Dec 24, '25

Phil Hellmuth, the all-time leader in World Series of Poker titles with 17, thinks there are simply too many WSOP bracelets awarded each year. During a break in the action on the set of PokerGO’s No Gamble, No Future, Hellmuth made his perspective clear in an interview with Card Player. “I went public saying that […]

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Nov 12, '25

Xuan Liu became the first female player to win a Triton event last May when the Canadian pro took down the $25,000 Triton Montenegro WPT Global Slam. The score came right as her ambassador deal with WPT was coming to an end, but may have proved to be a springboard for other opportunities. As the World Series […]

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Sep 17, '25

Phil Galfond’s foray into running an online poker brand hasn’t been easy. The longtime poker pro launched Run It Once Poker in 2019 after debuting the training site of the same name in 2012. The goal was to create a platform that was a “fair, honest, transparent poker site that believes in the dream that […]

by Card Player News Team | Published: Sep 03, '25

In March of 2018, Jim Kanderski walked into his local casino cardroom, looking to find another bag in the St. Patrick’s Day event. But as the night unfolded, he would find something far more valuable. As the tournament neared the money bubble, he found himself seated across the table from Marissa Rodriguez, another local player. […]

by Julio Rodriguez | Published: Aug 06, '25

It was supposed to be one of the feel-good stories of the summer: a ClubWPT Gold qualifier turning a $1,500 ticket into a WSOP bracelet and a seven-figure score. Instead, the 2025 Millionaire Maker devolved into one of the most chaotic, brand-damaging moments in recent WSOP history — a debacle that now sits at the […]