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by Bob Pajich | Published: Oct 14, '08

The word “battle” has been used to describe the tug and pull that goes on at the poker table, but it’s a far cry of what the soldiers have seen who were visited by a a handful of professional online poker players at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center yesterday. The players were brought to […]

by Scott McDaniel | Published: Jun 25, '08

After some tightly contested heads-up play, the ever-patient Frank Gary finally got the better of Jonathan Tamayo in some big hands and took down event No. 41, mixed hold’em, pocketing the $219,217 first-place prize and WSOP bracelet. Gary hails from Fort Meyers, Florida. The 42-year-old is a former software engineer who sold his business and […]

by Michael Friedman | Published: Jun 01, '06

Stacked is finally on the shelves. Daniel Negreanu and Mylan Media's long-awaited release should find an immediate audience thanks to its partnership with the newly formed MTV Games. The monstrous television network is set to air its half hour special looked at the game on MTV 2, Friday, June 2 and Saturday, June 3 at […]

by 219-- | Published: Nov 21, '05

The World Poker Tour has truly gone global. WPT Enterprises has teamed up with Chipleaders, an online site poker community where poker players can find each other, build their own blogs and argue in forums, among many features. The two companies will host an interactive global network of online poker players and enthusiasts, combining the […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Oct 24, '25

Ossi 'Monarch' Ketola, a controversial player at the center of recent record-breaking heads-up poker matches, had three X accounts suspended.

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Sep 17, '25

BetMGM ranked the states with the best casino experiences based on data from a recent American Gaming Association report.

by Steve Schult | Published: Apr 15, '20

With the coronavirus making its way to American soil and shutting down brick-and-mortar gambling, online poker surged to record levels in the Garden State in March. Gov. Phil Murphy announced that Atlantic City would shut down all of its brick-and-mortar casinos a month ago, which forced gamblers online and generated record levels of revenue. Online […]

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 Brian Pempus | Published: Apr 08, '15

Bureaucracy is holding up Wynn Resorts’ approved project in the town of Everett, just outside of the city of Boston, according to the Boston Globe. The office of the state’s governor on Friday refused to issue a permit for the project because it thinks that Wynn was sold some land before the state’s environmental agency […]

by Bethany Davis | Published: Jul 14, '13

Iowa’s three racetrack and riverboat casinos brought in an estimated $1.444 billion in gambling revenue for the 12-month period that ended in June. That was a $21.76 million dip from the 12-month time period. Eleven of Iowa’s riverboats reported lower gross revenues, while the other four had an increase. Attendance was up for the three […]