After months of anticipation, the WPTDeepStacks event has finally pushed through in Houston. The event kicked off on September 26 with close to 200 players having registered. The event had a good start and is going to finish with a great first impression, thanks to the sheer effort and hard work exerted by the staff […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | October 1, 2018

Poker players in France have had a tough time for the last 5 years as the poker market in the country has been in decline. Poker clubs have seen less action with every passing year and online poker in France also witnessed a significant decline. Cercle Clichy-Montmartre Closes The popular cardroom ‘Cercle Clichy-Montmartre’ in Paris […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | September 27, 2018

Gambling is illegal in Mainland China and in recent years Beijing has turned up the heat on games like poker which has caused a number of top operators like Tencent to disassociate themselves from anything poker related. It is no secret that the Chinese love to gamble and are a much sought after market by […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | September 26, 2018

The House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations will hold a hearing on sports betting on Thursday, the 27th of September. The most influential anti-online poker group backed by American business magnate Sheldon Adelson will testify at the hearing. The subcommittee will meet at 10am on Capitol Hill. Coalition Wants To Stop Online […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | September 25, 2018

Online gaming is a thriving industry in Malta offering huge opportunities and attracting several major iGaming companies across the globe. The island country has made a mark in the global gaming sector following the enactment of its remote gaming regulations in 2004. Malta has since been on the lookout for ways and innovation to further […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | September 24, 2018

A new cutting edge technology will soon rock the global online poker market as PokerStars has rolled out its new virtual reality (VR) social poker game, combining live and online poker for a more fun, challenging and engaging gaming experience. Most Ambitious Poker Innovation PokerStarsVR is the latest addition to PokerStars’ innovation arsenal with poker […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | September 22, 2018

Poker pros Cate Hall and Chad Power are currently involved in a bitter staking dispute which has been disclosed on social media. Hall is accusing Power of extortion threats following a staking deal for cash games which happened over a year ago. The poker pros both hail from the Washington D. C. area which is […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | September 19, 2018

Loot boxes and Skin Betting gained a lot of prominence this year as gambling regulators across the world had to address the concern that emerged from video games that featured loot boxes. This strategy used by gaming companies turned video games into a form of gambling as it allowed video gamers a method of betting […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | September 18, 2018

John Cynn was deep into the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event in 2016 when he made a couple of mistakes which resulted in him getting knocked out in 11th place. The Indiana University grad and ex-IT consultant still walked away with $650,000 but he wasn’t satisfied with his performance. He went away and […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | September 17, 2018

Following the success of India’s first official poker league Match Indian Poker League (Match IPL), entrepreneur Raj Kundra and his wife Shilpa Shetty, founders of Viaan Industries Limited, are set to launch a new virtual offering dedicated to poker. The launching of the poker website and mobile app called ‘Poker Raj’ will take place on […]

Read More... | Comment | By Renee | September 14, 2018