The original iteration of the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) was an incredible success in 2010 and into 2011…until it wasn’t. Black Friday ruined many things, including the NAPT. It was going to be a tough task to bring it all back. The buy-ins would be lower – in
There was no doubt that the 2023 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas would be big. The schedule spanned more time and included more events than the much-acclaimed inaugural WPT-Wynn series last December. There are more events on the schedule. And the WPT Main Event has an eye-popping $40M
When ACR Poker names its flagship online poker tournament series, it’s serious. The Online Super Series (OSS) has had numerous iterations through the years. The Mini Online Super Series (MOSS) and Bigger Online Super Series (BOSS) are the main offshoots of the primary OSS, but there is also the XL
When most people in poker think of the end of the poker boom, they think of Black Friday. It was the Friday in April 2011 that the United States Department of Justice seized four of the largest poker sites in the world and indicted many of their executives on federal
The term is used often but deserves more attention beyond the words themselves: responsible gambling. There are many versions of a definition for responsible gambling or, as some now call it, safer gambling. Putting together the definitions from Canada’s Responsible Gambling Council (RGC), American Gaming Association (AGA), National Council on
It’s not like PokerStars to sit back and accept the status quo. For years, PokerStars was the global online poker market leader by a fair margin. Of course, Black Friday put the brakes on all of that. But PokerStars took its punishment before slowly and carefully reentering the US market
In September, Georgia police officers raided a poker room. In October, representatives of Entain Foundation met with lawmakers to work toward a comprehensive yet reasonable gambling proposal to introduce into the state legislature in 2024. These two events are not directly related. Entain Foundation does not support or have any
As autumn sets in and the weather across most parts of the United States gets colder, it’s the perfect time to settle in for some poker tournaments. BetOnline is in full tournament spirit. Just after the Championship Online Poker Series (COPS) wrapped its Autumn Edition and awarded more than $3M
The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States, or NCLGS, is an organization comprised of lawmakers from states around America that regulate gaming. This can be anything from sports betting to esports and from online poker to online and live casinos. Specifically, the goal of the nonprofit is to educate
There is a lot of poker happening, but it’s only getting busier, and it will all lead to the massive December action to close out the year. Live events will take over, with EPT Prague in Czechia, WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas, and the new WSOP Paradise in
Poker players in the United States have been waiting for more states to legalize online poker. Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware did it more than a decade ago. Pennsylvania and Michigan did it in the last five years. But most don’t know that West Virginia and Connecticut also legalized igaming
The World Series of Poker sure doesn’t stop. From the moment the summer WSOP in Las Vegas ended, the WSOP Circuit was traveling for its US-based schedule and then concurrently for its international schedule. Executives also announced the new WSOP Paradise in the Bahamas for December, set to take place
