The mushrooming sportsbetting brand FanDuel is emerging as a potential partner to PokerStars as online poker grows in both popularity and accessibility in the United States. Flutter Entertainment, which owns both companies, is planning a possible merger between FanDuel Poker and the biggest name in poker for the past 25
The New Year began with a bang this week, as the latest Legal U.S. Poker Sites Freerollers Open finale ended with ‘Sharar’ at the top of the charts. The month-end tournament, which comes with a free prize pool of $250, saw 20 players make the money, with the top prize
When JP McCann and Paul O’Reilly took over the Irish Open, they were not inheriting a booming juggernaut. They were taking over a brand heavy with nostalgia, still capable of stirring emotion, but one that had, to put it bluntly, “lost its way a little bit.” It was 2016 and
The great U.S. state of Maine has become the ninth state to legalize online poker, with the game expected to return for players in the most rural area of the United States. Standing at around 1.4 million citizens in terms of population, the state is a key area of poker’s
This week, WPT Global signed a new ambassador. It’s not an uncommon event these days, with the brand, who are owned by the World Poker Tour, improving its roster consistently over the past two years. The player in question was a controversial one, however, as Ren Lin - who received
Christmas came again for the 20 players who cashed in Legal U.S. Poker Sites Freerollers Open in December. At the end of a thrilling month-end tournament, ‘normalnormal’ won the top prize of $75 after they beat the appropriately named ‘BadLuck’ heads-up for the title. A total of $250 was paid
A massive 20 players cashed in Legal U.S. Poker Sites Freerollers Open for November. At the end of a thrilling month-end final table, it was ‘Alexxa’ who won the $75 top prize after they beat ‘Durkio’ heads-up for the title. A total of $250 was paid out to the top
The withdrawal of FanDuel and Draft Kings from the sportsbook licencees list in Nevada this week shocked many. With two of the United States’ largest sportsbook vendors pulling out of the gambling capital of the world, how will this impact poker, Nevada’s cherished curate’s egg? We’ve looked at the announcement
Yifrach Outlasts Boivin and Shahade to win the NAPT title On Wednesday evening, as the sun was setting in Las Vegas, the embattled alleged money-launderer Gal Yifrach took down the North American Poker Tour (NAPT) $5300 Main Event after an unlikely comeback against Belgian highstakes beast Thomas Boivin who utterly
October’s Legal U.S. Poker Sites Freerollers Open was a massive one. The month-end finale saw ‘Abbyrex’ win the top prize of $180 as a total of $500 was paid out to the top nine players. With all of the $500 prize pool free money given away to our LUSPS Freerollers
Federal agents are calling it one of the biggest gambling busts in decades. FBI investigators uncovered deep ties between basketball insiders, underground poker networks, and organized crime across 11 states. The operation led to more than 30 arrests this week, including current and former NBA figures accused of leaking inside
October’s Legal U.S. Poker Sites Freerollers Open has continued in style this week, with several more players making the end of month finale that will award a $500 prize pool to the final nine players in seats. Last month, our fantastic final saw $500 in free money awarded on Legal
