It has been awhile since members of Congress have introduced bills like the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA). From 2014 through 2017, various Congressmen introduced bills in attempts to “restore” the Wire Act to what they thought was its original meaning. Essentially, they tried to revert the meaning of
As March gets underway, the World Poker Tour is still playing out its Season XVIII main tour and WPTDeepStacks. The WPT’s main tour is near its home office at the L.A. Poker Classic and heading to Thunder Valley in the northern part of the state for WPT Rolling Thunder. From
The Wire Act case took a step forward this week when the plaintiffs filed their briefs with the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The New Hampshire Lottery Commission (NHLC) filed its brief with the court, as did NeoPollard Interactive LLC and Pollard Banknote, the appellees that serve
The World Series of Poker began making announcements about the 2020 WSOP back in December 2019. And the releases of information became more frequent as time went on. By February 2020, new tournaments were revealed weekly. --WSOP 2020 Initial and Main Event Dates --WSOP Specialty Events --WSOP Championships --WSOP Value
It is final. The 2020 WSOP will offer 101 gold bracelet events. The World Series of Poker confirms that the event schedule posted on its website is “now finalized.” There will be “notable enhancements” to the series itself, but the schedule seems to be complete. The only thing missing is
Poker players must practice patience in most every aspect of the game. The patience required to see a civil lawsuit make its way through the United States court system requires an entirely new level of patience. Veronica Brill and 24 other plaintiffs filed a civil lawsuit against Mike Postle and
Months before the World Poker Tour wraps up its 18th season, the company’s executives are already planning for the next one. And they are so confident of the way it will get started that they just announced the first stop of Season XIX. This announcement came only weeks after the
Nebraska State Senator Justin Wayne wants his state to open itself up to more gambling options. The bills he introduced into the legislature last month may not have moved past the hearing stage, but he has no intention of giving up so easily. The legislative calendar in Nebraska runs through
Two World Poker Tour events wrapped up in February. One found a winner at the first WPT event on the main tour at King’s Casino in Rozvadov in the Czech Republic. The other found previous WPT champion Eric Afriat claim his third title at Fallsview Casino at Niagara Falls. As
Last month, the Congressional Gaming Caucus relaunched for the 116th Congress. It has a relatively long history of launching and relaunching. This year, however, with US Representatives Dina Titus of Nevada and Guy Reschenthaler of Pennsylvania sharing chairperson duties, they hope to create a body of advocacy for the gaming
It may only be February, but the summer of 2020 is approaching. With the World Series of Poker having released the vast majority of its 2020 WSOP schedule already, other poker rooms can begin making their own decisions regarding summer tournament lineups. The first one to release a comprehensive schedule
There must never be a dull moment at PokerStars. It seems the development team is always thinking of new games, new ways to boost excitement, new features. Just in the last few weeks, PokerStars has introduced side bets and 6 Card Omaha to the global dot-com market, while also testing
