Poker players in Texas are visiting poker rooms in the state in bigger numbers than ever before. From the Lodge to Texas Card House, poker clubs from Dallas to Houston are thriving with local players, while also attracting out-of-state players for tournaments. Dare I say, it is one of the
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) started the new year with an open petition window for new internet gaming applicants. For two months, gambling companies can apply for licenses. There are 12 certificates available for applicants to become a Qualified Gaming Entity (QGE) in Pennsylvania: three for online slots, three
The Global Poker Index planned to announce the 2022 Player of the Year final standings on January 4, 2023. It did. And they had needed those few days to tally all of the final results from 2022 live tournament poker, which played out through December 30. And the points there
In the scheme of the new state-regulated online poker market, it didn’t take long for Michigan to approve and ready its poker operators for shared liquidity. Michigan officially legalized online poker in December 2019 and passed an amendment to authorize interstate online poker in December 2020. By early 2022, the
The Mid-States Poker Tour takes little downtime, for the holidays or any other reason. There is almost always an MSPT event or series happening around the United States. It’s no surprise that the MSPT wrapped its 2022 season on December 30 and will start Season 14 on January 5. Players
Much has been said about the World Poker Tour in recent weeks. The company just celebrated its 20th anniversary throughout 2022 and ended it with a record-breaking WPT World Championship at Wynn in Las Vegas. Three weeks of tournaments at Wynn included a range of mixed games and high rollers,
The second season of the PokerGO Tour was a busy one all the way to the end of the year. There was a total of 175 tournaments on the tour throughout 2022. They included everything from Aria High Roller tournaments at various times throughout the year to high-stakes tournaments that
Americas Cardroom just finished its Winter Online Super Series (OSS) in grand fashion a few days before Christmas. The 18-day series wrapped up as the holidays ramped up, but ACR Pro Chris Moorman was hard at work trying to win a Winter OSS title. He did just that by winning
November was a month of mixed results for the online poker and entire igaming industry in the United States. The state-regulated market remained confined to a handful of states, with still only five of them offering online poker. The ray of sunshine has been coming from PokerStars. For weeks, the
The RunGood Poker Series ended its normal season at the beginning of December. It was the mid-stakes poker tour’s best season to date, with its sixteen tour stops attracting entries totaling 10,119 in Main Event tournaments alone. And those Main Events paid out $6,168,379, up 102% from the previous equivalent
The World Series of Poker may be months away from its 2023 Las Vegas series, but the WSOP Circuit rolls on throughout the year. As the 2022 WSOP had barely put most of its tables and chairs into storage, the WSOPC crew had gone to Choctaw in Durant, Oklahoma. They
Earlier this month, we wrote about the poker room and casino crime that appears to be on the rise or, at the very least, more publicized. Of course, crime is not relegated to poker and gambling establishments. In fact, there appears to be less crime at poker rooms than at
