With a number of initiatives aimed at bringing legal live poker and regulated online poker to the state of Texas, poker players were hoping to see at least a modicum of legislative progress on their pet issue during the current State Assembly session. But those hopes remain just that, as
After a flurry of activity to usher in the spring season, the last week brought little but a lull for online poker regulation watchers in the United States. Let's start with Pennsylvania. After weeks - actually, months - of "will she or won't she" guessing games, Rep. Tina Davis finally
So far 2013 has been a very good year for Nevada. Just last week it made history when it became the first state in the nation to introduce regulated, real money online poker with the launch of Ultimate Poker. New construction projects abound, and now it is being reported that
In a new twist on a story that hasn't been heard from in quite some time, poker superstar Phil Ivey has filed a lawsuit against UK's Crockfords Casino in London's tony Mayfair District. Last summer, Ivey, arguably poker's most famous face and unquestionably one of its greatest-ever players, made headlines
When last week was wrapping up, the latest news in PokerStars' quest to purchase the land-based Atlantic Club Casino Hotel was only that PokerStars was apparently blindsided by the deal's expiration and that the company was still hoping to be able to complete it. Eric Hollreiser, who serves as director
This week news broke that a purchase contract between the parent company of mammoth online poker room PokerStars, the Rational Group, and a land-based casino in New Jersey called the Atlantic Club Casino Hotel, had expired, effectively ending PokerStars' campaign to take over the struggling property. After days of silence from PokerStars,
A casino expansion bill that has been a hot topic in Illinois in recent months has passed the state Senate, though whether or not the state's governor, Democrat Pat Quinn, will sign the legislation into law remains to be seen. Governor Quinn has not been a supporter of gambling expansion
A new, though not unexpected, online gambling bill has been introduced in the state of Pennsylvania. The text of the bill, known as House Bill 1235, has also been released to the public. The measure is sponsored by Pennsylvania State Representative Tina Davis (D-Bucks County). Davis has been talking for
While the recent news of the marathon bombings and related tragedies in Boston have largely, and understandably, dominated national and international news media coverage this week, quietly another story related to Massachusetts was breaking - that being that online poker might soon be introduced in the state. Already in the
There's another almost unbelievable twist in the story we brought you earlier this week about a New York art dealer being arrested in a gambling ring bust that also involves a high-ranking member of the Russian mob. We mentioned that while the many of the thirty people arrested this week
Sometimes the truth can be stranger than fiction, as is the case with the story of a federal raid that took place this week on New York City's tony Upper East Side in one of its most luxurious hotels, the Carlyle. Federal agents raided an art gallery located inside the
Zappos founder Tony Hsieh has been a visible force in the recent history of downtown Las Vegas, investing hundreds of millions into the revitalization of the area ahead of a planned move of some 1,300 employees to a new corporate headquarters there later this year. Now, he and a group
