Poker News - Laws, Regulation & Legislation
Poker Masters Online Returns for PLO Players
Monday, 15th June 2020Poker Central knows that its audience includes more than No Limit Hold’em players. And its high-stakes players like to spice things up every now and then, too. Bring on the PLO. When the coronavirus pandemic erased the possibility for Poker Central to host its high-stakes tournament series in Las Vegas
New Jersey Internet Gaming Climbs Again in May 2020
Monday, 15th June 2020In an effort to focus on the positive, let’s look at the good news from the May 2020 gambling statistics in the state of New Jersey. The NJ Division of Gaming Enforcement showed that revenue from internet gaming rose again. It reached new heights with an astounding amount nearing $86
WPT and PartyPoker Announce Summer Series Schedule
Sunday, 14th June 2020Players waited over a month for the much-anticipated schedule for the upcoming WPT World Online Championships. And it is here. The World Poker Tour and PartyPoker partnered to announce their latest online tournament series more than a month ago, with a teaser that it would feature 15 championship-level tournaments. The
BetOnline MICRO Tournament Series Begins June 14
Saturday, 13th June 2020Since the coronavirus pandemic sent poker players around the world to online poker sites for cash games and tournaments, BetOnline has been one operator that stepped up with great offers. Not only are the tournament schedules simple and full of affordable options, they cater to US-based players. BetOnline stepped up
WPT Goes Online in New Jersey with PartyPoker
Friday, 12th June 2020When the coronavirus pandemic shut down live poker around the world in March, the World Poker Tour turned to its longtime partner, PartyPoker. In truth, the two entities had been talking for approximately two years about offering an online poker option for WPT players. The cancellation of all live poker
Poker Central Releases WSOP Footage after SHRB Wrap
Thursday, 11th June 2020With many poker players and fans still spending more time than ever before at home, Poker Central increased its online output in the past few months. Poker Central took its two flagship tournaments online, both to PartyPoker. First, the Poker Masters Online played out through late April with 30 tournaments
WSOP 2020 Online to Award 85 Gold Bracelets
Wednesday, 10th June 2020The story of the 2020 World Series of Poker took an interesting turn this week. In lieu of the planned 51st Annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, brand executives decided to offer an online poker alternative – one for US players and one for those in other locations
Americas Cardroom to Kick Off New OSS June 14
Tuesday, 09th June 2020Online poker traffic is still soaring at Americas Cardroom on the Winning Poker Network. Numbers have been on the rise since the start of the coronavirus pandemic that shut down live poker options for players around the world. Americas Cardroom has been hosting everything from online poker charity events to
Judge Dismisses All Claims Against Postle Case Defendants
Saturday, 06th June 2020This was an unexpected turn. US District Court Judge William Shubb dismissed all charges and motions against Mike Postle, Stones Gambling Hall, and Stones’ employee Justin Kuraitis. The judge made this ruling just weeks after oral arguments regarding the motions to dismiss the cases, motions by Stones, Kuraitis, and Postle.
Massive WSOP Super Circuit Series Wraps on GGPoker
Thursday, 04th June 2020The numbers are in for one of the largest online poker tournament series in the history of the game. The World Series of Poker wanted to host an online series for its international WSOP Circuit players, and GGPoker wanted to envelop those events into a much larger series. They did
