By Jennifer Newell · Published September 25, 2026 · 3 min read ClubWPT Gold Nevada players lost an online poker option this week. On Thursday, September 24, 2026, ClubWPT Gold announced it is winding down services in the state. The company told players the move came “in response to state
Russell Westbrook's Why Not? Foundation raised $912,500 at its Sixth Annual Poker Night on Friday, September 18, 2026, according to figures the Foundation reported through BusinessWire. The night moved to Fontainebleau Las Vegas for the first time, played inside the property's members-only Poodle Room. Poker pros Phil Ivey and Michael
By Legal US Poker Sites · September 24, 2026 · 4 min read PokerStars has made a major structural change with the launch of the PokerStars Network (PSN). The new B2B network allows PokerStars to supply its software, tournament brands, and player pool to other operators. For US players, the
By Sandra Gaweda · September 23, 2026 · 4 min read BetRivers Poker is running its largest online tournament series yet. According to PokerNews, the 2026 BetRivers Poker Championship runs from September 27 through October 11. It packs 100 tournaments and more than $600,000 in guaranteed prize pools into 15
By Sandra Gaweda · Published September 22, 2026 · 4 min read Joseph Ferguson, a self-described hobbyist from Oklahoma, is the champion of the 2026 RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) Golden Expedition Joplin $700 Main Event. He outlasted 400 entries at Downstream Casino Resort near Joplin, Missouri, and defeated Robert Little
By Sandra Gaweda – Published September 18, 2026 – 6 minute read Australian Poker Hall of Famer Gary Benson has lost a court battle over almost A$50,000 in gambling debts. The Downing Centre Local Court dismissed his claim against fellow poker player Michael O'Grady. Judge Scott Nash found that Benson
The ‘Big. Beautiful Bill’ Tax Provision introduced in January has met with strong opposition in the House Ways and Means Committee, who passed legislation repealing the 2026 gambling tax provision by 38 votes to five. The law, which took effect on the first day of 2026, means gamblers can only
By Sandra Gaweda · Published September 18, 2026 · 4 min read Introduction The World Poker Tour has revealed the full schedule for its 2026 WPT World Championship, and it is the biggest version yet. The festival takes over Wynn Las Vegas from November 27 through December 21, packing more
By Sandra Gaweda · Published September 18, 2026 · 4 min read Nick Schulman Claims Career-Best Win in Jeju Nick Schulman just had the best week of a 20-year career. On September 16, the 41-year-old New Yorker won the $100,000 no-limit hold'em Main Event at the 2026 Triton Super High
By Sandra Gaweda · September 17, 2026 · 4 min read Las Vegas Metropolitan Police have released surveillance images of two suspects wanted in the July 12, 2026 robbery of professional poker player Jared Griener. According to GamblingNews and Casino.org, two men were waiting inside Griener's Las Vegas rental home
Howard “Howie the Kid” Feingold, a longtime fixture in New York’s poker scene, has died, according to poker pro and former coach Kenna James. New York poker veteran Howard “Howie the Kid” Feingold has died following heart complications. Poker pro Kenna James, who served as Feingold's poker coach, shared the
Joao Simao lifts the Triton Invitational trophy on the final-table stage at LES A Casino, Jeju Island, South Korea. Brazil's Joao Simao won the record-breaking $200,000 Triton Invitational at the Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju II in South Korea, banking a career-best $7,250,000 after clawing back from a two-big-blind
