Another chapter of the Black Friday saga is over. PokerStars founder Isai Scheinberg received his sentence from the US Court this week, putting an end to the final case stemming from the online poker indictments of April 15, 2011. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan ultimately decided that Scheinberg made a mistake
The end of the PokerStars 2020 World Championship of Online Poker signals that the summer of massive real money poker tournaments is almost over. And WCOOP not only did well, it surpassed its cumulative guarantee by awarding nearly $100 million. Since the coronavirus pandemic shut down most poker options around
The poker world had two unique opportunities to say goodbye to Mike Sexton, both before and after his death on Sunday, September 6. What remains after the tears and laughter is the charge to carry forward the lessons learned from Mike, perhaps some of his visions and goals as well.
On Saturday, September 19, Todd Anderson of Heartland Poker Tour and Poker Night in America fame announced it on Twitter. Poker player and enthusiast Darvin Moon died of complications from surgery. Details remain sparse about Moon’s cause of death. He died at his home, according to his official obituary. His
It happened last week. The Global Casino Championship took place online – in two American states – to close out the most unique WSOP Circuit season in the World Series of Poker’s history. There was no other way to do it, really. The WSOP had to host its Global Casino
The story of Pennsylvania internet gaming in its barely year-old history is a positive one. Not only did it add revenue to the state’s gambling sector, it came in handy during the coronavirus pandemic. Pennsylvania was one of only three states with fully-operational internet gaming, including online poker, this year
Online poker in Delaware seems to be taking the same route as it did in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. August revenue numbers show poker action was down online. The good news is that the August online poker number remains more than twice what it was last year. The concerning news
Brad Booth is safe. His family revealed the news on the evening of Wednesday, September 16. There are few details to reveal to the public, but Booth’s family is confident that he is “alive and well” while taking some time away. In a year that has been brutal to the
The coronavirus pandemic continues. It first prompted the shutdown of all casinos in the United States in March. While most casinos reopened to some extent in June, July, or August, Covid-19 continues to lurk and present continual threats. This will prevent casinos from opening to full capacity indefinitely. Even as
Progressive knockout tournaments are all the rage in poker these days. In fairness, players have been flocking to them for well over a year. But the numbers show that there are never enough PKOs. Last month, Americas Cardroom announced its latest online poker tournament series as an all-PKO festival called
(Trigger warning: Details of sexual assault and murder) On Monday, September 14, Judge Kelley Kostin oversaw a hearing for the preliminary examination of charges against Jeffrey Bernard Morris. He faces a first-degree homicide charge in the murder of 33-year-old poker pro Susie Zhao. The hearing, broadcast live on Zoom, included
Almost one year from the start of the case against Mike Postle, some of the plaintiffs decided to accept a settlement offer from two of the original defendants. This was anything but a clean ending to an already messy situation. King’s Casino doing business as Stones Gambling Hall and one-time-maybe-still
