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Caesars Hopes to Have Online Poker During WSOP

Caesars Hopes to Have Online Poker During WSOP
May 21, 2013 by Michael Mancini
Category: Poker Sites

Every company that is interested in joining the online gambling marketplace in Nevada wants to get their site up and running as quickly as possible. After all, as in any industry, there are significant advantages to being one of the first names in the market. But for one compa...

WPT World Championship Boasts $3.5 Million Prize Pool

WPT World Championship Boasts $3.5 Million Prize Pool
May 20, 2013 by Steven Lock
The World Poker Tour World Championship is underway at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, with a field of some of the world’s toughest players combining to create a prize pool worth more than $3.5 million. This year’s season-ending tournament features a smaller fiel...

Atlantic Club Responds to PokerStars Lawsuit

Atlantic Club Responds to PokerStars Lawsuit
May 17, 2013 by Michael Mancini
Category: Poker Industry

The tumultuous deal to sell an Atlantic City casino to online poker giant PokerStars continues to become more contentious, as The Atlantic Club has responded strongly to a lawsuit from PokerStars.

The Atlantic Club is now saying that they did not have complete information w...

WSOP Circuit Schedule Announced

WSOP Circuit Schedule Announced
May 16, 2013 by Michael Mancini

The World Series of Poker announced the schedule for the 2013-2014 WSOP Circuit this week, revealing a schedule that includes several new stops and a new location for the year-end National Championship.

The tenth season of the WSOP Circuit will begin in August, when the act...

Genting Group Accuses Ivey of Cheating at Baccarat

Genting Group Accuses Ivey of Cheating at Baccarat
May 15, 2013 by Susan Arnold
Category: Poker Players

The Genting Group has officially accused Phil Ivey of cheating, opening a new chapter in the dispute between poker’s most celebrated player and a UK casino.

In court papers that were filed on Tuesday, the Genting Group said that Ivey and an accomplice worked together ...

Ultimate Poker Severs Ties with Iovation

Ultimate Poker Severs Ties with Iovation
May 14, 2013 by Steven Lock
Category: Poker Sites

Nevada state gambling regulators are investigating the relationship between Ultimate Poker and an unlicensed service provider that previously had links to a scandal at Ultimate Bet.

The controversy involves a company known as Iovation, which provided a service that was used...

Steve O'Dwyer Wins EPT Grand Final

Steve O'Dwyer Wins EPT Grand Final
May 13, 2013 by Michael Mancini

Steve O’Dwyer defeated a final table filled with some of the top players in the world to win the 2013 European Poker Tour Grand Final. It marks the first EPT title for the American poker pro, who won €1,224,000 for his victory.

O’Dwyer is quickly becoming a...

Two Pros Leave Lock Poker Following Cash Out Issues

Two Pros Leave Lock Poker Following Cash Out Issues
May 10, 2013 by Susan Arnold
Category: Poker Sites

In recent months, Lock Poker has been taking a great deal of criticism from the poker community due to the long waits its players have had when attempting to cash out from the site. While cash out times have been longest in the United States – with some players saying it...

Nevada Likely to Add New Name to Casino "Black Book"

Nevada Likely to Add New Name to Casino
May 9, 2013 by Michael Mancini
Category: Poker Industry

In the long history of Las Vegas casinos, there have been plenty of stories thrown around about how casinos deal with cheaters. These stories are so widespread that most people outside of the industry probably assume that players are barred from casinos all the time. In truth,...

Card Player Launches Online Dating Site

Card Player Launches Online Dating Site
May 8, 2013 by Steven Lock

Every poker player wants to meet the love of their life – even poker players are people, after all. But the life of a serious or professional poker player can be a lonely one, with lots of time spent in front of a computer, in a casino, or on the road to the next tournam...

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