The Epic Poker League announced two content partnership deals this week, hoping to raise the profile of the league and give it a wider media presence.

The first agreement was one made with the USA TODAY Sports Media Group. This deal will see USA Today publish the Global Pok...

French investment syndicate Groupe Bernard Tapie has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the owners of Full Tilt Poker that will allow GBT to take control of the site and its assets, said an attorney for the group. The purchase will cost GBT $80...

Visa and several Australian banks have launched a preemptive campaign in an attempt to stop the Australian government from passing legislation that would attempt to clamp down on online gambling through restrictions on payment processing.

According to the Australian Bankers...

Players who have been worried about the future of their funds currently stuck in Full Tilt Poker accounts may soon get some good news. According to Subject: Poker, the US Department of Justice has reached an agreement with Groupe Bernard Tapie that will allow GBT to take contr...

Despite concerns that current growth rates may be unsustainable in light of recent policy changes, Macau’s gambling revenues continued to rise sharply to new highs in October. The Chinese enclave saw a 42% increase in year-over-year gambling revenues last month, taking i...

In yet another merger between US-based casino firms and an online poker giant, MGM Resorts International and Boyd Gaming have announced a join venture with Bwin.Party, the world’s largest public online gambling company.

At the moment, Bwin.Party is best known for thei...

 While most of the heat in the Full Tilt Poker saga has been squarely aimed at the company itself, some have found fault with other entities as well, such as the US government. This week, popular professional poker player Antanas Guoga – better known as Tony G &ndas...

According to reports at Card Player Magazine and Wicked Chops Poker, NBC has decided to cancel the National Heads-Up Poker Championship. The tournament, which has been played each year since 2005, will not take place in 2012 – though the network has not ruled out a retur...

The Massachusetts State Senate is set to complete their work on a bill that would expand casino gambling throughout the state this week, finally overcoming opposition attempts to slow down the bill. A final vote on the measure is now expected by the end of the week.

Debate ...

The American Gaming Association has announced their support for an online poker bill that would regulate the industry at a federal level in the United States, but says that none of the current proposals match the vision they see for regulated online poker.

AGA Chief Executi...