While you may have accused one of your poker opponents of acting like a gorilla, chances are that you’ve never actually seen one sitting across the table from you. Nonetheless, it seems that apes can gamble much in the same way humans do – and some even seem to mak...

Four people have been arrested in connection with the home invasion and robbery of 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Jonathan Duhamel, including one of Duhamel’s former girlfriends.

The robbery, which took place on December 21, resulted in Duhamel being b...

Casinos and gambling websites have long used stunts and strange items to drum up publicity for themselves, meaning that these gimmicks have become somewhat commonplace. However, once in a while, a casino comes up with an idea that’s so bizarre it can’t be ignored.

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While casino gambling has rapidly expanded throughout the northeastern United States, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has set his sights on potentially putting a casino in the largest market in the country.

“Do I support casino gaming at a New York City location? &hell...

The US Justice Department issued a ruling Friday that may spell good news for the future of online poker. According to the relatively low-key legal memo, the Office of Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice has made a determination that the Interstate Wire Act – the ...

2010 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Jonathan Duhamel was the victim of a home invasion Wednesday, one in which his WSOP bracelet was stolen.

According to Duhamel, two men broke into his house in order to commit a robbery. During the robbery, Duhamel was “ph...

Chris Klodnicki swept a best-of-three heads up battle against Andrew Lichteberger to win the 3rd Epic Poker League Main Event. Klodnicki won $801,680 for his first place finish, which was enough to move him into 2nd place overall in the EPL league standings. The 3rd eve...

Edoardo Alescio overcame a table of experienced professional poker players to win the World Poker Tour Venice championship. The inexperienced Alescio was the underdog heading into the final table, but a combination of skillful play and timely luck carried him to his first poke...

Over the last decade, PokerStars has positioned itself as the home of the most prestigious online championship poker events, such as the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) and the slightly smaller Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP). Now, 2012 will see PokerSta...

Brent Beckley, co-founder of Absolute Poker, entered a plea of guilty to the criminal charges he faced in relation to the Black Friday online poker crackdown earlier this year. Beckley was one of 11 individuals indicted on April 15 in the shutdown of PokerStars, Full Tilt Poke...

The last few years haven’t been kind to the Atlantic City gambling industry, which has seen a dramatic fall-off in casino revenues. Now, it appears that one of the city’s closest competitors may be passing it by to become the second largest gambling market in the U...

Day Three saw the field at the Epic Poker League’s Mix-Max event reduced from 25 to 12 players, but not without a dramatic finish that ended the day and the money bubble in one fell swoop.

The chip leader at the end of the 3rd day of play is Joe Tehan, a World Poker T...

Noah Schwartz grabbed the chip lead at the end of the second day of the Epic Poker League’s Mix-Max tournament, putting himself in excellent position to make the money at the league’s third tournament of the season.

Schwartz has 352,200 chips, well above the cur...

While online poker regulation has gained a higher profile in American politics this year, it still hasn’t made much of an impact on the presidential campaign trail. Neither President Barack Obama nor (by and large) the candidates running for the Republican nomination hav...

In the United States, American Indian casinos are a big business. Many Native American tribes have used the proceeds from casinos to help formerly poverty-stricken tribes prosper, often distributing the casino profits to all members of the tribe on a monthly basis. However, th...

Bodog officially exited the USA market this week, ending a run of over a decade as one of the most prominent gambling brand names in the United States. However, Bodog’s  US customers were quickly transferred to a new site, creating a smooth transition for Americans ...

The roller-coaster adventures of Viktor Blom – the Swedish poker professional who is best known by his online screen name, Isildur1 – continued this week, as Blom won well over $1 million over a three day stretch, only to lose about half of his winnings back on...

In a first for the fledgling professional poker organization, the Epic Poker League has decided to award Doyle Brunson with a lifetime tour card. The decision to do so was based on the legendary poker player’s lifetime of success in tournament poker, and in honor of ever...

A French citizen is suing his government for €100,000, claiming that the government did not take the steps necessary to impose his requested ban from online poker sites.

The man, a 37-year-old from Reims, registered to be placed on a voluntary list that would see him b...

James Dempsey navigated a tough final table to win the World Poker Tour’s Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Along with taking his first major tournament victory, Dempsey also took home $821,612. Dempsey’s victory ov...

Martin Finger began the final table with the chip lead and carried it through to victory at the European Poker Tour Prague to take home the final EPT title of 2011. Finger took home €720,000 for his win.

Finger reached the final eight with only one close competitor, Ni...

The final table has been reached at the World Poker Tour’s Five Diamond World Poker Classic, setting up what should be an exciting and high-profile final table. Soi Nguyen will go into the last day with the chip lead, but several big names are right behind him and still ...

Kyle Julius took the chip lead at the end of Day 3 of the Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, giving him pole position with just 49 players remaining. However, he’s closely followed by a legend of the game and a recent WSOP Main Event November Nine member, bo...

A new study commissioned by Fair Play USA suggests that fears over the potential for online poker to sap money away from state lotteries have been exaggerated. According to a data analysis from the pro-online poker group, the number of American players participating in online ...

While many of the powerful players in the gambling industry have come out in favor of online poker in the USA, that opinion is still far from unanimous. Nothing better shows the current divide amongst the leaders of the casino sector than the recent comments by Sheldon Adelson...

The Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic is underway, marking the 10 year anniversary of the first ever World Poker Tour event. Given the history of the tournament, it will likely come as no surprise that the leader at the end of the first day of play, none other tha...

The World Series of Poker announced today that the planned $1 million buy-in tournament scheduled for next year’s World Series has passed a key entry level, ensuring that the tournament will be played, and will be counted as a bracelet event. According to WSOP off...

Stanislaw Kretz emerged from a busy Day 3 at the World Poker Tour Prague to take the lead heading into Monday’s final table of six players. The €3,500 buy-in event started with 571 players, making it the largest European event in the history of the World Poker Tour.

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Subject: Poker is reporting that the personal data of a large number of players at the UB.com poker site – perhaps every player that has even played on the site – has been leaked. According to the report, approximately 3.5 million accounts have been affected by thi...

The largest casino in the UK opened on Thursday, creating both excitement and apprehension in London. The Aspers casino, which is located at Westfield Stratford City, officially opened for business just after noon local time on December 1.

The casino is the first so called ...

According to several published reports, casino owners and other investors in Macau may be looking to take the poker world by storm by staging the largest poker tournament ever held. However, some doubt whether getting the kind of prize pool organizers are talking about is poss...

Bodog announced Wednesday that they would be adding anonymous poker tables to their site as part of an initiative to help make their site more appealing to casual players. The move comes as part of an overall strategy that’s designed to attract players who may be turned ...

Germany has long had more restrictive online gambling laws than many of its neighbors. Now, Betfair is hoping that the European Union will agree that changes need to be in order to bring Germany in line with EU rules.

Betfair, which first complained about their inability to...

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...