November 22, 2012
A South Carolina State Supreme Court upheld the State Law prohibiting wagering on Texas Hold’Em regardless of whether the game takes place in a private home or not, if money is exchanged, its illegal said the court. The determination stems from a raid in 2006 on a private home that netted 25 people who were […]
November 22, 2012
A Swedish multi-agency operation was reportedly carried out targeting online poker players resident in Sweden. The operation conducted by the Swedish Tax Agency Skatteverket, Police and the Serious Fraud Office is understood to have identified numerous unnamed professional poker players behind online “handles” or aliases who had not declared profits, thought to total around 300 […]
November 21, 2012
The determined efforts of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. and Jon Kyl, R-Ariz on their proposed Federal Internet Poker Bill may face another obstacle following the tenuous possibility of its passage. Former U.S. solicitor general Paul Clement says serious flaws in the bills constitutionality remain, opening up the possibility of court challenge’s should the […]
November 21, 2012
Poker Pro Greg ‘Fossilman’ Raymer bested a field of 283 to win the inaugural Heartland Poker Tour Belterra no-limit hold’em main event held in Florence. Raymer becomes the Heartland Tours record breaking winner, taking four poker tournaments on the same tour in one year. He also becomes the tour’s all-time money leader. A paycheck of […]
November 21, 2012
Gaming Media Group’s Poker Channel has launched in Australasia following a deal with SatLink Communications. The channel’s expansion into Australasia will triple the number of homes it reaches from 30 to 90 million and increase its reach from 30 to 58 countries, informed the company. Under additional terms to the deal, The Poker Channel will […]
November 21, 2012
Online poker giant PokerStars is set to deal its 90 billionth hand since its inception eleven years ago and will be celebrating by throwing a milestone party in its “Road to 100 Billion” promotion that will see it giving away one million dollars. Players on PokerStars cash game tables who are dealt into a millionth […]
November 21, 2012
An update from The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York may give hope to the as yet unpaid Full Tilt Poker players in the U.S. According to the Department of Justice (DoJ), it is currently evaluating applicants for the position of Claims Administrator, advertised in August 2012, who will be […]
November 18, 2012
Members of the Cyprus Poker Association (CPA) have been forced to go underground, or rather online, to play selection games for the International Federation of Poker’s European Nations Cup competition due to kick off in Vienna on December 7, 2012, despite being Government recognised and certified, reports The Cyprus Mail. “We are making history as […]
November 18, 2012
Swedish poker pro Emil Olsson has emerged the World Poker Tour Copenhagen champion. Olsson spent the most part of the day as the underdog, down 600 000 chips from over 2 Million and seemingly unable to win any pots before going into heads-up with Norwegian Morten Klein. Ohlsson eventually wore Klein down in heads-up action […]
November 15, 2012
WSOP.com has set dates for the kick-off of its 44th Annual World Series of Poker to be held again at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The tournament will run for a duration of 49 days starting on May 29, 2013 and ending July 16, 2013 with organisers promising “an action packed […]