Online Poker Bill in the state of New York has made it through the Senate Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee and now moves to the State Finance Committee. The bill was passed easily by a 10-1 vote but we’ll have to wait and see what will happen next. This is the third consecutive year that […]

Tower Torneos, Latin America facing gaming group, has moved its poker operations to the Microgaming Poker Network (MPN) for all its online poker needs. The change comes as Tower Torneos aims to establish itself as a stand-alone operator in Latin America. Being a skin on 888poker network, this migration to MPN marks what is believed […]

Back in July 2017, an agreement between the gaming regulators in Spain, France, Portugal and Italy was announced to allow shared player pools between poker players from the four countries. Over the past several years, these four European countries have seen continued drop in proceeds from cash games with players seeking out deeper player pools […]

One of the largest poker rooms in the world, Party Poker is embarking on one of the most ambitious tournament efforts we have ever seen, the 2018 MILLIONS Online. They announced that players will compete for the biggest guaranteed prize in online poker history of $20 million on this annual tournament. Party Poker hosted MILLIONS […]

The thing everyone in the poker world is buzzing these days is the return of the iconic European Poker Tour (EPT) and the new Players No-Limit Hold’em Championship. When PokerStars, the market leader in the world of poker, decided to eradicate the EPT, the most powerful brand in poker outside WSOP, everyone was skeptical but […]

Although it’s not even winter yet, the poker world is already looking ahead to the summer with Caesars Interactive Entertainment announcing the schedule for 2018 WSOP on Tuesday. The 49th annual World Series of Poker, the richest, most prestigious and longest-running poker series, will have 78 events. The premier tournament will be running from May […]

The United Kingdom Gambling Commission’s most recent annual report offers worrying numbers for the online poker community. Despite the overwhelming surge in overall gambling industry in the UK over the past couple of years with online casino games and sports betting in particular going through a tremendous rise, same cannot be said for online poker. […]

Only a month ago, Pennsylvania became the fourth state in the U.S. to legalize online poker and gambling and joined New Jersey, Nevada and Delaware. If you recall, the legislature passed the gaming bill in October, and after the senate and the House voted, the bill pended Governor Tim Wolf to officially sign it. Wolf […]

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Treasury Department fined Artichoke Joe’s Casino, a California card room of 17 poker tables and 35 traditional card tables, with $8 million for “willful violation of anti-money laundering controls”. Artichoke Joe’s Casino has been accused of deliberately overlooking anti-money laundering regulations and turning a blind eye […]

Online 888poker qualifier, Marti Roca De Torres, is the winner of 2017 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE). The WSOPE is a tournament keenly awaited every year and since it attracts the most famous names in the poker business, it always provides some interesting stories. We already wrote about Boris Becker who tried to solve […]