On February 22nd, a high stakes poker game was in progress at the Wild Quail Golf and Country Club in Wyoming, Delaware, a small town southwest of the state capital in Dover, when three armed men burst into the club, … Continued
Atlantic City is the site of ten WSOP Circuit events, with the first event starting today. All of the ten events are No Limit Holdem events, and the buy-ins range from $200 to the $5000 buy-in for the Circuit Championship … Continued
A new tax law has gone into effect that requires casinos to report all tournament winnings of more than $5,000 to the IRS. This will make it easier for the IRS to collect the appropriate taxes from individuals who have … Continued
Van Nguyen, the wife of famous poker player, Men “The Master” Nguyen, became the first woman to win a World Poker Tour event when she captured the top spot at the WPT Celebrity Invitational. Van Nguyen was the sole survivor … Continued
The European Commission, the executive body of the European Union’s government, has issued a detailed opinion which will temporarily block France from enforcing a provision in their 2007 Delinquency Act that is similar to the U.S Unlawful Internet Gambling and … Continued
Now that Harrah’s Entertainment has opened pre-registration for the 2008 WSOP the online poker sites have begun offering online satellites into the 2008 World Series of Poker, with satellites available for the Main Event as well as numerous other events … Continued
Harrah’s Entertainment has announced that players can now pre-register for events at this year’s World Series of Poker. Pre-Registration may be done online at the official website of the WSOP, www.worldseriesofpoker.com, or by going to the cashier’s cage at the … Continued
The 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship has ended, with Chris “Jesus” Ferguson having won the championship and the $500,000 first prize. In the final round, Ferguson defeated Andy Bloch in a best of three competition. The finals have been … Continued
Rep. George Miller (D-CA) has signed on to be a cosponsor of Rep. Barney Frank’s (D-MA) Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act. The IGREA is a response to the Unlawful Internet Gambling and Enforcement Act, which bans financial institutions from … Continued
The European Commission, continuing its crackdown on violations of the EU Treaty, which forbids countries from prohibiting fair competition in the market sector, has sent a formal request to the governments of The Netherlands and Greece, asking them to remove … Continued