From the category of young-gun poker pros getting the seven-year-itch and deciding to try something else comes one of the more interesting of such tales, a brief announcement by 28-year-old …
High-rolling poker player Ali Fazeli has pled guilty to a single federal wire-fraud count involving the bilking of approximately $6.2 from an unspecified number of investors — several of them …
A short public-service announcement here, aimed at any of our readers who still might have funds on PokerHost: The site is closing its virtual doors as of July 31, 2018, …
The ongoing battle over damages in the wake of May’s US Supreme Court dismemberment of PASPA between Monmouth Park parent New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association [NJTHA] and the five prominent …
In an odd story all around, Chinese news outlets are reporting that a former prominent Triad boss, Wan Kuok-koi, has raised the equivalent of US $750 million within minutes of a …
Just days before an initial 90-day application window was set to expire, three Pennsylvania casinos have filed the required paperwork to apply for an operator’s license to provide online gambling …
It’s been the typical busy season for authorities around the globe in using the quadrennial FIFA World Cup as the impetus for a crackdown on illegal sports-betting activities. The People’s …
This week, the Law Commission of India has released a report two years in the making that recommends the country legalize many forms of gambling, including Internet-based gambling. The report …
The newly-formed Poker Alliance, built upon the bones of the old PPA (Poker Players Alliance), is starting to roll out a bit more background information on the group’s new framework …
Here’s a story with several sub-threads lurking just beneath the surface: World online-poker market leader PokerStars has announced a new “Moneymaker PSPC Tour”, a US-based live-event tour commemorating Chris Moneymaker’s …
