An Atlantic County Superior Court  judge ruled on Friday that Poker Stars cannot keep its claim on the Atlantic City Casino hotel and resort which it is seeking to purchase.  The $15 million deal has now been terminated and the owners of the hotel, Colony Capital LLC, are free to seek another buyer. Spokespeople for both [...]

A key lobbyist for several tribes pushing online poker legislation in the state of California believes that there is a 50-50 chance of a successful bill turning into law this year.  David Quintana said that while in previous years he gave odds of zero that an online poker bill would become a reality in California, this [...]

After online poker pro Phil Ivey filed papers in London’s High Court that Crockfords Casino owes him GBP 7.8 million ($11.9 million) in winnings on an August 2012 baccarat session at the establishment, the casino has claimed in papers that Ivey and his accomplice cheated and is therefore refusing to pay out. The Malysian group, Genting, owners [...]

Following complaints by players regarding the use of iovation for player identification on the new Ultimate Poker platform, the online poker room decided to immediately to discontinue iovation’s services.  Now, it has been revealed that the Nevada Gaming Board will start investigating iovation in connection to Ultimate Poker and its initial involvement with the site. The issue [...]

Online poker pro, Phil Hellmuth has been doing everything in his power this week to distance himself from the UltimateBet Poker cheating scandal that gripped the industry several years ago.  The issue came to the surface again on Friday after audio tapes about the scandal were made public.  The three hour tapes are secret recordings [...]

The UK gambling group, William Hill, has signed a deal with the New Jersey racetrack, Monmouth Park ahead of potential changes to the sportsbetting laws in the state.   Should the New Jersey government win its case against major sports leagues and be allowed to enact new sports betting legislation, William Hill will be the first [...]

For years, many Native American tribes in California have fought tooth and nail against the legalization of online poker, fearful that allowing internet gambling would affect their own gambling revenues.  However, major breakthroughs on the legal landscape in Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware have seen Indian tribes joining forces to discuss how to make online poker [...]

Online poker pro, Phil Ivey has issued a writ against the oldest casino in Britain, Crockfords in Mayfair, for millions he claims is due to him in punto banco payouts.  Ivey said that he visited the London casino in August last year and enjoyed a winning spree on the card game, punto banco, which he is [...]