Archive | April, 2010

Everest Poker has filed a lawsuit against Harrah’s Entertainment, owners of the World Series of Poker series, only months before the poker event is due to begin in Vegas.

The Canadian government’s announcement that it is set to heavily tax so called ‘sin-sites’ that include internet poker and gambling, pornography and social networking, has been revealed as an April Fools joke.

He has become the biggest mysteries in the world of poker this year. The anonymous player, known only by his handle name Isildur1, has won literally millions off some of the world’s best players, including Patrik Antonius and Tom Dwan.

An Ohio court handed down a guilty sentence to Cleveland poker bandit, Solomon Berhane who robbed a high stakes poker game last year in Solone.

According to the Baltimore Sun, the US Attorneys Office in the city has filed a civil forfeiture lawsuit in the ongoing case that saw over $5 million seized from US bank accounts.

Just released was a short news release by the CE of P of both PartyGaming (Party Poker) and 888 Holdings (Pacific Poker) to return to the US online gambling market. Effective immediately after the UIGEA will become law and the Federal Reserve will announce final guidelines for a bill to stop online gaming in the [...]

The state of Massachusetts will take one step closer to its dream of expanded gambling opportunities when House Speaker Robert DeLeo introduces new legislation tomorrow. It is hoped that with the adoption of the new bill, the legalization of poker games is not far off.

A new bill that will allow Alabamians to decide the future of gambling in their own state has been narrowly adopted by the senate. The bill, introduced by Senator Roger Bedford, is hopefully the first step in bringing legalized table games such as poker to Alabama.