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In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Germany’s online poker 5.3% rollover tax finalized After much controversy, Germany’s new tax structure posting an allegedly excessive 5.3% rollover tax on online slots and online poker has now been finalized and is […]

The Asia Poker League wrapped up its second online series on the GG Network with games taking place from June 11 to June 27. A total of 20 APL Trophies were awarded and well over CN¥ 100.4 Million (~US$ 15.55 Million) paid out across 1,094 events. Here’s a look at some of the festival highlights, […]

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Sudden turn of events at the Australian Poker Tour Sydney with the government declaring the city as a Covid-19 hotspot as of June 23. The regrettable news put an immediate stop to the ongoing event that had been underway since June 21 at THE CUBE – Campbell Convention & Entertainment Centre. As posted on the […]

The month of June continues to be very busy and exciting for the Asia Poker League with an online event running at Natural8 – GGNet and a live event that took place in South Korea. We will have a final recap on the APL Online Series once it concludes on June 28th. The most important […]

In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Natural8 – GGNet’s newest game: Battle Royale, Sit & Go Survival The fastest growing platform has aggressively captured the attention of the entire online poker scene in the past few years or so […]

With the world’s entertainment capital already running at full capacity, it’s only a matter of time until we see the full-fledged crowd back in Las Vegas’ doors. Since its economy reopened, tourism rates across Nevada have recorded a surge in visitors, with numbers expected to continue increasing as summer arrives. The anticipation remains high as […]

Ali Imsirovic is a Bosnian professional poker player. He was born on January 29th, 1995, in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The YouTube series “One Day of Poker” is back! When Tom Dwan decided to offer odds of 3.25 to 1 to the poker world that he would not win a bracelet it seemed an opportunity too good to pass up. However on June 7th 2010 he found himself heads up for a bracelet and he […]

No year in the field of poker is totally complete without the annual World Series of Poker festivities held each summer in Las Vegas. The historic tournament remains to be the industry’s most prestigious and awaited event by players of all levels throughout the years. While 2020’s events were unfortunately disrupted due to the ongoing […]

In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Alleged man responsible for 1,800 unauthorized online gambling accounts arrested The New Jersey State Police recently arrested 44-year old Casey Ennis following a 17-month investigation leading the suspect to be responsible for a multitude of schemes. […]

In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Phil Ivey’s interesting feature in Joe Ingram’s Poker Life Podcast  Joe Ingram’s Poker Life Podcast has finally featured one of poker’s most requested guests of all-time, the GOAT himself, Phil Ivey. The one-hour episode seems […]

With South Korea having kept their Covd-19 numbers fairly low since last year, live events have been allowed to take place. Quickly jumping on the opportunity, homegrown poker operator J88 Poker Tour hosted an event in June 2020, which drew a combined 800 Main Event entries across five starting days. The success of the event […]

In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Partypoker taking the extra mile this June A pioneer in the online poker scene, partypoker’s loyal user base is in for a treat this month as the site has prepared a lineup of […]

While the Covid-19 pandemic was already a huge problem in itself, it seems Australia’s main casinos are in for another worrisome round of events. Just earlier this year, internationally renowned Crown Resorts was deemed unfit to hold a New South Wales license in preparation for its $2 billion casino opening in Sydney. The Bergin Inquiry […]

Year after year, thousands of players make their way to Hainan Island for the biggest poker event in Asia, the annual CPG Sanya Championships, hosted by premier poker brand, China Poker Games. Last year, while under tight limitations brought on by the novel coronavirus, the highly popular festival anticipated a drop in numbers but instead […]

Huck Seed is an American professional poker player. He was born on January 15th, 1969 in Santa Carla, California.

With the last three rings claimed, the Natural8 – World Series of Poker 2021 Super Circuit Online Series is officially over! On the final day, Swedish superstar Niklas Astedt clinched the Main Event for his second ever WSOPC career ring; and at the Cash Game finals, Satori_ and Mr-Bombastic locked up shiners. We’ve got those […]

In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Connecticut joins six other states to offer regulated online gaming As the month of May ended, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont took the final step in passing the awaited House Bill 6451 into law […]

In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Chris Moneymaker sues PayPal The 2003 WSOP Main Event champion has made it known via social media of his plans to go after PayPal for apparently seizing over $12k in his account just this April. The […]