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The strict gambling regulations in China has forced many of its local capitalists to venture out into neighboring Asian countries to grow and operate its casino businesses. While other countries such as the Philippines, Australia and Macau have tended to the increasing gambling demand of the communist giant, Cambodia has taken a stand to ban […]
10/25/2020
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Operators leaving India Operators like PokerStars, Adda52, PokerBaazi and Spartan Poker are leaving the Indian state Andhra Pradesh following the criminalization of online gambling. We already reported about Bodog pulling out of India […]
10/22/2020
Brad Owen is an American professional poker player and poker vlogger. He was born in 1988.
10/21/2020
Months into the Covid-19 situation that shook the global economy, live poker is finally making a slow return to the industry’s most prominent scenes. Las Vegas and Atlantic City, mainly known for its wide variety of entertainment offerings, were once booming with crowds prior to the effects of the pandemic. With live poker inevitably put […]
10/20/2020
Germany has been a vibrant gambling gray area for many years and it will now finally pass a new gambling law on 1st July 2021. The Glücksspielneuregulierungstaatsvertrag (GlüneuRStV) or Interstate Treaty 2021 will be the first to legally allow online gambling across all 16 states in the country. In order to support a smooth transition […]
10/16/2020
While many have only heard of Phil Ivey from recent developments of his popularized edge sorting case against Borgata, the poker superstar remains an iconic character in the poker industry with thousands of fans admiring the 43-year-old pro. Regarded as one of the best poker players of all time, Ivey is still at the top […]
10/15/2020
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Lex Veldhuis streams again On 8th October, after two months of absence poker legend Lex Veldhuis announced his return to the Twitch world with a tweet. STREAM 3.0A new chapter begins this Sundayhttps://t.co/MK4Fd26cVm pic.twitter.com/Jrg38lqnk3 — Lex […]
10/15/2020
Taking 2020 by storm, Asia’s leading online poker site Natural8 – GGPoker network continues to bring its users nonstop action as a strong start to the last quarter of the year. Coming from a hugely successful past couple of months, the prime network has scheduled yet another lineup of great value tournaments and generous promotions […]
10/14/2020
Another week of thrilling action at the WPT Asia Online Series taking place at online platform Natural8 – GG Network. Of the 17 remaining trophies, six were claimed this past week. Israel took home two – DontWantARiver and BetAddict -, two for China – Xiaosong Zhu “zgheinan” and Loris51 -, one for clockmaker and Abhinav Iyer […]
10/14/2020
Leon Tsoukernik is a Czech casino owner, antique and furniture dealer, and recreational poker player. He was born on November 7th, 1973.
10/11/2020
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. UK gambling ads crackdown There is a lot happening in European gambling legislation. We previously reported about the situation in Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands and now the United Kingdom is working on […]
10/10/2020
While the first couple months of the pandemic hit the gaming industry especially hard, the recent months have been seen as a continuous work in progress as operators strive to recover incurred losses in one of its most devastating periods. It was only last April 2020 when 193 licensed casinos in the Kingdom of Cambodia […]
10/08/2020
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. “Precious Metals” Tournament The first stop of a new poker tour kicked off last week in the Chicagoland area and it looks like it might have been the last as well. Though the $1,100 buy-in Main […]
10/06/2020
Ihsan “Sammy” Farha is a Lebanese-born American professional poker player. He was born in 1959 in Beirut, Lebanon.
10/06/2020
The recent back-to-back major online poker festivals have brought many poker players the opportunity to jump in great value tournaments, with a fortunate few cashing in on massive profits for their hard work. PokerStars’ annual World Championship of Online Poker is one of the regular series poker players look forward to given its generous prize […]
10/05/2020
It has been almost a year since Veronica Brill and 24 other plaintiffs filed suit against Mike Postle, live poker director Justin Kuraitis and Stones Gambling Hall citing a total of nine allegations of which included fraud, negligence, libel and unjust enrichment. While many in the poker community took to social media to express their […]
10/04/2020
Five years ago in the city of Tao Yuan, Taiwan, the first Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) opened with just two tables and a third one at the nearby market. Fast forward to today, CTP has grown to five branches. The largest and most popular is located in the Songshan District in Taipei […]
10/01/2020
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Micro Stakes added on Natural8 Natural8 is riding the traffic high from the Corona pandemic and is determined to keep this going. While a lot of focus has been on big number tournament […]
09/30/2020
Thomas Austin Preston Jr., better known as Amarillo Slim, was an American poker player and gambler. He was born on December 31st, 1928 and passed away on
09/29/2020
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Deeb in hospital with Covid-19 The American poker pro Shaun Deeb had travelled to Mexico to successfully grind the WCOOP from there. Last week he revealed that he had been infected with Covid-19 and has since […]
09/27/2020