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Jerome García

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Jerome is a welcome new addition to the Gambling News team, bringing years of journalistic experience within the iGaming sector. His interest in the industry begun after he graduated from college where he played in regular local poker tournaments which eventually lead to exposure towards the growing popularity of online poker and casino rooms. Jerome now puts all the knowledge he's accrued to fuel his passion for journalism, providing our team with the latest scoops online.

Legal May 25, 2021
Legal Sports Wagering Gets One Step Closer in Arizona
Legal sports wagering in Arizona moved one step closer after the Department of Interior approved a recent tribal-state gambling compact. The gambling compact which was signed by Governor Doug Ducey in April allows tribal operators to offer sports wagering and expand their gambling operations. DoI in Arizona Approves a Tribal-State Gambling Compact Legal sports wagering […]
Legal May 25, 2021
Robert Durst’s Murder Trial Restarts after Being Postponed for 14 Months
The murder trial of multimillionaire Robert Durst, accused of killing Susan Berman, has restarted last week. Previously, the trial that inspired the HBO documentary miniseries “The Jinx”, was postponed for more than a year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Robert Durst’s Murder Trial Restarts After being postponed since March 2020, due to the ongoing […]
Poker May 24, 2021
Legendary Poker Pro Tommy Hufnagle Passes Away at 77
WSOP bracelet winner and poker legend, Tommy Hufnagle passed away last week Friday at 77. Throughout his career, Hufnagle has participated in more than 70 tournaments since the 1970s. Poker Legend and WSOP Bracelet Winner Tommy Hufnagle Passes Away Tommy Hufnagle, the legendary poker player and World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner, passed away […]
Poker May 24, 2021
High Roller Events at the Venetian Start This Week Thursday
Three High Roller events at the Venetian in Las Vegas are starting this week. The tournaments are a part of the DeepStack Championship Poker Series. Launching on Thursday, the events will run through Saturday this week. Buy-ins for the first two events are set at $10,000, while the buy-in for the third event is $25,000. […]
Poker May 21, 2021
Man Suspected of Stealing $1M from Poker Pro Goes to Jail
A 32-year-old male, allegedly involved in a burglary from the home of the professional poker player Chad Power, was arrested and sent to jail earlier this week. Brock Brewer, Las Vegas resident, is one of two people who are suspected to have stolen $1 million in cash and poker chips from the poker pro back […]
Poker May 21, 2021
Michael Addamo Continues String of Victories, Wins $25,500 Super High Roller
While some professional poker players don’t have a single WPT Online Series title, Michael Addamo from the UK managed to secure two of them in the same week. After winning the WPT High Roller Turbo and taking home $87,459, Addamo secured another $363,661 for winning the $25,500 Super High Roller. UK Poker Pro Secures Two […]
Poker May 20, 2021
Swedish Poker Pro Niklas Astedt Wins Second Super MILLION$ Title
While some professional poker players do not have a single GGPoker Super MILLION$ title, this is not the case for Niklas Astedt. The Swedish pro player won his first title last month, and earlier this week he took home a hefty $313,907 prize along with a second Super MILLION$ title. Niklas Astedt Is the Winner […]
Poker May 20, 2021
PokerStars Bounty Builder Turbo Series to Start Sunday, May 23
PokerStars announced that on Sunday, May 23, it launches Bounty Builder Turbo Series. The series is going to feature more than 184 tournaments with $25 million guaranteed. With more than 12 tournaments daily, the next two weeks are going to be action-packed for poker fans. Bounty Builder Turbo Series Starts This Sunday PokerStars announced Tuesday […]
Poker May 19, 2021
Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison over Shooting at a Poker Game
A young man from New York State faced a retrial earlier this week. The 29-year-old, Charquan Edwards, who was previously sentenced in 2015 for a shooting at a private poker game was re-sentenced to 20-years-to-life in prison. A Man Sentenced in 2015 Receives the Same Sentence at a Retrial A man from New York State […]
Poker May 19, 2021
Bala Patur Wins the WPT LA Poker Classic, Takes Home More Than $1M
50-year-old Bala Patur from New Jersey won the WPT L.A. Poker Classic tournament on Monday. The tournament final was postponed last year due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. After eliminating five opponents, Patur won first place and took home the big prize of $1,015,000. Bala Patur Won the WPT LA Poker Tournament In an exciting […]