Poker
February 23, 2022
WPT Introduces WPT Prime, With New Southeast Asia Tournament Locations
The World Poker Tour (WPT) is looking for a wider global reach. In order to achieve its goal, it has announced the launch of WPT Prime, a global poker tournament circuit that will include stops in several Southeast Asia countries. The inauguration also means the end to one of the WPT’s longest-running series. WPT Becomes […]
Poker
February 17, 2022
PokerStars Plans Attractive Offering in Ontario, Says Report
Ahead of the gaming market launch in Ontario set for April, operators are preparing to launch their operations in the province. According to a recent report, PokerStars, the leading global online poker room, is also paving the way to enter the regulated online market of Canada’s most populous province. Global Online Poker Room PokerStars Eyes […]
Poker
February 15, 2022
GGPoker to Launch $5M Guaranteed Tournament on March 20
Earlier this week GGPoker announced that a new tournament will start on March 20, featuring a $5 million guaranteed prize pool. GGMasters Overlay Edition Starts March 20 GGPoker, the leading poker website, announced details on Monday regarding a new tournament set to launch this March. The competition, dubbed GGMasters Overlay Edition has a massive $5 […]
Poker
February 7, 2022
Entain withdraws partypoker from Russian and Moldavan Markets
Entain is fully committed to its key tenet introduced when the company took over the reins from GVC Holdings (its former brand identity) and promised to break away from any questionable practices of the past. To achieve this, the company has promised to fully commit to leaving the black markets behind. This is precisely what […]
Poker
February 4, 2022
Laurence Fishburne, Playtika Team Up for WSOP Game Commercial
Israel-based digital entertainment company, Playtika, announced that it joined forces with Laurence Fishburne for a new commercial. Laurence Fishburne Participates in a New Playtika WSOP Commercial The legendary Hollywood actor participates in Playtika’s World Series of Poker (WSOP) play-for-fun poker game commercial. The new commercial launched in the US on Thursday, February 3. For Fishburne, […]
Poker
February 2, 2022
Encore Boston Harbor Has Poker Again, But Players Feel Ripped Off
Wynn Resorts’ Encore Boston Harbor’s poker room has reopened for business. This is a great move that should have been cause for celebration in the poker community. However, the relaunch has been hampered by limited seating and a rake that some players feel is robbery. Encore Loses Support for Poker Encore shut down poker in […]
Poker
January 26, 2022
PokerGO to Host StormX Poker Event With $5,000 Buy-In
Global poker entertainment and television leader PokerGO has agreed to host cryptocurrency company StormX’s first invite-only poker tournament. The event will host a number of personalities from the professional poker scene, NBA stars, and cryptocurrency pioneers, it will be held on March 3 and streamed live on YouTube, StormX’s official website, as well as a […]
Poker
January 26, 2022
Texas: City Council Revokes Dallas Poker Room License
Texas is one of the US states where gambling is illegal. There are no casinos, no mobile or retail sports betting and no slots. While poker, in general, refers to gambling activity, poker fans in Texas have found a way to practice it legally. This is possible thanks to the so-called “social clubs” that are […]
Poker
January 26, 2022
CoinPoker Player Possibly Holds Biggest Online Stash
The appeal of crypto poker is not exactly new. As early as 2020, Americas Cardroom was reporting on a huge volume of Bitcoin moved in and out of the website. Some $160 million worth of Bitcoin monthly in fact. In the past years, new blockchain cardrooms have come into play. One such is CoinPoker, which […]
Poker
January 14, 2022
WPT Selects Famous DJ and Musician Steve Aoki as Brand Ambassador
The World Poker Tour (WPT) announced on Thursday that it chose Steve Aoki, the famous musician and producer as its newest brand ambassador. Steve Aoki Becomes Brand Ambassador for the WPT In his new position as ambassador, Aoki is going to play a pivotal role in the process of guiding WPT’s revamping just in time […]