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August 19, 2022
Jamul Casino Unveils New Quarterly Poker Series
Jamul Casino, a California-based tribal gambling venue, announced it will host a new poker series with a $150,000 prize pool. The event will run for almost two weeks and will feature various trophy events. Jamul Casino Announces SDPC Series Jamul Casino’s poker event is called San Diego Poker Classic (SDPC). Its inaugural edition will run […]
Poker
August 17, 2022
RSI Purchases Poker Night in America
Rush Street Interactive or RSI for short is committed to poker as its acquisition of Run It Once Poker in May indicated. Now, the company is doubling down on this commitment to poker with the purchase of Poker Night in America, a television series. RSI Acquires Another Important Poker Asset This comes on top of […]
Poker
August 11, 2022
Sapphire Las Vegas Seeks to Add Poker Machines
Sapphire Las Vegas, the world’s largest gentlemen’s club, wants to bring more entertainment to its visitors. The venue plans to capitalize on the growing popularity of gambling and add poker machines to its offer. However, doing so is easier said than done. Sapphire Has to Acquire a License To proceed with its plans, Sapphire Las […]
Poker
August 5, 2022
WSOP Online 2022 to Keep Poker Players Engaged after WSOP
The world’s richest, most prestigious and longest-running poker brand, The World Series of Poker (WSOP), announced the return of its WSOP Online poker tournament series will mark the tournament’s third year. WSOP Action to Continue Online The WSOP Online 2022 online-only series will take place across WSOP.com in the US and WSOP’s partner GGPoker for […]
Poker
August 5, 2022
UFC Fighter Colby Covington Wins First Poker Trophy
The famous MMA fighter, Colby Covington, won his first poker trophy earlier this week. Colby Covington Wins Tournament, Takes Home First Poker Trophy Covington entered Event 22 at the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open taking place at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The $1,100 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 event attracted […]
Poker
August 1, 2022
Startup Company 4Poker Attracts PokerStars Veteran
4Poker, an upcoming new contender in the online poker space, managed to snag industry veteran Heath Cram as its new chief operating officer (COO). He joins several of his ex-PokerStars colleagues as the new startup prepares to launch in Q4 2022. The New COO Started in the Horse Racing Business Cram has all the experience […]
Poker
July 18, 2022
WSJ: Elon Musk Considered Trusting Former Gambler with Charity Distribution
The maverick investor and hot Twitter mouth Elon Musk was planning to entrust the charitable distribution of his fortune to Igor Kurganov, a thirty-something professional gambler, who has won $18,715,562 playing live poker. Musk Sees Talent Where Others Fail To In an article published by the Wall Street Journal on Saturday, the media argued that […]
Poker
July 18, 2022
Espen Jorstad Takes WSOP Main Event Down with $10M Prize
The 2022 World Series of Poker Main Event has wrapped up with a champion elected. Espen Jorstad of Norway managed to top a field of 8,663 players, one of the largest in the history of the event and won $10 million along with the coveted WSOP bracelet. This is the biggest win in the player’s […]
Poker
July 13, 2022
Number of Poker Tables in Massachusetts May Increase, Says Report
Although there are plenty of gambling options for casino visitors of Massachusetts’ three casinos, the options for poker fans remain limited. MGC Continues to Receive Inquiries about Poker Just before the global pandemic, Encore Boston Harbor and MGM Springfield offered a combined number of 95 poker tables. Those tables operated 24 hours, every day of […]
Poker
July 11, 2022
World Series of Poker Celebrates Second-Largest Main Event
The WSOP took place at the Rio in Las Vegas for 17 years in a row. But this year, the 53rd edition of the prestigious tournament started on May 31 at a new location, Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas. The tournament is planned to run through July 19, 2022. Judging by details released by the […]