Poker
July 1, 2021
ACR Hosts Second Venom Event in July with $10m GTD
The Venom is returning with a $10-million guaranteed prize pool this month, as Americas Cardroom continues to increase the amounts for its poker tournaments. ACR Continues to Increase Venom’s Prize Pool Americas Cardroom (ACR) is back at it with a new Venom event. Despite the name, the actual happening behind it is one of the […]
Poker
July 1, 2021
Planet Hollywood’s Pleasure Pit Poker Room Bids Las Vegas Adieu
Rumors quickly turn into fact as social media outpouring confirms that Planet Hollywood is indeed shutting down its poker room. Pandemic Forces Iconic Cardrooms on Permanent Shutdown When the COVID-19 pandemic forced most entertainment businesses to shut down in early 2020, casinos in the heart of the Nevadan desert included, many speculated about the impact […]
Poker
June 30, 2021
RunGood Poker Drops Poker Tournament in Tunica, Mississippi
RunGood Poker announced that it canceled its event planned for Horseshoe Tunica in Robinsonville, Mississippi. Although the event is canceled, RG Poker revealed that it plans to launch another event in Coconut Creek, Florida in August. Tunica RG Poker Tournament Canceled Although poker rooms in Las Vegas returned to poker tournaments with full force, this […]
Business
June 30, 2021
End of Wire Act Debate Good News, According to Gaming Industry Lawyers
For almost 50 years, the US federal government applied the Federal Wire Act only to online sports gambling, not to other forms of gambling, in terms of allowing states to establish interstate revenue-sharing agreements. The Department of Justice (DOJ) then decided it wanted to create its own view of the Wire Act, which didn’t go […]
Poker
June 29, 2021
Wynn Millions Skyrockets with Entries, Generates $12.4M Prize Pool
The Wynn Millions poker tournament recorded more than 1,300 entries at its start last week Friday. The tournament is going to run through Saturday, July 3, with a total of $12.4 million in a guaranteed prize money pool. Wynn Millions Holds $12.4M Guaranteed Prize Pool for Lucky Poker Pros Every poker fan has heard of […]
Industry
June 29, 2021
Poker Playing Playboy Sentenced to 13 Years for Kidnapping
Arnaud Mimran was already serving an 8-year sentence for fraud when he received some more bad news. The high-stakes poker player and socialite behind “The swindle of the century,” a fraud committed in 2008 and 2009 that cost the European Union (EU) Emissions Trading Scheme €300 million ($345 million). However, the one-time high-profile poker player […]
Poker
June 25, 2021
PokerStars Set to Return to Switzerland via Casino777 Brand
Online poker operator PokerStars is returning to Switzerland after an exclusive distribution deal agreed with an online casino brand, starting from July 1, 2021. Land-Based Gaming Partner PokerStars is re-launching operations, having partnered with Casino777, the online casino brand of land-based casino operator Casino Davos, to return to the country which the famous poker brand […]
Legal
June 24, 2021
Germany Approves Controversial Turnover Tax on Online Slots and Poker
Germany’s controversial 5.3% turnover tax on online slots and poker received the approval of the parliament earlier this week. German Parliament Approves 5.3% Tax on Online Slots and Poker Back in March of this year, Germany’s new State Treaty on Gambling (GlüNeuRStv) was approved by lawmakers. Since then, the new regulation has received the approval […]
Legal
June 22, 2021
Wire Act Case Settled, Opens Path to Larger Interstate Pools
The Wire Act legal case in the US is finally resolved after no appeal was filed by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) by the deadline date, June 21, 2021. Clarity Regarding the Future of Online Poker The decision to not pursue “Supreme Court review of the First Circuit’s decision” by the DOJ leaves in […]
Poker
June 17, 2021
Poker Pro Doyle Brunson Considers Participating in WSOP
Doyle Brunson, ten times winner of the WSOP bracelet announced that he plans to participate in the WSOP this season. Throughout his career as a professional poker player, Brunson has won first place in nearly 20 tournaments and reached poker earnings of more than $6.1 million. Poker Pro Doyle Brunson to Participate in WSOP This […]