Poker Updates

World Series of Poker 2024 Weekend Warriors Schedule for Cashing In on a Budget
- May 29, 2024
Check out the WSOP schedule and popular events for weekend warriors at the 2024 World Series of Poker.
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West Virginia will join multi-state poker compact if operator asks, says official
- Oct 21, 2022
The West Virginia Lottery has discussed joining the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA) but won’t apply until one of its nine operators says it wants to begin offering multi-state online poker.
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Poker appears to be on a surprising comeback
- May 13, 2022
Poker has gone through cyclical changes in popularity and the game appears headed back to the glory days of the early 2000s online poker explosion.
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GeoComply Responsible for PokerStars Users’ Mac Issues
- Sep 14, 2021
PokerStars is experiencing a bizarre new problem that has prohibited poker players from entering and enjoying the game in licensed markets.
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Huge Bad Beat Jackpot at BetOnline
- Apr 21, 2021
The Bad Beat jackpot at BetOnline poker has grown to over 450k!
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Former US senator likens online poker to terrorism
- Aug 23, 2018
In writing an op-ed piece for the Financial Times, Blanche Lincoln compared online poker to terrorism. In an effort to support her belief, she pulled out the 2017 FBI Internet Crime Report,
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Hellmuth gets close and personal with the Kardashians at poker charity event
- Aug 9, 2018
A poker tournament for charity recently organized by the Kardashian clan saw a star-studded turnout raise money for a worthy cause
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Chris Moneymaker heads list of 10 finalists for induction into the Poker Hall of Fame
- Jul 6, 2018
Chris Moneymaker, a Tennessee accountant who turned a $39 buy-in through an online satellite tournament into eventual victory at the 2003 WSOP championship, is among the players and poker officials named as finalists by the Poker Hall of Fame
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Former WSOP champion Joe Cada having best run since winning Main Event in 2009
- Jun 26, 2018
Cada was one week short of his 22nd birthday in 2009 when he outlasted nearly 6,500 players to collect more than $8.54 million. Joe Cada Now, in 2018, Cada is having one of his best poker runs since capturing his first gold bracelet.
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Multiple World Series of Poker platforms allow players to ‘touch our brand 365 days a year
- Jun 18, 2018
Ty Stewart left a plum marketing position with the National Football League 13 years ago to build a business around the World Series of Poker.Today, the WSOP brand is synonymous with poker
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New Louisiana Casino Law Allows for Expanded Poker Scene
- Jun 12, 2018
The Louisiana poker scene may be on the way up after recent changes in the state’s casino laws. On May 23, the state’s governor signed a new law allowing significant land-based expansion for casino operations for the state’s 15 riverboat casinos.
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The poker community shuns the PPA in its time of need
- Apr 4, 2018
It’s time for the Poker Player’s Alliance to up sticks and leave after the poker community turned its back on the advocacy group after raising only $6,000 of a $25,000 goal needed to keep the non-profit in business.
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