RIP PokerPages
What has been a well-respected staple and in the poker media for years is now among the outlets that have bitten the dust. PokerPages announced today that it will officially close up shop on October 31, 2009. The Closing of […]
WSOP Europe Main Event Final: Exciting Lineup, Sloooow Action
The main event of WSOP Europe is underway now, with a super exciting final table of poker stars. These were the starting chip counts when they took their seats: Seat 1: Barry Shulman (1,090,000) Seat 2: Jason Mercier (3,198,000) Seat
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RE: Pitbull Poker Shuts Down, Owner(s) Arrested in Costa Rica
According to this Bluff Latino America piece, there were some arrests made when the night shift employees grew suspicious and asked the police to stop it. According to, now former employees of Pitbull Gaming, the owners decided to tell the
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RIP Bob Stupak (1942-2009)
Las Vegas businessman, poker player, and one-time candidate for Lt. Governor of Nevada, Bob Stupak died today in Las Vegas of leukemia. He was 67-years old. KVBC of Las Vegas printed the news release: BOB STUPAK, LONG-TIME LAS VEGAN, DEVELOPER
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Senator Proposes Online Gambling Regulation
to Offset Health Care CostsCould Frank bill become Baucus bill amendment?
The idea of using online gaming tax revenues to help fund elements of health care reform became part of the Congressional conversation this weekend. On Saturday, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced a possible amendment to the Baucus bill (America\’s Healthy
Joe Sebok Joins UltimateBet as Media & Operations Consultant
Seeks to Release Scandal Hand Histories & Cheater Names
Didn\’t really see this one coming, but Joe Sebok explained in great detail why he made the decision to join the UltimateBet team. His latest blog post on PokerRoad starts with his skepticism about joining UB when he was asked
Advice to Congresswomen Opposing Online Poker Bills: Man Up?
Nolan Dalla\’s latest article on Poker News Daily has a point. Much of the focus is on the men who helped pass the UIGEA, giving little attention to the powerful women in Congress who now oppose our attempts to pass
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Jason Newitt Sues Full Tilt, Lederer, et al.
Another Ex-FTP Employee Suits Up
The Full Tilt Poker legal team is busy. On the heels of the presumably still-unresolved Clonie Gowen $40 million lawsuit, another case was filed in the Nevada court system on September 11, 2009. This is the only information available thus
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Kentucky Domain Case Goes to State Supreme Court
Mark it on your calendars (or just check back here) around October 22. The case of the Governor Beshear and the Commonwealth of Kentucky trying to claim the ability to seize 141 online gaming domains, or \”gambling devices\” as they
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WSOP Memories: Negreanu & Boeree Dance-Off
Evidently, something happened at this summer\’s big PokerStars bash besides Nelly\’s performance. (Say what?) Someone shot a video of a dance-off between Daniel Negreanu and Liv Boeree…and a few others who wanted to couldn\’t help themselves. As @RealKidPoker tweeted the
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