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London Casino sues Self-Excluded Billionaire from £2.2 Million in Unpaid Losses
Last year, Safa Abdulla Al-Geabury lost £2,000,000 in just two hours gambling on the roulette tables at Ritz Club Casino in London. Such exorbitant amounts of money don’t usually mean much to billionaires like Al-Geabury, but when the check he…
Galfond and Tollerene agree High Stakes at Full Tilt getting Tougher
It’s summertime in Sin City, and that means the majority of today’s elite poker pros are in Las Vegas to compete in the World Series of Poker. What better time to wrangle up some big names in the online poker…
Mike Gorodinsky wins 2015 WSOP $50k Players Championship for $1.27 Million
American poker pro Mike Gorodinsky has had an amazing run at this year’s 46th Annual World Series of Poker. He’s cashed five times already, including 28th, 9th, 3rd, 2nd and now 1st place finishes under his belt. After taking down…
Bwin.party Unloads World Poker Tour (WPT) to Chinese Group for $35 Million
Global online gambling giant bwin.party will no longer operate one of the world’s most esteemed live poker tournament venues. The company announced this week that it is selling the World Poker Tour (WPT) brand to a Chinese social gaming company,…
SWC Bitcoin Poker Operator Bryan Micon May Appear in Nevada Court Thursday
According to reports, Bryan Micon, founder of Bitcoin poker site Seals with Clubs (SWC), is expected to return to US soil next week to appear in a Nevada courtroom. Micon fled his Las Vegas home for Antigua in February after…
Brian Hastings Claims 2x 2015 WSOP Bracelets, Third Overall
Just before the clock struck 2:00am on Sunday morning, Brian Hastings claimed a new spot in World Series of Poker history. With 39 events in the books, the 26 year old American poker pro became the first player in this…
Jason Mercier Adorns 3rd Bracelet with 2015 WSOP NLHE 6-Max Win
28 year old Jason Mercier collected his third World Series of Poker bracelet in the wee hours of Thursday morning. The American poker pro outlasted a field of 550, defeating UK poker pro Simon Deadman in heads-up to win the…
Committee hears Testimony at today’s PA Online Gaming Hearing
Pennsylvania has taken one more small step in the direction of legalizing and regulating internet poker and casino gambling. After proposing PA online gaming bill SB 900, Senator Kim Ward, Chairman of the Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee,…