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One ‘lucky’ player has just collected the lion’s share of a record €1,265,583 ($1,831,426) online Bad Beat Jackpot after losing with quads over quads on PokerHeaven.com. Finnish  player “OmgoMgomGo” was playing on one of the site’s... 

According to a report released by the the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG), there has been a massive surge in the number of foreigners applying for self exclusion orders at Singapore casinos. Last year, there were just 50 applications made by foreigners... 

A new lobbying organisation has arrived on the scene, with the aim of helping in the struggle to legislate and regulate online gaming in the US, while also educating lawmakers as to the failings of the current laws. FairPlayUSA is based in Washington D.C., and... 

Phil Galfond is well known for being one of the most successful online cash players in the game, with $7,865,837 in winnings at Full Tilt since January 2007. However, along with many other US pros, the 26 year-old talent saw his livelihood come to an abrupt end... 

An attempted robbery of a high-stakes poker home game ended in a gun fight in which both the intruders were shot, one fatally. Apparently, former Duke University and Atlanta Braves baseball player Gregg Maluchnik would hold regular poker gatherings in his home... 

Concord Card Club owner Thomas Kremser is one of the most respected poker tournament directors in the world, as well as a recipient of multiple industry awards including the European Poker Lifetime Achievement Award. THE Austrian born tournament director has been... 

This week Bodog took a major strategic decision to exit the US market by the end of 2011 in a move designed to allow the brand’s global stellar expansion to continue unabated. Of chief concern to the Bodog brand is the need to avoid any negative perceptions to... 

The long awaited hearing in which Full Tilt Poker was to discover whether the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) would restore its gaming licence has ended before it even got going. The promise of a public hearing had media, interested parties and onlookers... 

UK pro Sam Holden has the support of a nation behind him as he returns to Las Vegas in November to compete at the 2011 WSOP final table. The 22 year old managed to overcome a 6,865 strong starting field to become one of the remaining nine players still competing... 

Less than year after launching in France, online poker room 200% Poker has now been shut down by its owners. It was in April 2010 that France finally legalised internet poker and other forms of online gambling in the country. A few months later in September 2010,... 

Local man Miha Travnik has triumphed at the WPT Slovenia, after overcoming a field of 141 players over four days to lift the prestigious trophy, and collect the  €102,700 ($144,399) first place prize. As well as the huge boost to his bankroll, the 20 year old... 

Back in September 2009, prodigious online pro Chris “Moorman1” Moorman was recruited by DoylesRoom to become the latest member of The Brunson 10. However, the poker website along with several other brands had its US operation shut down by the FBI in May 2011,... 

A gambler who went missing in 1979 and  declared legally dead in 1986, has now been arrested while working at a casino sports book in Las Vegas. At the time of his disappearance Arthur Gerald Jones was a commodities broker in Chicago and had a wife and three kids.... 

Elio Fox has won the Bellagio Cup VII in Las Vegas, after overcoming a field of 224 players over four days to lift the title, and collect the $669,692 first place prize. Apparently the young New Yorker has cashed in just three live events since 2010, including...