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The 2018 GUKPT Grand Final took place at the The Poker Room in London from November 8-25. Among the ten events featured at the series was its £2,140 ($2,750) Main Event, which came with an impressive £400,000 guarantee. Four days of action later, and finishing atop the 325 player field was Frenchman Jerome L’Hostis, who

As a result of a Brexit referendum that took place on 23 June 2016, Britain is now scheduled to leave the European Union (EU) on 29 March 2019. According to a study conducted by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, however, the country could be around £100 billion a year worse off than

On Tues., Nov. 20, two Virginia legislators announced separate plans to legalize sports betting within the state. They are Delegate Mark Sickles and State Senator John Chapman “Chap” Petersen, both Democrats. Sickles’ Bill Mark Sickles actually took the proactive step of pre-filing his proposed sports betting legislation. Its text is already available to read online,

The price of Bitcoin has plunged dramatically since reaching a peak of $19,140 on December 19, 2017. As of today, its price stands at $3,919, with other crypto currencies suffering even greater losses. This includes Ethereum falling from an all-time high of $1,400 to its current value of $112, and Litecoin plunging from more than

This year’s Borgata Fall Poker Open concluded with its $2,700 Championship Event, which saw 437 players enter the tournament to create a prize pool worth $1,092,500. Five days of action later, and emerging atop of the field was Wenhao Ying, who overcame his last opponent Matthew Wantman heads-up to claim a first place prize of

As reported by regional news site GLaws.in on Fri., Nov. 16, the All India Gaming Federation (AIGF) has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take action against unlawful offshore internet betting sites that accept Indian customers. The organization made this request in the form of a letter that contained the names of nine operators in

PokerNews.com, a subsidiary of PokerStars, has had a $6 million lawsuit filed against it over copyright infringements spanning several years. According to the brief, the site intentionally incorporated significant portions of the plaintiffs’ copyrighted musical works into hundreds of its podcasts, despite being warned of its illegality. As the complaint states: “Accordingly, iBus Media is

Nikunj Jhunjhunwala has won the 2018 WPT DeepStacks India Main Event, having bested a field of 697 players to capture a first place prize worth INR 6,635,000 ($92,176). Following a victory which increases his live earnings to $145,809, Jhunjhunwala heaped praise on the support his rail provided throughout the contest, stating: “My rail was behind

On Nov. 10, 2018, PartyPoker became the second online poker site to receive a license to operate legally in the Czech Republic. It joins longtime rival PokerStars as the only two internet poker entities to have successfully navigated the licensing process and obtained the approval of the authorities. Details PartyPoker, a part of the GVC

Last Thursday, the Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) accepted a $2 million settlement by Las Vegas sportsbook operator CG Technology related to serious compliance failures and miscalculating customer payouts. CG Technology has a long history of rule violations in Las Vegas and had been concerned that the Nevada Gaming Commission might move to revoke its license.

The LA Poker Open (LAPO) took place at The Commerce Casino in Southern California from November 2-18. The festival featured 18 events, culminating in its $1,100 No Limit Hold’em Main Event which ran from November 15-18. All told, the LAPO Main Event attracted a total of 773 players, all vying for a chance to take

Connecticut’s casino market tumbled last month. Not only did the state’s two tribal casinos suffer year-over-year declines in October, but its new commercial casino, MGM Springfield, has also now suffered a second straight month of declines since its grand opening on August 24, 2018. Tribal Casinos Suffering The Constitution State has two tribal casinos, namely

Some poker pros like to believe that they can ‘read souls’ around the card table, with players such as Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu springing to mind. Even the ‘Godfather of Poker’ himself, Doyle Brunson, wrote about the subject in his seminal work Super/System (1979), stating that “there’s too much evidence to ignore that ESP

New Jersey’s online gambling market hit a new peak of $26.7 million in October, marking a 30% revenue increase compared to the same month a year ago. In addition to besting the previous record set in July of $25.9 million, it also continues a monthly winning streak dating back to the industry’s launch in November

Last weekend, the 2018 partypoker Caribbean Poker Party drew to a close following the conclusion of its $5,300 Main Event. A total of 1,815 players entered the tournament, with Filipe Oliveira ultimately triumphing over its field, including Craig Mason heads-up, to collect a huge top prize worth $1.5 million. Prior to the tournament, the Portuguese player

Though nothing has been confirmed as yet, rumors are swirling around the gaming industry that mammoth firms Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts are going to merge. Not only would this shake up the world of gambling, but both companies are heavily invested in hotels and real estate too, so those industries would be affected significantly