Poker News

In what some are interpreting as a monopoly grab for the country's gambling market, the Canadian horseracing industry is pressuring the government to pass UIGEA-like legislation in an attempt to ban Internet gaming. Last week, Canadian Libe...more

Psychology. It's a subject none of us give enough importance. Furthermore we don't want to do the work to look at ourselves and see where we fit into poker's panoply of players. For this niche, though, there is one book that does a lot of t...more

PokerStars announced today the launching of the first Latin America Poker Tour, which will feature events in Central and South America. Three events have already been scheduled for the new LAPT, the first of which is in Rio de Janeiro, Braz...more

Once Archie Karas mowed down the world's best poker players, building up a bankroll of $17,000,000 from his original $50 start six months earlier, could there possibly be any more magic left? The answer is gambling's version of a Houdini ac...more

I'm spoiled. Back in New England, New York, New Jersey, Nevada, and California, where I play most of my poker, when there's a poker room open, it's open seven days a week, 24 hours a day. Not so in New Mexico, where rooms keep more selectiv...more

A couple of weeks ago, a letter by Republican Senators John E. Sununu (NH) and Pete Domenici (NM) to the heads of the Treasury and Federal Reserve brought attention to the serious implementation concerns America's banking industry has with ...more

It's not unusual for a player to be eliminated at a final table, nor, unfortunately, is it unusual for a player to display unsportsmanlike behavior. It is, however, unusual for a player to be ousted from the final table for bad conduct, but...more

Here's this week's news highlights: • Pre-registration for the 2008 WSOP has started! You can register in-person at the Rio in Las Vegas or online at the worldseriesofpoker.com • The EU has blocked a draft of the European vers...more

World Poker Tour Enterprises released its 2007 earnings report, posting a loss of $1.8 million for the most recent quarter and a loss of $9.63 million for the year. Revenues for the quarter and year were both lower than they were for the sa...more

An action brought by the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) against the US federal government, seeking an injunction against implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling and Enforcement Act (UIGEA), was dismi...more