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What are some of the hottest headlines in the world of poker? Here you will find all the latest juicy stories along with other important news and tournament results. A must read for the poker enthusiast with articles published throughout the day.

The Beast is One Year Old: Americas Cardroom Celebrates With Huge Cash Prizes

Get your BEAST on at Americas Cardroom with an additional $51,000 up for grabs during the month of August.

Submitted by Press Release on, Tue, 07/30/2013 - 17:05

Number of Firms Applying for Online Gambling License in NJ Up to 37

A total of 37 online gambling companies have applied to serve the Garden State and its nearly 9 million people.

The New Jersey state Gaming Enforcement Division says it received the applications by Monday's deadline for initial consideration, a major milestone in Atlantic City's development of online betting.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Tue, 07/30/2013 - 15:14

Bitcoin Online Poker Officially Hits Mainstream With Satoshi Poker

Everyone has been waiting with bated breath to learn what impact, if any, Bitcoin would have on the online poker sector. The time to find out is finally here with the introduction of Satoshi Poker.

Gambling911.com can confirm that the new entry will be pouring millions of dollars into marketing its product across the World Wide Web. And good news for US players, as Satoshi Poker will be accepting players from all jurisdictions.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Tue, 07/30/2013 - 10:21

Revel Atlantic City Poker Room to Shut Down in Next Two Weeks

The financially strapped Revel Casino in Atlantic City is ready to close its poker room.

John Brennan of the Bergen Record tweeted Monday:

Sources: Revel AC poker room will close in 2 weeks. Canceling all tournaments. Bad beat jackpots to be paid.

The Revel Casino is expected to shut its poker room down on August 15 though the closure could actually happen sooner.

Submitted by Nagesh Rath on, Tue, 07/30/2013 - 00:42

PokerStars Parent Company Files Motion to Dismiss Domain Case

PokerStars parent company, the Rational Group, has filed a motion to dismiss in a 2008 case brought by the commonwealth of Kentucky to seize 141 online gambling domains.

Submitted by Ace King on, Mon, 07/29/2013 - 15:57

MicroMillions 5 Main Event Awards Record First Prize

Lithuanian player ‘stygher’ won the MicroMillions 5 $22 NL Hold’em Main Event yesterday, topping a field of 59,213 players to win the first prize of $160,726.14. It is the biggest individual prize for a MicroMillions champion, beating the previous record of $157,218.68, which was won by ‘SoyDelGlobo’ in the MicroMillions II Main Event.

Perhaps surprisingly, no final table deal was done, so the result looked like this:

Submitted by Press Release on, Mon, 07/29/2013 - 10:48

Dying Poker Pro, ‘Simpsons’ Creator Sam Simon Giving Away His Fortune

Sam Simon, creator of “The Simpsons’ animated television series and a fixture on the World Series of Poker scene in past years, disclosed he only has a few months to live.

Submitted by Ace King on, Mon, 07/29/2013 - 10:35

‘Ray Donovan’ Producer Bryan Zuriff Pleads Guilty in Sports Betting Case

A Hollywood producer has pleaded guilty in New York for his role in a high-stakes sports betting business run by an organized-crime enterprise.

Bryan Zuriff is executive producer of the Showtime series Ray Donovan. He pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to accepting a financial instrument in connection with unlawful Internet gambling.

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara (buh-RAH’-ruh) announced the plea Friday, saying Zuriff operated an illegal gambling enterprise in Los Angeles and helped run one in New York.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Sat, 07/27/2013 - 12:03

Big News Coming at Carbon Poker as Best Promos Yet to be Announced

Carbon Poker has revealed they are preparing to announce some of the biggest promotions to date.

What are the promos?

You’ll have to come back July 30 (2013) to find out as Carbon is keeping mum.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Fri, 07/26/2013 - 23:44

Online Gambling Firm Wants to Buy or Build Casino in Atlantic City

TRENTON, N.J. – (Associated Press) - An online gambling firm plans to buy or build a casino in Atlantic City to get a piece of the Internet wagering action planned to launch in the state this year, another sign of a revival of corporate interest in a city where gambling revenue has been falling since 2006.

MidOil USA managing partner Vincent Crandon said Friday that he plans to announce around Labor Day whether his investment firm and Web gambling company 2UP Gaming will be buying or building.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Fri, 07/26/2013 - 14:41

Poker Pro Masa Kagawa Arrested for Running Android Malware Ring

News broke across the poker stratosphere this week that high stakes player Masa Kagawa has been arrested for his alleged role in running an Android malware ring in addition to running a scam dating website.

Kagawa was taken into custody by Chiba Prefectural Police in Japan.

Submitted by Ace King on, Fri, 07/26/2013 - 12:02

Ultimate Gaming Gets Final Approval From Nevada to Operate Real Money Poker Site

LAS VEGAS, NV - Today, July 25, 2013, Ultimate Gaming, a majority-owned subsidiary of Station Casinos LLC, received final approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission for its real money online poker product Ultimate Poker, the only legal poker website in the United States.

Submitted by Press Release on, Thu, 07/25/2013 - 20:46

Zynga Shares Plummet as Company Won’t Enter US Online Gambling Space

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Zynga Inc will largely abandon its long-running efforts to build a real-money gaming business in the United States, a prospect investors once believed to be the struggling company's sole lifeline.

Submitted by Reuters on, Thu, 07/25/2013 - 20:36

Mike Britt Joins Ultimate Poker as Vice President of Market Development

LAS VEGAS– Government affairs and gaming professional Mike Britt has joined Ultimate Gaming, America’s first regulated online gaming operator, as vice president of market development and government affairs. He brings 10 years of experience in politics, legislative affairs and market development to the company.

Submitted by Press Release on, Thu, 07/25/2013 - 15:17

Poker Pros Sexting Names a la ‘Carlos Danger’ AKA Anthony Weiner

So a lot of people are wondering, what would their sexting names be in the wake of New York City Mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner being revealed as none other than Carlos Danger.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Thu, 07/25/2013 - 13:08

Ultimate Poker Gives Away Cash on the Road to 10 Million Hands

LAS VEGAS - After less than three months of live play, Ultimate Poker is set to deal its 10-millionth hand of real money online poker at UltimatePoker.com. To celebrate the achievement, Ultimate Poker will award players cash prizes across 21 milestone hands leading up to the 10-millionth.

Submitted by Press Release on, Thu, 07/25/2013 - 11:20

2013 WSOP Last Lady Sitting Jackie Glazer Joins PokerStars

Australian female poker pro Jackie Glazier has left Ivey Poker to join the 888 Poker team.

Glazier became the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event’s “Last Woman Sitting”.

Ms. Glazier finished 31st for $229,281, bringing her total career earnings to almost $1.2 million.

Submitted by Nagesh Rath on, Wed, 07/24/2013 - 19:30

Facebook is Bringing Social Gambling to Italy, Spain

Facebook is expanding its real money online social gambling platform to Italy and Spain.

After initial trials in the United Kingdom utilizing the bwin.party network, Facebook will expand the offering to three countries, both of which have been accommodating to real money Web gambling.

Sean Ryan, head of partnerships of the social network, confirmed the news during the World Gaming Executive Summit in Barcelona.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Wed, 07/24/2013 - 10:21

South Point Poker to Rebrand as Real Gaming

South Point Poker, which one promised to be the first real money online poker site regulated in the US, will be changing its name.

The site will be rebranded as “Real Gaming” in order to reflect its expanded variety of online games beyond the scope of poker.

Real Gaming will be run by the folks who own the popular South Point Casino and Hotel located off the Las Vegas Strip. They were among the first to receive a license from the Nevada Gaming Commission.

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Tue, 07/23/2013 - 22:32

ESPN 2013 World Series of Poker Schedule Released

ESPN has unveiled its 2013 World Series of Poker broadcast schedule, which kicked off Tuesday night (July 23).

ESPN’s coverage will be broadcast Tuesday nights in two hour blocks from July 23 right through October 29. Airings will start at 9 pm EST.

Norman Chad and Lon McEachern will call the action.

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Tue, 07/23/2013 - 22:17

Ray Romano on Why Comedians Don’t Make Good Poker Players (Video)

The folks from Quadjacks.com compiled 10 of their favorite hallway interviews at this year’s World Series of Poker.

Among those interviews, American comedian Ray Romano talks about why comedians make poor poker players. He’s been entering the WSOP event for the last 6 years now.

As he puts it in this interview, he “looks forward to it all year, and it’s devastating when you bust.”

From Quadjacks.com:

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Mon, 07/22/2013 - 23:43

Poker Princess Molly Bloom to ‘Reveal All’ in Memoire: Matt Damon, A-Rod Secrets

The so-called “Poker Princess”, Molly Bloom, is set to release her memoire.

Bloom was recently indicted for her role in running multi-million dollar high stakes Hollywood poker games.

Some of the secrets she’s likely to reveal could revolve around A-List celebrities and sports stars the likes of Alex Rodriguez, Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio, each of whom reportedly took part in Ms. Bloom’s high stakes games.

The “Poker Princess” is threatening to reveal some of the betting secrets of the big name celebrities.

Submitted by Ace King on, Mon, 07/22/2013 - 15:17

Viktor Blom the Week’s Biggest Loser

Online poker phenom Viktor Blom managed to lose $1,404,756 playing online at Full Tilt Poker, making him the week’s biggest loser.

We wouldn’t shed too many tears for the Swede as he has managed to rack up over $5 million so far online this year.

Submitted by Ace King on, Mon, 07/22/2013 - 10:27

PKR Poker Announces Changes in Affiliate Program

The online poker network PKR has announced a change in its affiliate program via an email sent out to affiliate partners.

Dear Affiliates,

We would like to notify you of some changes to the PKR Affiliate Terms and Conditions regarding the definitions and the activity of affiliates.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Mon, 07/22/2013 - 10:16

Full Tilt Poker Payments to US Customers Will Take At Least Another Year

Americans owed money from Full Tilt Poker since April 15, 2011 may have to wait at least another year, according to a claims adjuster overseeing distribution.

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Sat, 07/20/2013 - 10:33

Harry Reid Seemingly On Board With Legalized Internet Poker Legislation

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has disclosed he is indeed working with fellow Nevada Senator Dean Heller to draft new Internet poker legislation.

Reid made his comments following a Senate Subcommittee hearing on the subject Wednesday.

Submitted by Ace King on, Fri, 07/19/2013 - 15:18

Four Arrested in Boise for Running illegal Poker Houses

BOISE, Idaho (Associated Press) — Boise police say they've flushed out an illegal gambling operation with the arrest of four people, including three from one family.

Timothy J. Lough and his wife, Jo Anne Lough, were arrested on misdemeanor gambling charges on Tuesday along with their son, Travis Jay Lough.

Also taken into custody was David Andrew Deboer.

The law enforcement agency in Idaho's capital city says it had gotten numerous calls pointing to a card house being run at a pair of locations just southwest of downtown.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Fri, 07/19/2013 - 11:48

Heads Up Hogging Prevention Added to iPoker Client

A new feature has been added as part of a recent iPoker Network update.

Heads up hogging prevention is a background tracking system which monitors players sitting inactively at too many tables. Operators will be better positioned to remove these individuals from tables, restricting their access.

Heads up hogging prevention will be utilized in an effort to keep the games running smoothly.

Submitted by Ace King on, Fri, 07/19/2013 - 11:38

At Least 25 UKIPT Galway Main Event Seats to be One at Full Tilt Poker

Onchan, Isle of Man – There are at least 25 €1,100 UKIPT Galway Main Event seats to be won in the Full Tilt Poker UKIPT Galway Mega Seat Qualifier, taking place this Sunday, July 21st at 14:30 ET.

The UKIPT Galway Main Event will headline the Full Tilt Poker Galway Festival, set to be Europe’s biggest ever poker festival, and players who win a Main Event seat will play for their share of at least €1,000,000 in prize money.

Submitted by Press Release on, Fri, 07/19/2013 - 10:06