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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.

Top Gambling News: Bitcoin Exchange Mt.Gox Becoming Compliant

These are the top gambling news stories here at Gambling911.com heading into June 3, 2013. Follow us on Twitter here.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Sun, 06/02/2013 - 20:47

Bubble Group, Sheriff Gaming Online Casino Sites Under Investigation (UPDATED March 2014)

A probe by Dutch authorities into a massive drug trafficking, money laundering and illegal Internet gambling business has led to scrutiny of the Bubble Group’s Sheriff Gaming online casino operations.

Submitted by Alejandro Botticelli on, Sun, 06/02/2013 - 12:03

Gambling Top Stories: Trevor Pope, Charles Sylvestre WSOP Winners

These are the top gambling news stories here at Gambling911.com for Sunday June 2, 2013. Follow us on Twitter here.

Submitted by Payton on, Sun, 06/02/2013 - 11:42

Trevor Pope Wins World Series of Poker Event 2

Sometimes taking the chip lead into a final table can be a bit of a curse for players. There are expectations that you will do well and not meeting them is always a little disappointing.

There was nothing cursed about Trevor Pope's chip lead today though. The Wisconsin-born poker pro took a massive chip lead into the final table of Event 2, a $5,000 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold'em tournament, and came out with his first gold bracelet and a $553,906 payday.

Submitted by Press Release on, Sat, 06/01/2013 - 22:37

Online Casinos, Poker site Shut Down, Funds Seized in Alleged Drug Case

Some are calling it the “Black Friday for the Online Casino Industry” as a number of Dutch-based web gaming sites were recently shut down. At least one poker site, AmsterdamPoker.com, was also taken down as part of the law enforcement operative.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Sat, 06/01/2013 - 14:22

World Series of Poker Millionaire Maker Event Debuts

The World Series of Poker will be introducing a Millionaire Maker bracelet event Saturday.

It is as described, the winner will walk away with a cool million dollars, guaranteed.

Even better, the initial investment is a mere $1500. No other tournament to date has ever offered a prize this big with a buy-in this small.

Submitted by Ace King on, Sat, 06/01/2013 - 12:11

Federal Online Poker Legislation: The Need for More GOP Involvement

Republican Congressmen Peter King (New York) and Joe Barton (Texas) are set to introduce bills legalizing online poker. King’s bill is set to be introduced next week (first week of June 2013) while Barton will introduce a companion bill some time during the summer.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Sat, 06/01/2013 - 11:24

Gambling Top Stories: More Lock Poker Payouts, Hollywood Casino Damage Report

These are the top gambling news stories here at Gambling911.com for Saturday June 1, 2013. Follow us on Twitter here.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Sat, 06/01/2013 - 10:57

Federal Online Gambling Bill to be Introduced in Congress by Peter King, Joe Barton

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) - Legislation to allow online poker gambling in the United States will be introduced in Congress that would give casinos a larger market than the current few states which allow it, like New Jersey and Nevada.

Online poker would generate $10 billion in added revenues by 2017 if allowed by federal statute, according to the American Gaming Association. About $4 billion is now being spent for illegal sites, the AGA said.

Submitted by Reuters on, Fri, 05/31/2013 - 22:09

Top Gambling News: Jason Somerville, Two Others Sign on With Ultimate Poker

These are the top gambling news stories here at Gambling911.com heading into the 1^st of June. Follow us on Twitter here.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Fri, 05/31/2013 - 22:01

Poker Pro Amnon Filippi Free to Play in WSOP But Must Wear Ankle Bracelet

Poker player Amnon Filippi will be permitted to travel to Las Vegas for this year’s World Series of Poker but must wear an ankle bracelet.

Filippi awaits trial for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.

The 43-year-old poker pro was busted in the Bronx, New York nearly 7 months ago for allegedly operating a marijuana “grow house”.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Fri, 05/31/2013 - 16:14

If You Can Get People to Buy Virtual Farm Animals, You Can Do Well at Online Poker

Jeff Macke of Yahoo Finance writes that the world’s biggest online poker site, Zynga, could buck the trend thanks to legalized “real money” online poker in the US.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Fri, 05/31/2013 - 12:19

Swimming With Sharks: Michael Phelps vs. Vanessa Selbst at 2013 WSOP

“That wasn’t fun,” 18-time Olympic gold medal winning swimmer Michael Phelps tweeted in regard to his going up against one of the greatest female poker players at this year’s World Series of Poker.

For Phelps, this was his first ever WSOP event. He took on Vanessa Selbst.

He tweeted after going busto:

Submitted by Ace King on, Fri, 05/31/2013 - 10:09

Live Webcast of 2013 GuangDong Asia Millions in Macau Online

MACAU, CHINA – PokerStars is set to host an online broadcast of the massive HKD $1,000,000 (USD $129k) ‘GuangDong Ltd Asia Millions’ (GDAM) Main Event from June 5-7, 2013. This continues the incredibly popular webcast coverage that was provided during the recent ninth season of the European Poker Tour, and will be available online at www.pokerstars.tv.

Submitted by Press Release on, Fri, 05/31/2013 - 09:51

Top Gambling News: Glu Mobile Stock Rises 7 Percent With US Real Money Entry

These are the top gambling news stories as they happen at Gambling911.com for the evening/overnight period of May 30, 2013. Follow us on Twitter here.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Thu, 05/30/2013 - 19:33

How Poker Pro Phil Ivey Could Have Cheated Casino

London’s oldest casino, Crockford’s, refuses to pay poker pro Phil Ivey monies owed for his winnings playing Punto Banco. They allege Ivey cheated last fall. He has refuted this notion and recently filed suit against Crockford’s, demanding his £7.3m in winnings.

Submitted by Ace King on, Thu, 05/30/2013 - 14:52

WSOP.com Online Poker Site Blunder: No Real Money Play Yet

As was first reported on Gambling911.com Wednesday, WSOP.com online poker rolled out its real money play site for residents of Nevada.

The problem. It wasn’t supposed to have happened yet.

Submitted by Ace King on, Thu, 05/30/2013 - 10:54

First World Series of Poker 2013 Event Will Award $850K

The Casino Employees event of the World Series of Poker 2013 drew 898 players, generated a $404,100 prize pool, and will award the winner almost $85K.

This is the first event of this year’s WSOP.

Event #2: No-Limit Hold'em / Eight Handed also kicked off Wednesday.

WSOP.com Real Money Online Poker Room Launches With a Bang –

Submitted by Nagesh Rath on, Thu, 05/30/2013 - 00:22

WSOP.com Real Money Online Poker Site Launches

The highly anticipated WSOP.com real money online poker site has launched and was accepting deposits from those residing or visiting Nevada Wednesday (May 29, 2013).

The launch was in conjunction with the start of the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, an event that will continue through a good chunk of July.

Submitted by Nagesh Rath on, Wed, 05/29/2013 - 19:49

Costa Rican Online Bookies Find Love, Sex at Newly Opened Jaco Beach Del Rey

An infamous meat market bar/hotel of San Jose, Costa Rica has now opened a second location on the beach in Jaco.

The Hotel Del Rey, a staple for American bookmakers and their colleagues from the early days of Costa Rica’s burgeoning online sports betting industry, announced the opening of its second location this week.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Wed, 05/29/2013 - 11:15

WSOP.com Real Money Online Poker Site, Massachusetts, Illinois and More

The topic of legalized real money poker will be hot this week as the World Series of Poker gets ready to kick off.

Pokerati.com predicts the WSOP.com new real money Internet poker site could come online in conjunction with the 2013 WSOP kickoff Wednesday.

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Tue, 05/28/2013 - 21:26

Indecisiveness, Exclusion Prevented Federal Online Gambling Bill From Passing

Former Nevada Congressman Jon Porter blamed the casino industry’s indecisiveness for the failure to pass federal legalization of online gambling over the past few years.

Porter, who is now a lobbyist for the industry, also said that gaming interests refused to recognize the importance of Tribal casino groups and state lotteries.

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Tue, 05/28/2013 - 21:09

Bitcoin No Liberty Reserve: Shutdown to Affect Only One Online Casino

Anonymous payment solutions company, Liberty Reserve, has been shut down by federal authorities out of the Southern District of New York on Tuesday.

The indictment alleges Liberty Reserve, a company incorporated in Costa Rica, has for years operated as one of the world’s largest digital currencies. Law enforcement refers to the company as a “PayPal for criminals” that allegedly laundered money to the tune of $6 billion over the past 7 years.

Submitted by Alejandro Botticelli on, Tue, 05/28/2013 - 16:23

Viktor Blom Wins $1 Million at SCOOP Main Event

Another $1 million win for Viktor “Isildur1” Blom.

The online poker phenom has just won the popular SCOOP Main Event and the $1 million cash prize that comes with that honor.

Blom has been winning big in recent weeks at the high stakes tables on Full Tilt Poker, now owned by PokerStars.

Submitted by Ace King on, Tue, 05/28/2013 - 07:35

Carbon Poker Announces Improvements to Sit & Go Offerings

Carbon Poker announced on Monday great improvements to their Sit & Go offerings including changes to the buy-in amount and VIP point entries just to name a few.

Here is a summary of the changes made:

Name Standardization

Submitted by Press Release on, Mon, 05/27/2013 - 19:59

David Sands Wins WPT World Championship Super High Roller

It is very rare that you make a World Poker Tour televised final table and still walk away empty handed, but that was what happened to three players on the final day of the World Poker Tour World Championship $100,000 Super High Roller event.

The high buy-in tournament attracted 21 players and so only the top three would walk away with prize money at Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Submitted by Press Release on, Mon, 05/27/2013 - 12:32