New York City has one of the most-famous underground poker scenes in the world. And this is largely thanks to “Rounders,” which centered on Mike McDermott’s (Matt Damon) quest to succeed in New York’s underground poker world. But is it finally time for this romanticized, and sometimes dangerous, vision of New York poker to exit […]
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You wouldn’t think that a former poker pro and author would be much help to an NHL team. However, the New Jersey Devils are really banking on Sunny Mehta to help save their season. New Jersey, a team that’s missed the postseason three straight years, is hoping that Mehta can use analytics to them find […]
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New York Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow is one of the biggest proponents of online poker in the state. After introducing a bill to legalize the game in 2014, he’s continued to show support for iPoker as discussions get more serious. So it’s little surprise to find out that he can’t stand the Restoration of America’s […]
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Various online poker interests in California have been unable to agree on who gets into the market. But while these sides struggle with the plan, it’s pretty clear that the majority of Californians would welcome iPoker into the state. This much is confirmed by a recent survey by the National Research Institute (via All-In […]
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The Global Poker Index (GPI) is continuing to execute their plan of sportifying poker. GPI founder Alex Dreyfus has been clear from the beginning that his ultimate mission is to make poker similar to a sport, with marquee pros and a fan base. Interestingly enough, this sportifying effort will mainly be focused in the United […]
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The regulated U.S. online poker market is taking a lot longer to mature than many would like. So far, only Delaware, New Jersey and Nevada have legalized the game, while other states like California, New York and Pennsylvania still have some work to do on the legislative side. Nevertheless, there are definitely some things to […]
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Both politicians and gaming interests are on board with legal online poker in the state. The only problem is that card rooms, PokerStars, race tracks and tribes haven’t come to a mutual agreement yet. And the latter two groups figure to be even further apart based on what a rep for the race tracks recently […]
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888 Holdings recently made big waves by purchasing bwin.party for $1.4 billion, outbidding Amaya Gaming to acquire the struggling company. The ramifications of this deal are many, with 888 likely making up a little ground on Amaya’s PokerStars in global online poker traffic. Another big benefit to 888 purchasing bwin.party is that they are now […]
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The 2015 WSOP Main Event is comprised of little-known pros and recreational players who battled their way through the 6,420-player starting field. And the only hope for a marquee pro to land among the 2015 November Nine died when Daniel Negreanu busted out in 11th place. However, this certainly isn’t to say that this year’s […]
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