For many years now, Online Poker has provided a convenient form of entertainment and competition for millions around the world. However, for almost as long as online poker has existed, the United States Government has banned US based players from participating in the online poker world. Senators and Governors have argued for years that Online [...]

Isn’t the world in a global financial crisis? Banks are failing, International companies are filing for Bankruptcy and Governments are shelling out Billions in stimulus packages to save their citizens. However, The economic crisis doesn’t seem to have affected some of poker elite players, as the largest televised cash game in history took place last [...]

It has been recently reported that customers that have attempted to purchase lottery tickets online are now having their credit cards rejected. The reason is due to the implementation of the UIGEA. According to the New Hampshire Union Ledger, customers that try to purchase Powerball and Tri-State Megabucks are having their cards declined for the [...]

If you want to see your favorite PokerStars pro in action, don’t bother to watch Poker After Dark. PokerStars has recently told their sponsored players that their players can no longer play on the NBC hit show. The main reason behind the decision is the way that the show is marketed internationally. Full Tilt Poker [...]

Poker has been ruled a game of skill in Pennsylvania. A case against a small-stakes home game was recently dismissed when the judge ruled that poker is a game of skill. Columbia County Judge Thomas James stated that, “The Court finds that Texas hold’em poker is a game where skill predominates over chance. Thus, is [...]

PokerStars has recently singed actor Jason Alexander to represent the site as a celebrity spokesman. His job will be to promote PokerStars at various tournaments around the world, including the 2009 World Series of Poker. About the signing, Alexander said, “PokerStars has very graciously asked me to sign on as one of their official players. [...]

In a decision that is hailed by the online gaming community, a three judge appellate panel overturned a lower courts decision for 141 different internet domains to forfeit their domain. The panel consisted of judges Michelle Keller, Jeff Taylor, and Michael Caperton. The final vote was 2 to 1 in favor of the Interactive Media [...]

CryptoLogic has announced that all poker rooms on its network will move to Boss Media by the end of March. According to Justin Thouin, President of Product Development told PokerNewsDaily.com, “If you look at the online gaming industry, it’s becoming more difficult to be a generalist. The companies that are succeeding now and will succeed [...]

Tiltware, LLC. has filed a motion to have a lawsuit filed by Clonie Gowen against Full Tilt Poker dismissed. They claim that she has wrongfully named several top named professional poker players as defendants in the suit. Gowen filed suit against, Full Tilt Poker and against 13 players including Howard Lederer, Erik Seidel, Andy Bloch, [...]

David “DevilFish” Ulliott recently won an event at the Irish Poker Champoinships in Galway. He outlasted a field of 126 opponents in a €750 event to take home the top prize of €33,000. Early on in the event, DevilFish was able to pick up a lot of chips and then was able to use a [...]