Brandon Steven is a Kansas business man and high stakes poker player who, seemingly, has it all. He's a well-known on professional and private high stakes poker circuits where he regularly plays for massive amounts of cash. He's also known as a sharp business man who owns stakes in several car dealerships, health clubs and…
Full Flush Poker has been offline since Friday and company officials say that an attack by hackers is responsible for the shutdown. The company's players, however, aren't necessarily buying the company's story. Full Flush's troubles began sometime on Friday when, according to SafestPokerSites.com, the site, "completely flat-lined." Since that time, players have not been able…
PartyPoker is banning the use seating scripts and anonymizing player hand histories in a effort to make their products more appealing to mainstream players. The company is just the latest online poker operator to embrace these changes in their ecosystem, most likely, won't be the last. The new policies are set to go into effect…
World Series of Poker (WSOP) pro Travell Thomas is accusing the US Department of Justice of racial profiling in its effort to prosecute him for debt fraud. Thomas is also looking to depose Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara as part of the process. The WSOP circuit player was one of 11 people who were arrested…
Ignition Casino has purchased Bovada Poker in a surprise deal that stunned the online gambling world. Details of the deal are still scarce, but here's what's known as of this writing. Bovada, one of world's best known online gambling brands, is only selling its Bovada Poker division to Ignition. The company's sports book and casino…
The New State Senate has approved a measure that would legalize online poker in the Empire State. While S-5032 sounds like a victory for the online gambling industry, regulated online gambling is still a long way from becoming a reality for New York State residents. As it stands, S-5032 would allow the state to issue…
Daniel Negreanu is one of the best, if not the best, poker player in the world. So when Negreanu talks, the poker world listens. On a recent posting on his popular blog on Poker Journal, however, the poker legend told his fans something they probably didn't want to hear; earning a living as poker player…
Howard Lederer, a man who bears tremendous personal responsibility for the Black Friday debacle, says he's sorry. Lederer issued the apology late last week in the form of a statement on Daniel Negreanu’s Full Contact Poker journal. In the statement, Lederer takes full responsibility for his role in bringing down the US-facing online poker industry…
Will in-flight gambling be the gaming industry's next frontier? That's what the folks at the World Poker Fund think and they're working with the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma to make that airline passengers will be able to gamble in the sky as soon as possible. The company's ambitious in-flight gambling strategy is set to launch…
Michigan lawmakers are considering a new bill regulated online poker bill that comes with a decidedly international, and open minded approach to online gambling. If passed into law, SB 889, the Lawful Internet Gaming Act would set a framework for regulated online poker operators to set up shop in Michigan. The bill also allows…
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