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Scott Blumstein Is 2017 WSOP Main Event Poker Champion

Cliff S, Jul 23, 2017 03:08 UTC

Scott Blumstein won the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event in a 246-hand final table. Blumstein, a 25-year old resident of Morristown, New Jersey, held a dominant chip lead

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2017 World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table Is Set

Cliff S, Jul 19, 2017 07:11 UTC

The 2017 World Series of Poker final table is set. It took seven days of poker to narrow the field from 7,221 players down to the final nine. The final

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U.S. Drops Gambling Charges against Calvin Ayre and Bodog

Cliff S, Jul 15, 2017 08:26 UTC

Calvin Ayre settled his 5-year legal case with the United States government this week. All felony charges on Calvin Ayre were dropped, while he can reaquire control of the Bodog

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Phil Ivey Headlines Finalists for 2017 Poker Hall of Fame

Cliff S, Jul 14, 2017 09:57 UTC

Phil Ivey leads the 10 finalists for the 2017 Poker Hall of Fame, which was announced on Sunday. Ivey is a first-ballot Hall of Fame candidate, as he turned 40

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Michigan Online Gambling Bill Receives a Second Look

Cliff S, Jul 10, 2017 09:00 UTC

State Sen. Mike Kowall introduced a new online gambling bill in Michigan’s legislature last week. Senate Bill 0203 is the second attempt this year to pass Michigan online gaming regulations.

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Satellite Casinos Included in Pennsylvania Gambling Bill

Cliff S, Jul 9, 2017 02:49 UTC

Satellite casinos have been added to the Pennsylvania online gambling bill in an effort to raise more revenues from gaming. Up to 10 brick-and-mortar satellite casinos could be placed in

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PokerStars Matches PKR Player Funds Dollar-for-Dollar

Cliff S, Jul 6, 2017 07:57 UTC

PokerStars announced today it would match funds dollar-for-dollar in PKR.com player accounts. PKR customers only need to transfer their money to a PokerStars account in order to cash out their

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Massachusetts Online Gambling Commissioner

Massachusetts Online Gaming Commission Backs Omnibus Plan

Cliff S, Jul 5, 2017 07:49 UTC

The Massachusetts Special Commission on Online Gaming, Fantasy Sports Gaming, and Daily Fantasy Sports gave their recommendations for iGaming this week. The group announced they would favor the “omnibus” approach

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Atlantic City Casinos Might Close During New Jersey Shutdown

Cliff S, Jul 3, 2017 06:15 UTC

An obscure provision in a 2008 law might cause Atlantic City’s casinos to close during the New Jersey government shutdown. The 2008 law was passed during the Corzine Administration to

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Jeff Sessions Recuses Himself from Online Poker Debate

Cliff S, Jul 1, 2017 11:44 UTC

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from the online poker legalization debate on June 30. Sessions’ recusal comes as a welcome surprise to the U.S. online gambling community. During

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