Oops! PokerStars accidentally increases the tournament guarantee to 11 times its normal level

PokerStars tournament players got an unexpected, pleasant surprise last week when someone in the poker room accidentally (or so we assume) set the guarantee for a tournament to 11 times…

Barny Boatman scores his biggest victory ever, taking the title at the 2024 EPT Paris Main Event

It's not like poker legend Barny Boatman hasn't done a few things in the world of poker. As a two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and one of the…

David Kaufmann leads the final table of the EPT Paris Main Event 2024, Peter Jorgne returns to the final table

It seemed like a great lead-up to the final table, and the penultimate day of the 2024 European Poker Tour Main Event was just the ticket. Six players remain in…

Day three of the EPT Paris Main Event concluded, Panagiotis Mavritsakis leads the final 57 players

It was a record-breaking stay in the “City of Lights” for the European Poker Tour. The €5,000 Main Event has become one of the biggest in poker tour history, and…

WynnBET is leaving another state and selling its Michigan online gambling business to Caesars

It appears that WynnBET is all but dead in the US sports betting industry as it leaves one of only two states where it still had a presence. On Tuesday,…

Commercial gambling revenue in the US will reach a record $66.5 billion in 2023

The American Gaming Association has announced that U.S. commercial gaming revenue hit an annual record for the third consecutive year, reaching $66.5 billion in 2023. The fourth quarter also set…

Man sues DC lottery after incorrect Powerball numbers led him to think he had won $340 million

There are many different types of nightmares, and one person in Washington DC lives with them: He legitimately believed he had won $340 million in the lottery, only to learn…

Members of the Resorts World Union raise concerns about the bill to legalize online casinos in New York

Employees fear job losses New York State Senator Joseph Addabbo has been trying to legalize online casino gambling in the Empire State years after reintroducing a bill in January. But…

EPT Paris is underway with Stephen Chidwick taking his first win of 2024

After the first month of 2024, the European Poker Tour has woken up with its first tournament of 2024. The EPT takes place at Le Palais des Congres in Paris,…

Online satellites for the WSOP 2024 are running in the quartet of US states

We may not have a set schedule yet, but the 2024 World Series of Poker is already starting to host online satellite tournaments. In New Jersey, Nevada, Michigan and Pennsylvania,…