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Today marks the one-year anniversary of Black Friday, a day of monumental significance that devastated the very core of online poker in the United States, the aftermath of which has affected the lives of poker players to this very day. On this day one year ago, the FBI launched a crackdown on Full Tilt Poker, [...]

The Utah Senate has passed House Bill 108 which prohibits internet gambling on computers and handheld devices. The bill was introduced by Republican Stephen Sandstrom earlier in the year into the House of Representatives, who has been quoted as saying, “We want to keep Utah free from the negative impacts of legalised gambling.” The measure [...]

bwin.party has officially made its application for a Nevada Internet Gaming License in preparation for legalized intrastate online gaming. The move surprises few, as bwin.party made its intentions clear last November by entering into a partnership with MGM Resorts International and Boyd Gaming. The agreement stipulates that bwin.party would provide the network and software on [...]

An announcement was made yesterday that Nevada-based global gaming supplier Shuffle Master plans to purchase the Ongame Network from bwin.party for €19.5 million. The deal anticipates the legalization of online poker in the US, as the agreement contains a clause stating bwin.party will receive an additional €10 million if US poker legislation passes within 5 [...]

Jim Ryan, CEO of bwin.party recently shared his insight into the future of online gaming legalization and regulation in the US and how his company is prepared to capitalize on the very promising upcoming US market. We will summarize some key points he made in his interview with PokerNews. Ryan offers a detailed analysis of [...]

Titan Poker has won Gambling Online Magazine’s Reader’s Choice Award for Best Poker Customer Service for the third consecutive year, and for the 5th time in 6 years. They have won the award every year since 2006 except in 2009 when they were runner-up to William Hill. The online magazine runs reader polls every year [...]

Breaking news – BodogBrand has confirmed this morning that the Bodog.com domain name has been seized by US Department of Homeland Security. Shortly following, it became known that Calvin Ayre, the founder of Bodog, has been indicted as of this morning for charges of operating an illegal gambling business and conspiring to commit money laundering. [...]

Pokerstars is bringing excitement to the felt by rolling out a test version of Zoom Poker. Currently the game is available on a test client for play money only, but the new game is planned to be released to the main site for real money action soon. The concept behind the fast-paced game is much [...]

World Poker Tour (WPT) has shown the philanthropic side of poker by announcing the launch of the WPT Foundation, a charitable organization that will support non-profit programs on world issues such as the environment, human rights, hunger and poverty. The initiative will be in partnership with important organizations such as Conservation International, which focuses on [...]

After 9 hours and 300 hands of final table action, Matt Juttelstad defeated Gigi Gagne heads-up to become the champion of the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Gagne, who started the evening as the chip leader, made a valiant effort trying to become the [...]