8/1/12 Update: Stipulation and Order of Settlement Regarding PokerStars. Very detailed 28 page document concerning the obligations and benefits of the PS-DOJ-FTP deal. 1:30 PM Update: DOJ releases a statement. 1:00 PM Update: Lee Jones posts on 2p2 with a FAQ about the agreement and cashout options. 1:00 PM Update: PokerStars releases an official announcement, [...]

7/31 Update: The deal has been confirmed! After the disappointing rumors that were reported on last week, there is now good news floating around. It has been reported by various sources (first by Poker Players Newspaper) that the negotiations between PokerStars, Full Tilt, and the DOJ have come to an end. This article has caused [...]

When Nevada’s Gaming Policy Committee wrapped up its final meeting yesterday before the 11-member panel’s scheduled calendar break, the panel, led by Governor Brian Sandoval, had unquestionably positioned Nevada to become the first state to allow at least one of its casinos to have a legal website where Nevada residents and visitors can play poker using [...]

Some reputable sources recently reported that Nevada’s democratic Senator, Harry Reid, who has served as the Senate’s Majority Leader since 2007, and Arizona’s republican Senator, Jon Kyl, the Senate’s current Minority Whip, have agreed on an outline for federal legislation regarding online gambling.  Without discussing how his talks about such legislation with Senator Kyl have [...]

Just days ago, PokerStars released this year’s schedule for what it describes as “the biggest and most prestigious annual tournament series anywhere online,” the World Championship of Online Poker, or WCOOP.  WCOOP 2012 will begin with three events on Sunday, September 2, and will conclude with three other events, including WCOOP’s Main Event, on Sunday, [...]

By Wednesday, this had already been a busy week with regard to the presumably impending deal between PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker.  Early in the week, three members of FTR’s board of directors, Rafe Furst, Chris Ferguson and Howard Lederer, filed motions to have the civil charges against them dismissed.  And on Tuesday, PokerStars filed [...]

The Beast is set to become the largest rake race online poker has ever seen. Released this month by America’s Cardroom, it has already surpassed a major milestone last week on Wednesday. For those who have been out of the loop, the Beast is the brainchild of America’s Cardroom. It is a progressive rake race [...]

The World Series of Poker Main Event field has dwindled down to the final two tables, with not one but two women players remaining in the event. Gaelle Baumann of France and Elisabeth Hille of Norway are both trying to make history as only the second female player to ever make the final table of [...]

Innovative promotions have been missing from poker for quite a while now but America’s Cardroom just changed all that. They’ve created a fun new promotion that puts cash in their customers’ pockets. This month, they’ve released the world’s first-ever progressive rake race. They’ve given this awesome promotion the title of The Beast. The Beast mixes [...]

FlopTurnRiver.com was thrilled to be joined by Max Steinberg, known as Numbr2intheWorld on the FTR poker forums. Max recently was the first FTR member to win a WSOP bracelet, winning event 33 for $440,000. In this interview, Max goes into detail on his WSOP win and his poker career, mentioning some of the things that [...]