US Attorney General Jeff Sessions Leans Anti-Gambling in Confirmation Testimony

Post in News by Dev Ops on Thursday, January 12th, 2017

Controversial US Attorney General nominee Jeff Session faces a bumpy road to approval as the United States' top legal officer.  One thing was made clear, howev...

Pennsylvania State Sen. Jay Costa Announces Plans for New Online Poker Bill

Post in News by Dev Ops on Friday, January 6th, 2017

Pennsylvania State Senator Jay Costa, Jr. (D), has announced his plans to introduce a new bill authorizing both online gambling (including online poker) and dai...

PPC Poker Tour Future Clouded by Non-Payment of Winnings Lawsuit

Post in News by Dev Ops on Wednesday, January 4th, 2017

The future of the southeastern US-based Players Poker Championship, also known as the PPC Poker Tour, has been cast into doubt following the filing of a lawsuit...

Latest US House RAWA Bill Assigned to Crime & Terrorism Subcommittee

Post in News by Dev Ops on Friday, December 30th, 2016

The latest attempt by opponents of online gambling to institute a United States-wide ban on the activity is progressing on the first stages of its legislative j...

Online Players Eye Vegas Trips as WSOP Announces Preliminary 2017 Schedule

Post in News by Dev Ops on Wednesday, December 28th, 2016

Online poker players the world over -- though most particularly those in the United States -- can begin shaping their poker bankrolls and making their travel pl...

Borgata Awarded $10.1 Million in Damages in Phil Ivey ‘Edge Sorting’ Lawsuit

Post in News by Dev Ops on Monday, December 19th, 2016

New Jersey's Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa has been awarded $10.13 million as a result of its summary-judgment legal victory over professional gambler Phil Ive...

Full Tilt Poker Remission Refunds Reach $115 Million Mark

Post in News by Dev Ops on Sunday, December 11th, 2016

A recent wave of remission payments sent to former American customers of the original Full Tilt Poker has brought the total combined amount of all such refunds ...

America’s Cardroom Announces Online Super Series VIII

Post in News by Dev Ops on Friday, December 2nd, 2016

America's Cardroom, flagship site of the Winning Poker Network, has announced details for this month's Online Super Series VIII.  The series, the premier offer...

Black Friday Rumbles: PokerStars’ Paul Tate Fined for UIGEA Violation

Post in News by Dev Ops on Wednesday, November 30th, 2016

The story of the April 2011 "Black Friday" criminal indictments that crippled the US-facing online world added another page last week, when the ninth of the 11 ...

WSOP Circuit Series Continues Global Expansion

Post in News by Dev Ops on Thursday, November 24th, 2016

The World Series of Poker Circuit Series, often referred to as the "WSOP Circuit" tour or the unofficial acronym WSOPC, continues to expand both within the US a...