Poker

21st April 2020

WSOP 2020 postponed amid Covid-19 pandemic

Organisers of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) have announced that the 2020 edition of the tournament will be postponed due to the global outbreak…

25th March 2020

PokerStars founder Scheinberg pleads guilty to illegal gambling charge

Isai Scheinberg, founder of PokerStars, has pled guilty in a New York court to running a multi-million dollar unlawful internet gambling business. Scheinberg pled guilty…

15th January 2020

Nebraska bill would class sports betting, poker as skill games

Nebraska state senator Justin Wayne has introduced a bill that would define sports betting, paid fantasy sports and poker as games of skill. The bill,…

28th October 2019

Presidential candidate Yang supports federal poker regulation

Andrew Yang, Democratic presidential candidate for 2020, announced his support for federally regulated online poker in a Tweet published on Saturday (October 26). “Online poker…

20th December 2018

World Poker Tour to merge with Allied Esports

Black Ridge Acquisition to purchase both businesses from Ourgame International in up to $213.8m deal