Poker is the only skill-based gambling game that has its own dedicated section on World Casino News. Our coverage of this game and the people who practice the craft tends to ebb and flow along with the important events. Look to Poker News for important announcements such as online poker networks entering new markets, mergers and acquisitions, champions being crowned or dethroned, and circuit news as it happens.
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Professional poker player and bitcoin poker site owner, Bryan Micon is expected to be sentenced in Las Vegas today for operating an unlicensed poker s...
King’s Casino is home to the largest poker room in Europe, which makes it the perfect place for a World Series of Poker Circuit event. Surprisingly, t...
Resorts World Manila has been named as the 2016 host of the Asian Poker Tour during the month of April. From the 13th to the 21st, the casino will pla...
After having received the second and final full scale casino license for Philadelphia from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on November 18, 2014,...
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has authorized Amaya Inc. to operate its PokerStars and Full Tilt brands in New Jersey’s regulated...
Genting Casinos is getting ready to host an exclusive poker tournament next week at the Palm Beach Casino, located in the Mayfair district of London. ...
Unibet Group Plc has finalized the purchase of online gambling business, Stan James Group Plc after having satisfied the contractual requirements of t...
Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association has been fined $13,000 by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Wednesday. The fine was levied against...
A scam was recently detected that has affected hundreds of online players on popular gambling sites PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker by allowing malware...
Visitors to the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California are used to playing and then leaving. On December 1st, visitors will have the option of res...
For the very first time in the history of the World Poker Tour, the series will be stopping in the state of Maryland. From the 23rd of September to th...
It was announced earlier this week that 10 finalists would be in the running for induction into the very-esteemed Poker Hall of Fame. The PHOF Governi...
Lawmakers in the state of New York converge today to review a proposal that would legalize online poker gaming within the state borders. Legislation c...
The Vietnam Poker Cup will be in its second edition this October after event organizers realized the tournament series was in high demand. According t...
After a four-month long battle for one of the biggest gambling operators in the world, GVC Holdings Plc has beat out rival 888 Holdings Plc to purchas...