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Online Poker News
New York Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow introduces online poker bill
16 May 2014
Bill A09509 introduced in the New York State Assembly by J. Gary Pretlow would allow certain interactive poker games.
Casino City Gang: Conflicting interests edition
15 May 2014
Casino City's editorial team discusses the news from the World Series of Poker media conference call, the exit of Americas Cardroom from Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware, and conflicts of interest in the Massachusetts casino debate. And as always, they end the show with their weekly best bets.
Uruguay and Liverpool football icon Luis Suarez signs as brand ambassador for 888poker
14 May 2014
Uruguayan football superstar Luis Suarez. Suarez will become an official worldwide ambassador for 888poker.
Americas Cardroom stops serving players in New Jersey, Nevada and Delaware
14 May 2014
The online poker site today announced that, effective immediately, players in New Jersey, Delaware, and Nevada will no longer be eligible to play real money online poker at Americas Cardroom.
WSOP BIG ONE for ONE DROP adds 10 players, expands TV coverage
12 May 2014
The second installment of the The BIG ONE for ONE DROP will return to the famed Amazon Room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, as ESPN committed to producing multi-day coverage from the event comprising three consecutive weeks of prime-time coverage.
Top-10 memorable moments from the 2004 WSOP
12 May 2014
As its 10th anniversary approaches this summer, Casino City's Aaron Todd takes a look back at the 2004 World Series of Poker, one of the most interesting in recent memory.
Full Tilt Poker gives players plenty of shots at over $1 million
12 May 2014
There’s more than $1,000,000 in combined guarantees up for grabs when Full Tilt Poker’s Micro Turbo Online Poker Series (MTOPS) gets underway on Sunday, May 25th.
Casino City Gang: Protecting ecosystems edition
8 May 2014
Casino City's Vin Narayanan and Dan Podheiser join Aaron Todd to discuss how online poker room can improve their "ecology," why Las Vegas is slowly growing while other jurisdictions are contracting, and a woman in New Jersey who claims her $10,000 online gambling losses are due to identity theft. The Gang will also end their show with their weekly best bets.
PokerStars extends satellites for Canada Cup
7 May 2014
Players now have an extra week to win their Main Event seat for the PokerStars.com Canada Cup at Playground Poker Club! Daily satellites have been extended until May 18 with Friday and Saturday night satellites added for extra opportunities to win.
Dover Downs to host Delaware Poker Championship IV
7 May 2014
Last year’s tournament garnered 206 participants, and the final pot reached $108,150. The final table chopped the pot with the top three agreeing to split $61,000.
Harrah's Philadelphia player wins $266,533 bad beat jackpot
7 May 2014
To date, Philadelphia’s home of the Bad Beat has paid out over $2,721,398.67 in winnings.
Bernard Lee to celebrate seventh anniversary of poker radio show
6 May 2014
The anniversary shows are presented by poker apparel company RunGoodGear.com, whose team of professional players includes Lee.
Take down your share of $23,000 by playing at Full Tilt Poker
6 May 2014
There’s $18,000 in cash prizes up for grabs with Full Tilt Poker’s Take It Down Leaderboards, and a further $5,000 on the line in the $5K Take It Down Flipout Freeroll tournament.
Big summer ahead for Bally's new WSOP-themed poker room
5 May 2014
The World Series of Poker-themed poker room at Bally's Wild Wild West casino in Atlantic City is still in its infancy, but as it gets set to host the WSOP National Circuit Championship on Memorial Day weekend, Caesars executives will find out where the room stands in the New Jersey poker market.
Top-10 ways online poker rooms can improve their "ecology"
5 May 2014
Casino City's Aaron Todd is thrilled that Party Poker followed his advice to create tables for players that only want to play on game at a time. Now he's back with even more advice on how to improve the poker ecology.
Juicy Stakes offering freerolls, satellites
5 May 2014
Players can register for these and other daily tournaments by clicking the Tournaments tab in the poker software.
Poker at bet365 offers you €5 Free and a €1,000 New Player Bonus
5 May 2014
Open an account with bet365 Poker now and get €5 Free! You will receive this amount completely free in cash: no deposit/transfer is necessary.
Poker Player Tweets of the Week: Tell me what you really think about Donald Sterling
2 May 2014
Poker players sound off about soon-to-be-ex Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling and much more.
San Diego flight paramedic crowned poker champion at Pechanga
2 May 2014
After the two full days of competition, Dustin Skarra of San Diego, Calif., emerged the winner ahead of 409 other contenders. He took home the first place prize of $22,140 in the $50,000 guarantee event.
Hollywood Poker Open Championship coming to the M Resort
2 May 2014
World poker champion Chris Moneymaker is ambassador of the HPO and will be competing alongside players in the Championship Main Event.
Win up to 1,000 euros in the Twisted May Madness promotion at Everest Poker
1 May 2014
By playing on your favourite poker room you can guarantee yourself a prize in our Twisted May Madness promotion by simply participating in Twister Poker throughout the month of May on Everest Poker!
Casino City Gang: No cheering in the press box edition
1 May 2014
Casino City's Vin Narayanan, Aaron Todd and Dan Podheiser are joined by special guest BJ Nemeth to discuss whether the poker media should be cheering in the press box and how hard poker tours should work to avoid scheduling conflicts. Vin, Aaron and Dan then discuss the merits of the various casino bids in New York and close the show with their best bets.
Americas Cardroom adds $20,000 guaranteed high roller tournament to weekly schedule
30 Apr 2014
Americas Cardroom today announced the addition of a weekly High Roller tournament with a $500+$30 buyin to its already packed lineup of big weekly guarantees.
Deposits doubled and added freerolls at Juicy Stakes
30 Apr 2014
Two $500 freerolls have just been added to the schedule and deposits made over the weekend will be doubled.
Top-10 observations from covering my first poker tournament
28 Apr 2014
Casino City's Dan Podheiser covered the final two days of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Season XII World Championship at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City. It was the first poker tournament he'd ever covered.
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