Harrah’s Entertainment Inc., one of the biggest casino operators across the globe is looking forward to the day when online poker will finally become a legal gambling game in the United States. Harrah’s CEO Gary Loveman admits that the economic crisis plaguing the rest of the world has resulted in fewer patrons in their casinos,… [more]

After posting losses in 11 of their last 12 sessions, Patrik Antonius at last booked a win in the “durrrr” Challenge, taking $60,696 off the tables on Tuesday afternoon. During the 46 days his 50,000-hand match with Tom “durrr” Dwan went dormant, Antonius managed to turn around some stomach-churning online cash-game losses. Since their last… [more]

The Canadian land gaming industry gathered this week at Stampede Park in Calgary for the annual Gaming Summit, and some time was devoted to discussing the provincial governments’ trend toward Internet gambling, reports the Calgary Herald. 1,200 delegates and invited speakers discussed Internet gambling and a wide range of other issues at the three day… [more]

Phil Ivey is rumoured to have made a $5 million WSOP bracelet bet with Howard Lederer, and has been reported to be involved in the opening of a new high stakes poker room in the Aria Casino, Las Vegas. Besides news of Ivey putting his Las Vegas Mansion up for sale for $2 million, there… [more]

4/24/10 – It’s an all-too-common occurrence in online gambling – players hitting the message boards to complain about no or slow payments by online casinos, and the frustration and anger that this inevitably triggers. All too often the licensing jurisdiction of the defaulting casino is more interested in taking the licensing fee from the operator… [more]

After seven days, the World Poker Tour World Championship has come to an end, shutting the books on the eighth season of the WPT. David Williams will hold the title of WPT World Champion for at least a year, having bested the stacked field of 195 players to take home the $1,530,537 first-place prize. John… [more]

Six Pros at the Final Table Include Baldwin, Baxter, Benyamine, Buchanan, O’Shea and Williams David BenyamineThe final television table of six has been decided at the World Poker Tour Championship for season VIII and some of the biggest names in poker are still in contention. David Benyamine (pictured right) leads the way with 4,705,000, and… [more]

The long awaited Full Tilt Poker Steps to the 2010 WSOP promo is well underway. This promo will give Full Tilt players with the opportunity to secure a $12,000 prize package to the 2010 WSOP for as little as $3.30. The Full Tilt Poker Steps Tournament will play like any other competition; however, players will… [more]

The thought going through everybody’s mind here at the Bellagio on Day 4 of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship is that players are dropping at a very rapid rate. As it stands, we’re already down to three tables. Remember, the plan is for this event to last until there’s a final table entering Saturday… [more]

Pro-gaming lobbyists are highlighting a new study that shows legalizing online gambling could create tens of thousands of new jobs over five years. H2 Gambling Capital, a Manchester, U.K.- based market analysis firm for the gambling industry, released a new report on Monday that says legalized online gambling would spark 32,000 new jobs and $57.5… [more]