By ROLFE WINKLER   WSJ’s Rolfe Winkler has details of a reversal by the U.S. Justice Department legalizing online gambling. AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee Last week, the U.S. Justice Department reversed its long-held opinion that most forms of online gambling were illegal. That will allow states to offer nonsports gambling on the Internet, with some limitations. First… [more]

There is nothing quite like the lure of winning a progressive slots jackpot, and when the jackpot reaches the astronomical heights of €11.7 million it certainly does get the gaming community excited. The anticipation that somewhere, someone will win such a life changing amount of money is unrivaled. That somewhere happened to be Betsson.com and that someone just happened… [more]

Online poker pro David “ZanderFish” Saab and two friends were arrested back in February for allegedly smuggling 14.6 kg of pure Colombian cocaine into Melbourne, Australia. Now the three have been sentenced to the maximum penalty. Saab received a 14-year sentence—one year for each kg of uncut Cocaine that he hid inside agricultural equipment he… [more]

Since the crackdown on three big poker websites back in April, Black Friday has become the worst case that the gambling industry has gone through in years. The gambling industry has been through some changes on all fronts since then. Governments have made changes to their gambling laws, or are in the process in order… [more]

The $50,000 Poker Players Championship once again highlighted play at the 2011 Worlds Series of Poker on Monday as it moved another day closer to crowning a new champion. The only other tournament in action on Monday was Day 2 of the $1,000 No Limit Hold’em event where they moved into the money early in the… [more]

While no official statement has been released from PokerStars, the buzz is going around that the 2004 WSOP champ Greg Raymer is no longer affiliated with the online poker room. His pic is off the site and his name is no longer listed as “PokerStars Pro.” Furthermore, Raymer made the following post on the 2+2… [more]