2017 WSOP Main Event winner Scott Blumstein said "a normally inconsequential duece just changed my life", after winning a heads-up showdown with Dan Ott. Blumstein collected a miracle river card on the 242nd hand of the final table to eliminate Ott from the world's biggest annual poker event. On the
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear arguments in the New Jersey sports betting case. At heart of the case is New Jersey's challenge of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) of 1992. Arguments in the case begin in October, when the Supreme Court's next court
A Manhattan judge recently dismissed a lawsuit filed by MGM Resorts against the State of Connecticut. The lawsuit involved the licensing of a tribal casino in the Hartford suburb of East Windsor. The Manhattan court's ruling prompted the mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts to criticize the process which led to the
Reuters recently conducted an independent investigation into "transaction laundering" websites and released a report on its findings. Transaction laundering is a growing trend in online gambling transactions, in which websites pretend to be online vendors which sell everyday products. In its months-long investigation, Reuters found a network of online dummy sites which
The iDevelopment and Economic Association [iDEA] formed this month to back online gambling legalization efforts throughout the United States. IDEA is an industry group of like-minded gaming companies, including some of the biggest names in land-based casinos and online gambling. After three states first legalized online gambling in statewide initiatives in
A woman is suing a Queens, New York casino for nearly $43 million in damages, claiming the casino did not pay a slot machine jackpot. Instead, the woman claimed, they offered her a $2.50 prize and a steak dinner. Katrina Bookman was playing the slots in Resorts World Casino New
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), along with the attorney generals of the State of California and the District of Columbia, filed a lawsuit in a federal court to temporarily stop the merger of FanDuel and DraftKings today. Officials at the FTC said the merger would create an illegal monopoly. Tad
A spokesperson for New York State Senator John Bonacic told UsPoker.com that his state is going to legalize online poker in 2017. Sen. Bonacic discussed his expectations for an online poker bill in the New York General Assembly, while predicting the legislature would approve online poker this year. The online
The Former Revel Casino faces a lien due to unpaid Special Improvement District fees, which is overseen by the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA). The lien was imposed by a New Jersey Supreme Court justice for unpaid fees from 2015. It is the latest in a series of showdowns Revel's
The New Jersey General Assembly passed a unanimous resolution on Wednesday calling for President Donald Trump to reject a federal online gambling ban. The vote tally was 75-0 calling for President Trump to oppose Restore America's Wire Act. Five Assembly members did not vote. The resolution, which was introduced by
Leaders in the city of Miami Beach voted unanimously to ban brick-and-mortar casinos. The decision comes after the Florida State Legislature considered a bill which would approve another South Florida casino license. Miami's leaders passed two separate ordinances that would ban casinos or other types of gambling facilities (racinos) inside
The Texas State Legislature this week rejected a bill which would have legalized daily fantasy sports. The bill was sponsored by State Rep. Richard Raymond, a Democrat from Laredo, who said he would file another DFS bill during the 2019 legislative session -- the next time the bill can be
