The state of Texas has proven time and time again that it will do anything to avoid legalizing casino-style gambling in its state. Even Sheldon Adelson’s money couldn’t buy a law to legalize casinos in Texas. And it has become famous for being a state for which Texas Hold’em was
The Winning Poker Network believed there would be no better way to start the new year than with its flagship tournament, one that broke records in 2021 and has the potential to do so again in 2022. Americas Cardroom and other WPN sites will host the latest edition of the
Online poker revenue is still only available in three of the five states that offer it to players within those states. That reported revenue is typically a disappointment, especially as other verticals tend to see sustained growth. The trend was a bit different in October and November, though, as Pennsylvania
Timing was a bit off for everything this year. The World Series of Poker hosted its main live series in Las Vegas through October and most of November, months later than in a normal year. But since the pandemic hit in 2020, few things have been normal. So, after the
The World Poker Tour recently announced that its seasons switched to coincide with the calendar years. That means its next season – a milestone of its 20th anniversary – will run from January through December 2022. Thus far, though, WPTDeepStacks appears to be sticking to its regular schedule. That means
The first year of the PokerGO Tour is in the books. Amidst the same challenges that many other tours faced in 2021, the PokerGO Tour seems to have navigated it all quite successfully and put a cherry on top this week. The first year’s finale wrapped at the PokerGO Studio
The World Poker Tour just finished a year of dodging pandemic hurdles only to face more of them right at the end. Nevertheless, the WPT wrapped Season XIX in style in Las Vegas this week. Just before the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic Main Event began, the tour headed
We’ve said it a thousand times. The poker community can be a very generous bunch. Just at the time of the 2021 WSOP in Las Vegas, we outlined a collection of charitable acts and fundraisers around the series. We followed that up with the totals from those events and some
Another series of high-stakes poker tournaments are in the books. More than that, it was the last series of the year. The Bellagio High Rollers presented opportunities for players on the PokerGO Tour to accumulate more points on the Player of the Year leaderboard and earn a few extra (million)
He is the reason that poker is a watchable game. Henry Orenstein developed the hole card camera, the small piece of technology that changed the game of poker forever. And this week, the Holocaust survivor, inventor, and businessman died at the age of 98. A Survivor First and foremost, Henry
Like nearly everything else, the Global Poker Awards took an unscheduled hiatus due to the pandemic. It was inevitable, though. Much of the world went into lockdown or some form of quarantining situation in early 2020, and much of the year lacked live poker results. In addition, people living in
They were there. Women did attend the 2021 World Series of Poker in solid numbers. It’s tough to see at first glance, and there certainly wasn’t the progress for which many of us hoped. It’s a long road. But if you know where to look, you can see some positive
