Rhode Island will lose revenue if Massachusetts passes a law legalizing casinos first, according to supporters of a plan to allow poker, blackjack and other table games at a northern Rhode Island slot parlor. The supporters claim the state could lose up to $100 million from residents traveling to Mass. to gamble more freely. State [...]
Getting schooled in cards
Nov. 1, 2010 Leave a Comment
School of Cards, the first brick and mortar poker school in the country
Will we see legalized poker?
Aug. 1, 2007 Leave a Comment
A U.S. congressman has introduced a bill that would exclude poker and other “skill games” from the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, which was passed in October 2006 and effectively bans gambling on the World Wide Web by prohibiting financial institutions from transferring funds to and from online betting sites. Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL) presented [...]
Hellmuth wins 11th, Negreanu joins PokerStars
June 13, 2007 Leave a Comment
From our Made Hand Poker blog by Mark Scalia: Phil Hellmuth Jr. won his record-breaking 11th World Series of Poker bracelet June 11, winning Event #15, a $1,500 No-Limit Texas Hold’em tournament. With the win he broke the three-way tie of 10 WSOP bracelets between himself, Johnny Chan and Doyle Brunson. Along with the bracelet [...]