PokerStars announced its involvement in the Empire State Hold'em Championship at Tuning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, New York. The Isle of Man licensed free online poker website will sponsor the upcoming championship that it is set to take place from August 14th to August 18th. The Empir ...

On 1st of July 2009, Vladimir Putin described gambling as “worse than alcoholism” and passed a law against it. Russia made all online gambling activities illegal and restricted bricks-and-mortar casino games to the Krasnodar, Kaliningrad, Altai and Vladivostok regions. The lack of infrastructur ...

Although according to the country's law, gambling games are considered games of luck, a Dutch High Court recently ruled that poker is a game of skill, not chance. The man arrested for organizing a poker tournament played in 2006, was set free. Four years after he was arrested, the court ruling rea ...

The Romanian Government is facing fiscal difficulties caused by the economic recession and it is considering regulating the online market. The Finance Ministry secretary of state Bogdan Dragoi said the government might regulate online gambling as a way to attract more money to the budget. In R ...

The 2010 World Series Of Poker Main Event has finally revealed the identity of the nine luckiest poker players who will play in November. The November Nine players were the survivals of an 18 hours of play marathon poker session. After Pascal Lefrancois out in 11th position, Brandon Steven was ...