When Shurane 'Shaz' Vijayaram walked away from the Aussie Millions Poker Championship with $1.6 million and a dream come true. Vijayaram's big win was his first win at a live tournament table and long way away from his humble beginning as a small stakes pub player. The plucky amateur fought his way through the tournament…
Australia's online poker community is gearing up for the fight of their lives and Australian Online Poker Alliance is leading the charge. The grassroots organization, which tracks its origin to a thread on the TwoPlusTwo poker forum, is engaging in a range of civic activism including an online petition. They're also using their website to…
Lawmakers in Pennsylvania and Michigan are gearing up to join New Jersey in the fight for legalized sports betting in the United States. There's just one catch, they want New Jersey to foot the bill. Early this week, Pennsylvania State Rep. Robert Matzie wrote in a memo to fellow lawmakers that he's planning on introducing…
How long will it be before Donald Trump's tough talk on China has a real impact on the worldwide gambling industry, specifically in areas controlled by China like Macau? It's a fascinating question that was examined in some depth in a recent, and fascinating, editorial titled, Las Vegas Sands in Danger as Trump Threatens War…
Philippines immigration authorities have begun the process of deporting more than 1,300 Chinese nationals arrested during a crackdown on illegal gambling operations. The Chinese were working for casino magnate Jack Lam when the arrests occurred. Lam, who has been targeted by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte as part of his war on online gambling, escaped the…
The State of New Jersey's dreams of legalizing sports betting were boosted slightly on Tuesday when the US Supreme Court asked the US Solicitor General to file a brief on the matter. It's a move that will actually delay the court's decision as to whether it will take on the case at all, but it's…
Christian Lugardi is a free man after serving eight months in prison for using counterfeit chips during a poker tournament at the Borgata in Atlantic City. Whatever luck Lugardi, age 42, may or may not have had at the poker tables is dwarfed by his incredible luck when it comes to the prison system. Lugardi…
A Virginia State Senator named Louise Lucas is looking to bring her state's gambling laws into the 21st century by redefining poker as a game of skill. It's a strategy that's worked in reforming gambling laws in other states, but it's also a strategy she's tried unsuccessfully at least twice in recent years. On its…
Atlantic City casino owners might be among the very small number of people who thought 2016 was a pretty awesome year. After all, it was the first time in a decade that the city's casinos actually posted positive revenue. Much of that success, it turns out, was due to an increase in internet gambling. According…
Antigua's Governor-General is vowing to stand up to the United States as he seeks to resolve a 12-year-old dispute between the two countries that started at the dawn of the online gambling era. Sir Rodney Williams made his remarks as he addressed the opening of a new session of Parliament. Williams, and other members of…
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