Poker Archive

For well over a decade, due to ambiguous Australia online gambling laws, international casino operators have been accessing the Australian market with no genuine threat of recourse. Now, with new laws inevitably set to formally prohibit Australia online casinos, the industry’s first victim has been claimed. Popular UK-based iGaming operator Vera&John has announced that...

One of the most common questions from people who want to try gambling online is this: How do I know the games are really fair? It’s a more than reasonable question. For the answer, we’ll turn to the experts at iTech Labs, an Australia online gaming systems testing facility whose job it is to...

They say ‘winners never cheat, and cheaters never win‘. I suppose that depends on your definition of cheating. The casinos in Atlantic City – as well as the US District Court system – seem to have a different definition than that of American poker pro Phil Ivey, who thought he had a great baccarat...

Australia gambling laws have been under intense scrutiny lately. Political factions are pushing hard for everything from an enforceable prohibition against offshore internet casinos, to greatly minimizing the nation’s beloved pokies machines. On Wednesday, a new lobbying group joined the foray, and it’s being headed by someone very familiar with the territory. The group...

In Ontario, slot machines and bingo are generally the most popular forms of gambling. But for those who enjoy a good Texas Holdem tournament, the Great Blue Heron Casino in Port Perry is the place the be. The OLG charity gaming facility hosts two Texas Holdem tournaments every Tuesday. The self-proclaimed home of “the...

Casino Holdem is a variation of traditional Holdem poker. As the name implies, players are competing directly against the house, or the casino, rather than a group of other poker players. Today, we’ll take a closer look at Live Dealer Casino Holdem at Royal Vegas Casino. The operators employs the leading live casino holdem...

Waiting for PokerTribe.com to launch a real money online poker site is kind of like waiting for Apple to introduce the iPad Pro 2. We were teased with a first edition (the free play site) in May, and eagerly anticipated the real money launch in August. When that didn’t happen, October 15th was promised....

For the last decade, there have been strong cases made for the regulation of internet poker in the United States. It didn’t become an option until late 2011, at which time three states – Delaware, Nevada and New Jersey – chose to move ahead with legislation to legalize US online poker sites within their...

New Jersey gaming regulators are serious about improving their 3-year old iGaming market. They want to focus on how to attract more customers to the state’s regulated internet casino and poker sites, and at the same time, find ways to better protect those customers from the potential dangers of problem gambling. When you need...

Ted Forrest is the type of poker pro everyone immediately recognizes at the tables. At 51 years of age, he’s been racking up tournament cashes – and half a dozen WSOP bracelets – for the last 25 years, and shows no sign of stopping. Unless, of course, he ends up spending the next few...