Omaha Hi/Lo (FLO8) specialist poker player 'SallyWoo' has already been making ripples in the online poker scene barely a week into 2014 The unidentified high-stakes poker player has already amassed over half a million dollars after playing 1738 hands over eight sessions 'SallyWoo' has also opted out of having his results tracked in a bid to..

State officials for New Jersey's Division of Gaming Enforcement have confirmed that there are over 126,000 accounts created between all online gambling and online poker websites licensed by the state There is however no exact figure available yet for the first week of 2014, but the latest tally by the DGE on December 29th was of 126,231There is..

Back in December 2013, PartyPoker annouced it had launched its real-money mobile poker application available for iOS devices along with a mobile casino games application available exclusively for New Jersey residents onlyWith the launch of its New Jersey mobile poker app, PartyPoker has cemented its partnership with the Borgata Hotel & Spa..

Sobe Holdings, the company which participated in the bid to purchase the failing and bankrupt Atlantic Club Casino and Hotel, and which lost out to Caesar's Entertainment and the Tropicana Casino, has requested a rehearing on the decision so their offer can be reconsidered Sobe had ofered $1 million more than its competitor and had planned to keep..

According to a news report by CyberWarsNews, the website for the World Poker Tour Amateur Poker League was hacked and user information and passwords were compromised Apparently a hacker going by the twitter nickname smitt3nz posted over 175,000 email addresses and passwords on a website, last FridayFortunately, the WPTAPL website does not offer..

Canbetcom, the UK licensed online sports betting operator, has stopped taking in new wagers and deposits due to an ongoing "systems malfunction" as the company describes the situation, which has affected cashier operations throughout the entire companyCanbet, which was previously owned by International All Sports Ltd from Australia, has stated the..

2013 turned out to be a great year for American online gambling with New Jersey and Delaware leading the way and serving as examples for single states legalizing and regulating online gambling There are many support groups and organizations working towards legalizing online gambling across the country  while many other states are considering..

Daniel Negreanu, the Canadian poker pro, was named the world's best poker player for the decade spanning from 2000 to 2010 The Global Poker Index, an independent poker related ranking website, granted the title to Negreanu after winning a series of major poker events on his way to earning the 'player of the year' title Negreanu, now 39 years old,..

Football is one of the most beloved and followed sports around the world but the football community is once more being shaken by match-fixing scandals In the latest of a long string of scandals, Kuala Lumpur has seen 8 of its FA members (5 players and 3 officials) suspended for life from the football industry after having been found guilty of..

After the latest research figures for 2013 it is now clear that gamblers in Macau wager in just 24 hours, the equivalent of a whole week in Las Vegas strip Revenues from gambling rose 19% up to $452 billion in 2013, making the tiny territory the world's casino capitalAccording to analysts, Macau now leads the world in gambling revenues producing..

David Frohardt-Lane, a Chicago trader and consultant for a major professional team, has won a Las Vegas premier sports handicapping contest worth $557,850 Frohardt-Lane managed to beat over 1000 other contestants participating for a shot at the LVH casino betting super contest He says he will donate half of his winnings to a nonprofit which..

The world's biggest online poker website is ready to offer online poker in other states of the USA and will continue to pursue its original plan of acquiring a license in New Jersey Pokerstars' parent company, The Rational Group, has laid blame the former owners of the Atlantic Club for the shutdown of the casinoThe Rational group had signed a..

A new study regarding gambling success rates has found that only about 20% of bettors who back a winner will actually win the bet According to Dr Sally Gainsbury and Dr Alex Russell from the Southern Cross University in Australia, only one in five punters actually get it right when backing a winner The study researched over two and a half million..

The American Gaming Association, the organization in charge of representing the commercial gambling industry in the United States, has announced that it has welcomed three new members to its roster, including Wynn Resorts, Station Casinos and Chirchill DownsRepresentatives of these three companies will be added to the board of directors of the..

OnlinePokerReport, the online poker news website has recently announced that players located within the state borders of New Jersey will now be able to play online poker via their iOS devices such as iPads, iPhones and iPod Touch The app was designed by BwinParty Entertainment Limited and allows players to play against each other for real..

After a less than satisfactory Q3 in 2013 ending with a lackluster October, experts predicted a decent rebound for casinos on the strip They did not however expect to see such dramatic results as a 226% increase in gaming revenues throughout the stateBaccarat games had a 94% jump while table games in general showed a 535% increase in revenues..

MGM Resorts International just received a unanimous vote from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission approving it as a suitable candidate to receive a casino license This move and in fact the decision to grant a license to MGM would make this the only casino licensed to operate in the Western MassachusettsThe vote from the Massachusetts commission..

Joe Navarro, a former FBI agent with 25 years experience in the job, has started using all his talents and knowledge of behavioral analysis and non-verbal communication as his main assets when playing pokerBack in 2005 when Navarro decided to shift his attention towards poker, the authority book on poker tells was Mike Caro's "Book on Poker Tells"..

Hollywood has been bitten by the 3D bug and as a result it's been churning out movie after movie in 3D which in turn prompted appliance and technology developers to produce cheaper and higher quality 3D television sets for enjoying 3D movies at homeThe 3D bug seems to have also bitten the casino industry, both land-based and online IGT for example..

According to a study conducted by Academicon and PokerScout, should California legalize and regulate online poker, then its own market could generate revenues up to $263 million during the first year and up to $384 million within ten years of operationThe data analyzed comes from 46 million real money online poker players between the years 2009..