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What are some of the hottest headlines in the world of poker? Here you will find all the latest juicy stories along with other important news and tournament results. A must read for the poker enthusiast with articles published throughout the day.

Federal Online Poker Legislation: The Need for More GOP Involvement

Republican Congressmen Peter King (New York) and Joe Barton (Texas) are set to introduce bills legalizing online poker. King’s bill is set to be introduced next week (first week of June 2013) while Barton will introduce a companion bill some time during the summer.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Sat, 06/01/2013 - 11:24

Gambling Top Stories: More Lock Poker Payouts, Hollywood Casino Damage Report

These are the top gambling news stories here at Gambling911.com for Saturday June 1, 2013. Follow us on Twitter here.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Sat, 06/01/2013 - 10:57

Federal Online Gambling Bill to be Introduced in Congress by Peter King, Joe Barton

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) - Legislation to allow online poker gambling in the United States will be introduced in Congress that would give casinos a larger market than the current few states which allow it, like New Jersey and Nevada.

Online poker would generate $10 billion in added revenues by 2017 if allowed by federal statute, according to the American Gaming Association. About $4 billion is now being spent for illegal sites, the AGA said.

Submitted by Reuters on, Fri, 05/31/2013 - 22:09

Top Gambling News: Jason Somerville, Two Others Sign on With Ultimate Poker

These are the top gambling news stories here at Gambling911.com heading into the 1^st of June. Follow us on Twitter here.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Fri, 05/31/2013 - 22:01

Poker Pro Amnon Filippi Free to Play in WSOP But Must Wear Ankle Bracelet

Poker player Amnon Filippi will be permitted to travel to Las Vegas for this year’s World Series of Poker but must wear an ankle bracelet.

Filippi awaits trial for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.

The 43-year-old poker pro was busted in the Bronx, New York nearly 7 months ago for allegedly operating a marijuana “grow house”.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Fri, 05/31/2013 - 16:14

If You Can Get People to Buy Virtual Farm Animals, You Can Do Well at Online Poker

Jeff Macke of Yahoo Finance writes that the world’s biggest online poker site, Zynga, could buck the trend thanks to legalized “real money” online poker in the US.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Fri, 05/31/2013 - 12:19

Swimming With Sharks: Michael Phelps vs. Vanessa Selbst at 2013 WSOP

“That wasn’t fun,” 18-time Olympic gold medal winning swimmer Michael Phelps tweeted in regard to his going up against one of the greatest female poker players at this year’s World Series of Poker.

For Phelps, this was his first ever WSOP event. He took on Vanessa Selbst.

He tweeted after going busto:

Submitted by Ace King on, Fri, 05/31/2013 - 10:09

Live Webcast of 2013 GuangDong Asia Millions in Macau Online

MACAU, CHINA – PokerStars is set to host an online broadcast of the massive HKD $1,000,000 (USD $129k) ‘GuangDong Ltd Asia Millions’ (GDAM) Main Event from June 5-7, 2013. This continues the incredibly popular webcast coverage that was provided during the recent ninth season of the European Poker Tour, and will be available online at www.pokerstars.tv.

Submitted by Press Release on, Fri, 05/31/2013 - 09:51

Top Gambling News: Glu Mobile Stock Rises 7 Percent With US Real Money Entry

These are the top gambling news stories as they happen at Gambling911.com for the evening/overnight period of May 30, 2013. Follow us on Twitter here.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Thu, 05/30/2013 - 19:33

How Poker Pro Phil Ivey Could Have Cheated Casino

London’s oldest casino, Crockford’s, refuses to pay poker pro Phil Ivey monies owed for his winnings playing Punto Banco. They allege Ivey cheated last fall. He has refuted this notion and recently filed suit against Crockford’s, demanding his £7.3m in winnings.

Submitted by Ace King on, Thu, 05/30/2013 - 14:52

WSOP.com Online Poker Site Blunder: No Real Money Play Yet

As was first reported on Gambling911.com Wednesday, WSOP.com online poker rolled out its real money play site for residents of Nevada.

The problem. It wasn’t supposed to have happened yet.

Submitted by Ace King on, Thu, 05/30/2013 - 10:54

First World Series of Poker 2013 Event Will Award $850K

The Casino Employees event of the World Series of Poker 2013 drew 898 players, generated a $404,100 prize pool, and will award the winner almost $85K.

This is the first event of this year’s WSOP.

Event #2: No-Limit Hold'em / Eight Handed also kicked off Wednesday.

WSOP.com Real Money Online Poker Room Launches With a Bang –

Submitted by Nagesh Rath on, Thu, 05/30/2013 - 00:22

WSOP.com Real Money Online Poker Site Launches

The highly anticipated WSOP.com real money online poker site has launched and was accepting deposits from those residing or visiting Nevada Wednesday (May 29, 2013).

The launch was in conjunction with the start of the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, an event that will continue through a good chunk of July.

Submitted by Nagesh Rath on, Wed, 05/29/2013 - 19:49

Costa Rican Online Bookies Find Love, Sex at Newly Opened Jaco Beach Del Rey

An infamous meat market bar/hotel of San Jose, Costa Rica has now opened a second location on the beach in Jaco.

The Hotel Del Rey, a staple for American bookmakers and their colleagues from the early days of Costa Rica’s burgeoning online sports betting industry, announced the opening of its second location this week.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Wed, 05/29/2013 - 11:15

WSOP.com Real Money Online Poker Site, Massachusetts, Illinois and More

The topic of legalized real money poker will be hot this week as the World Series of Poker gets ready to kick off.

Pokerati.com predicts the WSOP.com new real money Internet poker site could come online in conjunction with the 2013 WSOP kickoff Wednesday.

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Tue, 05/28/2013 - 21:26

Indecisiveness, Exclusion Prevented Federal Online Gambling Bill From Passing

Former Nevada Congressman Jon Porter blamed the casino industry’s indecisiveness for the failure to pass federal legalization of online gambling over the past few years.

Porter, who is now a lobbyist for the industry, also said that gaming interests refused to recognize the importance of Tribal casino groups and state lotteries.

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Tue, 05/28/2013 - 21:09

Bitcoin No Liberty Reserve: Shutdown to Affect Only One Online Casino

Anonymous payment solutions company, Liberty Reserve, has been shut down by federal authorities out of the Southern District of New York on Tuesday.

The indictment alleges Liberty Reserve, a company incorporated in Costa Rica, has for years operated as one of the world’s largest digital currencies. Law enforcement refers to the company as a “PayPal for criminals” that allegedly laundered money to the tune of $6 billion over the past 7 years.

Submitted by Alejandro Botticelli on, Tue, 05/28/2013 - 16:23

Viktor Blom Wins $1 Million at SCOOP Main Event

Another $1 million win for Viktor “Isildur1” Blom.

The online poker phenom has just won the popular SCOOP Main Event and the $1 million cash prize that comes with that honor.

Blom has been winning big in recent weeks at the high stakes tables on Full Tilt Poker, now owned by PokerStars.

Submitted by Ace King on, Tue, 05/28/2013 - 07:35

Carbon Poker Announces Improvements to Sit & Go Offerings

Carbon Poker announced on Monday great improvements to their Sit & Go offerings including changes to the buy-in amount and VIP point entries just to name a few.

Here is a summary of the changes made:

Name Standardization

Submitted by Press Release on, Mon, 05/27/2013 - 19:59

David Sands Wins WPT World Championship Super High Roller

It is very rare that you make a World Poker Tour televised final table and still walk away empty handed, but that was what happened to three players on the final day of the World Poker Tour World Championship $100,000 Super High Roller event.

The high buy-in tournament attracted 21 players and so only the top three would walk away with prize money at Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Submitted by Press Release on, Mon, 05/27/2013 - 12:32

Lock Poker Cash Payouts Resume

Large batches of payouts have been sent out from Lock Poker in recent days utilizing the cash transfer method following lengthy delays.

Company CEO Jennifer Larson acknowledged extensive processing issues and backlogs from the first quarter of 2013.

“The E-comm team works constantly to find new, reputable payment processors to provide secure, fast options to our players,” Larson told Gambling911.com in an exclusive interview two weeks ago. “Our number one priority right now is reducing payout times over the next few weeks.”

Submitted by C Costigan on, Sun, 05/26/2013 - 17:34

Federal Internet Poker and Casino Bill Intro Pushed Back a Few Weeks

The introduction of a bill to legalize Internet poker and online casinos in the USA will not take place before the end of May but instead is anticipated within the next two to three weeks (June 2013).

“The Internet casino and poker bill will not be ready for introduction before congress adjourns for Memorial Day recess,” John Pappas of the Poker Players Alliance announced this week.

Submitted by Nagesh Rath on, Sat, 05/25/2013 - 22:18

Controversial Poker Player Chino Rheem Wins $1.2 Mil at WPT Championship

David “Chino” Rheem has just won the 2013 $25,000 World Poker Tour Championship and the $1.150,297 cash prize that comes with it, much to the behest of some in the poker community.

Rheem, a finalist at the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event, has been a polarizing figure in the world of poker.

Submitted by Ace King on, Sat, 05/25/2013 - 16:26

Jason Mercier Offers 3-1 Odds of Winning Bracelet at 2013 World Series of Poker

Poker pro Jason Mercier announced Thursday via Twitter that he will be offering 3:1 odds that he will win a bracelet at this year’s World Series of Poker.

No easy task to be sure.

The 24-year-old from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, already has two WSOP bracelets. He did not win a bracelet last year.

He tweeted:

Looking for action at 3 to 1 on winning a bracelet this summer. Also willing to bet on myself vs almost anyone and lay small odds...

The minimum bet is $3000 to win $1000 and money would be escrowed according to Mercier.

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Thu, 05/23/2013 - 19:46

International Stadiums Poker Tour Attendance Confirmation at 550 Players

PokerNews.com is reporting that 550 players have been confirmed for the highly anticipated first ever International Stadiums Poker Tour at Wembley Stadium.

The event, with an initial kickoff online to determine live qualifiers, will take place May 31 thru June 1.

From PokerNews.com:

Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Thu, 05/23/2013 - 18:18