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This week, President Trump's selected person for the Supreme Court is being put through his paces as the US Senate Judiciary Committee contemplates whether he is fit to occupy the highest position in the country or not.

The committee wishes to know more about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, especially about the subject of his gambling habits, including his fondness for country-club poker games.

Read more » Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh questioned on Poker and Gambling Habits

On September 11 Tuesday, a baccarat dealer working at a casino in Maryland admitted to conspiring with players in exchange for getting a portion of their ill-gotten wins.

This month, Ming Zhang from Alexandria, Virginia, who worked as a baccarat dealer at the MGM National Harbor Hotel & Casino, intentionally lifted the deck to reveal a part of the unshuffled baccarat deck, with which a player at the table would then take a photo of the cards. Players would then use this information to their advantage, placing huge bets at the best possible times.

Read more » Baccarat Dealer admits to helping Players Cheat Casino out of $1 Million

This week, September 11 to be exact, the famous poker movie Rounders hit theaters in America 20 years ago.

If you are a poker player or a fan of the game then for sure you have already seen the movie Rounders starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton. Guess what, the movie turns 20 years old this week! Time sure flies by so fast!

Read more » Poker Film Rounders celebrate its 20th Anniversary

The world's largest information provider of poker tournament results has succumbed to the pressure from both regulators and players, and it will now allow its users to delete, or at least rename, their accounts.

The Hendon Mob apparently has not made any official announcements about this change last week; however, users are now allowed to either change the alias on their account so that others will not know who it is, or if they would like to do so, they can delete their user account entirely.

Read more » Hendon Mob succumbs to Privacy Laws, Allows Deletion of Poker Player Accounts

No one thought that tragedy would strike at a certain player while at a poker tournament scheduled on September 1 Saturday at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Read more » Poker Pro Suddenly Dies from Heart Attack at Tournament in Oklahoma Casino

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A man from Missouri has been sentenced to over five years in jail as a consequence for robbing a bank back in January. How did he get caught? He used the stolen money as buy-in for a poker game at a local casino.

Read more » Man jailed for using Bank Robbery ‘Bait Bills' as Buy-in to Poker Game

It doesn't look like Phil Ivey's edge sorting case against Borgata casino would be put to rest any time soon.

Once again Ivey asked the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to overturn a $10.1 million verdict in a case involving him versus Borgata, a casino-hotel owned by MGM Resorts.

Read more » Phil Ivey Files Appeal to the $10 Million Verdict Once Again

Remember the Finnish teen who stole from a Maltese online casino? Well, on September 3 Monday, he has been convicted on charges of aggravated fraud as a minor in Häme District Court for having stolen hundreds of thousands of Euros after discovering an unknown glitch on the casino site between April and May 2017.

Read more » Finnish Teen who Stole from Maltese Online Casino Sentenced

Since 1988, Card Player magazine is known as one of the world's oldest and most well-respected poker magazines and online poker guide, and recently it has been found out that this widely known publication has been a victim of more than $1 million in theft, according to charges filed by Clark County prosecutors in Las Vegas.

Read more » Former Card Player Magazine Bookkeeper indicted for Embezzlement of over $1 Million

Doyle Brunson may be declared retired in his poker pro career according to his Wiki page, but he still is active in playing the game, and everyone who knows him is that one of his favorite venues to play at is inside the famous Bellagio's Bobby's poker room.

Read more » Doyle Brunson buys Cadillac thanks to winnings at Bobby's Room

What could have driven this poker player to show his card at a crucial time to his opponent - arrogance, recklessness, or just plain stupidity? Read on to find out what happened and tell us what you think.

Read more » Poker Player Loses Massive Pot After Showing Card To Opponent

It looks like poker in Ukraine could potentially be able to flourish once again right after the country's Ministry of Youth and Sport decided to re-classify the game as a sport, thus exempting it from the country's anti-gambling laws.

Read more » Ukraine reclassifies Poker as a Sport, exempts Game from Anti-Gambling Laws

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Vince Van Patten, an announcer for the World Poker Tour, who co-wrote and starred in an upcoming poker film.

After the movie Molly's Game that was released last year, poker fans have a new movie coming their way very soon and its main cast is the World Poker Tour's Vince Van Patten. According to IMDb.com, "Walk to Vegas" is based on a true story about Hollywood big shots who will bet on anything.

Read more » WPT Announcer to Star in Upcoming Film ‘Walk to Vegas'

The Borgata may have been successful in winning their court dispute against poker pro Phil Ivey over the baccarat winnings he earned by using a technique called edge sorting at the casino, but another obstacle reared its head up, and this time it is when exactly the poker pro will be able to pay that money.

Read more » Phil Ivey attempts to Delay $10.1M Payment to Borgata from Edge Sorting Dispute

An online casino based in Malta was robbed a whopping amount of €250,000 by a tech-savvy Finnish teenager. His parents are also in hot water for sharing in on his ill-gotten wealth.

On Tuesday, YLE, a media outlet in Finland, reported the teen's case as that of aggravated fraud currently going on its way through the Häme District Court. The teen is a resident of the town of Forssa who apparently discovered a glitch in the software of an unnamed Malta-based online casino.

Read more » Finnish Teenager Steals €250,000 From Maltese Online Casino

The week-long high roller tournament series expands to seven events. This is the second edition of the annual high-stakes tournament series, to be aired by the PokerGO Studio and the venue would be at the ARIA Resort & Casino.

Read more » 2018 Poker Masters High Roller Tournament to Kick Off September 8 to 15

On August 17 Friday, the Bicycle Casino made poker history by becoming the first casino venue to use an action clock in a live-streamed cash game.

The Live at the Bike $100/$200 NLHE with a $200 big blind ante game featured players such as Dan Zack, Garrett Adelstein, Gary Raina and Nick Vertucci.

Read more » Bicycle Casino tries out Action Clock in Cash Game for the First Time Ever