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2016 is soon coming to an end and we would like to take this opportunity to thank all our members, partners and affiliates for yet another successful year filled with Rake Races, Leaderboards, Freerolls, and other competitions exclusive to Mobsters.

We will do our utmost to make 2017 an even better year. We can already now reveal that we will launch a new mobile-friendly website next year with lots of new functions to make your stay on bankrollmob.com more enjoyable.

Happy New Year!

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Poker pro Phil Ivey and his friend is ordered to give back about $10.1 million that they won from the Borgata casino in Atlantic City while they were playing cards and using a technique called "edge sorting" to improve their chances of winning.

Read more » Phil Ivey and friend ordered to repay $10M to Atlantic City casino

Free play is simple to understand - you get the chance to play games by the casino for free, no money involved. For now, gambling operators are not required to pay taxes on wagers/bets placed by customers who are availing their free play offers.

Read more » UK online gambling sites soon to say goodbye on Free Play

According to WSOP.com, the WSOP announces their most popular festival scheduled to run right May 30 to July 17 next year. WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart stated in a release, "We want to wish everyone Happy Holidays and best wishes for a safe and successful 2017. We are busy trying to finalize the entire 2017 WSOP schedule. We anticipate a similar series to last year with a few new wrinkles, but ensuring a broad array of options to satisfy every potential participant."

Read more » 2017 WSOP scheduled for May 30 to July 17

Even though the presidential election in the US have resulted in the election of Donald Trump as president elect, UK bookies are not entirely convinced that the president-elect will be able to take seat as the 45th president of the United States of America.

Read more » UK Bookies are still taking bets on whether President-elect Donald Trump will become President

The parliament of Japan has now cleared the way for global casinos to operate in the country after the approval of ‘integrated resorts' law, despite the mixed feelings and warnings from the Japanese public over the involvement of organized crime and gambling addiction.

Read more » Casino operators readying to move in as ban is lifted on Japan

It looks like this would be considered an early Christmas present for two poker players who had their money unlawfully confiscated while they were driving (with out-of-state plates) through the state of Iowa back in April 2013 as they have now finally settled their lawsuit.

Read more » Poker players win lawsuit against Iowa police who unlawfully confiscated their money

Having the power to predict the future or hindsight can really be a wonderful thing, but it can also be a double-edged sword. This is what WPT winner Mike Sexton knows very well.

Read more » Mike Sexton sold partypoker shares too early, lost $500M

Casino owner, antique dealer and recreational poker player Leon Tsoukernik of Czech Republic was crowned the winner of the EPT Prague €50,000 Super High Roller on Tuesday after having bested an extremely tough field consisting of many of the world's best tournament players, including poker prodigy Charlie Carrel heads-up. Carrel, 23, and Tsoukernik, 43, seem to have captivated all observers since they ended up at the same table for the first time on Sunday afternoon.

Read more » EPT Prague: Leon Tsoukernik Wins The €50,000 Super High Roller

As part of the WPT Five Diamond Poker Classic, a $100,000 buy-in Super High Roller tournament was played over the weekend at the Bellagio Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. A massive $3,724,000 prize pool was generated thanks to 38 entries, though, only the 6 finalists received a share of it.

Read more » World Poker Tour: $100k High Roller Crowned 2 Millionaires!

The Season 1 of the Global Poker League which is comprised of 12 teams from Europe and America have concluded last week with the Montreal Nationals winning in the finals against the Berlin Bears, claiming the first-ever GPL Championship title.

Read more » The Global Poker League Goes To China In 2017

The 2016 WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic drew a field of 791 entries to beat the precious record that was set in 2007 when Ukraine's Eugene Katchalov outlasted a field of 664 entrants to bank $2,482,605. The field size also tied the WPT record in $10k buy-in events with the 2007 WPT L.A. Poker Classic, which was won by Eric Hershler for $2,429,970.

Read more » James Romero Wins Record WPT Five Diamond For $1.938 Million!

On December 1 (Thursday), a man from Billings, Montana, was sentenced to serve 10 years in prison for trying to steal over $100,000 by means of using fake checks and forged casino tickets.

Matthew Lee Dustin, age 34, was accused alongside his wife Meranda Sue Malson, age 35, of working with Patrick Patterson, a suspect who still remains at large, to forge vouchers which is equivalent to over $6,000 in various casinos in the Billings, Bridger and Laurel areas as part of their scheme that goes way back to 2014.

Read more » Man gets 10 years for check and casino ticket fraud scheme

A man from Timmins, Ontario, Canada will be celebrating Christmas early with a million dollars more on his pocket after winning the Guaranteed $1 Million grand prize from the November 30 Lotto 6/49 draw. John Miller said while he picked up his winnings at the OLG Prize Center in Toronto, "I enjoy playing the lottery draw games. Clearly, now, LOTTO 6/49 is my favourite," he jokingly added.

Read more » Canadian Wins $1M in 6/49 Lottery

Now it's possible to play a selection of new and classic slots for play money here on BankrollMob.com! We are sure that you will enjoy all these games as much as we do, and we hope to add many more in the coming weeks.

Enjoy! 

On Tuesday, the partypoker WPT Prague Main Event final table concluded after 122 hands of play with Oleg Vasylchenko from Ukraine as the champion for €132,200 and a $15,000 seat into the season-ending WPT® Tournament of Champions.

Read more » Oleg Vasylchenko Wins WPT Prague!

A woman has recently been charged with second-degree robbery after police stated she helped someone to rob a man that she had met at the Yakama Legends Casino in Washington. Esperanza Raquel Perales, age 28, was charged in Yakima County Superior Court last Wednesday, November 30.

Read more » Woman charged in assisting in the robbery of casino patron

After winning the Americas Conference title, the Montreal Nationals beat the Eurasia Conference-winning Berlin Bears in a very intense match yesterday, winning 6 to 5 in the best-of-11 final. Intriguing big river decisions resulted to the Montreal Nationals team winning the first Global Poker League (GPL) Playoffs Championship for $100,000.

Read more » Montreal Nationals win First GPL Championship worth $100K

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