Poker news tagged with 'detroit'

Michigan poker players will likely have to wait until 2021 before they see the very first legal hands dealt in online poker, according to a report from The Detroit News.

Brandt Iden, the sponsor of the bill, said that Michigan won't procure any significant tax benefits until online gambling is launched, "Until we're fully integrated online, I don't think we'll be able to capitalize on revenue. But from a consumer protection standpoint, from getting players interested, certainly getting up and going in person is helpful."

Read more » Online Poker in Michigan to Wait until 2021

A professional poker player with a past history of fraud convictions at USA airports that spanned 13 states is facing charges once again after he was arrested on Saturday at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport.

Police said Michael Borovetz, age 44, had a pretty believable ‘sob story'. His modus operandi was to approach travelers and get them to believe his "sad story in an attempt to get money, while promising to pay it back", according to a news report released Tuesday from the Wayne County Airport Authority.

As soon as he received the money, the poor victims will never see nor hear from him again.

Read more » Poker Pro Michael Borovetz arrested again at Detroit Airport for Scamming Travelers

In most circumstances, if you lose a hand with quads, you'd be so downtrodden that you would secretly swear to yourself to never play poker ever again. However, for a small group on that fateful Tuesday (January 16), it was certainly a magical day - they experienced something so rare in the world of poker that for sure it calls for a bottle of Dom Perignon.

Read more » Record Breaking Bad Beat Poker Jackpot Won at Detroit Casino

There's a six-figure jackpot up for grabs at Caesars Windsor (one of four casinos in the Detroit-Windsor area) at the moment. The bad beat jackpot in the poker room surpassed $207,000 last night, which means that it's the highest level it has reached since the casino started offering it in 2008.

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