Poker news tagged with 'united kingdom'

A British player named James ‘James23C' Carmichael is the latest one to join partypoker's circle of millionaires, thanks to him hitting a diamond flush and therefore getting the top tier $1M jackpot from just a $5 buy-in on SPINS on Tuesday.

Read more » British Poker Player Becomes First SPINS Millionaire at partypoker!

Play all 5 MILLIONS Events in 2019 and get a Free Seat to the £10,300 MILLIONS UK in 2020!

All players who play all 5 MILLIONS Legs in 2019 (Rio, Montreal, Kings, Baha Mar and Online), will get a free £10,300 MILLIONS UK Seat for early 2020, when MILLIONS UK will return to Dusk Till Dawn casino in Nottingham.

Read more » partypoker rewards Loyalty with a Seat to MILLIONS UK in 2020

In March, a 26-year-old poker player from England won the 2018 Grosvenor United Kingdom Poker Tour Manchester Main Event for £68,930 (around $95,000). However, something he did in the past will take all of his winnings, leaving his pockets completely empty.

Read more » Poker Player wins $95,000 in UK Tournament, Lost it all Back to Government

Stars Group Inc., the owner of PokerStars, has undergone a deal to buy Sky Betting & Gaming (SBG) for a whopping $4.7 billion. The move will result to the poker giant having a larger hold on sports betting, thus creating the biggest publicly listed online gambling company.

Read more » PokerStars Owner buys Sky Betting and Gaming for $4.7 Billion

People who love to play online poker can now download real-money poker apps from three giant poker sites, partypoker, 888poker and PokerStars, which have been launched and made available in the Google Play mobile app store in the UK.

Read more » Real-money Poker Apps from 3 Giant Poker Sites Now Available on UK Google Play Store

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

Former poker pro Antanas "Tony G" Guoga challenged British politician Nigel Farage to a €1 million bet on whether the United Kingdom will stay in the European Union or leave. Polls of recent weeks have shown that the opinion of the public over "Brexit" is divided, with results showing 50-50 who are for and against the UK leaving the EU.

Read more » Tony G Challenges UK Leader Nigel Farage To €1 Million Brexit Bet

Britsh poker pro Marcus Bebb-Jones, 49, was arrested at his home in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, in 2009 for the murder of his wife Sabrina, 31, in 1997. He admitted second-degree murder, telling police he killed his wife in a "heat of passion". On Wednesday, bbc news wrote that he had been jailed at Garfield County Court for 20 years, but his sentence will be reduced to reflect the time he has severed awaiting the trial.

Read more » British Poker Pro Jailed For 20 Years!

An entire neighbourhood policing team has been dismissed after they were disocoverd playing poker during working hours. The group, from Bromley in south-east London, were discover after an undercover operation in 2010 by the Metropolitan Police Service's Directorate of Professional Standards.

Read more » Police Neighbourhood Team Fired for Playing Poker on Duty

After a successful launch in Italy, PokerStars has now also released its mobile app to players in the United Kingdom as well. This means that players in Italy, England, Scotland and Wales now can play Hold'em and Omaha for real-money/play-money on PokerStars on their iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Android devices.

According to PokerStars blog, more countries will be able to use this App in the near future. Team PokerStars Pro Liv Boeree is one of the persons who have tried out the new Mobile App. This is what she had to say about it:

"PokerStars Mobile is going to transform where and when I play poker - I now have access to the biggest tournaments and all my favourite cash games, even when I'm not in front of my computer. I plan to play all the upcoming UKIPT events and will now be able to play some poker when travelling to or from a tournament."