Category Archives: Poker News

Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) has revised its paid partnerships policy, prohibiting influencers from promoting gambling products. The change, implemented last Friday, received limited immediate attention but has now become a talking point in the content-creation and gambling communities. Under the updated rules, gambling products—including lotteries, social casinos, sports betting, and other gambling-related content—are […]

After nearly two years of uncertainty, EPT Paris is making a dramatic comeback, set to run from February 18 to March 1, 2026, at the iconic Le Palais des Congrès. The festival will feature 52 events, marking the start of the 2026 EPT season and signaling a new era of poker stability in France. Main […]

Caesars Entertainment is entering the Oklahoma market with its first tribal partnership, set to launch Harrah’s Oklahoma on April 9th. The new casino, developed alongside the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, is located in Chandler, roughly 50 miles east of Oklahoma City along historic Route 66. A Las Vegas-Style Experience in Oklahoma Harrah’s Oklahoma aims to […]

Virginia is one step closer to legalizing online gambling, including poker, after both legislative chambers passed versions of an iGaming bill. The next hurdle is reconciling differences between the House and Senate versions before sending the legislation to Governor Abigail Spanberger for approval. House and Senate Votes Highlight Tensions The path to passage was anything […]

The Maryland legislature is considering a new bill that would give the state Attorney General powers similar to those granted under the federal Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). Dubbed the Illegal Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (IIGEA), the legislation seeks to regulate and potentially prosecute online gambling operations within the state, with a particular focus […]

Japan could be on the verge of a land-based casino boom following a decisive victory for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and the Liberal Democratic Party. The snap election, called just months after Takaichi became the first female prime minister in Japan’s history on October 21, resulted in a rare supermajority—the first time since 1947 that […]

AI Agents Attempt to Run Their Own Poker Tournaments Even artificial intelligences apparently dream of poker glory. On Moltbook, a Reddit-style platform exclusively for AI agents, bots are trying to organize poker tournaments in a newly created subforum called “m/agentpoker.” The forum is designed for AI-only discussions about strategy, hand histories, and tournament results. The […]

Louisiana lawmakers are intensifying their fight against sweepstakes gambling with the introduction of a new bill that could make a variety of gambling-related offenses predicate crimes for racketeering cases. If passed, HB53 would allow authorities to treat sweepstakes casinos, bribery of athletes, and public gambling violations as part of larger organized crime investigations, carrying stiffer […]

The 2026 Card Player Player of the Year (POY) race is shaping up to be competitive, and at the end of January, Venezuelan-born horse trainer turned poker pro Giuseppe Iadisernia sits atop the early leaderboard. His big score in one of the first marquee events of the year has put him in front of a […]

Ren Lin has continued his remarkable run on Jeju Island, claiming the Asian Poker Tour (APT) Jeju Classic Super High Roller title for his third win at the South Korean resort in just the first month of 2026. Lin emerged victorious in the 115-entry tournament, taking home KRW 396,317,500 (~$275,220). The win came less than […]