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PokerStars wants to build $10 Million Poker Room in Atlantic City
PokerStars isn’t giving up on Atlantic City yet. Just months after their failed deal with the Atlantic Club Casino, PokerStars’ parent company, The Rational Group, is seeking to build a $10 million poker room in the East Coast gambling hub. The $10 million complex would be housed in Resorts Casino Hotel, which hasn’t had a…
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Major Russian ISP blocks PokerStars
In recent years, Russia has come to be known as one of the stingiest countries in regard to anti-gambling laws. And they lived up to this reputation after one of their biggest internet service providers (ISP), Beeline, blocked the PokerStars.com domain name. This decision was made by public officials, and it’s backed by a Supreme…
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Rafael Nadal practicing with Coach for EPT Prague
Ever since he signed with PokerStars last year, Rafael Nadal has been slowly improving his poker game. The tennis star has participated in both online cash games and tournaments, even winning a sizable tourney back in January. Now Rafa is preparing to play in his first ever live event at EPT Prague, which runs from…
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US Government should start making Full Tilt Payouts this Week
For well over two years, former US Full Tilt Poker players have waited for their money. Some of these grinders are even owed $1 million or more! Now it finally looks as if players might finally get their money back. The Garden City Group, which has been tasked with making the payouts, claims that they’re…
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PokerStars partners with Resorts Casino to offer New Jersey Online Poker
PokerStars is hoping to enter the US online poker world again after striking a deal with Resorts Casino Hotel. The two companies have submitted an application to New Jersey so that they can run an online poker site in this newly legalized market. “This is another blue chip partner for Resorts to complete a wonderful…
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Atlantic Club successfully backs out of PokerStars Deal
For the past few weeks, the Rational Group (PokerStars’ owner) and Colony Capital LLC (owns Atlantic Club Casino) have been at war over a business deal. The Rational Group was set to buy the Atlantic Club for $15 million, but they failed to obtain a New Jersey casino license by April 26th, 2013. What’s significant…
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Father says Black Friday led to Poker-Playing Son’s Death
Black Friday affected the lives of numerous US online poker players since they could no longer play at the world’s biggest sites or access their bankroll. Matthew “notnmyhouse” Roth was one of these players, and he unfortunately took his own life yesterday. Roth, who suffered from depression and anxiety, shot himself in the head while…
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Brazilian Football Legend Ronaldo signs with PokerStars
PokerStars has signed another big-name sports legend after inking a deal with Ronaldo Nazario. The former Brazilian footballer now joins tennis star Rafael Nadal, Olympic hockey medalist Fatima Moreira and tennis player Boris Becker on Team PokerStars SportsStars. Ronaldo retired in 2011, at the age of 34, after citing injuries and hypothyroidism. Despite the fairly…
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New Jersey legalizes Online Gambling
Online gambling took another big step in the United States after New Jersey legalized online poker and casino games. Governor Chris Christie signed the bill into effect today, making New Jersey just the third state behind Delaware and Nevada to legalize internet gambling. After vetoing previous gaming bills in 2011 and early 2013, Christie finally…
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PokerStars to open World’s Biggest Branded Poker Room in Macau
Over the past few months, PokerStars has been making some major forays into the land-based gaming world. First, they worked out a deal to buy the Atlantic Club Casino in Atlantic City; then they announced plans to build a branded poker room in London. And now Stars has announced that they’ll build the world’s largest…