We’re entering the final six weeks of 2023, and tournament poker’s two Player of the Year races appear to come down to two men. Both men have been in the…
Year: 2023
Max Neugebauer outlasts the international field of participants and takes the title in the main event of the World Series of Poker Europe 2023
At a truly international final table Austria’s Max Neugebauer was able to outlast the remaining eight men from the final table (and the 817-player field) to secure the championship of…
West Virginia is joining the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement even though there are no online poker rooms there
Need some poker first? In a sign that online poker could finally be coming to West Virginia, the state has joined the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA), which allows the…
ESPN BET sports betting launches in 17 states
A new big name in betting ESPN BET, the sports betting site that bears the name of the nation’s dominant sports media brand, has gone live in 17 states. For…
Florida Sports Bettor wins $5.5 million on a $500,000 NFL game that went to the finals
Sicko I live in one of the few states that doesn’t yet have legal online sports betting. It doesn’t bother me because even though I make a living, I’m not…
From chip leader to champion: Sami Bechahed wins his first NAPT title in twelve years
He came into the final table with the chip lead and ended the evening with all the chips in the tournament. Fittingly, it took about twelve hours for Sami Bechahed…
NFL Week 10 2023: Naming the Contenders and Pretenders
We’re halfway through the 2023 NFL Week 10 schedule for this Sunday, so we have enough information to make some determinations. Who are the real contenders we could easily see…
Shawn Sheikhan sentenced to four years in prison for marijuana distribution
This is a big refrigeration business Shawn Sheikhan, whose poker claim to fame consisted of being insufferable at the table in the mid-2000s, was sentenced to four years in prison…
The Richmond casino referendum fails for the second time
Not close For the second time in two years, residents of Richmond, Virginia voted against casino gambling in their city. On Tuesday, voters overwhelmingly rejected the proposed Richmond Grand Resort…
Las Vegas Culinary Workers Union and Caesars agree to a deal, but MGM and Wynn remain
One done, two to go The Culinary Local 226 union has reached a tentative agreement with Caesars Entertainment properties in Las Vegas that will allow them to avoid a possible…
