Month: June 2020

Las Vegas Casino Employee Dies From COVID-19

Posted on June 30, 2020 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

A Las Vegas casino worker has passed away after testing positive for COVID-19. According to the local CBS affiliate, an employee of a Caesars Entertainment casino passed away Saturday after ...

Global Poker Sees Both Sunday Teaser And Scrimmage Beat Posted Guarantees

Posted on June 30, 2020 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

Global Poker continues to surge with their marquee Sunday online tournaments, which include the Sunday Teaser and Sunday Scrimmage. The SC30,000 guaranteed Teaser drew a field of 324 players, which ...

Here Are Five Great Reasons To Play Poker On Rounder Casino

Posted on June 30, 2020 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

Rounder Casino grew by 16 percent just from May to June! If you haven’t already checked out this new US facing poker room, here are five more reasons why you ...

Isaac Haxton Wins Poker Masters Online Pot-Limit Omaha Main Event

Posted on June 30, 2020 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

The Poker Master Online Pot-Limit Omaha series featured a 15-event slate of PLO tournaments highlighted by the festival-ending $50,000 buy-in main event. The event attracted a total of 29 entries, ...

10 Tips For Playing Poker Online

Posted on June 30, 2020 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

How can you play poker online and succeed? This is a question many players would like the answer to. The truth is, there are a few techniques available to aid ...

New Jersey Gov. Bans Smoking And Drinking In Atlantic City Casinos

Posted on June 30, 2020 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

Atlantic City’s largest and most profitable casino is staying closed after New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday that he was postponing the resumption of indoor dining. Murphy also banned ...

Maryland And Illinois Reopen Casinos This Week

Posted on June 29, 2020 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

Two more states are reopening casinos this week as the American gaming market slowly moves back to pre-COVID-19 numbers. Prince George’s County in Maryland entered phase two of its reopening ...

Casino Owner Splits Off Online Operations And Takes Them Public In New Company

Posted on June 29, 2020 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

A casino owner is separating his online gambling venture into a separate company and taking it public. Tilman Fertitta, the Houston-based billionaire that owns the Golden Nugget Casino brand, announced ...

Maria Konnikova Gets Poker Crash Course From Hall Of Famer Erik Seidel

Posted on June 29, 2020 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

For poker players, understanding variance comes easily. It becomes second nature. On some days, aces get cracked and draws miss, while on other days, you leave with a bruise under ...

Newest Las Vegas Casino Will Be An Adult-Only Property

Posted on June 26, 2020 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

When Las Vegas’ newest casino opens later this year, it will be the first Vegas property to enforce an adult-only policy. The Circa Resort & Casino announced earlier this week ...

World Series of Poker Announces Complete 2020 Online Bracelet Schedule

Posted on June 26, 2020 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

The full schedule for the 2020 World Series of Poker Online Series has finally been released. When the decision to host 85 gold bracelet events online to help fill the ...

House Panel Passes Resolution That Would Bring Casinos To Georgia

Posted on June 25, 2020 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

A House panel passed legislation Monday that would put casino gambling on the ballot in Georgia this upcoming election season. The House Regulated Industries Committee voted 13-3 in favor of ...

Gambling Legislation In Pennsylvania Could Put Slot Machines In Bars

Posted on June 25, 2020 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

Republicans in the Pennsylvania state Senate are pushing for the passage of legislation that would greatly expand gambling options in the Keystone State. According to an Associated Press report, the ...

Northern California’s Lucky Chances Casino Has Reopened

Posted on June 25, 2020 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

Lucky Chances Casino reopened on June 22, 2020 after months of operations being temporarily suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak. The Colma, California cardroom is home to one of the ...

Caesars Entertainment Makes Masks Mandatory While Inside Casinos

Posted on June 24, 2020 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

Any guest of a casino owned by Caesars Entertainment will be required to wear a mask while inside the facilities. The gaming giant announced Wednesday afternoon, effective immediately, that all ...

California Sports Betting Bill Pulled From Discussion For 2020

Posted on June 24, 2020 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

A bill circulating through the California legislature that would legalize sports betting has been shelved for the year. Sen. Bill Dodd pulled SCA 6 from discussion Monday as getting all ...

Lex Veldhuis Discusses His Record-Breaking Run On Twitch

Posted on June 24, 2020 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

On May 19, 2020 Lex Veldhuis set the record for the most viewers ever watching a single poker broadcast on the popular online streaming platform Twitch. The 36-year-old Dutch poker ...

Massachusetts Casinos Will Reopen Without Poker, Craps And Roulette

Posted on June 23, 2020 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

Massachusetts hasn’t given a definitive timeline for when it will reopen its three casinos, but when it does, options will be extremely limited for Bay State gamblers. On Tuesday, regulators ...

Two Oklahoma Casinos Close After Employee Contracts Coronavirus

Posted on June 23, 2020 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

Just five days after three tribal casinos in Arizona closed for enhanced cleanings after an employee tested positive for COVID-19, two tribal casinos in Oklahoma followed suit. The Sac & ...

HyperX Esports Arena, Home To World Poker Tour Televised Final Tables, To Reopen June 25

Posted on June 23, 2020 by CardPlayer Poker News in Uncategorized

The World Poker Tour adopted a delayed final table approach for its televised broadcasts that saw them set multiple final tables over the course of several weeks and then play ...