An eight-year quest to restrict or ban Internet gambling is likely to remain unfulfilled when Congress returns for a lame-duck session after the election, officials said. "The absence of consensus ... Read More

What do Pocket Rockets, Big Slick, Heinz 57, Cowboys and Flat tires have in common? They are all nicknames for Texas Hold'em starting hands. Take a look at the list and ... Read More

You win some, you lose some. But that axiom of gambling is proving to be too volatile for many Strip casinos, which are continuing to shrink their exposure to high-limit games ... Read More

Buoyed by phenomenal success in its first 15 months of operation, the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa is planning a $347 million expansion that will add a new 45-story hotel ... Read More

Most people look at the vast array of slot machines at the casino and think they are all alike. They see a handle, coin slot and flashing lights and figure ... Read More

The Plaza Hotel & Casino is in the midst of the Plaza Ultimate Poker Challenge, a 26-week televised series of $1,000 + $60 buy-in no-limit hold'em tournaments, culminating in a ... Read More

Jack Binion, the original host of the World Series of Poker at Binion's Horseshoe, has signed on to host the event as well as a recently announced World Series of ... Read More

I was interviewed for a newspaper article about the recent surge in popularity of Poker. The reporter asked me if watching the TV broadcast of tournaments was a good way ... Read More

In the USA, 46 states have some form of legalized gambling, according to Casinocity.com. There are 35 states with some form of legalized electronic gaming device, mostly slot machines, at ... Read More

A host of gaming experts warned casino bosses this week that their industry is coming under attack by a well-organized and well-funded group of anti-smoking activists that aim to ban ... Read More

A bad beat in poker is when you have a good hand that is a favorite to win beaten by another hand. Most of the time it is a hand ... Read More

After the Financial Services Committee of the United States House of Representatives heard testimony from the Federal Bureau of Investigation that Internet gambling is vulnerable to terrorist financing schemes, the ... Read More