Poker

Online poker may have a genuinely nasty new “superuser” scandal on its hands. Several high-stakes online poker players have reported being targeted by a sophisticated cyber-attack that allowed a cheater to secretly view their computer screens—and their hole cards—in real time. The attacker is belie…

Norway’s Ministry of Culture and Equality proposed a draft law that would allow Norsk Tipping to offer online poker, which is currently illegal in the country. Under the new law, Norsk Tipping gains exclusive rights to offer online poker, limited to tournament poker and cash games. The ministry say…

A loyalty program executed at a 60% fulfilment rate caused players to return and play at comparable volumes, measurably lifting retention. That single case study explains why operators keep investing in reward mechanics. It also explains why regulators keep watching: every feature that creates habi…

A Rancho Cucamonga resident won a $1.98 million progressive jackpot at Yaamava' Resort & Casino at San Manuel while playing Ultimate Texas Hold’Em. The player wagered $5 on the progressive and landed a five-card royal flush in diamonds, the top qualifying hand for the Ultimate Texas Hold’Em progres…

Washington, D.C. Councilmember Wendell Felder (D-Ward 7) has introduced legislation that would legalize iGaming in the district and prohibit dual-currency sweepstakes games. B26-0656, or the Internet Gaming and Consumer Protection Act of 2026, would establish a regulatory framework for online casin…

The WSOP Online 2026 fall schedule has officially been revealed by Caesars Entertainment, offering poker players across the country a chance to compete for coveted championship titles. The upcoming domestic series is scheduled to begin on September 27 and will run through November 8, giving partici…

In the game of blackjack, the dealer is dealt two cards: one faces up and the other, the hole card, is dealt facing down. The hole card is meant to be hidden until the players have acted on their hands. “But as a hole-card reader, I can see the dealer’s card before it’s turned over,” […] The post G…

Earlier this year, GamblingNews reported that a professional poker player had been robbed shortly after returning to the place he was renting for the World Series of Poker event. The two men were reportedly aware of who he was and duct-taped him before running away with his winnings. Now, the Las V…

Las Vegas police have released images of two men suspected of robbing poker pro Jared Griener of $57,500 after allegedly ambushing him at his rental home during the World Series of Poker. The images come more than two months after Griener said he was bound with duct tape and robbed at the Las Vegas…

Gaming equipment and content provider Light & Wonder Inc says its new “Mini Ultimate Texas Hold’em” live table game has made its world debut. It is described as a streamlined, faster-paced version of Ultimate Texas Hold’em, a poker-based table game already part of the company’s portfolio. The new g…

Six Malaysian men have been sentenced for robbing several players at a private, high-stakes poker game in Singapore in 2024. The gang stole money and valuables estimated at almost $4 million, making it one of the biggest robberies in Singapore’s history. Singapore Sentenced the Gang Wong Chi Shan,…

Six Malaysian men have been sentenced for an audacious armed robbery of a private high-stakes poker game in Singapore that involved the theft of US$3.38 million. Prosecutors said it was one of the biggest robberies by value in Singapore’s history. The April 2024 raid targeted a luxury home in the a…

The Yaamava’ Resort & Casino has celebrated its 40th anniversary in style, with one guest walking away a millionaire from the casino’s gaming floor after they turned a $10 bet into a seven-figure payout. The Rancho Cucamonga resident was playing the Ultimate Texas Hold’em game at the casino when go…

A Florida poker player with more than $225,000 in recorded tournament cashes has been accused of running an illegal sports betting operation that handled millions of dollars. Devon Shalmi, 42, of Boca Raton, was arrested September 8 following a 13-month undercover investigation by the Palm Beach Co…

New York Attorney General Letitia James has secured $8 million from VGW Holdings Pty. Ltd. and its affiliates for illegally operating online gambling platforms in the state. The settlement covers VGW’s Chumba Casino, Global Poker, and Luckyland Slots, which allowed users to play casino games using…

VGW settles with New York Attorney General Letitia James and makes a payment of $8 million. Former sweep coin customers are entitled to a one-time redemptions. The Assurance of Discontinuance covers VGW Holdings Pty. Ltd. as well as affiliates that operate Chumba Casino, Global Poker, and Lucky Lan…

Cubeia, the Sweden-based iGaming software solutions provider, has launched a major upgrade to its poker client, rebuilt on PixiJS — the WebGL-based rendering engine behind many of the web’s most demanding real-time graphics. The new engine gives Cubeia Poker a stronger technical foundation for grap…

Americas Cardroom's OSS XL series will pay out more than $50 million across 336 events through September 29, with three Main Events accounting for $5 million of that total. The series opened Sunday and runs for three weeks, covering formats from four-figure buy-ins down to sub-$20 entries. The thre…