Alex Weldon
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Will Kassouf Banned from WSOP Following Main Event Blow-Up
The WSOP Main Event was a lot quieter on Sunday's Day 8 after notorious "speech play" enthusiast William Kassouf was eliminated on Saturday and subsequently banned from the remainder of this year's WSOP events. It's unclear whether he will be allowed back in future years, but it has been widely speculated...
Republican Senator Blocks Fast-Tracking of Gambling Tax Fix, Demands Quid Pro Quo
The tax changes on gambling income included in the recently-passed "Big Beautiful Bill" may be repealed, but it won't happen immediately. Republican Senator Todd Young blocked an attempt to fast-track a fix...
California Ban on Sweepstakes Poker Sites Begins to Move
California is the latest state to propose a legislative ban on sweepstakes poker and casino sites, and that bill has begun the long process of working its way through the...
Maine’s Online Gambling Expansion Bill Suffers ‘Pocket Veto,’ in Limbo Until January
Maine gamblers may need to wait until 2026 to learn whether online poker and casino games will be legalized in their state. Governor Janet Mills appears to have allowed the...
Disappointing Fourth of July Numbers May Keep This Year’s WSOP Main Event From Setting a Record
Barring a huge number of late registrations on Day 2, this year's World Series of Poker Main Event will be slightly smaller than last year's, but the reason may be...
The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Passes With Controversial Gambling Tax Change Intact
Professional gambling may become even more difficult as a career in the US than it already was now that Republicans have passed the controversial omnibus budget bill known as the...
Kalshi Traders Are Betting on Nuclear Fusion and Now Google Is Too
Google made what it describes as a "bet" on nuclear fusion yesterday, investing in Commonwealth Fusion Systems and committing to purchase 200 megawatts of energy from the company's first commercial plant,...
WSOP Disqualifies Yaginuma From Bracelet Following Millionaire Maker Fiasco
The World Series of Poker has finished its investigation into the Millionaire Maker final table and has concluded that Jesse Yaginuma and James Carroll colluded to ensure Yaginuma was the victor. Yaginuma was eligible...
Michael Mizrachi and Shiina Okamoto Make WSOP History Over the Weekend—By the Numbers
It's hard to know who had the more impressive WSOP performance this weekend: Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi or Shiina Okamoto. Mizrachi took down the same event for the fourth time since 2010: the...
Maine Online Gambling Bill Survives the Special Appropriations Table, Now Needs Only the Governor’s Approval
Maine's online casino bill has finally passed in the legislature, although it took a convoluted path to reach this point. The only question remaining is whether it will avoid a veto...
