Latest Articles By Arthur Crowson (46)
PokerStars Trio Series Smashes Expectations in Spain, France, Portugal
PokerStars' newly-shared market of Portugal, Spain and France is off to a fast start with over €6.4 million awarded in the recent Trio Series. PokerStars Europe, which shares liquidity between all three countries, offered the Trio Series to celebrate Portugal finally coming online. The 78-tournament series featured a €5 million...
Sweden Blazes New Trail With Online Gambling Reform Bill
Online poker players in Sweden have reason to celebrate this month as the government took a huge step towards a more progressive, regulated online gambling market. Sweden’s parliament voted nearly...
Ex-Amaya CEO Baazov Vindicated? Court Tosses Insider Trading Case
Former Amaya CEO David Baazov is going to walk away from charges of insider trading relatively unscathed. A Canadian court tossed the case against Baazov and the two other co-defendants,...
partypoker.eu Launches €1m in Weekly MTTs for Spanish, French Players
It's a good time to be a poker player in Spain or France this week as yet another poker giant was able to finally offer a more international version of...
One, Two, Trio! PokerStars Celebrates Share Market With MTT Series
The playing field for Portuguese players on PokerStars got significantly bigger this month. PokerStars announced that Portugal would finally be joining a player pool that already includes players from Spain...
Ex-Amaya CEO Baazov’s Trial Potentially Sidelined By Paperwork Snafu
A legal fumble is threatening to derail the entire case against former Amaya CEO David Baazov and two other men for insider trading relating to Amaya’s purchase of PokerStars back...
An Exclusive WSOP.com Tournament And Offer For PokerScout Readers
You may have noticed a few more players on the WSOP.com software this week thanks to shared liquidity between Nevada and New Jersey and the site is celebrating by offering...
Montenegro Triton Poker Series Was Real-Life Rail Heaven
The Triton High Roller Series wrapped up last week with renowned players Jason Koon, Phil Ivey, Richard Yong, and Mikita Badziakouski all making huge scores in Montenegro. Ivey kicked things...
GGPoker Heats Up in June with Giant $200K Hold’em Festival
Asia’s biggest poker network is loading up another huge promotion with over $200,000 in prizes set to be doled out in June. The GGPoker $200K Hold’em Festival will run all...
China’s Online Poker Black Friday Having Live Casino Effects
China will ban all forms of online social media poker games as of June 1 according to numerous reports. The ban could have a catastrophic effect on the burgeoning poker...
