Mo Nuwwarah
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ClubWPT Gold Expects New Business Model Will Allow it to Remain in California
Popular sweepstakes poker site ClubWPT Gold plans to remain in California despite a recent ban on such operators. The operator didn't make a social media announcement. Instead, it quietly added a new section to its player support FAQ earlier this week: We are aware of the new California legislation scheduled...
Trip Report: Held Hostage at an Underground Poker Game in New York City
The underground poker clubs in New York City aren't hard to find. In fact, if your targeted ad profile looks anything like mine, you'll be bombarded with invites the second...
MGM Withdraws New York Downstate Casino License Application in Last-Minute Surprise
MGM sent shockwaves through the New York gambling market on Tuesday evening, announcing it had withdrawn its application for one of the three downstate casino licenses. As an existing stakeholder...
National Heads-Up Poker Championship Winner Revealed Prematurely by Polymarket
A still-live prediction market on Polymarket appears to have spoiled the winner of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, a long-celebrated event revived after more than a decade of dormancy. The...
California Gov. Newsom Signs Sweepstakes Ban into Law, Effective Jan. 1
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed anti-sweepstakes bill AB 831 into law, his office announced on Saturday. The signing came a day before a deadline that would have seen the bill...
Local Washington, D.C. Politicians Still Pushing for Legal Card Clubs
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser introduced the Poker and Blackjack Gaming Authorization Act of 2025 earlier this week in hopes of making another push to legalize card-based gambling in the...
Generative AIs Still Can’t Play Poker, But Upcoming Tournament Will Determine Which One Sucks the Least
At the end of October, a Russian programmer plans to pit several large language models (LLMs) against each other in a lengthy game of poker to see which one is...
WSOP Europe Confirms Move to Prague for 2026, Spring Dates, Following Criticism of Traditional Venue
The World Series of Poker has confirmed a long-rumored move for WSOP Europe, which it announced will take place at Prague Hilton in 2026. The time frame for the event...
The Lodge Sounds Social Media Alarm, Dodges Another Overlay
Lodge Card Club Austin, the popular card room in Texas owned in part by Doug Polk, averted a possible overlay after sounding an alarm on social media. Needing 497 entries...
Virginia Political Donations by Sports Betting Alliance May Hint at Future iGaming Push
Stakeholders have begun laying the foundation for a possible iGaming push in Virginia, spreading money around ahead of next month's state elections. According to a recent report from local public...
