Mo Nuwwarah
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Atlantic City Could Soon Face an Existential Crisis — Will Poker be Affected?
Atlantic City casino executives are sounding the collective alarm about the future of the once-thriving resort town on the Eastern seaboard. At a gaming conference this week, the president of Hard Rock Atlantic City said the coming casino competition in New York, plus potential new casinos in North Jersey, posed...
Michigan Issues Cease-and-Desists to Offshore Operators Including Popular Poker Sites
Michigan has offshore gambling operators in its crosshairs. The state's gaming control board issued 45 cease-and-desist letters on April 7, and the list of targeted sites includes some popular poker...
Poker Player Who Pled Guilty to Fraud Receives Three-Year Sentence
Michigan poker player George Janssen Jr. received a three-year prison sentence last week, ending a bizarre fraud case that involved an apparently staged kidnapping. Janssen Jr. had pleaded guilty in...
Tom Dwan Says Poker’s Dying, Talks About High-Stakes Players’ Biggest Leaks
Tom Dwan says poker's dying, and he recommends players start looking around to see if they can apply their skills for greater gains elsewhere. Dwan appeared on camera for a...
Maurice Hawkins Adds to WSOP Circuit Record, Challenges Jungleman to MMA Match
Maurice Hawkins added to his World Series of Poker Circuit record with his 24th ring win. That puts him four ahead of the nearest competitors, Ari Engel and Dan Lowery....
Two Vegas Poker Players Dead in Murder-Suicide
Two Las Vegas-based poker players died in an apparent murder-suicide on March 26, and a local news station identified them last week. According to 8 News Now, 56-year-old Scott Yeates...
Death of David Sklansky Leaves Rare WSOP Watches in Limbo, 2+2 Poster Claims to Have One
Famed author and multiple-time World Series of Poker winner David Sklansky died last Monday. Amid heated debates over the controversial poker figure's legacy, one small storyline caught PokerScout's attention. A...
PokerStars Relaunches With FanDuel Co-Branding, Leaves Players Unhappy With New Software
PokerStars is back for U.S. players, relaunching as "PokerStars on FanDuel" after a brief period of downtime. However, the early response from players has been far from positive. Players are...
PokerStars-FanDuel Migration Set for April 1
PokerStars USA will soon be no more. Following a few mostly disappointing years back in the states, parent company Flutter will reportedly discontinue the brand on April 1. It will...
CoinPoker to Host High-Stakes Heads-Up Matches in Latest Cash Game World Championship
CoinPoker is bringing back its Cash Game World Championship for another go-round, and the newest edition should make for the most exciting format yet. Heads-up no-limit hold'em and pot-limit Omaha...
