Mo Nuwwarah

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Mo has been reporting on the poker industry since 2013, excepting a foray into the sports betting space from 2021-2025. He's a regular in live tournaments and cash games at buy-in levels around $400-$2,000.

Latest Articles By Mo Nuwwarah (193)

Longtime Sponsored Poker Player, Streamer Lex Veldhuis Parts With PokerStars

Mo Nuwwarah 05 January 2026

Top poker streamer Lex Veldhuis announced a split with longtime sponsor PokerStars, as he returned to the streaming booth for the first time in months. Veldhuis had been playing with the PokerStars patch for 17 years. The longtime pro, who hails from the Netherlands, titled his return "Back for Good."...

GGPoker To Introduce New Rewards System Starting Jan. 30

Mo Nuwwarah 01 January 2026

GGPoker will introduce a new rewards program starting Jan. 30, according to a new page on the operator's official site. Termed Ocean Rewards, it offers up to 80% rakeback, so...

Indicted Supreme Court Lawyer Says He Lost $10-$15 Million at Poker

Mo Nuwwarah 01 January 2026

Indicted Supreme Court lawyer Tom Goldstein, who is facing 22 counts, including tax evasion and bank fraud, says he's a net loser of $10 to $15 million at poker. That's...

ClubWPT Gold Adds Convoluted Rules for California Residents, Including Nine-Day Monthly Limit on Redeeming Chips for Cash

Mo Nuwwarah 30 December 2025

Starting on Jan. 1, California residents playing on ClubWPT Gold will have to work around some bizarre rules that the operator has enacted in hopes of remaining compliant with changing...

Card Crush: Single-Currency Game Seeks Way Around California, New York Sweeps Bans

Mo Nuwwarah 29 December 2025

An online game operator appears to be testing the waters with a new style of game in New York and California, which have passed anti-sweepstakes legislation in 2025. Sweepsy published...

WPT First-Half Schedule Looking Like Most Robust Since at Least 2021

Mo Nuwwarah 29 December 2025

The World Poker Tour schedule for 2026 is shaping up as the tour's most robust in years, possibly since the pre-COVID days. Last week, the WPT dropped a press release...

Travel Influencer Anunay Sood Died at Wynn Due to Fentanyl and Alcohol, Coroner’s Report Says

Mo Nuwwarah 26 December 2025

A popular Indian travel influencer who died at Wynn Las Vegas in November had a fatal combination of fentanyl and alcohol in his system, according to a coroner's report. Anunay...

Former WSOPE Champion James Bord Set to Buy Sheffield Wednesday Soccer Club

Mo Nuwwarah 25 December 2025

James Bord, a poker player who once won the WSOP Europe main event, is set to buy English soccer club Sheffield Wednesday, according to a BBC report. Sheffield Wednesday dates to 1867. The club...

Japan Eyes Additional Casino, Nixes Possible Legal Sports Betting

Mo Nuwwarah 23 December 2025

Japanese lawmakers will open a second round of casino licensing, but they won't approve legal sports betting. As reported by Yogonet, the Japan Tourism Agency announced another round of casino...

Sweepstakes Operators Begin Exiting Kentucky But Most Poker Sites Remain

Mo Nuwwarah 23 December 2025

Sweepstakes operators have begun exiting Kentucky. Almost 30 sweepstakes casinos have left the state, though poker operators appear to be sticking around for the moment. No clear, publicly available driver...