Online Poker News

PokerStars is bringing its popular Winter Series to Ontario! The operator will award over $1.3 million in prizes across 61 numbered events which will kick off on December 26, just a day after Christmas, an occasion called “Boxing Day” by the Canadians.  2022 Winter Series  The 2022 Winter Series will run on PokerStars Ontario for […]

PokerStars has informed players in New Jersey and Michigan of a scheduled outage on Dec 12 and 13. Players in both states will not have access to online poker, casino or sports betting services as the online poker operator is carrying out server maintenance work. PokerStars will resume normal services from Dec 14. Merging of […]

Poker rooms in Texas have been under the scanner for the last couple of years as the authorities have carried out sting operators on these social club poker venues to see if any of these poker rooms are breaching gaming laws. Texas does not allow gambling in public but does permit poker to take place […]

The official schedule of the PokerStars 2023 European Poker Tour (EPT) is finally out, with two new stops added to the list – France and Cyprus. EPT action kicks off in February 2023, with the final event scheduled for December.  2023 EPT Schedule For the first time in seven years, the EPT returns to Paris, […]

BetMGM New Jersey’s software platform has received a major upgrade to match its Michigan counterpart, in a move that would make it easier for the operator to merge its players across licensed states in the US once shared liquidity gets up and running in the Wolverine State.  BetMGM New Jersey Software Finally Upgraded BetMGM Poker […]

Season 2 of the PokerStars VR Metaverse Poker Tour officially kicked off on November 24, 2022, promising an array of exciting prizes to the winners. Players participated in the tournament via PokerStars VR, a free-to-play social casino offering a virtual reality experience to players.  PokerStars VR Metaverse Poker Tour  The first stop of the current […]

BetMGM Poker announced new tournaments for all of its players in the US, promising nearly $2 million in total guarantees until the end of December. The operator already awarded nearly $1 million via the “Big Shots”, a tournament series that ran from November 13-20 in New Jersey, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.  6-Figure Sunday Two more tournaments […]

In October 2022, Unibet Poker rolled out its revamped MTT schedule which features bigger guarantees, low rake, additional bounty tournaments, as well as new features designed for recreational players. Almost a month after that, the operator is dealing with overlays, an inevitable effect of boosting tournament guarantees. Unibet Poker Has Covered €80K in Overlays So […]

There’s a new tournament format to enjoy on GGPoker, perfect for both poker and football fans! “Bet & Go” launched on November 20, 2022, coinciding with the opening of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.  How to Enter a Bet & Go Game on GGPoker The new Bet & Go tournaments on GGPoker are […]

Rush Street Interactive (RSI) announced its intentions to get into the online poker market in North America when it acquired the Run It Once (RIO) poker room which was started by Phil Galfond. RSI completed the RIO acquisition successfully in March 2022 and went on to acquire the widely popular Poker Night In America series […]