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The Stars Group acquired CrownBet for over $100 million; and recently, under their new leadership CrownBet bought the Australian branch of William Hill.

Casino Barcelona has announced it has further strengthened its partnership with PokerStars, with the sponsorship of the casino’s CEP.

Players who had unwithdrawn funds on their accounts on the late Microgaming room have until February 28th to submit their claims for reimbursement to PokerStars.

The unregulated US-facing poker site Jao Poker has apparently closed its doors with players and affiliates unlikely to see a cent of their money.

Failure to receive $25K in donations "by the end of March" could force the grassroots organization into the muck of online poker history.

Poker's all-time WSOP champ has partnered with YouStake, lending his name to the relaunched backing platform

They are being billed as the Missketeers, but as opposed to the three (or sometimes four) Frenchmen, this bunch of fighters consists of nine poker-playing Indian women.

The Bad Beat Jackpot dispute which dominated the headlines last year has had a happy ending for at least one of those involved.

WPT and Zynga Poker have entered into a multi-year partnership that will allow social poker players to compete in WPT-styled tournaments.

PokerStars have today confirmed the cancellation of the planned first leg of the revamped LAPT after several days of consternation among players.

After more than a decade of serving as executive director of the PPA, John Pappas will exit that position at the end of this month.

Steve Wynn, the casino mogul at the heart of Wynn Resorts, has resigned his position as CEO of the company in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations amid revelations

On the heels of announcing Philipp Gruissem and Ike Haxton as Team Pros, Party Poker has also formed a new Team Online of patch-wearing professional players.

It seems that the PokerStars sponsored LAPT has run aground before the first stop of the year – creating havoc for those who have already booked up for the LAPT Chile stop.