Latest Business & Industry Poker News

A rather sweet plea deal was reached between Absolute Poker co-founder Scott Tom and federal prosecutors.

It was as unexpected as, well, a bolt of lightning form a clear sky – the world’s fastest man ever Usain Bolt has signed for PokerStars.

Netherlands best-ever player signs up as an ambassador to the site, joining a team of pros which includes Sam Trickett, Jackie Glazier, Boris Becker and Carl Froch.

Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson may be considering an $8 billion casino investment in Brazil if the country legalizes large-scale resorts.

Mike Sexton announced that he would be leaving his iconic role as WPT commentator for the past 15 years to become the Chairman of Party Poker.

Genting Casinos UK has joined forces with the industry's top poker site, allowing players to qualify for live tournaments online.

Wynn Resorts plans to begin construction later this year on a Disney-like park that includes a 20-acre lagoon, convention center, and other entertainment.

Last year’s arrests and the lack of explanations and charges meant that the whole industry got scared and left.

There will soon be a new player on the block in New Jersey, with the announcement that the playMGM brand will enter the online poker and casino markets

Its game over for another Las Vegas poker room as the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino officially stopped dealing poker in its eight-table room earlier this week.

The old Trump Taj Mahal will have a decidedly new look come the summer of 2018 when it re-opens as the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Atlantic City.

Poker players are taking another crack at defeating artificial intelligence, but this time around the players all hail from China.

The beleaguered founder of PokerStars owners Amaya – David Baazov – has had a date set for his alleged insider trading trial.

​Barely a week after the iconic signs were removed from the ‘Trump’ Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City, Carl Icahn has sold the troubled building to a consortium.