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California Lawmakers To Propose Sports Betting
States around the country are going to feel the financial backlash of the COVID-19 crisis. State budgets are going to fall short unless there are alternate forms of revenue. Legislators…
D.C. Lottery To Soon Allow Sports Betting
Many states are starting to look at sports betting as a potential option moving forward to become a source of revenue. State budgets across the country will feel the financial…
Ohio Inches Closer To Legalizing Sports Betting
As Ohio slowly starts to reopen its financial infrastructure, a sports betting bill has cleared the Ohio House Committee. There has been over a year of legal wrangling in the…
Budweiser and WPT Launch Celebrity Poker Challenge for Charity
The World Poker Tour and Budweiser have come together to launch another celebrity charity poker tournament. The new King’s Celebrity Poker Challenge will raise $125,000 each episode for the World…
Michigan Takes Steps To Legalize Online Sports Betting In 2020
Last month the Michigan Gaming and Control Board stated due to the pandemic and other issues, they didn’t see online sports betting possible in 2020. Now comes word that the…
Experts Predict Many States Will Do A Mad Dash To Legalize Sports Betting
According to new reporting from NBC News, many states that were on the fence about sports betting may be singing a different tune soon. As all 50 states have now…
New York Lawmakers Appeal To Legalize Pot And Sports Betting
The New York state budget was in dire straits before the coronavirus started to create havoc. They were dealing with a serious shortfall, and after the virus, the money in…
NASCAR, IMG Arena Sign Multi-Billion Dollar Deal For World Wide Sports Betting
IMG Arena has been expanding its sports betting service in the last year, even through the international shutdown. This week they signed a deal with NASCAR that is worth billions…
Louisiana Inches Closer To Legalizing Sports Betting
Lawmakers in Baton Rouge, La., will be deciding the fate of two very similar sports betting bills. Sponsors behind the bills say they are similar, due to all the problems…
Indiana Sports Betting Gets Major Sportsbook Added To Lineup
As sports slowly begin to come back online, many states have been tending to sports betting business during the sports shutdown. Indiana is no expectation, as gaming officials have been…
Lex Veldhuis Breaks Twitch Poker Record With Over 58K Viewers
Lex Veldhuis made online poker history last night, when over 58,000 viewers tuned in to his Twitch channel watch him and Benjamin “Spraggy” Spragg compete in PokerStars’ Spring Championship of…
New York Senator Pushing Governor To Allow Mobile Sports Betting
Democratic state senator Joseph Addabbo Jr., who represents the 15th District of New York including Howard Beach, says the feet dragging on legalizing mobile sports betting by New York governor…
No Poker At Wynn Casinos Reopening After COVID-19 Lockdown
Casinos across America are preparing to open after being locked down for weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many gaming venue operators have plans in place to protect poker players…
AGA President Blasts Media Over Coverage Of Sports Betting
The American Gaming Association President, Bill Miller, has a bone to pick with the media, and he made his feelings known on Sunday. As sports start to reopen and the…
Creative Sports Betting Options Are A Buoyant Success During Shutdown
As most states have lifted some coronavirus restrictions, sports are not quite back yet. They are expected to resume this summer and fall in some capacity. The shutdowns have resulted…
Michigan Could Launch Mobile Sports Betting Earlier Than Planned
Michigan is in crisis mode due to the coronavirus and all of the hardships the virus brings with it. Michigan, along with most other states, is in dire need of…
New Jersey Sports Betting Reports Massive Losses In April
New Jersey sports betting revenues were way down in April 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019. However, New Jersey gaming officials were expecting the numbers to be…
Rhode Island Launches Online Casino Games
The Rhode Island Lottery, which oversees all gambling in the state, has launched some online games. The series of games available now are accessible to players 21 and over who…
Professional Lacrosse League Forms Partnership With Sports Betting Company
Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) announced on Tuesday that they signed a deal with a sports betting company. The league is a fairly new one that was founded by professional American…
32Red Poker Announces Shutdown With A Week’s Notice
32Red Poker has announced that it will be ceasing operations altogether on May 19th, along with the closure of the Microgaming Poker Network (MPN). The announcement was made just yesterday,…
Soros Among Many Big-Name Investors In DraftKings Stock
In a deal that was made public recently, billionaire philanthropist George Soros, 89, has $68 million worth of shares in DraftKings. The deal was conducted through Quantum Partners, which is…
Maryland Passes Sports Betting Bill Into Law
Maryland is on its way to having sports betting after a bill legalizing the activity was passed into law. The way the bill was written allowed it to pass without…
Prime Social Poker Club Reopens, A First As Texas Gets Back to Business
While many casinos and poker rooms across America are planning how to safely reopen amid Coronavirus restrictions, one club has already taken the leap. Yesterday, Prime Social Poker Club in…
Foxwoods Casino In Connecticut Lays Out Plan For Reopening
Foxwoods Resort Casino is located in Mashantucket, Conn. It is owned and operated by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and is located on their reservation. The casino has been in…
BetMGM Sportsbook Expecting To Make Out Well On UFC 249
The MGM Grand Hotel’s sportsbook BetMGM is expecting record numbers for a UFC event Saturday night. It will be the first live sports event since the sports world had to…
Professional Bowling May Be Next League To Get A Piece Of The Sports Betting Pie
As sports start to resume games and events ever so slowly, the Professional Bowlers Association is using its downtime wisely. There has been some form of betting on professional bowling…
Louisiana Judiciary Committee Passes Two Sports Betting Bills
In the past, sports betting has been a bone of contention in Louisiana. The bills have routinely failed to move forward over non-stop infighting. That was then, but this is…
PokerStars, Hank Azaria and Andy Bellin Host Star-Studded Online Charity Poker Tournament
Streaming poker tournaments is becoming a trend in the charity world. After Poker Central’s Keep the Lights On campaign and Ben Affleck’s online poker tournament in support of Feed America,…
South Point Casino In Vegas Launches Sports Betting, Drive-Up Window
Some sports leagues have announced tentative plans for opening up sports again. Meanwhile, the South Point Casino and Spa in Las Vegas announced that they will be launching sports betting…
Sports Leagues Locked In Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit Over Sports Betting
In a rather convoluted lawsuit, several sports leagues are waiting to see what a Supreme Court ruling will be. The lawsuit involves several sports leagues and the NCAA, who are…
It’s been a couple of weeks since Las Vegas was shut down in light of the coronavirus pandemic, and the Nevada Gaming Control Board is already drawing up safety plans…
More Pressure On Cuomo To Legalize Online Sports Betting
There is mounting pressure being placed on Andrew Cuomo, the current governor of New York. Cuomo considered the state budget in March during the coronavirus pandemic. He had made statements…
Wind Creek Casino Requests Sports Betting License
Wind Creek Casino and Resort in Bethlehem, Pa., located about 70 miles from Philadelphia, has submitted paperwork for a sports betting license. An official with the casino said, “We feel…
Colorado Takes The Plunge As Sports Betting Officially Launches
After a rocky road, and a worldwide pandemic causing sports to stop in place, Colorado launched sports betting on Friday. If this had been a normal May 1, baseball would…
Former NBA Executive Acunto Appointed To Start Sports Betting Division
FINN Partners, founded by Peter Finn in 2011, is a global marketing company with offices all over the world. Some of those locations are in New York, Los Angeles, Boston,…
Pappas Gives High Marks To Sports Betting During Pandemic
The question on everyone’s mind these days is how long will this shutdown last, and what will recovery look like? This just as the sports betting industry was exploding after…
Colorado Casino Industry Catches Break Ahead Of Sports Betting Launch
Friday is the official launch day for sports betting in Colorado. The gaming industry in the state, like other states, has been suffering substantial losses as the world struggles with…
UFC’s White Schedules Another Event In May In Florida
The flamboyant president of The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has scheduled three different events in Florida. This new move by Dana White is after a failed attempt to hold an…
‘Keep The Lights On’ Raises Funds for Poker Freelancers Affected by COVID-19 Closures
The poker community has been doing its part to help support cardroom staff who are out of work due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While these fundraisers have had a great…
Tribes Walk Back Their Position On Sports Betting In Oklahoma
There has been a huge outcry in the Sooner State when it comes to proposed sports betting in the state. The issue at hand is that Governor Kevin Stitt entered…
Pennsylvania Launches Another Online Casino By Way Of Caesars Palace
With the addition of Caesars Online Casino, Pennsylvania now has a total of nine online casinos. The Caesars Online Casino officially launched in the state on April 23, as sports…
DraftKings Starts Trading On The NASDAQ
Despite the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, DraftKings completed its first day of trading as a public company on Friday. Company shareholders of Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corporation approved a merger deal with…
Oklahoma Governor Approves Sports Betting At Tribal-Owned Casinos
The Republican Governor of Oklahoma, Kevin Stitt, would like to see sports betting legal at two tribal-owned casinos. Stitt, a native of Norman, Okla., is a member of the Cherokee…
Virginia Governor’s Casino Amendments Approved By The General Assembly
Democratic Governor Ralph Northam, in office since 2018, had his sports betting amendments approved by the Virginia General Assembly on Wednesday. Northam, a pediatric neurologist by trade, took office the…
Morgan Stanley Predicts Online Gambling, Sports Betting Will Boom
As sports events and matches have come to a standstill due to the coronavirus, online gaming manages to draw in thousands of new players every day. In states that allow…
Contents
- 1 The Best Poker News Story of the Day
- 1.1 California Lawmakers To Propose Sports Betting
- 1.2 D.C. Lottery To Soon Allow Sports Betting
- 1.3 Ohio Inches Closer To Legalizing Sports Betting
- 1.4 Budweiser and WPT Launch Celebrity Poker Challenge for Charity
- 1.5 Michigan Takes Steps To Legalize Online Sports Betting In 2020
- 1.6 Experts Predict Many States Will Do A Mad Dash To Legalize Sports Betting
- 1.7 New York Lawmakers Appeal To Legalize Pot And Sports Betting
- 1.8 NASCAR, IMG Arena Sign Multi-Billion Dollar Deal For World Wide Sports Betting
- 1.9 Louisiana Inches Closer To Legalizing Sports Betting
- 1.10 Indiana Sports Betting Gets Major Sportsbook Added To Lineup
- 1.11 Lex Veldhuis Breaks Twitch Poker Record With Over 58K Viewers
- 1.12 New York Senator Pushing Governor To Allow Mobile Sports Betting
- 1.13 No Poker At Wynn Casinos Reopening After COVID-19 Lockdown
- 1.14 AGA President Blasts Media Over Coverage Of Sports Betting
- 1.15 Creative Sports Betting Options Are A Buoyant Success During Shutdown
- 1.16 Michigan Could Launch Mobile Sports Betting Earlier Than Planned
- 1.17 New Jersey Sports Betting Reports Massive Losses In April
- 1.18 Rhode Island Launches Online Casino Games
- 1.19 Professional Lacrosse League Forms Partnership With Sports Betting Company
- 1.20 32Red Poker Announces Shutdown With A Week’s Notice
- 1.21 Soros Among Many Big-Name Investors In DraftKings Stock
- 1.22 Maryland Passes Sports Betting Bill Into Law
- 1.23 Prime Social Poker Club Reopens, A First As Texas Gets Back to Business
- 1.24 Foxwoods Casino In Connecticut Lays Out Plan For Reopening
- 1.25 BetMGM Sportsbook Expecting To Make Out Well On UFC 249
- 1.26 Professional Bowling May Be Next League To Get A Piece Of The Sports Betting Pie
- 1.27 Louisiana Judiciary Committee Passes Two Sports Betting Bills
- 1.28 PokerStars, Hank Azaria and Andy Bellin Host Star-Studded Online Charity Poker Tournament
- 1.29 South Point Casino In Vegas Launches Sports Betting, Drive-Up Window
- 1.30 Sports Leagues Locked In Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit Over Sports Betting
- 1.31 Four-Player Poker Limit at Nevada Casinos, According to NGCB Coronavirus Guidance
- 1.32 More Pressure On Cuomo To Legalize Online Sports Betting
- 1.33 Wind Creek Casino Requests Sports Betting License
- 1.34 Colorado Takes The Plunge As Sports Betting Officially Launches
- 1.35 Former NBA Executive Acunto Appointed To Start Sports Betting Division
- 1.36 Pappas Gives High Marks To Sports Betting During Pandemic
- 1.37 Colorado Casino Industry Catches Break Ahead Of Sports Betting Launch
- 1.38 UFC’s White Schedules Another Event In May In Florida
- 1.39 ‘Keep The Lights On’ Raises Funds for Poker Freelancers Affected by COVID-19 Closures
- 1.40 Tribes Walk Back Their Position On Sports Betting In Oklahoma
- 1.41 Pennsylvania Launches Another Online Casino By Way Of Caesars Palace
- 1.42 DraftKings Starts Trading On The NASDAQ
- 1.43 Oklahoma Governor Approves Sports Betting At Tribal-Owned Casinos
- 1.44 Virginia Governor’s Casino Amendments Approved By The General Assembly
- 1.45 Morgan Stanley Predicts Online Gambling, Sports Betting Will Boom
- 2 Poker News FAQs
Poker News FAQs
Why follow your poker news instead of the big guys?
The poker news section is populated with stories that I feel will mostly likely matter to you as a player. What does that mean exactly?
Firstly, no one is going to top the big teams and massive coverage at the namesake poker news site anytime soon. They’ve largely perfected it and every day you can find straightforward reporting on dozens of poker news minutiae.
That’s not what I want to do with Beat The Fish Poker News. Tapping myself and a small team of experienced news writers I want to narrow the focus of poker news, bringing players the most significant stories of the week with personality.
What type of poker news will I find here?
Essentially, I want to give players the type of poker news coverage I look for myself.
- New Events Coming to This Year’s WSOP Schedule
- US state passes bill regulating online poker
- Results from the latest WSOP bracelet event
- High-stakes online winners and losers
- Poker pro wins lawsuit against cardroom
I don’t like to wade through dozens of insignificant stories to get to the ones about the biggest high-stakes games of the week, the newest laws affecting US players, and the results of the biggest tournaments of the year. I want to give you the wheat without the chaff.
The Internet is information overload incarnate and big poker news sites are no different. Let us hand-pick the stories you’ll want to know to stay informed about the poker world. We promise to minimize the time spent in front of your eyeballs.
Poker news you won’t find here
- 37-year-old plumber wins Indiana Poker Circuit Main Event for $6,850
- PokerStars set to add 451st tournament to daily schedule
- Daniel Negreanu Tweets that he likes New Star Wars Movie
- Bottomfeeder Poker Announced New Rakeback Scheme
Do you cover online poker news?
Absolutely, and with online poker sites keeping players in the dark by design getting current online poker news could save your bankroll.
Who is launching that you want to know about? Who is having trouble paying players? Who is running a promotion unique enough that you will actually care about it?
Making a list of minor self-serving promos isn’t news. It’s advertisement. That isn’t the kind of online poker news you’ll find in this space.
Do you provide updated poker news for US players?
Yes, and it will be a major focus. The night the UIGEA passed in 2006 I turned off C-SPAN in disgust (I guarantee that’s the only time you’ll see me write that phrase) and became devoted to poker news for US players
I knew how important information was going to be – getting facts directly to players that cut through the misinformation all over the media.
I also think US poker news is the only way to keep current players updated as to what the status is of where they’re playing. The poker sites aren’t going to tell you when they are in trouble.
What about news on the US poker legal front?
As select US states have finally realized what the federal government hasn’t, namely that online poker should be regulated and taxed, an entire subset of poker news can be devoted to legal news.
The latest regulated US poker news on which states have introduced new legislation, the latest numbers and studies, which poker rooms are launching, and which corrupt politicians are attacking our favorite game are all included in our coverage.
Does Beat The Fish cover tournament poker news?
Yes, although not in the same way as the poker media heavyweights. We cover the most essential tournament poker news without filler, from the bracelet events of the World Series of Poker to the largest online events.
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