The Best Poker News Story of the Day
No Disciplinary Action for Matusow’s WSOP Threats of Violence
Poker can be a very volatile game that doesn’t always bring out the best in us – but Mike Matusow took things to a whole other level over the weekend….
California Poker Rooms to Shut Once Again
Poker rooms across America are slowly opening their doors once again, looking forward to getting their businesses back to normal – but, California is taking one step backwards. Today, the…
WSOP Addresses Criticism About Online Tournament
Last month, it was confirmed that the 2020 World Series of Poker that is usually held in Las Vegas would take place online – an announcement that was met with…
Mobile Sports Betting Is Now Up And Running In Illinois
Illinois now has mobile sports betting, and it’s doing extremely well say gaming officials in the state. The Spanish Football League’s La Liga soccer was the first sports event that…
Grading the Most Likely NBA Finals Matchups
With the NBA starting training camps soon, it’s a perfect time to look forward at what potential matchups in the NBA Finals we could see. There are several solid teams…
Is Online Poker Traffic Going to Decline in the Following Months?
Online poker has been flourishing in the US in the previous couple of months. Many associate the online poker traffic rise to the lockdown and the fact that land-based casinos…
Betting Odds To Win The US Open
With every passing week, it seems that another sport is coming back. NASCAR is racing again, and several different soccer leagues, including Bundesliga and Serie A, are back to playing…
Daniel Negreanu decided to continue with his WSOP-related blog to prepare for the upcoming WSOP Online that is set to start next week. Negreanu has been self-isolating for a couple…
New Jersey Will Start Taking Sports Bets In Person On July 2
New Jersey had some exciting news to relay on Wednesday. The state will begin taking in-person sports bets on July 2 at various authorized locations. According to Governor Phil Murphy,…
The Sahara Poker Room to Install Plexiglass Dividers
The Sahara in Las Vegas is the second poker room to announce its plans to install plexiglass dividers. This will allow the venue to run six-handed poker games instead of…
2020 World Series Favorites According To The Odds
In an article earlier this week, a prediction was made based on personal insight that there would be no 2020 MLB season. The signs pointed toward that being correct, and…
Maria Konnikova — Psychologist and Writer Turned Into a Poker Pro
It is a common belief that it takes a lot of time and practice to get into the ring with professional poker players and end up a winner. However, Maria…
Casinos in AC to Reopen on July 2, No News About Poker Rooms
According to New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, the official reopening date for casinos in the Garden State is set to be July 2. Murphy added in his tweet that nine…
The Race For Eighth In The NBA’s Western Conference
When the NBA resumes at the end of July, things will be far different than we have ever seen before. Any team within four games of the eighth seed will…
Will There Be An MLB Season? Here’s What the Odds Say
When examining the 2020 MLB season (that hasn’t been), there are plenty of factors in play. The biggest factor, of course, is that they haven’t even played a game yet,…
California Sports Betting License Fees Double With Amended Bill
The state with the most population is struggling to find money anywhere and everywhere. California lawmakers revealed what a newly amended sports betting bill will entail. The biggest difference with…
Online Sports Betting Officially Launches In Illinois
On Thursday morning, sports betting enthusiasts in Illinois were able to make sports bets on their cell phones and other devices. BetRivers is the first sportsbook in the Prairie State…
Jets’ Adams Asks for Trade; What Do the Odds Say?
Jamal Adams has had a tumultuous relationship with the Jets throughout his young NFL career. That relationship may be coming to an end after the All-Pro safety asked to be…
Online Casinos in New Jersey Set Gaming Revenue Record
Casinos in New Jersey have been closed for more than three months, as the Garden State was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. That’s why many gamblers had to stay…
Online Gambling Keeps Blooming in Pennsylvania
While everyone expected that the online gambling hype will quickly be gone, Pennsylvania proved us wrong. The Gaming Control Board released the information about Pennsylvania’s online gambling revenue for the…
Odds Continue To Shorten On MLB Season Cancellation
Just days removed from MLB commissioner Rob Manfred saying, “Unequivocally, we are going to play Major League Baseball this year,” baseball now looks closer than ever to skipping the 2020…
Vermont Lawmakers Create Committee To Study Sports Betting
Vermont, like many other states, is struggling with budget finance issues as more and more businesses come back online. Vermont Senators approved the creation of a special committee that will…
Live Poker Returns to Europe as King’s Resort Announces Summer Schedule
For the last couple of months, there were no live poker options for players worldwide, which resulted in a huge popularity boost of online poker. All poker rooms worldwide had…
Odds for Kaepernick’s Next Team Amid Goodell’s Showing of Support
As protests against social injustice and police brutality spread across the country, so too does a renewed interest in former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick’s return to the…
Poker Tournaments Start Rolling in Both Europe and the United States
Poker players from Europe and the US will once again be able to take part in poker tournaments. One of the most renowned casinos in Las Vegas, The Venetian,…
Daniel Negreanu Bets $1M That He’ll Win A 2020 WSOP Bracelet
Daniel Negreanu has been chasing his seventh World Series of Poker bracelet since 2013 – and he’s determined to make 2020 his year. He has bet $1 million that he…
Sports Gamblers Turning To Stocks To Quench Thirst For Speculation
The coronavirus pandemic has placed a strain on virtually every industry and every aspect of life. For sports bettors, that strain left a sizable hole without any live sports to…
Poker Room in Coushatta Casino Resort to Reopen on June 17
The poker room that’s part of the Coushatta Casino Resort in Louisiana is widely regarded as one of the most popular in the Sugar State. Live poker lovers from the…
Luxor to Reopen in Late June, ARIA Opens Its Doors on July 1
MGM Resorts International plans to reopen two more properties that are under its control — Luxor and The Shoppes at Mandalay. The reopening date is set to be June 25,…
Poker Players From Pennsylvania Won’t Touch Real Cards Anytime Soon
According to Pennsylvania’s government, land-based casinos plan to reopen their doors next week. However, players shouldn’t expect to see poker tables in online gambling venues in the Keystone Stane for…
2020 WSOP Schedule Announced, Will Take Place Online
It has been confirmed that the World Series of Poker will take place online. 85 bracelet events will be held on WSOP.com and GGPoker for both American and international players….
Cheating Dismissed: Mike Postle Court Case Thrown Out
The story that rocked the online poker world last year just continues to get more and more outrageous. After Mike Postle and the owners of Stones Gambling Hall were sued…
New Bomb Pots Coming From America’s Cardroom This Month
Coming this month is this the “biggest thing to happen to cash games in years”, as America’s Cardroom prepares to launch its Bomb Pots. This new feature will be available…
Nation’s Capital Launches Legalized Sports Betting
Washington, D.C., and surrounding areas now have legalized sports betting. The market includes Baltimore and West Virginia. They are now the fourth-largest gaming market in the country, behind only behind…
Ohio Passes Major Hurdle; Sports Betting Bill Advances To Senate
Before the coronavirus started to create havoc around the country and the world, Ohio was struggling with another disease. Prescription drug addiction and deaths have been a rising battle in…
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…
Contents
- 1 The Best Poker News Story of the Day
- 1.1 No Disciplinary Action for Matusow’s WSOP Threats of Violence
- 1.2 California Poker Rooms to Shut Once Again
- 1.3 WSOP Addresses Criticism About Online Tournament
- 1.4 Mobile Sports Betting Is Now Up And Running In Illinois
- 1.5 Grading the Most Likely NBA Finals Matchups
- 1.6 Is Online Poker Traffic Going to Decline in the Following Months?
- 1.7 Betting Odds To Win The US Open
- 1.8 Daniel Negreanu Shares His WSOP Online Plans in His Vlog
- 1.9 New Jersey Will Start Taking Sports Bets In Person On July 2
- 1.10 The Sahara Poker Room to Install Plexiglass Dividers
- 1.11 2020 World Series Favorites According To The Odds
- 1.12 Maria Konnikova — Psychologist and Writer Turned Into a Poker Pro
- 1.13 Casinos in AC to Reopen on July 2, No News About Poker Rooms
- 1.14 The Race For Eighth In The NBA’s Western Conference
- 1.15 Will There Be An MLB Season? Here’s What the Odds Say
- 1.16 California Sports Betting License Fees Double With Amended Bill
- 1.17 Online Sports Betting Officially Launches In Illinois
- 1.18 Jets’ Adams Asks for Trade; What Do the Odds Say?
- 1.19 Online Casinos in New Jersey Set Gaming Revenue Record
- 1.20 Online Gambling Keeps Blooming in Pennsylvania
- 1.21 Odds Continue To Shorten On MLB Season Cancellation
- 1.22 Vermont Lawmakers Create Committee To Study Sports Betting
- 1.23 Live Poker Returns to Europe as King’s Resort Announces Summer Schedule
- 1.24 Odds for Kaepernick’s Next Team Amid Goodell’s Showing of Support
- 1.25 Poker Tournaments Start Rolling in Both Europe and the United States
- 1.26 Daniel Negreanu Bets $1M That He’ll Win A 2020 WSOP Bracelet
- 1.27 Sports Gamblers Turning To Stocks To Quench Thirst For Speculation
- 1.28 Poker Room in Coushatta Casino Resort to Reopen on June 17
- 1.29 Luxor to Reopen in Late June, ARIA Opens Its Doors on July 1
- 1.30 Poker Players From Pennsylvania Won’t Touch Real Cards Anytime Soon
- 1.31 2020 WSOP Schedule Announced, Will Take Place Online
- 1.32 Cheating Dismissed: Mike Postle Court Case Thrown Out
- 1.33 New Bomb Pots Coming From America’s Cardroom This Month
- 1.34 Nation’s Capital Launches Legalized Sports Betting
- 1.35 Ohio Passes Major Hurdle; Sports Betting Bill Advances To Senate
- 1.36 California Lawmakers To Propose Sports Betting
- 1.37 D.C. Lottery To Soon Allow Sports Betting
- 1.38 Ohio Inches Closer To Legalizing Sports Betting
- 1.39 Budweiser and WPT Launch Celebrity Poker Challenge for Charity
- 1.40 Michigan Takes Steps To Legalize Online Sports Betting In 2020
- 1.41 Experts Predict Many States Will Do A Mad Dash To Legalize Sports Betting
- 1.42 New York Lawmakers Appeal To Legalize Pot And Sports Betting
- 1.43 NASCAR, IMG Arena Sign Multi-Billion Dollar Deal For World Wide Sports Betting
- 1.44 Louisiana Inches Closer To Legalizing Sports Betting
- 1.45 Indiana Sports Betting Gets Major Sportsbook Added To Lineup
- 1.46 Poker News FAQs
- 1.47 Do you cover online poker news?
- 1.48 Do you provide updated poker news for US players?
- 1.49 What about news on the US poker legal front?
- 1.50 Does Beat The Fish cover tournament poker news?
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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