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13 Feb, 2019 Get set for the 2nd edition of US Poker Open

The US Poker Open (USPO), a popular high-stakes tournament series, is all set to host its 2nd annual event. The series is scheduled between 13-23 February 2019 at the ARIA Resort and Casino, Las Vegas and has 10 events lined-up this year. All the 10 events in the series will be live str...

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Poker

13 Feb, 2019 WPTDS and 888 join forces for 2 Europe stops this year

Europe-based leading poker brand 888 and the world-famous poker tour WPTDeepStacks (WPTDS) have announced a partnership which has resulted in two more events added to the WPTDeepStacks Europe schedule. These two stops will be Malta and Portugal. As part of the deal, WPTDS and 888’s part...

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Gambling

12 Feb, 2019 “India should’ve legalized gambling a long time back”

Former ace cricketer Shane Warne has gone on record to say that India should’ve legalized gambling a long time ago. In an exclusive interview with Warne which Times of India published yesterday, the legendary Australian leg-spinner elaborated his views on the legal status of gambling in...

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Gaming

12 Feb, 2019 Goa Minister compares PUBG to a demon in the house

Goa IT Minister Rohan Khaunte said on 10th Feb, that a law should be made to regulate and keep a check on the popular online multiplayer game PUBG or Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds. About the game, he said that it is a ‘demon in every house’ and young teenagers’ academics we...

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Gaming

12 Feb, 2019 Nevada casinos report net loss in 2018

Last week, the poker capital of the USA, Nevada, reported that the state’s casinos have earned $27.1 billion in revenue in the 2018 fiscal year, ending 30th June 2018. The Nevada Gaming Control Board released its annual ‘Gaming Abstract’ report which states that the 289 Nevada casinos w...

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Gambling

12 Feb, 2019 Bill submitted in Brazil could authorize 32 casinos

The South American country of Brazil has time and again tried to liberalize its gambling industry. Some lawmakers in the past have submitted bills relating to this but all have failed to make the necessary changes to laws. In a similar effort, Brazilian democrat Paulo Azi has submitted ...

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Poker

12 Feb, 2019 Spartan Super Series is back with 3 CR+ GTD

February this year is going to be filled with action-packed tournaments and series that will suit every poker enthusiast’s pocket, whether he is a high-stakes grinder or a beginner. On The Spartan Poker, India’s leading online site, this month will see some marquee events hosted. Among ...

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Poker

12 Feb, 2019 Sam Anand continues red hot run; wins Sunday Stacks

There is no such word as ‘stopping’ in Sam Anand’s dictionary. After winning the 9stacks’ Tuesday Stacks a couple weeks ago, he went on to win the Tuesday Stacks again the following week and a couple days ago on Sunday, he won the biggest 9stacks tournament in a week – Sunday Stacks INR...

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There are many tournaments that are taking place across various poker platforms. Both Indian and international poker platforms are offering some high value tournaments for poker players, both for pros and newbies. Tournaments series like India Online Poker Championship (IOPC) and Final Table Series are very well-known in the Indian poker circuit. Poker players always look forward to participating in these tournament series as they offer massive guarantees. The poker game as we all know is a very thrilling one.

Aspiring poker players look for poker games through which they can get some great learnings. Online poker took prominence after live tournaments came to a halt due to the COVID-19 lockdown. Online poker news generated had players winning big in these online poker tournaments. All the poker platforms across the globe had to adapt to the new online poker system, owing to the pandemic. Now, everyone who is enthusiastic about poker will play poker online, and will wait till live tournaments are held more frequently.

Good news is that some international poker brands have slowly steadily kick-started getting the live poker tournaments rolling. Many poker players are eagerly looking forward to seeing what the live tournaments feel like in a post lockdown era. The poker news India fraternity is also looking forward to covering some action packed poker tournaments.

Poker news is also covered with respect to some major business happenings across the globe. Be it mergers or acquisitions, these business deals include massive money. Readers are intrigued to know how the global poker scene is shaping up with these business deals. The poker platforms are expanding their bases, and gradually adding more value for the players as well.

Poker news is read widely, and makes for some interesting read as well. Poker news sites also cover in-depth analysis of some high value tournaments that are hosted globally. Many poker players take these poker news stories as their study material on a regular basis. Poker news is all the more important as it tells you, which poker platform or poker player is making headlines. The growth of the poker scene, both national and international becomes very crucial to track. 

In India there are some poker platforms that always make headlines. Poker rooms like Spartan Poker, PokerBaazi, Adda52, Natural8, Calling Station, PokerStars India, 9stacks among others always get covered on pokernews India due to the popularity aspect and how poker players flock their sites to play poker.

Poker news also comes from players venturing into different arenas like poker commentary, live-streaming and poker coaching. Many veteran poker players in India have taken to poker coaching as it gives them immense joy to coach budding poker players. Poker news comes from poker tournaments which have an underdog winning poker tournaments that nobody expected. The poker news is always thrilling to read as it covers the complete low down of what went down on various poker felts.

Online poker is also expanding its wings. Earlier poker players preferred the live poker set-up. But, due to the pandemic lockdown, players had to adapt to the regular online poker tournaments. There are many poker sites in India and abroad who are competing daily with each other to make sure that poker news is disseminated quickly and regularly to millions of readers out there.

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Talking about poker news and its importance it is crucial to also look at the legality of the poker game. States like Goa and Sikkim are allowed to have casinos and the union territory of Daman. While other states like Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Nagaland, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala and Telangana do not allow online poker. State governments have the right to construct the legislations for their respective states. The legislations are different in various states.

Even after the Supreme Court defining clearly what is a game of chance and what is a game of skill, the state governments have gone ahead to put in place the legislation as per their will. The final ruling to allow or disallow online gaming stays with the head of state. There has been a lot of furore about the state governments making different rulings. The operators in the online gaming industry have specifically voiced their displeasure. In states where online poker is allowed, the online poker platforms have witnessed growth in terms of user base and revenue state the news reports.

Many poker platforms in the country have been steadily witnessing growth as more and more people come on board. The poker tournaments have seen their advertised prize pools getting crushed. The poker fanatics across the country are heavily participating in online poker tournaments. The poker community in India is growing and the number of professional poker players is also seeing a sharp rise. The Indian poker community is making headlines with their winnings and achievements and poker platforms too are making sure that players get a best-in-class experience while playing the poker game.

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