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07 Nov, 2018 Sharad Rao wins prestigious PSPC Platinum Pass on PokerStars

PokerStars is a global leader in the poker industry when it comes to live and online poker, both. They have their operations in a number of countries across the world and are now making their presence felt in India as well, recently hosting their first ever online tournament series call...

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Poker

07 Nov, 2018 Fusion is PokerStars’ latest innovation attempt

Like you must be knowing, innovation is key to staying ahead of competition and that’s why PokerStars has been one of the biggest poker brands across the world since years now. They’re always trying and testing new formats, versions of the game and always introducing new tou...

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Gambling

07 Nov, 2018 Congress demands Goa casino licenses to be auctioned

Goa is one of the few states in India where casino gaming is legal, but there always seems to be a whole lot of drama around the same. Political parties in the state have always used the casino topic as one of the pillars of their campaign. Now the casino business is like any other, [&h...

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Poker

07 Nov, 2018 Emanuele Onnis wins the Malta Poker Festival Grand Event

The €550 Grand Event (Main Event) of the Malta Poker Festival kicked off a few days back, with a massive field of 1,366 entries registering to the tournament after three days of starting flights. The field quickly narrowed down over Day 2 and Day 3 of play, where we reported Fabian Gumz...

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Poker

07 Nov, 2018 A Poker Dealer’s Life

In the poker world there are two types of people: those that play the cards and those that deal them. The former of the two often takes the spotlight while the latter blends into the background like a cog in the wheel. Just like the game is incomplete without the two being present, even...

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Poker

07 Nov, 2018 Scott Sanders wins WSOP Lake Tahoe Main Event

Every poker fan across the world knows about the World Series of Poker (WSOP), the premier poker brand across the globe. You may also know about the WSOP Circuit Events, which takes place throughout the year, except for when the main WSOP series takes place in Las Vegas. The most recent...

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Poker

06 Nov, 2018 Monday’s Mega Freeze title goes to Gokul Raj

Every Monday night, The Spartan Poker hosts a tournament called Mega Freeze and as the name suggests, it is a freezeout tournament. In this format of the game, once you bust your stack, there’s no coming back. No re-buys, no re-entries, no second bullets. Just one chance! Yesterda...

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Poker

06 Nov, 2018 Patrick Serda takes home WPT Montreal Title

The weekend has come and gone and along with it, another stop of the World Poker Tour (WPT) has come to an end. WPT is one of the biggest names in world poker and they have poker tournament series scheduled throughout the year, in USA and other parts of the world as well. The most recen...

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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 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 new 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 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.

Gutshot Magazine offers the latest and up-to-date poker news. Readers can find information about poker tournaments, online poker sites, and exclusive stories and a lot more. Readers can also sign-up via Gutshot Magazine to various affiliate brands listed in the website’s poker rooms tab.

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.