Bad Beat Jackpots Hurt Poker Economy
Bad beat jackpots have become a fading promotion for online poker rooms. There was a time when these were available at some of the largest sites. Jackpot tables would take an additional $.50 in rake [….]
Opinion
Good or Bad for the Game: What 15 Years in Poker Has Taught Me
The debate over the direction poker is going, and what is good/bad for the game is still raging and actually growing –which I for one am extremely happy to see—but it’s also getting muddied as [….]
Why the WSOP Main Event Doesn’t Need a $10 Million Guarantee
Let me start this column by saying I was very happy with the majority of changes Caesars made to this year’s World Series of Poker schedule. The return of the $10k Championship events was music [….]
Politico’s Ralston Explores ‘Sheldon Adelson’s Internet Jihad’
Prominent politics and commentary site Politico.com checked in this week on the anti-online gambling machinations of Sheldon Adelson, courtesy of a lengthy piece by Jon Ralston (“Ralston Reports”) that explores Adelson’s hypocritical but deep-pocketed war [….]
5 Topics Fueling the Good or Bad for Poker Debate
The poker world has been arguing about what’s good and what’s bad for poker ever since the realization that the Poker Boom was coming to close started to set in –a debate that has picked [….]
What’s really wrong with poker?
It’s been an interesting week in the world of poker to say the least. Bluff Magazine’s Thomas Keeling kick started an old but never resolved debate in poker, thanks to a terrific and candid interview [….]