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Clubs Poker Confirms California Exit as Sweepstakes Ban Looms
Clubs Poker Confirms California Exit as Sweepstakes Ban Looms

Clubs Poker has confirmed it will leave California on December 29, becoming the second sweepstakes poker operator to exit the state.

Sweepstakes Online Poker
Moneymaker: I Tried to Lose the Satellite That Sent Me to the WSOP
Moneymaker: I Tried to Lose the Satellite That Sent Me to the WSOP

An accidental satellite entry and a failed chip-dumping attempt ultimately sent Chris Moneymaker to the WSOP and changed poker history.

Live Poker
Winter Giveaway Series Returns: GGPoker Adds 5% Boost Across $100 Million Festival
Winter Giveaway Series Returns: GGPoker Adds 5% Boost Across $100 Million Festival

GGPoker’s holiday festival returns with more than a month of action, highlighted by a $5 million add-on that cuts effective rake in half for guaranteed events.

International Online Poker
Newcomer BetRivers Poker Doubles Down on Value With Fresh Promotions
Newcomer BetRivers Poker Doubles Down on Value With Fresh Promotions

BetRivers Poker is running four concurrent promotions — including two newly revamped offers — as it continues delivering high-value rakeback and rewards.

US Online Poker
PokerStars Unveils Two Christmas-Themed Promos for US and Ontario Online Poker Players
PokerStars Unveils Two Christmas-Themed Promos for US and Ontario Online Poker Players

PokerStars is celebrating the festive season in the US and Ontario with two major Christmas-themed promotions: 25 Days of Tournaments and Holiday Rewards.

US Online Poker
Clubs Poker’s First Championship Series Delivers Big
Clubs Poker’s First Championship Series Delivers Big

Clubs Poker’s first-ever Championship series had a strong outing, smashing guarantees by over 75% and drawing more than 20,000 entries.

Sweepstakes Online Poker
GGPoker Ontario Rolls Out C$100K Series of Freerolls
GGPoker Ontario Rolls Out C$100K Series of Freerolls

GGPoker Ontario launches a new freeroll series awarding a total of C$100,000, giving all players easy access to weekly no-buy-in events similar in spirit to the room’s global freeroll promotion.

Canada Online Poker
BetRivers Poker Interested in Ontario and Alberta — If Liquidity Sharing Happens With the US Markets
BetRivers Poker Interested in Ontario and Alberta — If Liquidity Sharing Happens With the US Markets

BetRivers Poker is interested in launching online poker in Canada — but only if one crucial regulatory condition falls into place.

Canada Online Poker
Game of Gold Debuts on Television in Canada, Season 2 Remains Uncertain
Game of Gold Debuts on Television in Canada, Season 2 Remains Uncertain

GGPoker’s breakout poker reality series premieres on Sportsnet across Canada, marking its first run on linear TV.

Canada Online Poker
BetMGM Poker Goes Full Throttle With Grand Prix Fast Track Series
BetMGM Poker Goes Full Throttle With Grand Prix Fast Track Series

BetMGM Poker schedules a turbo-themed Grand Prix Fast Track series timed with the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, offering 15 events and over $100,000 in combined guarantees.

US Online Poker
WPT Global and Sweepstakes Poker Sites Impacted by Major Cloudflare Outage
WPT Global and Sweepstakes Poker Sites Impacted by Major Cloudflare Outage

Multiple online poker rooms also got caught up in Tuesday’s massive Cloudflare outage, leaving several sites and players facing temporary login failures and service disruptions.

International Online Poker
BetRivers Poker Launches Bounty-Only Gobbleknocker Series
BetRivers Poker Launches Bounty-Only Gobbleknocker Series

Bounty-only exclusive series makes it way to BetRivers Poker as the operator launches the Gobbleknocker Series featuring over $200,000 in guaranteed prize money.

US Online Poker