The changes follow years of disputes between tribes and cardrooms over game structures and regulatory authority California regulators have approved two major rule changes that will reshape how cardrooms operate across the Golden State. The Office of Administrative Law signed off on the updates, which take effect April 1. Card rooms must submit compliance plans
The series regular thinks tournament players “all suck” Nik Airball is not backing down from a challenge against one of poker’s most accomplished couples. The outspoken cash game regular says he expects to profit against Alex and Kristen Foxen during their upcoming appearances on Hustler Casino Live. His comments have added extra buzz to an
The bout against sports betting show host Ryan “Elf” Noel doesn’t go as planned Dan “Jungleman” Cates’ first step into the boxing world ended early and without a clear result after his bout was stopped in the second round due to a disputed punch. The exhibition took place last night in Southern California as part
The latest iteration of the series from January 8 through January 19 The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) is heading to San Diego this week for the Golden State Poker Championship. Hosted at the Sycuan Casino Resort, the festival runs from January 8 through January 19. This stop follows a successful season opener in Las Vegas
The big win came during the stream’s 24-hour “Million Dollar Marathon” Alan Keating delivered another headline moment on Hustler Casino Live, scooping a massive pot during the stream’s 24-hour “Million Dollar Marathon.” The $500/$1,000 No-Limit Hold’em game drew a deep lineup, but Keating quickly became the center of attention after buying in for $1 million
Federal investigators are targeting a career criminal with charges of extortion Federal investigators have filed a criminal complaint against 52-year-old Assaf Waknine, an Israeli national with a long criminal history, accusing him of threatening the host of a high-stakes poker game in Beverly Hills. Court documents allege that Waknine, who also goes by “Ace,” attempted
The California Court of Appeals has upheld his 2011 conviction for killing his parents Ernest Scherer III, once a successful professional poker player, has lost his appeal in a double murder case that shocked both the poker and California communities. The California Court of Appeals upheld his 2011 conviction for killing his parents, Ernest and
The California resident has earned his second WSOPC ring after dominating the tourney Germany’s Rayo Kniep captured the 2025 World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) Thunder Valley Main Event title, taking home $185,458 and his second career WSOPC gold ring. Now based in Northern California, Kniep dominated from start to finish, ending each day as
The pair ran their schemes at Harrah’s San Diego and Pala Casino Spa Resort Two Southern California men are facing felony charges after allegedly cheating at poker in casinos by marking high-value cards. Prosecutors say the scheme allowed the pair to pocket more than $30,000 before they were caught on surveillance cameras. Both are now
The games hosted by former NBA player Gilbert Arenas have alleged ties to organized crime Federal prosecutors are continuing to unravel details of an underground poker ring that operated out of former NBA star Gilbert Arenas’ Encino mansion, with ties stretching from Los Angeles to alleged Israeli organized crime. Court filings show that Arenas’ longtime
Bay Area soccer coach Stefan Clemens earned over $151,000, his biggest cash to date California’s Stefan Clemens, a Bay Area soccer coach and entrepreneur, captured his first World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) gold ring after winning the Graton Casino Main Event in Rohnert Park. Clemens outlasted a 520-entry field in the $1,700 No-Limit Hold’em
The former player allegedly hosted the games in a mansion in Los Angeles Gilbert Arenas, a former NBA All-Star, was arrested yesterday following a federal indictment accusing him of operating illegal poker games out of a mansion in Los Angeles. The indictment, unsealed by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California,
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