In the wake of the alleged poker cheat Mike Postle saga, a number of questions have been on the minds of thousands around the world following the story’s every twist and turn. One such question: while nearly everyone seems to agree that Postle cheated, what exactly can be done about it? Now an answer may have emerged, as Postle, Stones Gambling Hall, Stones Tournament Director Justin Kuraitis and a number of other unnamed defendants have been hit with a $10 million lawsuit, according to a publicly posted court document from Mac VerStandig, attorney for the plaintiffs. Nine counts are laid…

A new poker cheating scandal has rocked the gambling world, and even the main stream media is picking up the story. Mike Postle, a former casino employee, has been accused by insider whistle blowers of cheating the Stones Live Poker game in Northern California out of upwards of $250,000, rarely playing above stakes of $5-$5 no-limit hold’em for the last couple of years. Although charges have yet to be filed, the developing story was picked up by ESPN, who ran a segment with Scott Van Pelt on SportsCenter, explaining the allegations. Van Pelt, who admitted he was just a poker…

A computer scientists from Carnegie Mellon University recently  announced the development of an artificial intelligence that is “stronger than human professionals” in the most popular version of poker. While the code has not been released because it could have a serious impact on the online poker market. The AI strategy was developed for a cloud-computing cost of just $144 in 8 days, runs on normal computers, plays twice as fast as professional players and could be adapted for any poker variant. The emergence of superhuman poker bots in the online ecosystem now appears to be a matter of when, not…

Rumors of PokerStars in Pennsylvania launching sometime this week have been greatly exaggerated. According to the Gaming Control Board, there is not any testing scheduled for this week.  Mount Airy and PokerStars are working toward launching sports wager and online products (online slots, table games, poker).  However, at this point,  I do not know if they will be testing all of their different products at the same time or a different times. All things considered, PokerStars is widely expected to be the first operator to launch online poker in the Keystone State. PokerStars partnered with Mount Airy Casino to gain…

The Microgaming Cash Mountain Promotion on their Poker Network has announces the launch of its new summer promotion. It will providing cash game players with a unique opportunity to scale the summit for a chance to win some juicy rewards. The MPN’s second cash game leader board promotion of the year runs from 12-31 August 2019 and will result in 15 players winning epic leader board prizes, worth over €20,000 in total. Available to play on any of the MPN’s partner poker rooms, the Cash Mountain promotion will consist of three cash game leader boards on 12-16 August, 19-23 August,…

Hollywood was recently the first to launch an online casino in the Keystone State, and now they say that they have plans for online poker in Pennsylvania by the end of this year. Hollywood Casino, run by Penn National Gaming, is among one of seven PA casino license holders that have been approved for an online gambling license in all three of the categories of interactive games—slots, table games, and online poker. Shortly after receiving approval, Penn National struck a five-year deal with IGT, a major online and land-based gaming supplier. IGT offers a full portfolio of internet-based gambling products…