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California tribes file sports betting proposal

California Sports Betting Could Come Quickly If Tribal Casinos Get Their Way

California's tribal casinos have filed a proposed sports betting amendment which favors their interests and contains some interesting prohibitions. Read More

Posted on: November 14, 2019 | | Derek Helling

Candace Parker Return Has Serious DFS Implications

CA daily fantasy players need to take into account the ramifications of the Candace Parker return for the Los Angeles Sparks and their lineups. Read More

Posted on: June 25, 2019 | | Derek Helling

Vayo Drops PokerStars Suit Amid Forged Document Allegations

California-based Gordon Vayo has dropped his lawsuit against the world’s largest online poker site with allegations surfacing that the 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up had been using forged documents to prove his case. Vayo filed suit against PokerStars in California’s Western Division of the US District Court back in May. He claimed […] Read More

Posted on: November 28, 2018 | | Martin Derbyshire

Jason Somerville’s Run It Up Series Headed To California

Run It Up and founder Team PokerStars Pro Jason Somerville‘s personal fun-first brand of poker is coming to California next month. Stones Gambling Hall in Citrus Heights is set to host the first-ever Run It Up Poker Festival outside of Reno, Nevada beginning Dec. 5 and running through Dec. 9. Somerville and his band of […] Read More

Posted on: November 24, 2018 | | Martin Derbyshire

Torrance Pro Wins $149,733 In Bicycle Hotel & Casino’s Big Poker Oktober

Torrance’s Steve Jun took down the 2018 Card Player Poker Tour Bicycle Hotel & Casino $500,000 guaranteed $1,100 no-limit hold’em main event in Bell Gardens on Oct. 21. The 34-year-old California poker pro earned $149,733 for the win. The Bicycle Hotel & Casino held the event as a part of its 2018 Big Poker Oktober […] Read More

Posted on: November 3, 2018 | | Martin Derbyshire

MGM-GVC Ink Thunder Valley Online Poker, Casino, Sports Betting Deal

The Native American tribe that owns and operates Thunder Valley Casino Resort has struck a deal with casino and gaming giant MGM Resorts International and online gambling leader GVC Holdings to run online poker, online casino games, and retail and mobile sports betting. This will come to fruition if and when any of it is […] Read More

Posted on: October 26, 2018 | | Martin Derbyshire

A Brief November 2018 Voter Guide For California Online Poker

Will November’s midterm elections mean a step forward for online poker legislation in California? Online poker advocates should not get their hopes up. However, the leaders in the fight to legalize and regulate online poker in the Golden State will likely be returned to Sacramento to continue their efforts. The state came as close as […] Read More

Posted on: October 22, 2018 | | Martin Derbyshire

Pechanga Named Best Casino Resort And California Poker Room

Readers of the Southern California Gaming Guide have chosen Pechanga Resort & Casino as their favorite California casino resort and poker room. Voters also picked the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians-owned and -operated Temecula Valley casino resort Best Casino Resort in the monthly casino and slot guide’s Reader’s Choice 2018 Best Casino awards. Additionally, Pechanga took top honors […] Read More

Posted on: October 12, 2018 | | Martin Derbyshire

PokerStars Moneymaker PSPC Tour Wraps Up California Leg

Online poker players in New Jersey had the chance play the PokerStars Moneymaker PSPC Tour last weekend but not before the tour finished up a three-stop California swing. The PokerStars Moneymaker PSPC Tour is built around a plan to commemorate the 15th Anniversary of Chris Moneymaker’s boom-sparking 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event win. […] Read More

Posted on: October 6, 2018 | | Martin Derbyshire

Santa Rosa’s Brett Murray Wins Again At Thunder Valley WSOPC Stop

A year after winning the Casino Champion title at the inaugural World Series of Poker Circuit stop at Thunder Valley Casino Resort outside Sacramento, Santa Rosa’s Brett Murray returned to take down the $1,700 Main Event. In an interview with WSOP staff following his WSOPC Main Event victory last week, Murray said his father lives […] Read More

Posted on: September 26, 2018 | | Martin Derbyshire