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Tasmania Begins to Propose Gaming Market Changes

Changing gaming and gambling regulations can be one of the most contentious, both among lawmakers and in seeking public opinion. The Tasmanian Government has been looking to update its gambling laws for years, and the results of studies have prompted lawmakers to put forward some policy proposals. It is all...

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Russell Crowe Films Poker Face Movie In Sydney

Filmmakers have been portraying poker in films for decades upon decades. In most people’s opinions, nothing has come close to the representation of poker in Rounders, the 1998 film which starred Matt Damon and Edward Norton. Everything revolved around a dream of playing in the World Series of Poker, and...

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Pokerstars Wcoop Offers 100m Reasons to Play

This will be the biggest World Championship of Online Poker in its 20-year history. PokerStars put a $100M guarantee on its signature WCOOP series this year. The annual series of tournaments will start on 22 August and run for several weeks, providing opportunities for players to win WCOOP titles for...

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Apt Prepares For Season Iv Final In Brisbane

Most poker players don’t have a lot of great poker memories from 2020. Live poker was unavailable for the majority of the year, but at least players knew that. This year has been a mixed bag, as venues reopened for poker – some faster than others – as vaccines helped...

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Clubsnsw And Clubgrants Face New Problems And Allegations

It seems likely that ClubsNSW would like to stay out of the news for a bit, but each month seems to bring a new scandal for the industry. As the representational body awaits word on a court order to gag a whistleblower from revealing more scandalous information, the news turns...

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Back to Shutdowns And Postponements For Aussie Poker

A resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic has prompted a postponement of several poker tournament series. Some poker rooms and venues have shut their doors – again and temporarily – to prevent another spread of the virus. Stopping a Surge The coronavirus trend in Australia mimicked much of the rest of...

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Can Aussies Play 2021 Wsop Tournaments In Las Vegas?

The World Series of Poker recently announced its return, its post-pandemic comeback in Las Vegas this year. For the first time in more than 50 years, there was no live WSOP series in Las Vegas. There was an online 2020 WSOP that took place on several online poker sites and...

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Ignition Poker Progressive Knockout Series Underway

Aussie online poker players don’t have a lot of options anymore. They have had to seek many opportunities in live poker or by traveling outside of Australia to play online tournament series. However, many players have discovered that there is poker action online at Ignition Poker, though, and the tables...

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Crown Anti-money Laundering Training Called Into Question

Training about the perils of money laundering was only given to members of Crown Resorts board two months ago, the Victorian royal commission into the besieged casino operator has heard. The Australian Financial Review reports that the first time Crown Resorts directors received anti-money laundering training in person was last...

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Natural8 Fundraises For Covid-19 Relief In India

Natural8 is the online poker site on the GGNetwork that caters to the Asia-Pacific region of the world. India is a big part of that. So, when India’s plight became international news, Natural8 launched a fundraiser to offer aid. The Unite to Fight Covid-19 in India campaign goes on through...

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