From Poker Fuse – Stake Me To Play is looking to coral some new horses for their soon-to-launch poker staking stable. The new company, based in Essex, UK, is set to open its doors later this week and is currently accepting applicants on their website. Stake Me To Play seeks to mentor young grinders and partner with experienced winners looking for bankroll relief. While online staking is not new, Stake Me To Play hopes to do it a little differently by offering its players one-on-one coaching, access to their headquarters in Essex, free subscriptions to online training sites—even a guaranteed…

On Friday, April 15, 2011, the American Government shut down online poker sites over the ambiguity of the legality of poker. They branded its operators criminals. But is this still the case? The answer to the above question is yes and no. One of the main problems with passing new laws is that they often have unintended consequences. The clearest example of that is the Volstead Act of 1919. The ostensible purpose of this – Prohibition – was to save Americans from the demon drink; in practice, it created an era of lawlessness. The current drug prohibition laws – worldwide…

The great investment thesis behind Zynga was that it would eventually turn its play-money Zynga Poker game into a wildly lucrative online poker business, rivaling even the most established players in gaming. There was a time when an idea like that wasn’t too far-fetched. Zynga Poker has around 36 million users every month on Facebook with around 6 million of those on the site every day. The problem is that online poker isn’t legal here in the U.S., so this huge user base hasn’t translated to a significant profit. First-quarter revenue dropped 18% and the fickle nature of online-game players has…

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From Poker Listings Louisiana is the latest state to express interest in legalizing online poker. Rep. Mike Huval has asked the state’s house committee to perform a study that will examine the option of legalizing online poker and online gambling Louisiana. ”Louisiana has the potential to benefit economically by legalizing Internet gaming,” said Huval in his proposal statement. Huval argued that online gambling could potentially bring millions in revenue to the state and provide a safer environment for Louisiana residents to gamble. The study that Huval requested would delve into the “feasibility and practicality” of offering online gambling in Louisiana….

Wait, poker is not gambling? That’s what we hear! In recent weeks, public radio stations, including New Hampshire’s NHPR, have been airing a broadcast of the storytelling program The Moth that includes a segment by Concord native Annie Duke, who was known as Annie Lederer when she was a student at Rundlett Junior High School. Duke, whose parents were teachers, her mother at Concord High, her father at St. Paul’s, is one of the world’s best poker players, as is her brother, Howard Lederer. For The Moth, Duke recounts the crisis of confidence she faced at the 2004 world series…