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Poker NSW given green light to resume live events

September 14, 2020 Ben Blaschke 1

Poker NSW, a cooperative comprising a majority of poker operators across the state, have been informed by NSW Police that they are free to resume poker events pending certain new COVID-safe restrictions. The approval comes […]

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WSOP Online smashes records as Bulgaria’s Stoyan Madanzhiev wins main event, New Zealand’s Thomas Ward 4th

September 9, 2020 Ben Blaschke 0

With COVID-19 rendering international travel largely impossible, the World Series of Poker moved from its regular home at the Rio in Las Vegas to the online world in 2020 … and it didn’t disappoint. The […]

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Star Entertainment Group unveils plans for large casino sports bar at $3.6 billion Queen’s Wharf Brisbane development

September 7, 2020 Ben Blaschke 0

Star Entertainment Group has revealed plans for a specialized sports bar at its $3.6 billion Queen’s Wharf Brisbane development that will include a huge centrepiece screen as big or bigger than the one found at […]

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Regulator says no to Aussie poker apps offering satellites into live events

September 3, 2020 Ben Blaschke 0

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has informed certain poker operators around the country that plans to include satellite features on their new apps are likely in breach of the law.  In a letter […]

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Legendary WPT commentator Mike Sexton gravely ill with prostate cancer

September 2, 2020 Ben Blaschke 0

Iconic World Poker Tour commentator, WSOP bracelet winner and Poker Hall of Famer Mike Sexton is reportedly gravely ill and in home hospice with prostate cancer. Sexton’s good friend and fellow Hall of Famer Linda […]

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NSW Health clarifies position on “pub poker” following recent shutdown

August 26, 2020 Ben Blaschke 0

NSW Health has issued a clarification on the rules surrounding live poker events inside the state’s pubs and clubs, confirming its stance that games of more than 10 people are not permitted. It comes after […]

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The day Phil Ivey went “all or nothing” for $3.2 million at the Aussie Millions

August 14, 2020 Ben Blaschke 0

We all have a favourite poker story. For Australian poker industry veteran and former Full Tilt Poker rep Rob “Hux” Huxley, it came during the 2012 Aussie Millions while looking after Full Tilt’s most prized […]

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Andy Lee becomes latest Aussie to win a WSOP bracelet … sort of

July 30, 2020 Ben Blaschke 0

In the record books it will go down as a win for New Zealand, but Australia can at least lay moral claim to another World Series of Poker bracelet after Hun Wei Lee, better known […]

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Sydney Championships, WSOP Sydney cancelled as The Star says no poker in 2020

July 20, 2020 Ben Blaschke 1

Star Entertainment Group has announced the cancellation of all cash games and tournaments in The Star Sydney poker room for the remainder of 2020, a decision that includes the hugely popular WSOP Sydney. […]

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No signs of Star Poker return as The Star Sydney reveals recent patron has tested positive to COVID-19

July 13, 2020 Ben Blaschke 0

Star Entertainment Group says its flagship casino resort, The Star Sydney, will remain open despite being informed by NSW Health on Monday that a patron who visited last week has tested positive to COVID-19. The […]

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