Antonio Esfandiari became the richest tournament winner in poker history last year winning the One Drop High Roller No-Limit event at the World Series of Poker, and this year, he looks to repeat.

The fallout from Paula Deen's racist comments continued this week when Caesars Entertainment and Deen agreed to not continue their business partnership inside four US casinos.

Now that the state Senate has approved Las Vegas style casinos in New York, the issue will go to voters in November for one final approval before the state opens up to full-fledged casino gambling.

Jeff Madsen is one of the more recognizable names in professional poker, and he is putting on a show in Event #35, a Pot-Limit Hold'em tournament at the World Series of Poker.

Pennsylvania has become the second-largest gaming state in the country, and its cities are now starting to be recognized as being top gaming destinations as well.

Dan Gilbert took the lead to get a 2009 amendment in place to limit gambling to four locations in Ohio. Four years later, that amendment may keep Gilbert from capitalizing on Internet gambling.

Mark Radoja was the last one standing in a star-studded field for a Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em event at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas this past weekend.

This was the year that the New York Yankees were supposed to come back to the pack in the American League East, but after a Spring full of injuries, New York is back on top.

In a detour from past attempts to regulate online gambling in the US at a federal level, a new bill was introduced Thursday, this time from a Republican lawmaker.

Mike Matusow, best known for his mouth at the poker table, is making a run in Event #13, a Seven Card Stud tournament with only six players left.

Illinois lawmakers should be getting used to this end result, as another session has ended without a gambling expansion bill being signed into law.

The World Series of Poker began this past Wednesday, and two tournaments are already in the books, while a busy weekend has five other events in progress.

The Dutch are attempting to slow the growth of problem gambling, and they made progress this week when Facebook agreed to stop gambling ads targeting Dutch residents.

The city of Las Vegas is bracing for an influx of gamblers over the next two month and a half as the 2013 version of the World Series of Poker nears.

New York lawmakers are closing in on their entry into the casino gambling industry, and the latest proposal comes courtesy of a state senator that wants to bring a casino to Long Island.