Poker News

Update on US Poker Gaming Options

At RakeMonkey, we work hard to stay up to date on all of the latest developments when it comes to poker in the United States. Laws are constantly changing and more news comes out every single day. For this week, read more…

Huge Powerball Jackpot Hit; Players Yet to be Revealed

We all dream of hitting a huge jackpot while playing the lottery, I mean it’s why we play the lottery! We all want to be the big winner, purchase a fancy car and new home and then never work a read more…

New Poker Show Casting Additional Players

Poker players who have dreamed of competing on television will be excited to hear that a new poker show will be filming very soon and they are still in need of additional poker players. Nolan Dalla was recently named as read more…

MGM Resorts and Massachusetts Voters Reach Casino Agreement

MGM Resorts and Springfield, Massachusetts city officials reached an agreement earlier this year to see three new casinos in certain cities in the state. Voters had to approve the agreement before it could become official and now the agreement has read more…

Bovada Emerging as TOP Online Poker Site for Americans

Online poker game play in the US has been defined as pretty difficult post-“Black Friday.”  However, there are still a few sites that have managed to survive in the American market, including one of RakeMonkey’s most recommended sites – Bovada read more…

WSOP Main Event Update: Big Name Pros Still Remain

The 2013 World Series of Poker is about to wrap things up and the most anticipated event of the series is underway. The Main Event saw 6,352 players pony up $10,000 to compete, which created a prize pool of $59,708,800. read more…

New Poker Venue to Open in Las Vegas Casino

The city of Las Vegas is known for their gambling options, especially poker. The best poker tournaments and gaming options take place in the city and casinos are constantly updating their gaming options to provide players with new and exciting read more…

2013 Poker Hall of Fame Nominations to Begin

With the 2013 World Series of Poker in full swing, it is that time of year again to begin nominating players for the Poker Hall of Fame. This past Wednesday was the first day that public nominations were available for read more…

August Opening Date Set for Maryland Live! Poker Room

Hanover, Maryland is the home of a very large gaming facility, Maryland Live! The gaming facility is quite large with area of gaming entertainment and the casino recently announced that their large poker room will be open this August. The read more…

WSOP Poker Dealer Fired

CardPlayer has reported a very interesting incident that took place at this year’s World Series of Poker last week. The news source spoke with Mike Sowers a poker pro who recently encountered a bazaar situation. The pro considers a hand read more…