WPT
Venetian WPT Championship Becomes First U.S. Tour Event to Use Slide Dealing
The $5,000 Las Vegas tournament puts an anti-exposure dealing method on a World Poker Tour stage
November 06, 2026
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Online Poker
Poker Operators Split on Refunds and Safeguards After Alleged MeshAgent Cheating Scheme
Some networks banned accounts and repaid players, while ACR found no compromised outcomes after reviewing more than 2 million hands.
November 05, 2026
Online Poker
WIRED Puts Poker Malware Scheme Losses as High as $4 Million
The remote-access operation reached more than 1,000 users of two poker tools, but was selectively activated against high-stakes targets.
October 31, 2026
Betsson AB
Betsson Wins French Poker Licence but Shared Tables Remain Conditional
ANJ’s two October decisions allow a future poker launch and set a regulated route to cross-border liquidity, subject to further approvals.
October 31, 2026
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Bill Would Impose Mandatory Limits on Online Poker and Gambling
HB 2879 would restrict rewards, deposits, losses and play time, but it remains in committee with little time left in the legislative session.
October 28, 2026
New Jersey
New Jersey Makes Data-Driven Gambling Interventions Mandatory Online
Casino, poker and sportsbook operators must review specified warning signs and can be required to suspend or close at-risk accounts.
October 23, 2026
GGPoker
GGPoker Sets Dec. 1 Enforcement for Third-Party Software Ban
Automated client warnings will precede suspensions or permanent bans, as native multi-tabling tools begin to roll out
October 21, 2026
ACR Poker
ACR Poker Will Switch ScreenShield on by Default Across WPN
Players will retain an opt-out for streaming and coaching as the network completes a review of more than 2 million hands.
October 17, 2026
QQPK
Cervinka Names 11,469 Suspected QQPK Bot Nicknames After 24 Million-Hand Review
The analyst says bots played more than 70% of his sample, while warning that nicknames do not necessarily equal distinct accounts.
October 16, 2026
GGPoker
GGPoker Bans Third-Party Poker Tools in Five-Part Security Overhaul
The network added safeguards against remote access and suspicious play after compromised utilities raised fears over exposed hole cards.
October 16, 2026
Live Poker
Evenbeter Adds AI Screening and Responsible-Gaming Markers to Back Office
The supplier’s new tools flag suspicious poker activity for human investigation while giving operators control over AI access and use.
October 15, 2026
QQPK
QQPK Raises Bot-Account Ban Total to 893 and Sets $300,000 Player Fund
The operator’s latest update says a coordinated cheating syndicate, rather than RNG manipulation, accounted for suspicious play patterns.
October 15, 2026
GGPoker
Bryn Kenney Sues GGPoker Companies Over Commissions and Promised Equity
The poker player alleges unpaid affiliate revenue, a missing 5% stake and misleading assurances about cheating safeguards.
October 15, 2026
888 Poker
888 Opens Alberta’s First Licensed Online Poker Room
The new provincial client offers cash games and tournaments, but begins with a player pool separated from Ontario and 888’s international network.
October 14, 2026
Online Poker
AceGuardian Opens Superuser-Detection Code to Poker Players and Operators
The hand-history toolkit ranks suspicious decisions for human review after the remote-access compromise of poker utilities.
October 09, 2026
Brazil
Brazil’s Gambling Crackdown Leaves Online Poker Available
Fixed-odds betting and gaming sites went offline on Oct. 6, while PokerStars and GGPoker continued serving Brazilian poker players.
October 08, 2026
TonyBet
Tonybet Adds Poker to Irish Platform With Single-Account Access
Cash tables, scheduled tournaments and Spins joined the operator’s sportsbook and casino offering on Oct. 6.
October 08, 2026
ACR Poker
ACR Poker Adds GTO Wizard Checks to ScreenShield Response
Winning Poker Network says it found no compromise of its own systems as it investigates relevant player activity
October 07, 2026
CoinPoker
Paul Gregg Named in Alleged Poker Superuser Malware Scheme
Reports link a CoinPoker account registered in the Canadian player’s name to a targeted remote-access operation, while Jurojin says only a handful of players had hole cards exposed.
October 05, 2026
Ontario
Supreme Court of Canada to Hear Ontario’s Online Poker Liquidity Appeal
Four provincial lottery corporations are challenging a ruling that could permit Ontario players to join regulated games with opponents outside Canada.
October 04, 2026