Jennifer Newell has been writing about poker and gambling since 2004. As the online gaming sectors have changed and grown, particularly in the United States and Canada, she has followed it all and written about it for websites like World Poker Tour and PokerScout. In her free time, she runs a small business, reads, cooks, and enjoys music.
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Deadmau5 Tops 7 November Microgaming Slot Releases
Each month, Microgaming releases new slots from its ever-growing library of online casino games. Its partnerships with game developers around the world highlight some of the best minds and most innovative creators. All of them share the spotlight to introduce their games on the massive Microgaming platform. November’s releases will…
Negreanu-Polk Match Changes as High Stakes Poker Films
Poker players tend to change their minds…often. The long road to setting up the grudge match between Daniel Negreanu and Daniel Polk is a prime example. However, Poker Central took over, reset the match to begin on November 4, and added some action for the fans. In addition, Poker Central…
CRA Wants to Tax Duhamel for Decade-Old Poker Wins
The Canada Revenue Agency cannot seem to figure out how to handle poker winnings. In fact, the government has never declared poker a game of skill, which means it is a game of chance. However, the CRA has made a recent practice of pursuing taxes from winning Canadian poker players.
Canadians Can Play EPT Online from Home on PokerStars
It’s official. The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is here. That means any casinos or bars that may have been offering live poker (there weren’t many) may have to stop again. Just last month, Playground Poker opened with restrictions and no poker – deemed not safe – but…
Catching Up with BC Money Laundering Inquiry Progress
The story is complicated and dates back several years. It is not easy to jump in and figure out what’s going on without understanding what transpired until now. The story making headlines across Canada, in particular in British Columbia, is about the Cullen Commission investigating money laundering in BC. How…
Negreanu-Polk Heads-Up Match to Start November 1st
The poker community is mostly a large, global, diverse group of people in various levels and aspects of the game. In a pinch, the majority of them will come together for a particular cause. Not everyone is friendly with each other, though. In fact, some have developed serious animosity toward…
Fraser Institute: First Nations Needs Casino Freedom
The Fraser Institute published a study several weeks ago presented the case for First Nations to operate gambling establishments with greater freedoms. Senior Fellow Tom Flanagan concluded that the current approach is a “cartel” model, one that relegates First Nations casinos to tribal lands, is outdated. And First Nations is…
Atlantic Lottery 2019-2020 Year Sends $395M to Provinces
The Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC) released its final 2019-2020 financials. The overview showed that ALC returned $395.4 million to the four Atlantic provinces during the fiscal year. While the goal had been $419.4 million, the coronavirus pandemic cut that short and resulted in a lesser amount.
Microgaming Signs Megaways Deal with Big Time Gaming
It is tough to argue that Microgaming is one of the largest gambling software companies in the world. It has certainly produced some of the most recognizable slot games in online casinos. The latest news from Microgaming’s Isle of Man offices reveals a deal that allows Microgaming to use…
Kevin Martin to Lead New GGSquad on GGPoker
Canadian poker players have quite a few options when they want to play online poker. And considering that the coronavirus pandemic has shut down most live poker options for much of 2020 so far, the online version of the game has been quite a handy tool. GGPoker has grown…
