Category: Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Judge rules against Ho-Chunk Gaming in Madison

In 2011, a legal battle between Wisconsin and Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison broke out regarding the latter’s electronic poker tables. The state says the tables are Class III games, but the property, which is considered a bingo hall and not a casino, argues they are Class II games. The classification was important because, according to the […]

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Potawatomi to host MSPT poker event in August

The Mid-States Poker Tour, in its fifth season, will make its first stop at Potawatomi Casino in Milwaukee from Aug. 30-Sept. 7. The $1,100 main event will run Sept. 5-7 and feature a $200K guarantee. The MSPT set a Wisconsin record in March when 393 entrants created a prize pool of $393K at the Ho-Chunk […]

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Woznicki wins Knockout Bounty poker event at Potawatomi

Mike Woznicki emerged recently as the last player standing to capture the $9K first-place prize, not to mention $1,320 in bounties, at Potawatomi Casino’s popular Knockout Bounty Tournament, which saw World Poker Tour commentator Vince Van Patten serve as a special bounty. Van Patten lasted about four hours. Meanwhile, in the northern part of the […]

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Is Wisconsin entering iGaming?

While there has been no Internet poker legislative movement in Wisconsin, there have been some positive steps towardiGaming. Last year, the Lac du Flambeau Band

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