Jawfish Games going all in with real-time, fast-paced poker tournament app

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Just a month ago, Jawfish Games CEO and professional poker player Phil Gordon joined us on the GeekWire Radio Show and shed light on the similarities between playing poker and running a startup. “You want to wait, wait, wait until you really have something,” Gordon explained. “Once you know you have something, you devote a lot… Read More…

Poker pro Phil Gordon’s 6 steps to startup (and gambling) success

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Professional poker player and commentator Phil Gordon is coming to Seattle this week, and he’s really looking forward to taking your money. Gordon, a computer scientist by training who retired from the tech industry in 1997 after the sale of Netsys to Cisco, will be a special guest this Thursday at Startup Poker 2.0 event. And he’s not… Read More…

What’s in the cards for DoubleDown as online gambling talk heats up?

Could Internet gambling become a reality? Photo: Images of Money

It is looking increasingly likely that Americans — at least in some states — will soon be able to wager real dollars via online poker games. Nevada gambling regulators last week approved online gambling within the state’s borders, a move that is seen as a possible harbinger of what’s ahead in other states. Furthermore, the… Read More…