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22 Sep, 2020 Beginners guide to a dice game called ‘Craps’

Craps is a dice game in which the players make wagers on the outcome of the roll, or a series of rolls, of a pair of dice. Players may wager money against each other or a bank while playing variants.  Craps developed in the United States from a simplification of the western European gam...

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Poker

22 Sep, 2020 Beginner’s guide to Five Card Draw Poker

Long before Texas Hold’em became the most popular form of poker in the world, Five Card Draw was the game of choice for many players. The game has been played by families and even at parties. For anyone that didn’t know how to play poker, the simplicity of the rules made it an eas...

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Poker

22 Sep, 2020 Get ready for PokerDangal’s DGS assuring INR 25 Lakhs

Whether you want to play cash games or tournaments, PokerDangal is where you want to be! Everyone has a chance to cash in big in their mega month of promotions celebrating their third anniversary. If you haven’t registered yet, register now! From ‘Make it and Win it’ where you can win u...

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Gambling

22 Sep, 2020 Maharashtra looking forward to expand legal sports betting soon

Legal online sports betting could be coming to the state of Maharashtra as the state government is planning to work on getting the industry into the mainstream arena.  An unidentified National Congress Party minister from Maharashtra had mentioned earlier that the local government was r...

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Poker

22 Sep, 2020 Former WSOP winner Shaun Deeb hospitalized with COVID-19

On Sunday night, Four-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Shaun Deeb tweeted that he is currently hospitalized with COVID-19. Deeb recently visited Mexico as he participated in PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP).  WCOOP legend Deeb was looking to claim his nint...

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Poker

22 Sep, 2020 Gutshot Poker Dictionary – Underdog

We’re back with a new Poker term. This time it is Underdog.  The term Underdog refers to a person or hand who is not mathematically favoured to win a pot. When in a game, you will either be a favourite or an underdog. Being a favourite means that you will win the hand more than [&...

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Gaming

21 Sep, 2020 Five games to play instead of PUBG

One of the most popular games, PUBG has been banned by the Indian Government which has left the  gaming community searching for an alternative. The Government banned 118 mostly-Chinese mobile applications, including the popular online multiplayer game PUBG, after a fresh round of border...

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Fantasy sports

21 Sep, 2020 Paytm returns to Play Store after brief suspension

Within hours of being removed from google play store, Paytm, the digital wallet app is back. The app was suspended for violating google’s gambling policy. Paytm’s founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma confirmed that the removal was due to a UPI cash back campaign that they launched o...

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Being a poker and gaming magazine, Gutshot Magazine brings to you all the latest news stories and updates from the Indian and international gaming industries. Whether you’re looking for updates on the legality of poker in India or whether you want to know if online gambling is legal in Germany and other parts of Europe, you’ll find all the answers here.  

Have a friend or relative playing a live poker tournament at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas? If he’s running deep, you’re sure to find an update on Gutshot, while you’ll also get daily updates on the biggest online poker winners in India. If you’re looking at improving your game, there’s plenty of strategy articles to help you out, while reading our exclusive interviews with some of the biggest and most successful names in the industry is sure to inspire you to do better!