Martin Harris, Author at Play Pennsylvania

Martin Harris

Martin Harris is a writer and teacher who has reported on poker, online gambling, and sports betting since the mid-2000s. Once a full-time academic (Ph.D., English), he currently teaches part-time in the American Studies program at UNC Charlotte. In 2019, his book Poker & Pop Culture was published by D&B Books.

WSOP producing online bracelet winners, but not in PA yet

Early WSOP Online Series Winners Produce Fun Stories, PA Players Await Their Turn

PA online poker players may one day be able to compete for WSOP bracelets from home, joining those who are doing so now in New Jersey and Nevada.

Posted on: July 15, 2020 | | Martin Harris

PokerStars PA Bounty Builder Series coming soon

It’s Bounty Time! PokerStars PA Bounty Builder Series Returns With $1.5M GTD

The second-biggest series guarantee in PokerStars PA history kicks off July 12. View the full Bounty Builder Series schedule here.

Posted on: July 10, 2020 | | Martin Harris

PokerStars PA Summer Series by the numbers

PokerStars PA Summer Series Awards Over $1.1 Million Over 38 Events

The PokerStars PA Summer Series wrapped up last weekend with a $200 Main Event that drew 1,303 entries for a prize pool north of $242,000.

Posted on: June 29, 2020 | | Martin Harris

Hot start for PokerStars Summer Series in PA

PokerStars PA Summer Series Off To Hot Start With $533K Awarded Thus Far

PokerStars PA is back to smashing tournament guarantees, this time in their Summer Series, with five days remaining and two main events on Sunday.

Posted on: June 24, 2020 | | Martin Harris

PA poker players sidelined for summer WSOP series

WSOP Announces Online Bracelet Series, PA Players Still On Rail For Now

Good news for those Pennsylvania poker players willing to drive to New Jersey as WSOP announces 31 online bracelet events to run in July.

Posted on: June 8, 2020 | | Martin Harris

Pennsyl-mania biggest online tourrnament yet at PokerStars PA

Pennsyl-MANIA Crushes Guarantee, $515K Prize Pool Largest In PokerStars PA History

PokerStars PA continues to break records with live poker rooms closed for the foreseeable future. Pennsyl-MANIA smashed its guarantee, paying out $515K.

Posted on: May 21, 2020 | | Martin Harris

PokerStars PA Pennsyl-mania tournament set to be huge

PokerStars PA To Host $250K Guaranteed ‘Pennsyl-MANIA’ Tournament This Sunday

PokerStars PA is hosting its largest guaranteed tournament to date with the $200 buy-in two-day Pennsyl-MANIA event kicking off Sunday, May 17.

Posted on: May 12, 2020 | | Martin Harris

PokerStars charity tournament attracting many celebs

PokerStars Charity Event ‘Stars CALL For Action’ To Raise Over $1M

PokerStars is stepping up to contribute to COVID relief efforts with a celebrity-packed online poker event on May 9 which will be streamed live.

Posted on: May 8, 2020 | | Martin Harris

PASCOOP Smashes Guarantees With $3.2M Paid Out At PokerStars PA

The PokerStars PA Spring Championship of Online Poker (PASCOOP) was a resounding success with more than $3.2 million paid out across 100 events.

Posted on: April 21, 2020 | | Martin Harris

PASCOOP series off to hot start at PokerStars PA

PokerStars PASCOOP Off To Fast Start With Over $1 Million Paid Out, And Counting

Through the first 16 high and low events, the PokerStars PA Spring Championship of Online Poker has crushed guarantees, with the best events yet to come.

Posted on: April 9, 2020 | | Martin Harris

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Early WSOP Online Series Winners Produce Fun Stories, PA Players Await Their Turn

It’s Bounty Time! PokerStars PA Bounty Builder Series Returns With $1.5M GTD

PokerStars PA Summer Series Awards Over $1.1 Million Over 38 Events

PokerStars PA Summer Series Off To Hot Start With $533K Awarded Thus Far

WSOP Announces Online Bracelet Series, PA Players Still On Rail For Now

Pennsyl-MANIA Crushes Guarantee, $515K Prize Pool Largest In PokerStars PA History

PokerStars PA To Host $250K Guaranteed ‘Pennsyl-MANIA’ Tournament This Sunday

PokerStars Charity Event ‘Stars CALL For Action’ To Raise Over $1M

PASCOOP Smashes Guarantees With $3.2M Paid Out At PokerStars PA

PokerStars PASCOOP Off To Fast Start With Over $1 Million Paid Out, And Counting

Online Casino States Like PA Drive Gambling Stocks To Profitability, Morgan Stanley Report Shows

Rivers Casino Pittsburgh Bad Beat Jackpot Sets New US Record At $1.15 Million and Climbing

Phillies And Live! Casino Philadelphia Pass the Mustard With Additional Dollar Dog Nights

New Barstool Sportsbook Coming To Hollywood Casino at The Meadows; Fourth To Open in PA in One Year

What’s Happening at PA Casinos This Summer: Concerts, Comedy Shows and More

Three Pennsylvania Casinos Ban Smoking As Employees Continue Push For Healthy Workplaces

Philadelphia Eagles Odds, Betting Lines and Full 2022 Schedule

What the Golden Nugget Merger Means for DraftKings Casino Position in Pennsylvania

Less Dollar Dog Nights Don’t Pass the Mustard With Phillies Fans

Penn National Gaming Reports Record Q1 Earnings; Portnoy Talks $PENN Stock, Politics and Abortion

Pennsylvania Sportsbooks Surge On March Madness While State’s Online Casinos Set U.S. Revenue Record

Philadelphia Drops Mandate After Four Days; Masks Not Needed At Casinos and Wells Fargo Center

What’s New At Lincoln Financial Field For The 2022 Philalelphia Eagles Season

Philadelphia Phillies Vs Miami Marlins: Betting Odds and Matchup Stats – August 11, 2022

Pittsburgh Pirates Vs Arizona Diamondbacks: Betting Odds and Matchup Stats – August 11, 2022

Powerball Jackpot Climbs To $35 Million For August 10; PA Lottery Jackpot Prizes To Try For

PA Online Casinos and Pennsylvania Lottery Team With Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers