Macau Government Honours Lawrence Ho for Outstanding Contribution to Tourism Sector

Macau Government Honours Lawrence Ho for Outstanding Contribution to Tourism Sector

by December 20, 2017

The Government of Macau has honoured the Hong Kong businessman Lawrence Ho, who is also the chief executive officer and chairman of Melco International and Melco Crown Entertainment, for his massive contribution to the tourism sector of the autonomous region.Mr. Ho was award ...

Ex NSW Minister Fails to Release Crucial Report about Gambling-Related Harm

Ex NSW Minister Fails to Release Crucial Report about Gambling-Related Harm

by December 20, 2017

Troy Grant, a former New South Wales (NSW) deputy minister failed to release gambling harm report regardless of the fact that he was advised in May 2016 to issue it as soon as possible. The gambling harm report is very important for the local gambling industry as it recommends a ...

Danny Tang Takes Down the 2017 PokerStars Championship Prague €10,300 High Roller

Danny Tang Takes Down the 2017 PokerStars Championship Prague €10,300 High Roller

by December 19, 2017

Watching the Final Day of the 2017 PokerStars Championship Prague €10,300 High Roller was like experiencing a deja vu. This time a year ago, Will Kassouf won the last-ever EPT High Roller event, taking home the trophy, but the lion’s share of the prize pool was grabbed by Patrick ...

Sergio Aido Proceeds as Chip Leader to PokerStars Championship Prague €10,300 High Roller Final Day

Sergio Aido Proceeds as Chip Leader to PokerStars Championship Prague €10,300 High Roller Final Day

by December 18, 2017

The PokerStars Championship Prague €10,300 High Roller event saw the number of competitors that are to return for the tournament’s Final Day reduced to 16. For the time being, it is Sergio Aido, a Spanish super high roller, who is at the chip leader’s position with 2,147,000 in c ...

US Sports Betting Landscape May Change in 2018

US Sports Betting Landscape May Change in 2018

by December 18, 2017

Sports betting landscape may change soon, with more US states turning their eyes towards sports betting legalization. Apart from the long-term efforts of New Jersey to see sports betting become legal, other states have also been considering possible expansion in terms of sports b ...

State of Victoria’s Parliament Passes Poker Machine Extension Bill

State of Victoria’s Parliament Passes Poker Machine Extension Bill

by December 1, 2017

The state of Victoria saw a bill extending local poker machine licences extended until 2042. The piece of legislation has already passed the state parliament, despite the fact that some local politicians had made some efforts to prevent such a law from being passed, or at least, ...

partypoker Announces 2017 Eurasian Poker Tour Prague Schedule

partypoker Announces 2017 Eurasian Poker Tour Prague Schedule

by November 30, 2017

This December is going to bring a myriad of new poker emotions and good memories for players from around the globe, as partypoker LIVE and King’s Casino recently announced that December 8 will see the start of the Eurasian Poker Tour Prague and the much-anticipated poker fe ...

Karl Slatoff from Take-Two Claims Loot Boxes Are Not Form of Gambling

Karl Slatoff from Take-Two Claims Loot Boxes Are Not Form of Gambling

by November 30, 2017

Recently, loot boxes have been in the spotlight of a controversial debate whether or not they should be classified as gambling. A number of Governments and regulatory authorities worldwide have revealed that they are to take the matter into consideration. Others, such as Belgium, ...

Pennsylvania Centre Region Municipalities Turn Their Back on Satellite Casinos

Pennsylvania Centre Region Municipalities Turn Their Back on Satellite Casinos

by November 20, 2017

Pennsylvania’s Centre Region towns are to decide whether they should pass certain measures to block satellite casino expansion in the region.It came to Casino News Daily’s knowledge that Harris Township is to use its meeting set for December 11th to consider a resolution on ...

Local Governments Should Decide Integrated Casino Resorts’ Fate in Japan

Local Governments Should Decide Integrated Casino Resorts’ Fate in Japan

by November 17, 2017

Speaking during the MGS Summit 2017 yesterday, the Chief Executive Officer of Capital & Innovation Co. Ltd, Mr. Takayoshi Koike claimed that it is not the central government that is entitled to select the gambling companies allowed to operate in the country, but the local one ...

Casino Operator Genting Singapore to Offer Yen Bonds in Japan

Casino Operator Genting Singapore to Offer Yen Bonds in Japan

by October 3, 2017

Singapore casino operator Genting Singapore Plc has expressed its desire to explore the new Japanese gambling market and the company recently announced that it had applied to offer Japanese-yen denominated bonds via its brand-new office located in Tokyo. This is going to facilita ...

Jeffrey Cormier Claims 2017 World Cup of Cards $10,000 High-Roller Title

Jeffrey Cormier Claims 2017 World Cup of Cards $10,000 High-Roller Title

by September 8, 2017

Canadian poker player Jeffrey Cormier conquered the $10,000 High-Roller + $300 6-Max Re-Entry at this year’s World Cup of Cards series. Cormier succeeded in topping a tough field of 39 players and left the final table with $160,000 in first-place prize money. The tournament was h ...

WPT Borgata Poker Open Tournaments Offer $7 Million in Guaranteed Prizes

WPT Borgata Poker Open Tournaments Offer $7 Million in Guaranteed Prizes

by September 8, 2017

The WPT Borgata Poker Open Championship, held at the Borgata Hotel, Spa and Casino in Atlantic City, provides players will multiple opportunities to hit it big, with $7 million in guaranteed cash prizes. The tournament series will run between September 5 and September 22, 2017 an ...

Jerry Wong Earns Third PokerStars COOP Champion Title with $1,050 Stud Hi-Lo Win

Jerry Wong Earns Third PokerStars COOP Champion Title with $1,050 Stud Hi-Lo Win

by September 7, 2017

Poker pro Jerry Wong secured his third PokerStars Championship of Online Poker (COOP) by winning the $1,050 Stud Hi-Lo tournament from this year’s World Championship of Online Poker or WCOOP. The Canadian player who has registered at PokerStars under the alias “hummylun” prevaile ...

Universal Championship of Poker to Run September 10 to September 24

Universal Championship of Poker to Run September 10 to September 24

by September 7, 2017

The Microgaming Poker Network (MPN) announced the third annual Universal Championship of Poker (UCOP III) is to kick off September 10, 2017, with an impressive number of 59 events scheduled for the month. Participants in the annual poker festival will have the opportunity to win ...