SkyBet Use “Social Media Tipsters” as Excuse to Drop Affiliate Scheme

SkyBet Use “Social Media Tipsters” as Excuse to Drop Affiliate Scheme

by September 5, 2017

One of the largest interactive sports betting and gambling companies in the United Kingdom, Sky Betting & Gaming provoked wrath among its affiliate partners by announcing its plans to altogether drop down its affiliate program. The gaming operator runs a number of popular iGa ...

Philipp Salewski Becomes First PokerStars Sunday Live Million Champion

Philipp Salewski Becomes First PokerStars Sunday Live Million Champion

by September 5, 2017

German player Philipp Salewski emerged victorious at the first ever PokerStars Sunday Million Live tournament and went home with the champion trophy and €111,674 in first-place prize money. The first inaugural Sunday Million Live became the biggest poker tournament to take place ...

Silver Heritage Appoints New CFO Ahead of Tiger Palace Opening

Silver Heritage Appoints New CFO Ahead of Tiger Palace Opening

by September 4, 2017

Major gambling operator Silver Heritage Group announced it has appointed its new Chief Financial Officer. Basil Jong’s appointment as the Group’s new CFO is expected to come into effect on November 6 as became evident by a filing the Australia-listed company released to the Austr ...

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino to Host WSOP Circuit from September 21

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino to Host WSOP Circuit from September 21

by September 4, 2017

The World Series of Poker Circuit announced it has partnered with the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, which is to become its host for one of the Circuit’s Florida stops. This is a first-time partnership between the WSOP Circuit and the major casino and resort chain. The to ...

Five Instances of Gambling Ruining People’s Lives

Five Instances of Gambling Ruining People’s Lives

by September 1, 2017

Gambling is a favorite pastime of millions of people from different nationalities and this industry shows no sign of slowing down – gambling venues in Las Vegas alone reportedly generated $25.2 billion revenue for the fiscal 2016. Some gamble for entertainment or as a means to pa ...

Increased Interest in Online Betting Saves Ladbrokes Coral from Revenue Decline

Increased Interest in Online Betting Saves Ladbrokes Coral from Revenue Decline

by September 1, 2017

Major UK sports betting and casino operator Ladbrokes Coral reported encouraging financial results for the start of the year in spite of the slump in business it experienced across its high-street betting shops. This boost in revenue is to be attributed to the substantial increas ...

Evolution Gaming Reports 60% Sales Increase in Q1 2017

Evolution Gaming Reports 60% Sales Increase in Q1 2017

by April 21, 2017

Evolution Gaming, the world leader in video-streamed Live Dealer gaming published its financial report for the first quarter of the current fiscal year.The Chief Executive Officer of Evolution Gaming Martin Carlesund commented on the company’s performance, saying that ...

Pete Chen Takes Down the Inaugural WPT Beijing Main Event

Pete Chen Takes Down the Inaugural WPT Beijing Main Event

by April 20, 2017

After several days of action and fierce competition, the inaugural event of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Season XVI came to an end, crowning Pete Yanhan Chen as the WPT Beijing Main Event winner. The player emerged victorious from the first-ever WPT Main Event held in China, taking ...

Pacific Consortium Renews Takeover Bid for Tatts Group

Pacific Consortium Renews Takeover Bid for Tatts Group

by April 19, 2017

The Pacific Consortium group led by the private equity firm KKR & Co revealed that it has revised its takeover offer for the largest lottery operator that currently exists in Australia. According to the announcement, the updated all-cash acquisition bid for Tatts Group Ltd am ...

Bryan Huang Takes the Lead on Day 3 of WPT Beijing Main Event

by April 18, 2017

Professional poker player Bryan Huang from Singapore emerged leader on Day 3 of the WPT Beijing Main Event. This is the first Main Event from the WPT series to take place on Chinese soil and is held at the luxurious NUO Hotel Beijing. The buy-in for the tournament is invitational ...

Bellagio Hotel and Casino Announces Poker Games Live Stream via Twitch

by April 18, 2017

Representatives of the luxurious Bellagio Hotel and Casino resort in Las Vegas announced the iconic gambling venue is to live stream the cash games hosted on its premises via the leading video streaming platform Twitch. The Bellagio Hotel and Casino will open its own page on Twit ...

LeoVegas Announces Sponsorship of British Gold After Dark Series

by April 11, 2017

Leading online casino operator LeoVegas announced it has agreed on a sponsorship with British comedy channel UKTV Gold. Under the terms of the agreement, the Stockholm-based online gambling provider would become a sponsor of the channel’s Gold After Dark series. The latter are am ...

William Hill and bet365 the Next to Exit Polish Market

by March 24, 2017

UK sports betting and casino operators, bet365 and William Hill, announced they are to withdraw their services from the Polish market. The two operators informed Polish customers and affiliates on their decision via emails. William Hill published its yearly financial results ...

Silver Heritage Group to Give Tiger Palace Casino Budget a A$18 Million Boost

by March 24, 2017

Australian gambling operator Silver Heritage announced its plans to boost the budget for the construction of its multi-million dollar Tiger Palace Resort Bhairahawa in Nepal. The gaming operator intends to allot the additional sum of A$18 million so that the project’s budget can ...

Kenneth Smaron Wins 2017 PokerStars Championship Panama $5,300 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event

by March 23, 2017

US poker pro Kenneth Smaron claimed the champion title at the PokerStars Championship Panama $5,300 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event. The American defeated opponent Harpreet Gill in a heads-up battle for the first-place prize of $293,860.The event, which lasted for a week, was he ...