Rising Star Yaxi Zhu to Return for Day 2 of APPT Seoul Main Event

by April 9, 2015

The Paradise Walkerhill Casino in Seoul is currently playing host to Season 9 of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour. Day 1A of the KRW3,000,000 Main Event has just been completed. It attracted a total of 116 players, of whom only 44 will return for Day 2, which is scheduled for April 11 ...

Indiana Gaming Commission Posts March Casino Revenue

by April 9, 2015

The Indiana Gaming Commission has released a report on the financial performance of the state’s thirteen gambling venues in March. According to the regulator’s estimates, revenue in March increased as compared to the figures posted in February and decreased year-over- ...

Ole Schemion Tops GPI’s Ranking for 16th Consecutive Week

by April 8, 2015

The Global Poker Index has just released its weekly ranking update. Generally speaking, Top 10 of the leaderboard remained steady for a second consecutive week. German player Ole Schemion topped it once again with a total of 4,216.88 points. He was followed by Scott Seiver with 3 ...

Tribal Legislator Calls for New Casino in Maine

by April 8, 2015

Henry John Bear, a Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians non-voting representative to the Maine House of Representatives, proposed a bill that would allow his tribe to establish and operate a casino in Aroostook County. Rep. Bear also asked the Legislature for a countywide vote for th ...

Amatic Goes Live in Austria with Comtrade’s sCore G2S

by April 7, 2015

Comtrade Gaming, a Slovenia-based provider of gaming solutions for various regulated markets, announced earlier today that the integration of its sCore G2S protocol stack into the gaming machines produced by Amatic Industries and operating on the territory of Austria had been com ...

Ioannis Triantafyllakis Wins Paddy Power Irish Open Main Event

by April 7, 2015

The 2015 Paddy Power Irish Open €3,200 + €300 Main Event was completed last night. It attracted a total of 321 players and a prize pool of €1,027,200 was created. Of all entries, only 36 were paid.Greek player Ioannis Triantafyllakis, who qualified for the tournament via Padd ...

Proxy Firm Calls for Wynn Board Nominees Rejection

by April 6, 2015

Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. released its report on Elaine Wynn’s battle to remain on Wynn Resorts’ board late on Sunday. The 31-page document suggested that shareholders should withhold their votes from both John J. Hagenbuch and J. Edward Virtue, the two ...

Casino Experts Pessimistic about Lawrence Downs Project

by April 6, 2015

Casino experts believe that the Lawrence Downs Casino and Racing Resort might not be launched after all, as the state gambling market is already oversaturated with venues of this kind.It seems that the decade-long project has recently faced yet another setback – the partners ...

Ho-Chunk Nation Discusses Development Project Near Madison Casino

by April 5, 2015

The Ho-Chunk Nation, one of Wisconsin’s two federally recognized tribes, is considering the opportunity to establish a museum, sports complex, or an entertainment facility near its casino in Madison.Tribal representatives are currently discussing the matter with city of ...

Schenectady Casino Marina Gets Planning Commission Approval

by April 4, 2015

The plan for the development of the Rivers Casino & Resort in Schenectady, New York was reviewed by the city Planning Commission. The $450-million project is one of the three that were approved by the state Gaming Facility Location Board in December 2014.Rotterdam-based r ...

Connor Drinan Continues Moving Up in GPI’s 2015 POY Ranking

by April 3, 2015

The Global Poker Index updated its weekly Player of the Year leaderboard on Wednesday. Polish poker pro Dzmitry Urbanovich tops it for a second consecutive week. He has a total of 2,483.10 points and is followed by American player Connor Drinan. The latter has accrued 2,165.00 po ...

MassGaming Amends Casino Regulations

by April 3, 2015

Last week, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey recommended the implementation of certain provisions aimed at protecting state residents from spending considerable amounts at slot parlors and casinos. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission approved the adoption of these at a ...

Playtech Purchases Majority Stake in TradeFX

by April 2, 2015

Gaming software developer Playtech plc has inked a deal to purchase a majority stake in online forex trading platform TradeFX for the sum of €208 million ($224 million).Playtech is an Isle of Man-based supplier of betting, casino, and poker software, with major gambling opera ...

NYX OGS Casino to Be Offered via NYX Poker

by April 2, 2015

Las Vegas-headquartered developer of gaming content NYX Gaming Group Ltd. revealed that its NYX OGS™ casino will be added to NYX Poker. The announcement comes soon after the company finalized the deal for the acquisition of the so-called Ongame Poker Network.With the integrat ...

GTECH Completes Merger with IGT

by April 1, 2015

Italian gaming company GTECH S.p.A. announced earlier today that all preconditions related to the completion of its merger with Nevada-based International Game Technology into International Game Technology PLC have been fulfilled.GTECH is currently among the world’s lea ...