The Winners from the 2014 British Poker Awards Announced

by February 24, 2015

The 2014 British Poker Awards were held last night, February 23, at the Hippodrome Casino in Leicester Square, London. Industry experts, players, and fans of this exciting game gathered for a fifth consecutive year to celebrate the best achievements from the past twelve months. ...

Macau’s Casino Industry to Be Hit by Chinese Visitor Cap

by February 24, 2015

Earlier today, Nomura analysts Wendy Liu, Harry Curtis, and Stella Xing issued a note, commenting on the current situation in Macau and the possibility for local government to impose a cap on the number of visitors from Mainland China.According to the experts, this will cert ...

Benjamin Wiora Triumphs in the 2015 MSPT Ho-Chunk Gaming Main Event

by February 23, 2015

The 2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Ho-Chunk Gaming Main Event has ended mere hours ago. As its name suggests, it was held at Ho-Chunk Gaming in Wisconsin Dells. A total of 463 players took part in the event, but it was Benjamin Wiora who emerged victorious to win the amount of $114,5 ...

Heinrich Pauker Wins the bwin.be WPT National Brussels Main Event

by February 23, 2015

The 2015 €1,100 + €100 bwin.be World Poker Tour National Brussels Main Event has just been completed. It took a total of seven and a half levels before a champion was announced. His name is Heinrich Pauker and he captured the amount of €88,000 from the entire prize pool after he ...

Most Emblematic Casino Cities Post Revenue Decline in 2014

by February 22, 2015

Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Macau. The first thing that usually pops into people’s minds when they hear the names of these three cities is casinos – their lavish casinos, offering countless gambling options. And that is probably the only thing they have in common.E ...

The Four Most/Least Profitable Online Poker Players since the Beginning of 2015

by February 21, 2015

The past two months have been pretty action-packed for the world of online poker. For instance, last week, Pot-Limit Omaha specialist Ilari “Ilari FIN” Sahamies became the first player who has won over $1 million in online poker rooms for 2015. And quite surprisingly, poker lege ...

Yet Another Online Gambling Bill to Be Discussed by South African Government

by February 20, 2015

It was reported that yesterday, a bill concerning the regulation of the South African remote gambling market was presented for discussion to the country’s government. According to experts, however, it will not be particularly welcomed by the regulator as back in January, it ...

Suffering Indiana Casino Industry Might Get Long-Awaited Boost

by February 20, 2015

The past two months have been quite eventful for the state of Indiana and its gambling industry. Its revenue from gaming activities fell considerably in 2014 as compared to what was generated the previous year. This imminently caught the attention of the Indiana General Assembly ...

Bit8’s CEO Dalli Expects the Provider to Double in Size after INTRALOT Deal

by February 19, 2015

The Chief Executive Officer of the Malta-based gaming platform developer Bit8 – Mr. Angelo Dalli – shared his expectations for the company to get twice as large as it is now over the upcoming year and a half.The services provided by Bit8 currently involve an all-inclusive sp ...

Crown Resorts Announces a 47% Statutory Net Profit on Setbacks in Macau

by February 19, 2015

The Chief Executive Officer of Crown Resorts – Mr. Rowen Craigie – shared that an agreement with the Victorian government, which reduced the VIP gambling tax rates, will provide his company with the opportunity to be more persistent when seeking more high rollers.The Austral ...

MGM China to Spend US$100 Million on MGM Macau’s Renovation

by February 18, 2015

Mere hours after MGM China Holdings Ltd. posted its financial report for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014, the gambling operator also announced that it is planning to spend US$100 million on the refurbishment of its MGM Macau hotel and casino venue.At present, the resor ...

Ticket2Go to Be Installed at Luxury Leisure Venues across the UK

by February 18, 2015

It has just been announced that JCM Global, a Japan-headquartered developer of various solutions for currency and transaction management, and its partner – printing group FutureLogic – have inked a deal with UK-based gaming operator Luxury Leisure.Under the new agreement, JC ...

The Niagara County Legislature Approves Casino Funds to Be Given to Local Organizations

by February 18, 2015

The initial payment of a total of $59,900 that is to be made by Seneca Niagara Casino has been approved by the Niagara County Legislature. The sum will be divided between local organizations, which are in charge of the region’s overall economic development.The economic ...

Mr Green Plans to Continue Its Expansion on Regulated European Markets

by February 17, 2015

Per Norman, the new chief executive officer of Mr Green Group, a popular Stockholm-based provider of casino games, said that the company will remain focused on its expansion on regulated markets even after he assumes his post later in 2015.He also hinted at the possibility o ...

Macau Posts a 29.7% Decrease in Direct Gaming Taxes for January

by February 17, 2015

Yesterday, the Financial Services Bureau of Macau announced that city’s government collected the amount of MOP8.49 billion or US$1.06 billion in direct gaming taxes in January, posting a 29.7% decrease as compared to what was generated a year ago.Generally speaking, the ...