Who is Billy Pappas? – WSOP Finalist Shares His Thoughts About His Opponents and Himself

by September 30, 2014

William Pappaconstantinou is about to join the World Series of Poker event and will be one of the pro players to sit on the finalists table. Even if he does not become the finalist, he already has a personal record to be proud of.His family name is the longest one of the play ...

Florida Ceases Negotiations with the Seminole Tribe

by September 29, 2014

Due to inability to meet the legislative deadline, the largest deal in the industry of gambling could not take place. The Seminole Indian tribe was willing to pay the amount of $2 billion to the State authorities of Florida in order to obtain a license to provide table games such ...

The Prime Minister of Antigua Addresses Online Gambling Dispute During UN Speech

by September 29, 2014

Mr. Gaston Browne, the current Prime Minister of Antigua, is the first person to add online gambling as part of his official speech at the UN General Assembly. On the 23rd of September, he made his first speech at the UN.Browne has been the Prime Minister of Antigua for three ...

The EU Court Stands Behind the Danish Government for Its Renewal of Online Gambling Bill

by September 28, 2014

The high court of the European Union has given the Danish authorities the right to continue their current gambling tax regulation concerning online gambling. The current taxes for online operators in Denmark are lower than those for offline operators.The decision was taken la ...

Achilleas Kallakis Required to Pay a Fraction of Stolen Money

by September 27, 2014

A bizarre request has been made by the AI Bank and Bank of Scotland, when they required that Mr. Achilleas Kallakis to return only £3 million of over £740 million reported to be stolen in a number of property fraudulence.Mr. Kallakis is a famous professional poker player know ...

Straub to Face at Least Three Competitors Willing to Acquire Revel

by September 25, 2014

TThe date for the Revel Casino Hotel auction was rescheduled after new bidders have shown interest. The new auction is to be held next Tuesday, the 30th of September. Until now, the recently bankrupted Atlantic City casino has attracted only one bidder – Mr. Glenn Straub.The ...

Cyprus Publishes a Casino Law Draft, Awaits Community Feedback

by September 24, 2014

The Republic of Cyprus has presented a draft of its new gambling law. The Ministry of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism published a copy online, with the idea to gather feedback from the public before the draft is officially submitted at the House of Representatives.Anyo ...

Russian Authorities to Develop a Complete Strategy for Crimea’s Gambling Zone by the End of 2014

by September 23, 2014

Russian Authorities officially announced, that they will have a complete strategy for the gambling zone in Crimea by the end of 2014. A law was signed by the President Vladimir Putin, who officially made Crimea the most recent gambling territory of the country.Until now, gamb ...

Daniel Smith Wins the Uni Bet Tournament in Cannes

by September 22, 2014

The Unibet tournament held in Cannes announced its winners. The first place is taken by the British professional player Daniel Smith. He managed to overcome the other 457 players who joined the tournament.In the final ‘battle’ he stood against the Danish player Mikael Nielsen ...

Hong Kong Will Not Follow Singapore’s Policy of Blocking International Gaming Websites

by September 22, 2014

Hong Kong Government has declared that it is not going to follow the example of Singapore when it comes to online gambling regulations and blocking gaming websites. The issue with international websites “leeking” national gambling revenue has been one of the major glo ...

BetButler Declares Bankruptcy – Owes Thousands of Pounds to its Punters

by September 21, 2014

BetButler, an online gambling company owned by Andy Hosie and Farepak’s former director – William Rollason, was reported to owe massive amounts of money to thousands of savers around the United Kingdom.More than a hundred thousand people, mostly Wales citizens, reported that ...

Bally Technologies Modernizes the Casinos of Caesars Entertainment UK with Innovative Game Slots

by September 20, 2014

Bally Technologies has provided the UK-based entertainment corporation Caesars Entertainment UK with its latest table game products. The game machines will be launched at different Caesars facilities around the Kingdom, aiming to gain new customers and provide better entertainmen ...

Maltese Portomaso Gaming Merges its Online and Offline Operations Into One Platform

by September 19, 2014

The online gaming operator Portomaso Gaming merged its digital platform with its casino and workshop. The new hybrid product was funded by a €500,000 investment.The Parliamentary Secretary of Competitiveness and Economic Growth in Malta, visited the company to get a closer lo ...

Cashplay Launches Ten More Cash Games Compatible with Apple iOS

by September 18, 2014

Ten new mobile games which provide players with the chance to win real money have been launched by the online operator Cashplay. Cashplay is the only globally licensed and approved real money tournament provider for Apple’s mobile software.The CEO of Cashplay explains that th ...

Seminole Hard Rock Reports High Profits Despite the Shaky Gambling Industry in Florida

by September 17, 2014

The Seminole Hard Rock group has reported a record revenue this fiscal year. The revenue of $528 million is estimated to be as much as all the State’s other eight racinos’ one combined.The most profitable of the Seminole Hard Rock Group was the Tampa Hard Rock res ...