WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Atlantic City Main Event Day 2 Kicks Off with 54 Hopefuls
The WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Atlantic City Main Event is set to kick off its Day 2 of play in a few hours. As many as 35 players made it to…
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Bill Allowing Fourth Casino in Connecticut Clears Committee Vote
Connecticut lawmakers approved on Friday a revised bill that could pave the way for the construction of the state’s fourth casino. The piece of legislation nearly died in the General…
WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Atlantic City Main Event Day 1A Ends with 19 Survivors
WSOP Circuit’s Harrah’s Atlantic City stop is approaching its end as the $1,675 Main Event kicked off yesterday at the popular Boardwalk casino. A total of 124 entries registered for…
Kindred Group and Betclic Receive Shared Online Poker Liquidity Licenses
SPS Betting France Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Malta-based Kindred Group, and Betclic Enterprises Limited became the latest online poker operators to be granted a shared liquidity license from…
Peter Vitantonio Wins Third WSOP Circuit Gold Ring at Harrah’s Atlantic City
Peter Vitantonio won his career’s third gold ring last night at Harrah’s Atlantic City. The player took down the single-day $365 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo for his third piece of gold.…
Ryan Tubridy Slammed for Featuring Paddy Power-Sponsored Content in Cheltenham Broadcast
The Ryan Tubridy Show, a daily talk radio show on Irish station RTÉ Radio 1, has responded to criticism that it failed to inform listeners that yesterday’s broadcast was sponsored…
Attilio Bitondo Wins First WSOP Circuit Gold Ring at Harrah’s Atlantic City
Attilio Bitondo, an 89-year-old New York resident, captured his first-ever WSOP Circuit gold ring last night after beating a tough final table with several former WSOP Circuit champions. The player…
Jonathan Cronin Wins WPTDeepStacks Jacksonville $1,500 Main Event
Jonathan Cronin became the latest WPTDeepStacks champion last night after besting 372 entries in the $1,500 WPTDeepStacks Jacksonville Main Event. The player was awarded $107,386, including a $3,000 package into…
Dafabet Closes UK-Facing Online Casino amid Massive Regulatory Pressure
Online gambling operator Dafabet has recently announced that it is closing its UK online casino. The move has probably been triggered by and comes amid growing regulatory pressure within the…
Bookmakers Revel ahead of Cheltenham Festival as Bettors Wager £1 Billion
Irish bookmaker Paddy Power expects that more than £1 billion will be wagered during the Cheltenham Festival this year in what could become “the biggest betting week in sporting history.”…
Ioannis Angelou-Konstas Makes History in Brussels, Wins Second WPTDeepStacks Title
Ioannis Angelou-Konstas made history at Grand Casino Brussels Viage last night as he took down the WPTDeepStacks Brussels €1,200 Main Event for his second title from the series and a…
Ioannis Angelou-Konstas Eyes Second WPTDeepStacks Title in Brussels
One-time WPTDeepStacks champion Ioannis Angelou-Konstas emerged the chip leader after Day 2 of the WPTDeepStacks Brussels €1,200 Main Event with a large chip stack and overwhelming lead over his remaining…
WPTDeepStacks Brussels Main Event Day 2 Kicks Off with 99 Survivors
Days 1B and 1C of the WPTDeepStacks Brussels €1,200 Main Event were played at the host venue Grand Casino Brussels Viage in the heart of the Belgian capital on Friday.…
Gianluca Bucchino Leads after WPTDeepStacks Brussels €1,200 Main Event Day 1A
The WPTDeepStacks Brussels €1,200 Main Event went under way on Thursday at Grand Casino Brussels Viage. Day 1A of the event attracted 105 entries. By the time all levels scheduled…
Ryan Buckholtz Wins First WSOP Circuit Gold Ring at The Bicycle Casino
Ryan Buckholtz, a player from Studio City, Los Angeles, won his first WSOP Circuit gold ring last night after dominating performance at the final table of a two-day $365 No-Limit…
Lawsuits against Steve Wynn Keep Piling as Oregon Sues Disgraced Billionaire
The state of Oregon is suing Steve Wynn and the board of Wynn Resorts in a latest of a series of lawsuits filed by shareholder groups against the embattled businessman…
Brazilian Senate Committee Rejects Gambling Bill in Long-Delayed Vote
Brazilian politicians from the Senate Constitution and Justice Committee rejected on Wednesday a bill that would have legalized the provision of a number of gambling services within the country’s borders.…
Another Wynn Resorts Employee Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit against Steve Wynn
A Wynn Resorts employee filed Tuesday a lawsuit against Steve Wynn and Wynn Resorts, accusing the embattled casino billionaire of sexual misconduct and the company he founded more than 15…
David Larson Wins WPT Rolling Thunder Title after a “Comedy of Things that Went Wrong”
David Larson, a player from San Jose, California, topped the field of the WPT Rolling Thunder Main Event after what the brand new WPT champion himself described as a “whole…
Joe McKeehen Headlines WPT Rolling Thunder Main Event Final Table
The final table of the WPT Rolling Thunder Main Event was reached last night. The six finalists are now set to return at the host venue Thunder Valley Casino Resort…
James Packer Sours on Friend and UBS Australia CEO Matthew Grounds
James Packer has reportedly severed ties with UBS Australia CEO Matthew Grounds, who has long been one of the closest advisers of the Australian businessman. Local news outlet the Australian…
Psychiatrist with “Solid Game” Leads WPT Rolling Thunder Main Event Survivors Into Day 2
After the end of the WPT L.A. Poker Classic Championship a few days ago, eyes are now set on Thunder Valley Casino Resort which is hosting the WPT Rolling Thunder…
Florida Lawmakers Debate Two Gambling Bills as Session Draws to a Close
Two separate gambling bills were heard and voted in the Florida Legislature on Friday, one in the House and the other in the Senate, as this year’s legislative session is…
Cordish Cos. Secures Plot for Hotel and Casino Resort in South Philadelphia
Baltimore-based developer The Cordish Companies recently purchased a property in the stadium district of South Philadelphia where it is planning to build a $600-million casino resort. The Business Journals reports…
Ladbrokes Could Drop Sponsorships Following Crackdown on Gambling Machines
A significant reduction of the maximum bet on fixed-odds betting terminals could force Ladbrokes Coral to cut its £8-million annual spending on sponsorships of different sports, including horse racing, the…
Dennis Blieden Wins 2018 WPT L.A. Poker Classic Championship
Dennis Blieden became the latest WPT L.A. Poker Classic champion last night after bulldozing his way through the six-handed final table. His terrific performance on the final day of the…
Toby Lewis Enters Final Day of WPT LAPC Championship as Chip Leader
The official six-handed final table of the 2018 L.A. Poker Classic $10,000 Championship was set last night at Commerce Casino. Toby Lewis, who entered the day with the second largest…
Brazil Could Legalize Casinos Only under New Ministry of Tourism Proposal
Brazil’s years-long push to legalize different types of gambling is at serious risk of failure, after a separate legislative proposal has emerged in the country’s legislature somewhat surprisingly. Under the…
Dennis Blieden Leads 13 Players into Day 5 of WPT LAPC Championship
The field of this year’s edition of the WPT L.A. Poker Classic $10,000 Championship was whittled down to just 13 contenders from a 493-strong field. Dennis Blieden, a player with…
João Vieira and Leo Margets Join Winamax’s Team of Sponsored Players ahead of Spanish Launch
If there were any doubts that Winamax was very serious about its expansion across Europe, the French online poker room has been doing its best to clear these completely. It…