Gibraltar Gambling Tax Challenge Loses Ground after Latest CJEU Ruling
Legal disputes between Gibraltar and the United Kingdom should be treated as ones taking place within a single member of the European Union, according to the Court of Justice of…
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Ron Ware Wins 2017 WSOP $1,500 8-Game Mix 6-Handed
Ron Ware joined the club of WSOP gold bracelet winners after claiming the victory in this year’s $1,500 8-Game Mix 6-Handed event. The player collected a first-place prize of $145,577…
NetEnt Extends Spanish Footprint with Casino Table Games
Swedish online casino provider NetEnt announced today that it will launch table games in Spain to celebrate its second anniversary in the regulated market. Going live in Spain in June…
Omaha Specialist Tyler Smith Takes Down 2017 WSOP $565 Pot-Limit Omaha
Tyler Smith, a player who has finally appeared on the poker tournament scene after a two-year hiatus, won last night the 2017 WSOP $565 Pot-Limit Omaha event for his first-ever…
Online Poker Grows Into Portugal’s Second Largest iGaming Sector ahead of Shared Liquidity Agreements
Portugal’s regulated online poker market is one of Europe’s youngest, if not the youngest one. New gambling laws took effect in the sun-kissed Southern European country last spring. Among other…
John Racener Wins 2017 WSOP $10,000 Dealers Choice Six-Handed Championship
John Racener, a Tampa, Florida-based poker pro, finally won his first WSOP gold bracelet after coming close to the achievement on several occasions over the course of his terrific career.…
Adrian Mateos Makes History at 2017 WSOP with $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em Championship Victory
Adrian Mateos is among the brightest representatives of the youngest generation of poker professionals and last night the player made another statement to solidify his reputation. The 22-year-old Spaniard won…
Frank Kassela Scoops Third Gold Bracelet in 2017 WSOP $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
Frank Kassela, originally from Chicago and now residing in Las Vegas, became the next WSOP champion in the 2017 edition of the world’s longest running live poker series. The player…
BetVictor Shuts Online Poker Business after 15 Years
Gibraltar-based gambling operator BetVictor has decided to shut down its online poker operations after 15 years of servicing poker players. The company has not released an official statement on the…
Slot Machine Manufacturer Universal Investigates Founder Kazuo Okada over “Fraudulent” Loan
Japanese slot machine manufacturer Universal Entertainment Corp. revealed on Thursday that it has been investigating an allegedly improper transfer of HK$135 million by the company’s founder and Chairman Kazuo Okada…
Thomas Pomponio Emerges as 2017 WSOP Colossus III Champion
The Colossus has been one of the most greatly celebrated tournaments on the WSOP schedule since its introduction in 2015. The third annual edition of the $565 buy-in event drew…
Omnibus Gambling Expansion Bill Succeeds in Pennsylvania’s House
Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives approved late on Wednesday a wide-ranging gambling bill that, if signed into law in its current form, will change the state’s gambling landscape significantly. Generally speaking,…
“Bad Actor” Provision Throws Dark Shadow over New York’s Online Poker Effort
New York’s effort for the legalization of online poker has taken an unpleasant but not completely unexpected turn just a fortnight before the end of the state’s 2017 legislative session.…
Massachusetts Online Gambling Review Commission Recommends Omnibus Legislative Approach
A specially assembled commission is set to recommend an omnibus approach to the legalization of online gambling as the best one for Massachusetts’ gambling industry, OnlinePokerReport wrote on Tuesday, citing…
Legislative Uncertainty Throws Connecticut’s Casino Expansion Effort in Limbo
Connecticut’s General Assembly may fail to strike a gambling expansion deal before the end of the legislative session, as a casino bill may not gain the necessary House support. A…
Doug Polk Claims Gold in 2017 WSOP $111,111 High Roller for ONE DROP
Doug Polk, a US poker pro who has demonstrated proficiency on multiple occasions, was the player to take down the $111,111 High Roller for ONE DROP, or the highest buy-in…
Four Casino Resorts in Japan Could Generate $25 Billion, Research Firm Says
Up to four integrated resorts could open doors in Japan, research firm Morningstar Inc. wrote in a note, cited by casino news outlet GGRAsia. Morningstar’s note was based on discussions…
Benjamin Zamani Wins 2017 WSOP $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Benjamin Zamani, a German-born poker pro now residing in Florida, added on Sunday another gold bracelet to his previously won piece, after topping a massive field of 905 entries in…
Upeshka De Silva Wins 2017 WSOP $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout
A 369-person field was not strong enough to stop poker pro Upeshka De Silva’s march to a second WSOP gold bracelet. Last night, the player claimed the gold and a…
Poker Couple Liv Boeree and Igor Kurganov Win 2017 WSOP $10,000 Tag Team Championship
Both Liv Boeree and Igor Kurganov are two players with formidable poker portfolios. However, WSOP’s gold bracelets have evaded them for several years until last night. It turned out that…
Bryan Hollis Wins 2017 WSOP $565 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em
For almost five decades, the World Series of Poker has been summoning players from all around the world to celebrate a game they share an affinity for. The 48th annual…
Illinois Seeks Additional Revenue with Online Gambling Bill
The legalization of online gambling has been a topic broadly considered in several US states since the beginning of the year. And there have been states to have progressed their…
Christoph Vogelsang Wins Aria Casino 2017 Super High Roller Bowl
German poker pro Christoph Vogelsang battled his way to the 2017 Super High Roller Bowl title on Thursday, converting his $300,000 investment into the tournament into a $6-million first-place prize.…
Jake Schindler Marches Into 2017 Super High Roller Bowl Final Day with Massive Chip Lead
The 56-person strong field of the 2017 Super High Roller Bowl took four days and 24 levels of play to be reduced to just three finalists. Jake Schindler, Christoph Vogelsang,…
Gambling Regulator Grants Conditional Approval to Imperial Pacific Casino Opening
Casino developer Imperial Pacific International (IPI) may eventually launch its casino as part of larger development project in Saipan after the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Casino Commission gave conditional approval…
Jake Schindler Leads Final 8 after Aria Casino 2017 Super High Roller Bowl Day 3 Action
Since introduced in the summer of 2015, Aria’s Super High Roller Bowl has established itself as one of the biggest and most highly anticipated events to be taking place on…
Justin Bonomo Bags Largest Stack after Aria Casino Super High Roller Bowl Day 2
If Day 1 of the 2017 Aria Super High Roller Bowl was packed with action, Day 2 of the $300,000 buy-in event sizzled with action. The tournament’s field was reduced…
Malta Directs Ambitions Towards Becoming the Silicon Valley of Gambling: Interview with MGA Executive Chairman Joseph Cuschieri
Several news outlets, Casino News Daily included, covered recently a story involving a former Malta Gaming Authority employee accusing the regulator of violating its own licensure principles by issuing licenses…
Advocacy Group Challenges Atlantic City Casino PILOT Program in Superior Court
A New Jersey Superior Court Judge is set to rule in July on the constitutionality of the PILOT program that exempts Atlantic City’s seven operational casinos from property taxes in…
Springfield Casino Amendment Fails in Illinois House Committee
The plan for the construction of a casino in Springfield, Illinois is hanging in the balance after a House committee failed to add a proposed amendment to an existing casino…