Events & Reports

More Than 20,000 Swedes Opt For Gambling Self-Exclusion

More Than 20,000 Swedes Opt For Gambling Self-Exclusion

by February 4, 2019

More than 20,000 Swedes have opted for gambling self-exclusion since the reorganization of the local gambling marketMore than 20,000 Swedish gamblers opted to self-exclude from gambling via the national Spelpaus.se system in the period between January 1 and February 1, the co ...

Wynn Resorts On Track to Open Massachusetts Casino Resort in Mid-2019, CEO Says

Wynn Resorts On Track to Open Massachusetts Casino Resort in Mid-2019, CEO Says

by February 4, 2019

Encore Boston Harbor on track to swing its doors open in Everett, Massachusetts by mid-2019, CEO Matt Maddox believesEncore Boston Harbor, the $2.6-billion integrated resort currently under development in Greater Boston, is on track to open doors on June 23, Wynn Resorts CEO ...

Cary Katz Claims Aussie Millions A$100,000 Challenge Title

Cary Katz Claims Aussie Millions A$100,000 Challenge Title

by February 3, 2019

One of the hottest high rollers on the annual calendar of poker events wrapped up on Saturday at Crown Casino Melbourne, crowning Poker Central founder Cary Katz as its championCary Katz, a businessman and a seasoned high roller player, collected A$1,481,760 (approximately $1 ...

Dave Farah Leads WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Final Table

Dave Farah Leads WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Final Table

by February 1, 2019

Dave Farah leads the six-handed final table of the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open, third-time WPT final tablist Daniel Busgon headlinesWhile WPT action at the Borgata Casino in Atlantic City wrapped up last night, the winner of the 2019 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open is yet to ...

Paddy Power Betfair Snatches Georgia’s Largest Online Gambling Operator

Paddy Power Betfair Snatches Georgia’s Largest Online Gambling Operator

by February 1, 2019

Paddy Power Betfair has acquired Georgia’s largest online gambling operator to gain foothold in a new lucrative marketGambling powerhouse Paddy Power Betfair announced today that it has acquired a controlling stake in Georgia’s largest online gambling operator, Adjarabet, in ...

Nick Schwarmann Leads after WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Day 3

Nick Schwarmann Leads after WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Day 3

by January 31, 2019

Nick Schwarmann leads 29 players into Day 4 of the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open, attacking his first title from the seriesThe record-smashing 1,415-strong field of this year’s WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open had been whittled down to the final 29 by the end of Day 3 of the pre ...

Ocean Resort Casino’s New Owner Files Gaming License Petition

Ocean Resort Casino’s New Owner Files Gaming License Petition

by January 31, 2019

Luxor Capital Group has filed interim license petition, seeking authorization to enter Atlantic City’s casino marketLuxor Capital Group, a New York-based hedge fund that agreed recently to buy Atlantic City’s Ocean Resort Casino, has filed a petition with New Jersey gambling ...

Slovak Lawmakers Vote to Move On with Online Gambling Market Re-Organization

Slovak Lawmakers Vote to Move On with Online Gambling Market Re-Organization

by January 30, 2019

Slovakia’s National Council voted on Tuesday to override a presidential veto on the re-regulation of the local gambling marketSlovakia is on track to adopt changes to its gambling law that will re-organize its market and will allow online gaming and betting companies to opera ...

888 Ventures Into Portugal with Casino, Poker License

888 Ventures Into Portugal with Casino, Poker License

by January 30, 2019

888 becomes only the second operator to be given the green light to operate online poker in PortugalPortugal’s gambling regulator Serviço Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos do Turismo de Portugal (SRIJ) has finally issued a second license authorizing the provision of online poker ...

More and More Dutch People Gamble on Unregulated Websites, Survey Shows

More and More Dutch People Gamble on Unregulated Websites, Survey Shows

by January 29, 2019

New report shows more Dutch gamblers have opted for unregulated online gambling in the past few yearsThe number of Dutch gamblers opting for unregulated online gambling services has increased 20% over the past two years, according to a survey conducted by market research agen ...

New York Hedge Fund Buys Ocean Resort Casino

New York Hedge Fund Buys Ocean Resort Casino

by January 29, 2019

A New York private investment firm has been identified as the new owner of the ailing Boardwalk hotel and casino resortNew York-based hedge fund Luxor Capital Group has been revealed as the mysterious buyer of Atlantic City’s Ocean Resort Casino after several weeks of specula ...

Denys Shafikov Wins First-Ever WPT Russia

Denys Shafikov Wins First-Ever WPT Russia

by January 28, 2019

Denys Shafikov from Ukraine captured the WPT Russia title and the accompanying $255,259 top prize after dominating performanceUkrainian poker player Denys Shafikov joined last night the exclusive club of WPT Main Event champs after coming through a 503-strong field to take do ...

Osaka Keen to Host Casino, Other Japanese Prefectures Still Reluctant

Osaka Keen to Host Casino, Other Japanese Prefectures Still Reluctant

by January 28, 2019

Japanese cities and prefectures consider their participation in the upcoming bidding process to host the nation’s first casinosJapan’s Osaka, Wakayama, and Nagasaki Prefectures are all planning to apply to host the country’s first casinos, while dozens more areas are still re ...

Johnny Landreth Leads 77 Into WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Tunica Main Event Day 2

Johnny Landreth Leads 77 Into WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Tunica Main Event Day 2

by January 27, 2019

Landreth eyes second WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Main Event title and fourth gold ring from the popular poker seriesThe second starting flight of the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Tunica Main Event drew 396 entries, adding up to Day 1A’s 243 entrants for an overall field of 639 competito ...

Hard Rock’s Atlantic City Casino Launches Sports Betting ahead of Super Bowl

Hard Rock’s Atlantic City Casino Launches Sports Betting ahead of Super Bowl

by January 27, 2019

New Jersey’s sports betting market grows as Hard Rock launches wagering ahead of next week’s Super Bowl gameBetter late than never, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City has joined the New Jersey sports betting party. Property officials confirmed Saturday the start of a ...