Events & Reports

CJEU Leaves It to Austrian Court to Determine Whether Gambling Monopoly System “Is Coherent”

CJEU Leaves It to Austrian Court to Determine Whether Gambling Monopoly System “Is Coherent”

by November 5, 2018

Europe’s top court issues one more ruling on Austria’s gambling monopoly systemThe European Court of Justice has ruled that it is up to an Austrian court to determine whether the country’s monopoly system in respect to the provision of gaming services is coherent. The CJEU ru ...

Michael Hubbard Assumes Overall Chip Lead after WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe Main Event Day 1B

Michael Hubbard Assumes Overall Chip Lead after WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe Main Event Day 1B

by November 4, 2018

Michael Hubbard leads 54 survivors into Day 2, defending champ Max Young outThe WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe Main Event kicked off on Friday with the first of two starting flights to draw 176 entries. And Day 1B was even busier at the host casino on Saturday. As many as 26 ...

Scott Steward Leads Star-Studded Pack of WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe Main Event Day 1A Survivors

Scott Steward Leads Star-Studded Pack of WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe Main Event Day 1A Survivors

by November 3, 2018

Scott Steward eyes sixth WSOP Circuit gold ring, leading Day 1A’s 22 survivors into Harveys Lake Tahoe Main Event Day 2It was a busy day of poker at Harveys Lake Tahoe Casino as the Main Event of the current WSOP Circuit stop kicked off Friday morning with the first of ...

Casino Tax Hike Included in Malaysia’s 2019 Budget Plan

Casino Tax Hike Included in Malaysia’s 2019 Budget Plan

by November 2, 2018

New government considers casino tax hike economy grapples with financial scandals and growing budget deficitMalaysia is aiming to mend its scandal-stricken economy and tackle a widening budget gap with higher license fees and tax rates for land-based casinos and slot machine ...

Scott Sanders Tops 332-Strong Field in WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe $400 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack

Scott Sanders Tops 332-Strong Field in WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe $400 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack

by November 2, 2018

Scott Sanders captures a shiny gold ring after a fun heads-up against Marty GorencScott Sanders, a player from Santa Clara, California, was the Thursday night star at Harveys Lake Tahoe Casino as he navigated through the field of the $400 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack, or Ev ...

Lian Liu Takes Down WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe Turbo Event for Debut Gold Ring

Lian Liu Takes Down WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe Turbo Event for Debut Gold Ring

by November 1, 2018

Lian Liu outlasts 227 entrants to claim his first WSOP Circuit titleLian Liu won his debut WSOP Circuit gold ring after surviving the field of the $400 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo event at Harveys Lake Tahoe Casino. Aside from the jewelry piece, the poker pro also took home $18,73 ...

Churchill Downs Acquires Majority Stake in Rivers Casino Des Plaines

Churchill Downs Acquires Majority Stake in Rivers Casino Des Plaines

by November 1, 2018

Churchill Downs acquires “crown jewel of Illinois gaming” in latest acquisition deal within the US land-based casino spaceGambling company Churchill Downs Incorporated announced on Wednesday that it has reached an agreement to buy a majority stake in Rivers Casino Des Plaines ...

New York Jets Join Forces with Casino Giant MGM in “First-of-Its-Kind” Deal

New York Jets Join Forces with Casino Giant MGM in “First-of-Its-Kind” Deal

by October 31, 2018

The Jets pen landmark deal with casino operator MGM Resorts International shortly after 888 advertising tie-upThe New York Jets and MGM Resorts International today announced a “first-of-its-kind” integrated gaming partnership that makes the casino and hospitality operator the ...

Super High Roller Bowl V Lands at ARIA Casino in December

Super High Roller Bowl V Lands at ARIA Casino in December

by October 31, 2018

Super High Roller Bowl makes December a permanent home, promises multiple surprises for playersThe fifth edition of the highly successful Super High Roller Bowl poker series is set to take place on December 17-19, organizers announced Tuesday. The major live tournament event ...

New York Jets Partner Online Gambling Operator 888, Face Backlash from Football Purists

New York Jets Partner Online Gambling Operator 888, Face Backlash from Football Purists

by October 30, 2018

Yet another NFL team joins forces with a casino operator as the league relaxes gambling advertising rulesThe New York Jets have penned a sponsorship deal with online gambling operator 888 and football purists are not happy about it, news outlet the New York Post reported on ...

Dustin Fox Locks Up Back-to-Back Win in WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe Six-Max

Dustin Fox Locks Up Back-to-Back Win in WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe Six-Max

by October 30, 2018

Cheered by his mom, Fox scoops back-to-back Six-Max title at Harveys Lake Tahoe CasinoLocal player Dustin Fox defended his WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe No-Limit Hold’em Six-Max title last night to collect his second gold ring from the series and $18,878. Fox took down the ...

Bernard Lee Wins $400 Buy-In Event in WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe for Second Gold Ring

Bernard Lee Wins $400 Buy-In Event in WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe for Second Gold Ring

by October 29, 2018

Poker columnist and commentator Bernard Lee captures second WSOP Circuit gold ring at Harveys Lake TahoeA 13th-place finish in the 2005 WSOP Main Event was pivotal for Bernard Lee as it rocketed him into a successful career as a poker columnist, commentator, and player. Lee c ...

Business Magnates Sheldon Adelson, Warren Buffett Clash Over Nevada Electricity Monopoly Ballot Question

Business Magnates Sheldon Adelson, Warren Buffett Clash Over Nevada Electricity Monopoly Ballot Question

by October 29, 2018

Casino boss Sheldon Adelson funnels $20 million into initiative aiming to break up Nevada’s electricity supply monopolyNevada has turned into an arena for a battle of billionaires as two business magnates are clashing over a constitutional amendment that aims to end the utili ...

Online Money Transfer Startup WorldRemit Appoints Former Gambling Boss as New CEO

Online Money Transfer Startup WorldRemit Appoints Former Gambling Boss as New CEO

by October 22, 2018

Ambitious online money transfer company hires Paddy Power Betfair’s Breon Corcoran as new bossUK fintech company WorldRemit today confirmed the appointment of former Paddy Power Betfair CEO Breon Corcoran as its new Chief Executive after weekend reports that he would become t ...

Sam Miller Leads 23 Hopefuls into WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond Main Event Day 3

Sam Miller Leads 23 Hopefuls into WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond Main Event Day 3

by October 22, 2018

UK’s Sam Miller leads final 23, last year’s champion Blake Battaglia out of the raceThe field of this year’s WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond Main Event was reduced to just 23 players after Day 2. The tournament originally drew as many as 1,094 entries, but it is now just a few ...