WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond Main Event Day 1B Draws 634 Entrants, 140 Progress into Day 2

WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond Main Event Day 1B Draws 634 Entrants, 140 Progress into Day 2

by October 21, 2018

Day 2 to kick off with 236 survivors from the tournament’s two starting flightsThe second starting flight of the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond Main Event is now in the books. It drew 634 entries, of whom only 140 survived through the 15 levels that were played at the h ...

Michael Perrone Leads WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond Main Event Day 1A Survivors

Michael Perrone Leads WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond Main Event Day 1A Survivors

by October 20, 2018

Last year’s champ, Blake Battaglia, eyes a back-to-back titleMain Event action unfolded on Friday at Horseshoe Hammond where the current WSOP Circuit stop is taking place. The first of two starting flights was completed yesterday at the host casino and the names of the ...

Tyler Payne Captures First Gold Ring with WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond $1,250 No-Limit Hold’em Win

Tyler Payne Captures First Gold Ring with WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond $1,250 No-Limit Hold’em Win

by October 19, 2018

Payne outwits 170 entries to claim his first gold ring from the seriesTyler Payne, a 25-year-old poker pro from Fayetteville, North Carolina, scooped his career’s first gold ring from the WSOP Circuit with a victory at Horseshoe Hammond last night. The player outlasted the 17 ...

Melco Ices Philippines Delisting Process amid Shareholder Unrest

Melco Ices Philippines Delisting Process amid Shareholder Unrest

by October 19, 2018

This is the second time the casino and hospitality giant puts Philippines delisting plans on iceGaming and hospitality company Melco Resorts & Entertainment today announced that it would postpone a tender offer for its Philippine subsidiary for a second time, Reuters repo ...

Stanley Ho’s Son, Arnaldo, Moves to Revive Dormant Cotai Entertainment Complex Project

Stanley Ho’s Son, Arnaldo, Moves to Revive Dormant Cotai Entertainment Complex Project

by October 18, 2018

Arnaldo Ho and Macau Theme Park and Resort move forward with the construction of an entertainment resort without the theme park featured in original plansArnaldo Ho, son of Macau casino mogul Stanley Ho, announced earlier today plans to revive an entertainment and hospitality ...

William Watson Takes Down WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond $400 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed

William Watson Takes Down WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond $400 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed

by October 18, 2018

Watson scoops second gold ring exactly a month after claiming his debut WSOP Circuit gold pieceWilliam Watson from Lexington, Kentucky bested last night the field of the $600 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed at Horseshoe Hammond to claim his second WSOP Circuit gold ring in just a m ...

Majority of New Gambling Accounts in Sweden Registered with International Operators, Report Finds

Majority of New Gambling Accounts in Sweden Registered with International Operators, Report Finds

by October 17, 2018

Off-shore gambling operators have proved particularly popular with Swedish gamblers over the past yearAccounts registered with international online gambling operators represent 60% of all online gambling registrations made over the past 12 months in Sweden, local consultancy ...

Mohammed Nuwwarah Takes Down WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond $600 H.O.R.S.E.

Mohammed Nuwwarah Takes Down WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond $600 H.O.R.S.E.

by October 17, 2018

Nuwwarah captures debut WSOP Circuit title on his 32nd birthdayMohammed Nuwwarah, an Omaha, Nebraska resident with solid poker background, won last night the $600 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. that played as part of the ongoing WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond series. The player captured a ...

Former Kenyan MP Accuses David Baazov of Fraud and Gambling Proceeds Misappropriation

Former Kenyan MP Accuses David Baazov of Fraud and Gambling Proceeds Misappropriation

by October 16, 2018

Amaya founder and former CEO David Baazov lands in hot water, former Kenyan lawmaker comes forward with serious fraud accusationsA former Kenyan MP accused Amaya Gaming Group (now The Stars Group) and its founder, businessman David Baazov, of misappropriating billions of Keny ...

Chris Fuchs Wins Opening Event of WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond Stop

Chris Fuchs Wins Opening Event of WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond Stop

by October 16, 2018

Fuchs scoops first WSOP Circuit title after a decade of playing poker recreationallyChris Fuchs, an IT sales specialist by day, topped the behemoth field of the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond Opening Event for his debut gold ring from the series and a hefty first-place prize ...

Boyd Buys Four Pinnacle Casinos; Penn National Completes $2.8-Billion Pinnacle Acquisition

Boyd Buys Four Pinnacle Casinos; Penn National Completes $2.8-Billion Pinnacle Acquisition

by October 15, 2018

Boyd completes purchase of four Pinnacle casinos to pave the way for the closure of Penn National’s $2.8-billion acquisition of PinnacleMajor gaming company Boyd Gaming Corporation announced today that it has completed the purchase of four casino properties from rival Pinnacl ...

Melco Bets Big on eSports in Pursuit of Japan Casino License

Melco Bets Big on eSports in Pursuit of Japan Casino License

by October 15, 2018

Melco believes existing relationship with Chinese customers and popularity of eSports could be a winning formula for Japan casino licenseAn eSports stadium will play an important role in Melco Resorts & Entertainment’s bid for a casino license in Japan, Geoffrey Davis, Ch ...

Poker Celeb Maria Ho Wins WPTDeepStacks Johannesburg

Poker Celeb Maria Ho Wins WPTDeepStacks Johannesburg

by October 15, 2018

Ho scoops WPTDeepStacks Johannesburg R13,500 Main Event title for R1 million in prize money and all the accolades she deserves for her great runIt was a mad run for popular poker pro and personality Maria Ho at Emperors Palace Hotel Casino in Johannesburg, but one which she c ...

Final Flight of WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond Draws Over 1,000 Entrants

Final Flight of WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond Draws Over 1,000 Entrants

by October 14, 2018

As many as 220 hopefuls from all five starting flights advance into the final day of actionFlight E, the final one scheduled to be played within the $400 buy-in opening event of the 2018 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond stop, was completed Saturday at the host casino. More than ...

Two More Flights of WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond Opening Event Now in the Books

Two More Flights of WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond Opening Event Now in the Books

by October 13, 2018

Flights C and D of the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond $400 No-Limit Hold’em Opening Event bring the overall field to 1,552 contendersFriday saw the completion of two more starting flights in the $400 buy-in opening event of this year’s WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammo ...