Events & Reports

Dutch Gambling Regulator Slaps Mr Green with Hefty Fine

Dutch Gambling Regulator Slaps Mr Green with Hefty Fine

by September 12, 2018

Online gambling company MRG, recently rebranded from Mr Green, announced today that it has become the latest target of the Netherlands Gaming Authority’s punitive actions against unregulated remote gambling operations conducted in the country.MRG said in a press release on i ...

Manju Gera Takes Down WSOP Circuit Thunder Valley $400 H.O.R.S.E. for First Gold Ring

Manju Gera Takes Down WSOP Circuit Thunder Valley $400 H.O.R.S.E. for First Gold Ring

by September 12, 2018

Manju Gera has become the newest winner of a WSOP Circuit gold ring. Earlier this week, the player bested the field of the $400 H.O.R.S.E. tournament at Thunder Valley Casino Resort for her first cash from the series and the coveted gold piece. Gera collected $8,303 to accompany ...

Nearly 12% of Jeju Island’s High School Students at High Risk of Gambling Addiction

Nearly 12% of Jeju Island’s High School Students at High Risk of Gambling Addiction

by September 11, 2018

Nearly 12% of high school students living on South Korea’s Jeju Island are at high risk of becoming gambling addicts, according to a recent study. The research was conducted by the Korea Center on Gambling Problems and its results were published on Monday.The center said tha ...

Francis Zhang Wins First WSOP Circuit Gold Ring at Thunder Valley Casino

Francis Zhang Wins First WSOP Circuit Gold Ring at Thunder Valley Casino

by September 11, 2018

Monday was a day of many firsts for one particular poker player. Francis Zhang won his first WSOP Circuit cash, his first WSOP Circuit title, and his first WSOP Circuit gold ring. The player bested the field of the $400 No-Limit Hold’em Bounty or Event #2 on the schedule of the o ...

Jimmy Livramento Takes Down WPTDeepStacks Portugal Main Event

Jimmy Livramento Takes Down WPTDeepStacks Portugal Main Event

by September 10, 2018

Jimmy Livramento emerged victorious in the latest WPTDeepStacks Main Event. The player took down a field of 224 entries at Casino Vilamoura in Southern Portugal’s Algarve region for a first-place prize of €50,000, the tournament trophy, and a package into the season ending WPTDee ...

Jimmy Livramento Leads 9 Players into WPTDeepStacks Portugal Finale

Jimmy Livramento Leads 9 Players into WPTDeepStacks Portugal Finale

by September 9, 2018

The WPTDeepStacks Portugal Main Event is just a final table away from crowning its 2018 victor. An original field of 224 entries has been reduced to just nine players who will sit around the official final table today to determine the champion. Action kicks off at 2 pm local time ...

WPTDeepStacks Portugal Main Event Day 2 Kicks Off with 81 Hopefuls

WPTDeepStacks Portugal Main Event Day 2 Kicks Off with 81 Hopefuls

by September 8, 2018

It has been action-packed two days at Casino Vilamoura in Southern Portugal where this year’s edition of the WPTDeepStacks Portugal Main Event is taking place. The final of the tournament’s three starting flights was completed at the host venue late last night and we ...

Daniel Ortlieb Leads after WPTDeepStacks Portugal Main Event Day 1A

Daniel Ortlieb Leads after WPTDeepStacks Portugal Main Event Day 1A

by September 7, 2018

Vilamoura is a resort located in the Algarve region in the southern part of Portugal. It is a popular tourist hot spot. And right now it is a gathering place for players who want to test their wits in the latest installment of the WPTDeepStacks series.The WPTDeepStacks Portu ...

Tropicana Casino Confirms Sports Betting Plans as NFL Season Kicks Off

Tropicana Casino Confirms Sports Betting Plans as NFL Season Kicks Off

by September 7, 2018

Tropicana Casino & Resort in Atlantic City confirmed on Thursday plans to join New Jersey’s growing sports betting scene. British bookmaker William Hill will operate the property’s sportsbook. However, no official timetable was provided for the launch of the betting facility. ...

Poker Masters Kicks Off at Aria Offering Quality High Roller Action

Poker Masters Kicks Off at Aria Offering Quality High Roller Action

by September 6, 2018

The time for one of the most exciting events on the live poker tournament calendar has almost arrived and excitement is certainly building up in Las Vegas where said event will take place over the next week.Aria launched its Poker Masters high roller festival last September. ...

Is Ukraine Nurturing a Booming Illegal Gambling Market by Delaying Re-Regulation Process?

Is Ukraine Nurturing a Booming Illegal Gambling Market by Delaying Re-Regulation Process?

by September 6, 2018

Ukrainian lawmakers recently listed poker in the country’s Register of Recognized Sports after the game was considered a form of gambling and was therefore illegal for nearly a decade. This latest move raises two important questions – is the Ukrainian government gearing up for th ...

William Hill Extends US Betting Footprint with Eldorado Partnership

William Hill Extends US Betting Footprint with Eldorado Partnership

by September 5, 2018

William Hill announced today that it has reached an agreement to sell a 20% stake in its US business to Nevada-based gaming operator Eldorado Resorts and to become the latter company’s exclusive sports betting operator.The deal will provide William Hill US with the opportuni ...

Biggest EPT Barcelona Main Events over the Years

Biggest EPT Barcelona Main Events over the Years

by September 4, 2018

The EPT Barcelona has long ago become a staple event within the European Poker Tour. The sunny Spanish city of Barcelona has been a stop to an EPT festival in each and every of the popular poker series’ fourteen seasons and this will not change anytime soon, given the massive and ...

Macau Casino Workers Protest Against Tobacco Law Violations, Ask for Better Controls, Fines for Casinos

Macau Casino Workers Protest Against Tobacco Law Violations, Ask for Better Controls, Fines for Casinos

by September 4, 2018

A group of Macau casino workers – mostly dealers – participated in a demonstration on Monday, calling for stricter control on smoking at the city’s gambling venues. The protest was organized by the New Macau Gaming Staff Rights Association. It started at 4:30 pm local time at the ...

Poland’s Piotr Nurzynski Wins Record-Breaking EPT Barcelona Main Event

Poland’s Piotr Nurzynski Wins Record-Breaking EPT Barcelona Main Event

by September 3, 2018

This year’s EPT Barcelona Main Event was one to remember. The tournament turned out to be the largest one Main Event ever played within the EPT series and was packed with action and poker thrill.It was Poland’s Piotr Nurzynski who outmaneuvered the event’s 1,931-strong field ...