West Virginia Lottery Director Resigns as State Launches Sports Betting

West Virginia Lottery Director Resigns as State Launches Sports Betting

by September 2, 2018

The Director of the West Virginia Lottery resigned from his post on the same day the state’s first legal sportsbook celebrated its soft opening and two days before a grand opening ceremony was held at the facility, a press release from the office of Gov. Jim Justice reads. ...

Haoxiang Wang Leads Final Six in EPT Barcelona Main Event

Haoxiang Wang Leads Final Six in EPT Barcelona Main Event

by September 2, 2018

There was plenty of poker action and drama at the penultimate day of the EPT Barcelona Main Event. There were 13 players at the start of that day and just six of them made it through the end. They will resume play at noon today at Casino Barcelona to fight for the title and the € ...

Disabled Ameristar Vicksburg Customers Sue Casino over ADA Violations

Disabled Ameristar Vicksburg Customers Sue Casino over ADA Violations

by September 1, 2018

Two regular customers of Ameristar Casino Hotel in Vicksburg, Mississippi are suing the property, arguing that it violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, local news outlet the Clarion Ledger reports.In a federal lawsuit filed August 17, Hope Elly and John Smith said th ...

Pedro Marques Leads 13 Players into Penultimate Day of EPT Barcelona Main Event

Pedro Marques Leads 13 Players into Penultimate Day of EPT Barcelona Main Event

by September 1, 2018

Friday was a long day of quality poker at Casino Barcelona where this year’s edition of the EPT Barcelona festival is currently running. Eyes are set on the Main Event, which is entering its concluding stages. The tournament attracted a record-breaking field of more than 1, ...

Pearl River Resort Becomes First Tribal Casino to Offer Sports Betting Outside Nevada

Pearl River Resort Becomes First Tribal Casino to Offer Sports Betting Outside Nevada

by August 31, 2018

Pearl River Resort in Choctaw, Mississippi has become the Magnolia State’s latest casino resort to launch a sportsbook following the mid-May annulment of the federal ban on sports betting and the recent legalization of the activity in Mississippi.The property, owned and oper ...

Mark Buckley Leads 56 Players into EPT Barcelona Main Event Day 4

Mark Buckley Leads 56 Players into EPT Barcelona Main Event Day 4

by August 31, 2018

The record-breaking 1,931-strong field of the EPT Barcelona Main Event was reduced to just 56 survivors during Day 3 of the tournament. The remaining players are set to resume play today at noon local time at Casino Barcelona. They will be led by Ireland’s Mark Buckley, who emerg ...

New Massachusetts Casino Welcomes 150,000 Visitors in First Weekend

New Massachusetts Casino Welcomes 150,000 Visitors in First Weekend

by August 30, 2018

MGM Springfield welcomed 150,000 visitors during its first weekend of operation, owners of the $960-million hotel and casino resort said on Wednesday. The property, a first of its kind in the state of Massachusetts, opened doors on Friday, August 24 to massive interest.MGM S ...

Former EPT Champ Ben Wilinofsky Leads after EPT Barcelona Main Event Day 2

Former EPT Champ Ben Wilinofsky Leads after EPT Barcelona Main Event Day 2

by August 30, 2018

The EPT Barcelona has over the years made a name for itself as a record-smashing festival and this year showed no diversion from this trend. The brand-new edition of the €5,300 Main Event drew a record number of 1,931 entries (including 457 re-entries) who generated a massive €9, ...

Caesars Looking to Sell Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, According to New Round of Reports

Caesars Looking to Sell Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, According to New Round of Reports

by August 29, 2018

For nearly a decade now, the Las Vegas rumor mill would, every once in a while, produce a story revolving around the potential sale of Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, which is currently owned by gaming and hospitality giant Caesars Entertainment Corp. and has been home to the W ...

Benjamin Pollak Wins EPT Barcelona €50,000 Single-Day High Roller after All-French Heads-Up

Benjamin Pollak Wins EPT Barcelona €50,000 Single-Day High Roller after All-French Heads-Up

by August 29, 2018

Poker pro Benjamin Pollak took down the field of the EPT Barcelona €50,000 Single-Day High Roller after battling his way through a field of 69 entries and an all-French heads-up that saw him emerge from a chip deficit. The player added €979,000 to his already quite hefty poker ba ...

Michael Copeland Takes Down WPT500 Los Angeles for $181,950

Michael Copeland Takes Down WPT500 Los Angeles for $181,950

by August 28, 2018

The 2018 edition of the WPT500 Los Angeles is now in the books. The tournament drew 2,509 entries who challenged their luck and tested their skills against each other at one of California’s hottest poker destinations – The Bicycle Casino. In the end, it was Michael Copeland who p ...

Singapore Visitors Spend Nearly S$1.5 Billion on Gambling, Sightseeing, and Entertainment

Singapore Visitors Spend Nearly S$1.5 Billion on Gambling, Sightseeing, and Entertainment

by August 28, 2018

Tourism spending on sightseeing, entertainment, and gambling in Singapore increased 6% during the first quarter of the year to S$1.498 billion (approximately $1.1 billion), according to official data released by the Singapore Tourism Board.However, the tourism body, tasked w ...

Michael Copeland Holds Massive Chip Lead Into Final Day of WPT500 Los Angeles

Michael Copeland Holds Massive Chip Lead Into Final Day of WPT500 Los Angeles

by August 27, 2018

The WPT500 Los Angeles in entering its closing stage after nine days of quality poker action at The Bicycle Casino in the Los Angeles area. The $570 buy-in tournament drew a field of 2,509 warriors, all eyeing the first-place prize and the accolades that accompany a champion. How ...

Silver Heritage Secures Land for Another Indian-Targeting Casino Resort in Nepal

Silver Heritage Secures Land for Another Indian-Targeting Casino Resort in Nepal

by August 27, 2018

Australia-listed boutique casino operator Silver Heritage Group Ltd. today announced that it has completed the purchase of a portion of land in Jhapa, East Nepal where it plans to build a casino resort.In a filing to the the Australian Securities Exchange, the company said t ...

Dustin Gottstein Emerges as WPT500 Los Angeles Overall Chip Leader

Dustin Gottstein Emerges as WPT500 Los Angeles Overall Chip Leader

by August 26, 2018

Saturday was an eventful day at The Bicycle Casino in the Los Angeles area as the ongoing WPT500 Los Angeles finally concluded its starting flights stage. Over the course of the past eight days, as many as 2,509 entrants paid the $570 buy-in fee to try their luck and challenge th ...