Two More WPT500 Los Angeles Flights Now in the Books, Only Two More Left

Two More WPT500 Los Angeles Flights Now in the Books, Only Two More Left

by August 25, 2018

Poker excitement is building up at The Bicycle Casino where the latest installment of the WPT500 is taking place. The ongoing WPT500 Los Angeles is a special one. The $570 buy-in tournament features a record number of starting flights, which means a record number of opportunities ...

Mark LeBlanc and Jeff Yarchever Top WPT500 Los Angeles Days 1K/1L Chip Counts

Mark LeBlanc and Jeff Yarchever Top WPT500 Los Angeles Days 1K/1L Chip Counts

by August 24, 2018

Days 1K and 1L of the latest edition of the $570 buy-in WPT500 Los Angeles were played at The Bicycle Casino in the Los Angeles area on Thursday. The two starting flights drew a combined of 264 entries who brought the overall field to 1,459 contenders.Day 1K of the major tou ...

Chairman of Casino Operator Landing Goes Missing, Reportedly Detained in Cambodia

Chairman of Casino Operator Landing Goes Missing, Reportedly Detained in Cambodia

by August 24, 2018

The Chairman of Hong Kong-listed casino and hospitality operator Landing International Development Ltd. has gone missing in what could be described as the latest of a series of unfortunate events for the company over the past several weeks.Landing said in a Thursday filing t ...

WPT500 Los Angeles Progresses at The Bicycle Casino with 10 Flights Now in the Books

WPT500 Los Angeles Progresses at The Bicycle Casino with 10 Flights Now in the Books

by August 23, 2018

The WPT500 Los Angeles is in full swing as ten of the event’s sixteen starting flights are already in the books. The most recent two were ticked off as completed last night at The Bicycle Casino. Days 1I and 1J together drew 240 contenders on Wednesday to swell the overall field ...

Gaming Analyst Calls Casino REITs Attractive

Gaming Analyst Calls Casino REITs Attractive

by August 23, 2018

Global gaming advisory firm Union Gaming has remained bullish on the casino REIT sector as a wave of consolidation is under way on the regional level and is creating potential for more high-value real estate deals in Las Vegas.Union Gaming analyst John DeCree said in a recen ...

WPT500 Los Angeles Days 1G and 1H End with Alexander Beleson and Aram Bedrosian Leading

WPT500 Los Angeles Days 1G and 1H End with Alexander Beleson and Aram Bedrosian Leading

by August 22, 2018

Two more starting flights of the WPT500 Los Angeles are in the books now. Days 1G and 1H were played at the host facility, The Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California to see the event’s overall field grow to 955 entries from a field of 764 contestants that was recorded after t ...

Myanmar Lawmakers Submit Casino Legalization Bill

Myanmar Lawmakers Submit Casino Legalization Bill

by August 22, 2018

The Myanmar Public Affairs Management Committee submitted on Tuesday a bill calling for the legalization of casinos as the country is struggling to find sources of additional revenue to close a massive budget gap and is looking to boost its tourism industry.The piece of legi ...

Budd Beaman and Straton Wilhelm Emerge as WPT500 Los Angeles Days 1E and 1F Chip Leaders

Budd Beaman and Straton Wilhelm Emerge as WPT500 Los Angeles Days 1E and 1F Chip Leaders

by August 21, 2018

The fifth and sixth starting flights of the WPT500 Los Angeles were completed on Monday at the host venue, the Bicycle Casino. Days 1E and 1F brought the field of the brand-new edition of the popular event to a total of 764 entries. And the survivors from these two starting fligh ...

Cebu City Casino Resort on Track for August 25 Ground-Breaking, Despite President Duterte’s Ban

Cebu City Casino Resort on Track for August 25 Ground-Breaking, Despite President Duterte’s Ban

by August 21, 2018

A Cebu City official has revealed that a planned ground-breaking ceremony for an PHP18-billion casino resort would be held on August 25, despite a series of recent warnings from Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte that he would not permit the construction of any more properties ...

Peter Hengsakul Leads after WPT500 Los Angeles Days 1A and 1B

Peter Hengsakul Leads after WPT500 Los Angeles Days 1A and 1B

by August 19, 2018

The WPT500 Los Angeles kicked off Saturday at the host venue, The Bicycle Casino, with two starting flights. As many as 331 entries registered into the $570 buy-in tournament during Days 1A and 1B, but only 17 of them will progress into Day 2.The event features a total of fo ...

Who Won The Big 4 at the 2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open

Who Won The Big 4 at the 2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open

by August 17, 2018

Another Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open festival was completed at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, and that one was, too, utter success. And for another year, organizers included four special events in the festival’s schedule that comprised the Big 4 for ...

Potawatomi Hotel & Casino Tops Off $80-Million Hotel Expansion

Potawatomi Hotel & Casino Tops Off $80-Million Hotel Expansion

by August 17, 2018

The Forest County of Potawatomi Community celebrated on Thursday the topping off of the $80-million expansion of its Potawatomi Hotel & Casino in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The project involves the construction of a new hotel tower that is attached to the property’s existing 19-st ...

Jeju Shinhwa World Casino Thrives Despite Chinese Boycott

Jeju Shinhwa World Casino Thrives Despite Chinese Boycott

by August 16, 2018

The Jeju Shinhwa World integrated resort located on South Korea’s Jeju Island has raked in KRW369.4 billion (approximately $327.7 million) in revenue since its grand opening in February, local news outlets report. The property features one of the island’s nine casinos as well as ...

Former WSOP Main Event Champ Ryan Riess Wins Big in Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open

Former WSOP Main Event Champ Ryan Riess Wins Big in Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open

by August 16, 2018

The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood is definitely Ryan Riess’ lucky poker venue. The player recently scooped his third poker title at the casino after besting the 91-person field of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $10,000 One-Day event. Riess collected $236,838 ...

Ocean Resort Casino Installs New Logo to Distance from Revel’s Unfortunate Past

Ocean Resort Casino Installs New Logo to Distance from Revel’s Unfortunate Past

by August 16, 2018

Ocean Resort Casino, one of the two new additions to Atlantic City’s legendary Boardwalk, has begun the installation of its new logo, The Press of Atlantic City reports. The new logo is set to be located on the south-facing side of the casino resort’s 57-story glazed building. ...