Poker Pro Pleads Guilty in $6-Million Super Bowl/World Cup Ticket Scam Case

Poker Pro Pleads Guilty in $6-Million Super Bowl/World Cup Ticket Scam Case

by July 19, 2018

Poker pro Seyed Reza Ali Fazeli pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges after being indicted in March for allegedly soliciting investors from three states to wire him more than $6 million to start a ticket-resale business.Fazeli admitted in a Santa Ana, California court on Tues ...

Northern Cyprus Reportedly Considers Lifting Casino Gambling Ban on Residents

Northern Cyprus Reportedly Considers Lifting Casino Gambling Ban on Residents

by July 19, 2018

Northern Cyprus authorities are reportedly considering the possibility to lift a long-standing casino gambling ban on Turkish Cypriots, the Cyprus Mail reported Wednesday citing media outlets from the northern portion of the Mediterranean island.Discussions are believed to h ...

Justin Bonomo Takes Down 2018 WSOP Big One for ONE DROP for $10 Million

Justin Bonomo Takes Down 2018 WSOP Big One for ONE DROP for $10 Million

by July 18, 2018

Justin Bonomo became the brand new Big One for ONE DROP champion mere hours ago after outlasting a field of 27 of the world’s best high roller players. The poker pro thus scooped the $10 million first-place prize which secured him with the top spot in one of the most prestigious ...

Google AdWords Bans Gambling Ads for Italy

Google AdWords Bans Gambling Ads for Italy

by July 18, 2018

Google has informed Italy-facing AdWords advertisers that they will no longer be able to advertise gambling products and services in Italy. The announcement comes shortly after a proposed ban on all forms of gambling advertising was approved by the Italian government.Google ...

Caesars Breaks Ground on LV Convention Center, Applies for NJ Betting License, Acquires Two Indiana Casinos

Caesars Breaks Ground on LV Convention Center, Applies for NJ Betting License, Acquires Two Indiana Casinos

by July 17, 2018

Gaming and hospitality giant Caesars Entertainment Corp. broke ground on Monday on a $375-million, 550,000-square-foot conference center as part of its strategy to further expand its operations beyond casino gambling.CAESARS FORUM will be constructed on a single level and wi ...

Justin Bonomo Eyes Another Peak, Leads after 2018 WSOP Big One for ONE DROP Day 2

Justin Bonomo Eyes Another Peak, Leads after 2018 WSOP Big One for ONE DROP Day 2

by July 17, 2018

Justin Bonomo is having a killer tournament poker run and it all shows that the player is anywhere near the end of it. After scooping nearly every single major high roller title since the beginning of the year, Bonomo is now aiming for another, higher, peak.The poker celebri ...

Shanghai Police Nab Illegal World Cup Betting Gang

Shanghai Police Nab Illegal World Cup Betting Gang

by July 16, 2018

Shanghai police have foiled an illegal online gambling ring that is believed to have netted more than CNY400 million (approximately $60 million), police officers disclosed this weekend.As many as fourteen individuals were arrested for their alleged involvement in the gang, p ...

Rick Salomon Leads after 2018 WSOP Big One for ONE DROP Day 1

Rick Salomon Leads after 2018 WSOP Big One for ONE DROP Day 1

by July 16, 2018

This year, for the first time the Main Event was not the tournament to conclude the WSOP. However, this does not mean that the 2018 edition of the popular poker series will not be wrapped in style. The $1,000,000 Big One for ONE DROP is back at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino af ...

John Cynn Claims 2018 WSOP Main Event Title after Grueling Heads-Up Against Tony Miles

John Cynn Claims 2018 WSOP Main Event Title after Grueling Heads-Up Against Tony Miles

by July 15, 2018

Today is an important day as football is hours away from having its new World Cup champion, Novak Djokovic just sealed his fourth Wimbledon title, and the World Series of Poker crowned its own brand new champion mere hours ago. John Cynn was the final man standing from a field of ...

Youngest WSOP Main Event Winners

Youngest WSOP Main Event Winners

by July 14, 2018

The 2018 WSOP Main Event is coming to a close later today. The winner will capture a gold bracelet and $8.8 million in prize money for taking down the second largest World Championship in the nearly five-decade history of the popular poker series.While waiting for the name o ...

Michael Dyer Takes Shot at 2018 WSOP Main Event Title with Massive Final Table Lead

Michael Dyer Takes Shot at 2018 WSOP Main Event Title with Massive Final Table Lead

by July 13, 2018

The second-largest WSOP Main Event is now down to six players from a 7,874-strong field and just two days away from crowning its victor. The 2018 World Championship winner will be awarded a hefty payout of $8.8 million and a shiny gold bracelet, and will be treated to the accolad ...

Thai Police Make 14,300 Gambling Arrests During Russia World Cup

Thai Police Make 14,300 Gambling Arrests During Russia World Cup

by July 13, 2018

Thai police have nabbed more than 14,300 people on gambling charges since the beginning of the Russia World Cup last month, a police general revealed on Thursday. Most of the arrested individuals have been from Bangkok and surrounding areas.Deputy Police Commissioner Pol. Ge ...

Nicolas Manion Leads 2018 WSOP Main Event Final Table, Joe Cada Eyes Second Title

Nicolas Manion Leads 2018 WSOP Main Event Final Table, Joe Cada Eyes Second Title

by July 12, 2018

Wednesday was an important day at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas as it was the day when the 2018 WSOP Main Event final table was set. As many as 26 players resumed play at the start of the tournament’s Day 7, but only the nine final tablists bagged and tagged for t ...

Philippine Government Will Not Allow Casino on Boracay, Official Says

Philippine Government Will Not Allow Casino on Boracay, Official Says

by July 12, 2018

An official from the Philippine Department of the Interior and Local Government said Wednesday that the government would not authorize the construction of a casino resort on the island of Boracay. The famous tourist destination is currently undergoing environmental rehabilitation ...

Aram Zobian Leads Final 26 Into 2018 WSOP Main Event Day 7

Aram Zobian Leads Final 26 Into 2018 WSOP Main Event Day 7

by July 11, 2018

Of all 109 players who went into Day 6 of the 2018 WSOP Main Event, only 26 managed to keep their shot at the first-place prize of $8.8 million and the coveted champion’s gold bracelet. And it was Aram Zobian who bagged the largest stack last night at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Ca ...