Daniel Ospina Takes Down 2018 WSOP $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em 2-7 Lowball Draw

Daniel Ospina Takes Down 2018 WSOP $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em 2-7 Lowball Draw

by June 8, 2018

Daniel Ospina made history at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino last night as he navigated through a field of 260 fellow players to become Colombia’s first-ever WSOP gold bracelet winner. The player topped the field of Event #14: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em 2-7 Lowball Draw.Ospin ...

Melco Breaks Ground on Cyprus Resort, Temporary Casino Opens Doors June 28

Melco Breaks Ground on Cyprus Resort, Temporary Casino Opens Doors June 28

by June 8, 2018

Hong Kong gaming and hospitality company Melco Resorts & Entertainment turned today the first sod on its €550-million City of Dreams Mediterranean integrated resort in Limassol, Cyprus.The property will be the company’s first one outside Asia and will feature Cyprus’ fir ...

Massachusetts Restaurateurs Voice Concerns over Extended Drink Serving Hours at New MGM Casino

Massachusetts Restaurateurs Voice Concerns over Extended Drink Serving Hours at New MGM Casino

by June 7, 2018

The Massachusetts restaurant industry has called on regulators to prevent the state’s new casino resort from serving alcohol well into the early hours as this could have irreversibly bad impact on established restaurants in the area where the property is located.Las Vegas ga ...

Paul Volpe Wins Third Gold Bracelet in 2018 WSOP $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Paul Volpe Wins Third Gold Bracelet in 2018 WSOP $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

by June 7, 2018

Paul Volpe became the champion of the first championship event of the 2018 WSOP after an extra fourth day of the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better and a heads-up against fellow former WSOP gold bracelet winner Eli Elezra.Volpe collected his third gold piece from the series and ...

Caesars CEO Says Sports Betting Is Huge Win for US Gambling

Caesars CEO Says Sports Betting Is Huge Win for US Gambling

by June 6, 2018

Caesars Entertainment Corp. CEO Mark Frissora said in an interview with Yahoo Finance that sports betting is a huge win for the US gambling industry, referring to the recent decision of the US Supreme Court to lift a federal ban on the provision of sports betting services.Fo ...

Eli Elezra Leads Final 6 Players in 2018 WSOP $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 9 or Better Championship

Eli Elezra Leads Final 6 Players in 2018 WSOP $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 9 or Better Championship

by June 6, 2018

The $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 9 or Better Championship or Event #9 of the 2018 WSOP schedule wrapped what was supposed to be its third and final day without crowning a victor. The tournament’s participants were fierce to keep their spots at the tables of Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casin ...

partypoker Finally Merges French and Spanish Player Pools to Join Poker Liquidity Project

partypoker Finally Merges French and Spanish Player Pools to Join Poker Liquidity Project

by June 4, 2018

Online poker operator partypoker is set to merge its French and Spanish player pools today to finally enter the shared online poker liquidity scheme more than four months after PokerStars gave the official start to the project that is hoped to save the game across Europe’s segreg ...

Julien Martini Wins 2018 WSOP $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better for First Gold Bracelet

Julien Martini Wins 2018 WSOP $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better for First Gold Bracelet

by June 4, 2018

France’s Julien Martini took down Event #4 on the schedule of the 2018 WSOP after an additional fourth day of the tournament and lengthy heads-up battle with Kate Hoang. The young Frenchman collected his first gold bracelet from the series and $239,771 in prize money.Martini ...

Joe Cada Wins Third Career Bracelet in 2018 WSOP $3,000 SHOOTOUT

by June 3, 2018

Joe Cada scored his third-ever WSOP victory a few hours ago after he remained the last man standing in the $3,000 SHOOTOUT event. The player thus claimed his third gold bracelet and boosted his WSOP earnings, which already exceed $10 million, by adding a payout of $226,218.Th ...

Japanese Prime Minister Reiterates Need for Transparent Casino Location Selection Process

by June 3, 2018

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has once again stressed on the importance of a fair selection of locations for the country’s first integrated resorts with casino floor.Mr. Abe talked about the crucial step of conducting fair, unbiased, and transparent screenings whe ...

Joe Cada Leads 10 Into WSOP $3,000 SHOOTOUT Finale

by June 2, 2018

The 2009 WSOP Main Event champ, Joe Cada, is looking to add a third gold bracelet to his career portfolio as he is leading a pack of 10 players into the final day of Event #3: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em SHOOTOUT.The player already has more than $10 million in WSOP earnings ...

Hard Rock’s Atlantic City Casino to Feature Popular Trump Taj Mahal-Era Facilities

by June 2, 2018

While what was formerly known as Trump Taj Mahal is now bearing a new marquee, some of the property’s most popular facilities will be restored to life when it reopens as Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City on June 28.Hard Rock revealed on Friday that the Scores s ...

Phil Hellmuth Headlines Pack of Final 50 in 2018 WSOP $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em SHOOTOUT

Phil Hellmuth Headlines Pack of Final 50 in 2018 WSOP $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em SHOOTOUT

by June 1, 2018

The 2018 WSOP is in full swing at Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and we are all up for more than a month of poker action from the gambling mecca. The first two tournaments on the festival’s 2018 schedule are now complete at the host casino with Aria Casino poker deal ...

Tiverton Casino Allowed to Provide Around-the-Clock Gambling Services

Tiverton Casino Allowed to Provide Around-the-Clock Gambling Services

by June 1, 2018

The Tiverton Town Council approved on Thursday a one-year pilot program that would allow the town’s new casino to offer gambling 24 hours a day, local news outlets report.The approval came a week after Twin River Tiverton Casino owners announced that construction of the prop ...

Vanessa Selbst Gets Poker Nostalgic on Twitter, Might Partner Phil Galfond for Upcoming WSOP Tag Team

Vanessa Selbst Gets Poker Nostalgic on Twitter, Might Partner Phil Galfond for Upcoming WSOP Tag Team

by May 31, 2018

It all started with a nostalgic poker-related tweet from retiree Vanessa Selbst, but it now seems that the three-time WSOP gold bracelet winner might come back from retirement to play the upcoming Tag Team event with another poker heavyweight and former gold bracelet winner....