Poker’s Most Profitable So Far This Year

Poker’s Most Profitable So Far This Year

by May 29, 2018

We are just five months into the year but some of poker’s finest players have already added millions of dollars to their bankrolls. They have traveled the world, faced other fine and seasoned players and have outmaneuvered them to be rewarded for their skills.Just as many po ...

Upcoming Summer Poker Festivals: Las Vegas Edition

Upcoming Summer Poker Festivals: Las Vegas Edition

by May 29, 2018

With this year’s Super High Roller Bowl now being halfway through and the 49th annual World Series of Poker being just a couple of hours away from kicking off with record 78 gold bracelets up for grabs, Las Vegas has already drawn a humongous number of the world’s best poker pros ...

Israel Rolls Out Cryptocurrency Transaction Regulations

Israel Rolls Out Cryptocurrency Transaction Regulations

by May 29, 2018

A new legislation crafted by Israel’s Ministry of Justice that obligates local banks and other financial institutions and service providers to watch for and report in due course any suspicious virtual currency-related transactions, including cryptocurrency transfers to online gam ...

Biggest World Poker Tour Season XVI Winners

Biggest World Poker Tour Season XVI Winners

by May 28, 2018

The WPT and fans of the series bid farewell to another successful season just a few days ago. As one could expect, Season XVI of the popular series was packed with quality poker action, awarded millions of dollars to thousands of players from around the world, and traveled across ...

Scots Clinic to Treat Cryptocurrency Addicts

Scots Clinic to Treat Cryptocurrency Addicts

by May 28, 2018

A Scots clinic will be offering residential treatment to cryptocurrency aficionados who have got hooked on digital currencies trading, The Times reports.Castle Craig Hospital in Peeblesshire, Scotland has launched a residential treatment course to help “crypto addicts” recov ...

GVC Shareholders Rage Against CEO’s “Excessively Disproportionate” Pay

GVC Shareholders Rage Against CEO’s “Excessively Disproportionate” Pay

by May 28, 2018

Gambling company GVC Holdings is facing a shareholder backlash over what has been described as an “excessively disproportionate” pay to the company’s CEO, Kenny Alexander, The Guardian reports.Mr. Alexander has been at GVC’s helm since 2007. He has concluded two important ac ...

Matthew Waxman Wins WPT Tournament of Champions

Matthew Waxman Wins WPT Tournament of Champions

by May 27, 2018

It started off with 80 former WPT Main Tour Main Event champions, but it was Matthew Waxman who outlasted that elite field to become this year’s WPT Tournament of Champions winner. The player claimed the title and the first-place prize of $463,375 after picking off a bluff ...

Darren Elias Leads WPT Tournament of Champions Final Table, Eyes Back-To-Back Wins

Darren Elias Leads WPT Tournament of Champions Final Table, Eyes Back-To-Back Wins

by May 26, 2018

The second day of the WPT Tournament of Champions was completed on Saturday at Aria Resort & Casino. It started with 29 players but just five of them survived through the very end of the day and are still in contention for the title and the $463,375 first-place prize.Day ...

Dennis Blieden Leads 29 Survivors into WPT Tournament of Champions Day 2

Dennis Blieden Leads 29 Survivors into WPT Tournament of Champions Day 2

by May 25, 2018

The WPT is about to wrap up another successful season. Once again the popular poker series is celebrating the end of its season with the WPT Tournament of Champions, a three-day event that features champions from the past year and is already taking place at Aria Resort & Casi ...

Hard Rock Given the Nod to Build €2-Billion Casino Resort in Catalonia

Hard Rock Given the Nod to Build €2-Billion Casino Resort in Catalonia

by May 25, 2018

The Government of Catalonia has given the nod to the €2-billion project for the construction of an integrated resort with a gaming floor in Tarragona. The plan has been proposed by Florida-based gaming and hospitality company Hard Rock International as part of its strategy for gl ...

Darren Elias Makes History at Aria Casino, Captures Record Fourth WPT Title

Darren Elias Makes History at Aria Casino, Captures Record Fourth WPT Title

by May 24, 2018

Darren Elias finally claimed a coveted fourth WPT title after a near miss earlier this season in Jacksonville. The player topped last night the elite field of the inaugural WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic to become the only one to have ever captured four titles from the series’ M ...

Borgata Casino Ready to Offer Sports Betting on First Day It Becomes Legal in New Jersey

Borgata Casino Ready to Offer Sports Betting on First Day It Becomes Legal in New Jersey

by May 23, 2018

Atlantic City’s highest grossing casino resort, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, is ready to begin offering sports betting on the very day the provision of that service is legalized by New Jersey lawmakers, officials for the property said Tuesday.The Borgata already features ...

Darren Elias Leads Loaded WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic Final Table

Darren Elias Leads Loaded WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic Final Table

by May 23, 2018

Three-time WPT champ Darren Elias is heading a loaded final table of the WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic, the last event on the Season XVI schedule of the popular poker series. If Elias takes down the ongoing Main Event, the player will create history as the only one to have ever won f ...

Jonathan Little Vies for Record-Tying Third WPT Title, Leads WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic Final 20 Hopefuls

Jonathan Little Vies for Record-Tying Third WPT Title, Leads WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic Final 20 Hopefuls

by May 22, 2018

Jonathan Little is heading the 20 survivors after Day 2 of the WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic Main Event after the player bagged the largest stack of the night worth 763,000. Little boasts two previous WPT Main Event titles which means that a win at Aria Resort & Casino would tie ...

Two-Time WPT Champ Kevin Eyster Leads after WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic Main Event Day 1

Two-Time WPT Champ Kevin Eyster Leads after WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic Main Event Day 1

by May 21, 2018

The WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic Main Event kicked off at Aria Casino Resort & Casino to conclude the sixteenth season of the popular poker series. The event arrived with a $10,000 buy-in and its first day drew 150 entries.Of them, there were just 62 to survive throughout t ...