Andorra to Announce Winning Casino Bidder within Weeks

Andorra to Announce Winning Casino Bidder within Weeks

by May 21, 2018

Andorra is set to announce the winning bidder for the principality’s first land-based casino by the end of June. A total of 13 proposals from 9 gaming operators have been submitted during the bidding process.The winning bidder will be issued a license with a maximum duration ...

Bet365 Denies Malta Relocation Reports, Confirms Expansion in the Gambling Hub

Bet365 Denies Malta Relocation Reports, Confirms Expansion in the Gambling Hub

by May 21, 2018

UK gambling giant bet365 denied plans to relocate its Gibraltar operations to Malta following Britain’s exit from the European Union after Maltese news outlet The Sunday Times of Malta published a report about the move.Bet365 currently ranks among the world’s largest online ...

Will Atlantic City’s Two New Casinos Oversaturate Its Recovering Gaming Market?

Will Atlantic City’s Two New Casinos Oversaturate Its Recovering Gaming Market?

by May 20, 2018

After several weeks of speculations over the opening of what would be Ocean Resort Casino, it was recently confirmed that the property, formerly known as Revel, would swing its doors open on June 28. And Hard Rock International had previously picked that exact date to reopen the ...

Biggest World Series of Poker Main Event Winners

Biggest World Series of Poker Main Event Winners

by May 19, 2018

The World Series of Poker is peeking from the corner with brand new tournaments and more gold bracelets up for grabs. This year the world’s largest and longest running tournament poker series will take place from May 29 to July 17.The 2018 WSOP will feature 78 official ...

Valentin Vornicu Aims for Record 11th WSOP Circuit Gold Ring at Harrah’s New Orleans

Valentin Vornicu Aims for Record 11th WSOP Circuit Gold Ring at Harrah’s New Orleans

by May 13, 2018

The WSOP Circuit is about to wrap its 2017/18 season and Harrah’s New Orleans is the final stop on the series’ schedule. The first event on the festival’s calendar kicked off a few days ago and its final of four starting flights was completed last night at the h ...

Jon “luckyfish89” Clark Wins SCOOP-18-H $1,050 NLHE Progressive KO

Jon “luckyfish89” Clark Wins SCOOP-18-H $1,050 NLHE Progressive KO

by May 12, 2018

UK player Jon “luckyfish89” Clark emerged as the winner of the SCOOP-18-H $1,050 NLHE Progressive KO last night after outlasting 1,344 runners, including runner-up finisher owilson25 from Honduras who dominated action for a big portion of the tournament.Luckyfish ...

Caesars to Do Whatever It Takes to Build a “Uniquely Japanese” Casino Resort, Company Exec Says

Caesars to Do Whatever It Takes to Build a “Uniquely Japanese” Casino Resort, Company Exec Says

by May 11, 2018

As the Japanese government has entered what are hoped to be the last stages of discussion of the Integrated Resorts Implementation Bill, some of the world’s largest gaming and hospitality companies have been keen to shed more details about their expansion plans in the country. ...

Carlisle Residents Say ‘No’ to Mini-Casino, Parx Owner to Pursue New Opportunities

Carlisle Residents Say ‘No’ to Mini-Casino, Parx Owner to Pursue New Opportunities

by May 11, 2018

Officials for Carlisle, a borough located in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, said Thursday that a vote on a mini-casino would not take place as there was no majority support for the move.Carlisle was eyed by Greenwood Gaming & Entertainment as the potential home to a mi ...

UK’s Ben Jones Wins Event #14-L $215 High Roller for Second SCOOP Title

UK’s Ben Jones Wins Event #14-L $215 High Roller for Second SCOOP Title

by May 11, 2018

As another day of the ongoing SCOOP went by, UK’s Ben “jenbizzle” Jones won his second title from the popular online poker series after emerging victorious from Event #14-L $215 High Roller last night.Aside from a new title to his resume, the player also collected $162,039.3 ...

Palms Casino Resort Debuts Art Installations and New Facilities as Part of $620-Million Renovation

Palms Casino Resort Debuts Art Installations and New Facilities as Part of $620-Million Renovation

by May 11, 2018

Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas will open next week a plethora of new food and beverage facilities and entertainment venues to celebrate the completion of phase one of its ongoing $620-million renovation.The casino complex originally opened doors in 2001. Station Casinos bo ...

Bill Aiming to Restrict Gambling Advertising in Bulgaria Gains Support from Two Major Parties

Bill Aiming to Restrict Gambling Advertising in Bulgaria Gains Support from Two Major Parties

by May 10, 2018

Gambling advertising could be restricted further in Bulgaria as a bill on the matter gained earlier today support from the ruling Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party (GERB) as well as from the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), in a rare case of political concord on ...

Cem1994 Claims Second SCOOP Title, Takes Down Super Tuesday SE

Cem1994 Claims Second SCOOP Title, Takes Down Super Tuesday SE

by May 10, 2018

The 2018 Spring Championship of Online Poker is in full swing on PokerStars and multiple players have already shipped cashes from the popular online poker festival. Dutch player Cem1994 was the latest such player, knocking off a field of 1,149 entries in the SCOOP-11-H $1,050 NLH ...

Melco Hires Gambling Industry Veteran to Manage New Cyprus Casino

Melco Hires Gambling Industry Veteran to Manage New Cyprus Casino

by May 10, 2018

Hong Kong-based developer Melco International Development announced Wednesday the appointment of casino industry veteran Craig Robertson Ballantyne as President of City of Dreams Mediterranean, the €550-million integrated resort currently under development in the Republic of Cypr ...

Poker Pro Gordon Vayo Sues PokerStars over Denied $700,000 SCOOP Payout

Poker Pro Gordon Vayo Sues PokerStars over Denied $700,000 SCOOP Payout

by May 9, 2018

US poker pro Gordon Vayo, best known for his runner-up finish in the 2016 WSOP Main Event, is suing PokerStars for refusing to pay him nearly $700,000 after he topped the field of as SCOOP event last spring.The online poker operator has said that it cannot pay Vayo his prize ...

Mike Jukich Wins WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Baltimore Main Event for First Gold Ring

Mike Jukich Wins WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Baltimore Main Event for First Gold Ring

by May 8, 2018

Mike Jukich was not even planning to take a trip to Horseshoe Baltimore over the weekend. However, he not only took that trip, but also ended up as the winner of the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Baltimore Main Event.The player thus earned $165,438, his first WSOP Circuit gold ring ...