Events & Reports

Lawmakers Appear Unaware of VICI’s Option to Buy New Orleans Casino amid License Extension Talks

Lawmakers Appear Unaware of VICI’s Option to Buy New Orleans Casino amid License Extension Talks

by April 29, 2018

A real estate investment trust can buy Harrah’s New Orleans Casino but Louisiana lawmakers seem to be unaware of a potential transaction at a time when they are considering a bill that would extend the venue’s license for 30 years, local media outlet The Advocate repo ...

Vogelsang Heads Final Table, Schemion and Bonomo Eye Second EPT Monte Carlo Super High Roller Title

Vogelsang Heads Final Table, Schemion and Bonomo Eye Second EPT Monte Carlo Super High Roller Title

by April 28, 2018

The EPT Monte Carlo is among the most exciting festivals on the poker calendar. This year the excitement is doubled as the festival is making its comeback under the EPT brand after a two-year hiatus.And the highest buy-in event on what is currently officially running as the ...

Norwegian Scholar to Review Whether Loot Boxes Constitute Gambling

Norwegian Scholar to Review Whether Loot Boxes Constitute Gambling

by April 27, 2018

A Norwegian scholar will open loot boxes in video games to determine their nature and whether these constitute gambling, Norwegian media outlet Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) reports.Norway is the next to review the in-game items after the gambling regulators of the Netherland ...

Delaware Senate Passes Casino Relief Package

Delaware Senate Passes Casino Relief Package

by April 27, 2018

The Delaware Senate passed Thursday afternoon a bill that would cut the revenue shared annually by the state’s three casinos in a bid to boost the venues that have been struggling with heavy tax burdens amid growing competition from neighboring states and rising operating costs. ...

Almedin Imsirovic Wins 2018 Borgata Spring Poker Open Championship

Almedin Imsirovic Wins 2018 Borgata Spring Poker Open Championship

by April 27, 2018

Almedin ‘Ali’ Imsirovic topped last night the 519-strong field of this year’s Borgata Spring Poker Open Championship event to collect a first-place prize of $246,066 and a shiny Borgata Open trophy.This was a first Borgata Open trophy for the player who only began playing po ...

Gambling Machines Crackdown Announcement Due Within Weeks

Gambling Machines Crackdown Announcement Due Within Weeks

by April 24, 2018

The UK Government is set to reduce the maximum stake on the highly controversial fixed-odds betting terminals to £2, The Times reports citing people familiar with the ongoing discussions. An announcement is expected to be made within the next few weeks.The decision was to be ...

Belle Corp. Announces Expansion Plans at City of Dreams Manila Casino Resort

Belle Corp. Announces Expansion Plans at City of Dreams Manila Casino Resort

by April 24, 2018

Philippine real estate developer Belle Corp. has once again presented its partner Melco Resorts & Entertainment with a plan for the expansion of City of Dreams Manila. The two companies operate jointly the integrated resort located in the Philippine capital’s Entertainment Ci ...

Dylan Wilkerson Wins WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee Main Event

Dylan Wilkerson Wins WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee Main Event

by April 24, 2018

Former WSOP Circuit Main Event winner Dylan Wilkerson won a second such title last night at Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina. The player emerged as the victor after a great heads-up show with runner-up finisher and poker veteran Erick Lindgren.Wilkerson’s payday totaled $ ...

Emmy-Winning TV Presenter Discusses Problem Gambling in Ireland in New Documentary

Emmy-Winning TV Presenter Discusses Problem Gambling in Ireland in New Documentary

by April 23, 2018

Irish TV presenter Baz Ashmawy is dwelling on problem gambling and the lack of information about the growing issue in Ireland in his new documentary All Bets Are Off, which premieres Monday at 9:35 pm local time on Irish channel RTÉ One.The popular presenter won an Emmy Award ...

Erick Lindgren Headlines WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee Main Event Final Day

Erick Lindgren Headlines WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee Main Event Final Day

by April 23, 2018

Day 2 of the WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee Main Event was played on Sunday at the host venue. It kicked of with 182 players from the tournament’s two starting flights, but the field was reduced to just 19 survivors by the time all ten levels scheduled were completed.Jonatha ...

Jason Sandling Eyes Second WSOP Circuit Main Event Title at Harrah’s Cherokee

Jason Sandling Eyes Second WSOP Circuit Main Event Title at Harrah’s Cherokee

by April 22, 2018

As many as 182 players reached Day 2 of the WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee $1,675 Main Event after entering the tournament on Days 1A and B. They are set to return at the host casino at noon North Carolina time and to continue their battle for the first-place prize and the ...

John Dollinger Captures WSOP Circuit Gold Ring at Harrah’s Cherokee after Previous Near-Miss

John Dollinger Captures WSOP Circuit Gold Ring at Harrah’s Cherokee after Previous Near-Miss

by April 21, 2018

John Dollinger from Gulf Breeze, Florida captured last night his first WSOP Circuit gold ring after running cold on one notable previous occasion. The poker pro bested 243 tournament entries in the $1,125 No-Limit Hold’em with a $200,000 guarantee, played at Harrah’s ...

Jeremiah Pierce Wins Monster Stack Event at WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee

Jeremiah Pierce Wins Monster Stack Event at WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee

by April 20, 2018

It was a first-ever WSOP Circuit cash and a first WSOP Circuit title for recreational player Jeremiah Pierce from High Point, North Carolina last night at Harrah’s Cherokee. Pierce survived a gigantic field of 1,807 entries in the $365 Monster Stack at the host casino to collect ...

Italian Regulator Reveals Applicants for Online Gambling Licenses

Italian Regulator Reveals Applicants for Online Gambling Licenses

by April 20, 2018

Italy’s gambling regulator Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM) opened on Thursday the applications submitted by 70 gambling operators seeking to be issued a license to operate in the country or to have their existing license extended.ADM announced last month that it ha ...

Groups Stage Vehicle Caravan to Protest against Boracay Closure

Groups Stage Vehicle Caravan to Protest against Boracay Closure

by April 19, 2018

Opponents of the planned closure of the Philippine island of Boracay staged a vehicle caravan on Thursday to protest the move, local news outlet Inquirer reports.Around 50 vehicles covered the 71-kilometer distance between Kalibo, the capital of the Aklan province, and Baran ...