Shawn Sparks Sparks His Way to Victory in WSOP Circuit Hard Rock Tulsa Event

Shawn Sparks Sparks His Way to Victory in WSOP Circuit Hard Rock Tulsa Event

by March 22, 2018

Shawn Sparks, a recreational poker player from Yukon, Oklahoma, was all sparks last night at Hard Rock Tulsa when he bulldozed his way through the final table of a $365 No-Limit Hold’em event to capture his first WSOP Circuit gold ring and collect his first cash from the series. ...

Philippine Immigration Officers on the Lookout for Japanese Casino Tycoon Kazuo Okada

Philippine Immigration Officers on the Lookout for Japanese Casino Tycoon Kazuo Okada

by March 22, 2018

The Philippine Department of Justice has announced today that it has issued an Immigration Lookout Bulletin Order against Japanese businessman Kazuo Okada. The order was prompted by two criminal complaints filed by Tiger Resort Leisure and Entertainment, the operator of the Okada ...

Environmental Group Slams $500-Million Boracay Casino Project

Environmental Group Slams $500-Million Boracay Casino Project

by March 22, 2018

The $500-million plan for the construction of a casino resort on the Philippines’ Boracay Island has encountered heavy criticism from a local environmental organization after project developers Galaxy Entertainment Group and Leisure and Resorts World Corp. were granted on Wednesd ...

Poker Veteran Wins First WSOP Circuit Gold Ring at Hard Rock Tulsa

Poker Veteran Wins First WSOP Circuit Gold Ring at Hard Rock Tulsa

by March 21, 2018

Josef Tittjung, a poker regular from Oklahoma, won his first WSOP Circuit gold ring last night after taking down a $365 No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack event at Hard Rock Tulsa. The player also cashed $23,806 from the event.Tittjung was the last man standing from a field of 34 ...

Soheb Porbandarwala Claims WSOP Circuit Main Event Title at Harrah’s AC

Soheb Porbandarwala Claims WSOP Circuit Main Event Title at Harrah’s AC

by March 20, 2018

Soheb Porbandarwala, a poker pro making a living mostly from online cash games, claimed his second WSOP Circuit gold ring last night after besting the field of the Main Event of the WSOP Circuit’s Harrah’s Atlantic City stop.The player also received a first-place prize of $1 ...

Soheb Porbandarwala and Peter Vitantonio Battle for WSOP Circuit Harrah’s AC Main Event Title

Soheb Porbandarwala and Peter Vitantonio Battle for WSOP Circuit Harrah’s AC Main Event Title

by March 19, 2018

Day 2 of the WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Atlantic City Main Event (played on Sunday at the host casino) began with 54 players who had survived from the tournament’s starting flights. By the time organizers called it a day, there were just two contenders left.Soheb Porbandarwala an ...

Leisure and Resorts World Buys Land on Boracay to Develop Casino Resort

Leisure and Resorts World Buys Land on Boracay to Develop Casino Resort

by March 19, 2018

Philippine gambling company Leisure and Resorts World Corp. (LRWC) today announced that it has purchased a 23-hectare site on the Boracay Island to build an integrated resort in partnership with Macau-based casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.As revealed in a Mond ...

WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Atlantic City Main Event Day 2 Kicks Off with 54 Hopefuls

WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Atlantic City Main Event Day 2 Kicks Off with 54 Hopefuls

by March 18, 2018

The WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Atlantic City Main Event is set to kick off its Day 2 of play in a few hours. As many as 35 players made it to the end of Day 1B, played on Saturday at the host venue. They will join the 19 survivors from Day 1A at the tables of Harrah’s AC o ...

Bill Allowing Fourth Casino in Connecticut Clears Committee Vote

Bill Allowing Fourth Casino in Connecticut Clears Committee Vote

by March 18, 2018

Connecticut lawmakers approved on Friday a revised bill that could pave the way for the construction of the state’s fourth casino. The piece of legislation nearly died in the General Assembly’s Public Safety and Security Committee, but last-ditch efforts from lawmaker ...

WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Atlantic City Main Event Day 1A Ends with 19 Survivors

WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Atlantic City Main Event Day 1A Ends with 19 Survivors

by March 17, 2018

WSOP Circuit’s Harrah’s Atlantic City stop is approaching its end as the $1,675 Main Event kicked off yesterday at the popular Boardwalk casino. A total of 124 entries registered for the tournament, but only 19 of them managed to avoid elimination and will return for ...

Kindred Group and Betclic Receive Shared Online Poker Liquidity Licenses

Kindred Group and Betclic Receive Shared Online Poker Liquidity Licenses

by March 16, 2018

SPS Betting France Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Malta-based Kindred Group, and Betclic Enterprises Limited became the latest online poker operators to be granted a shared liquidity license from the French online gambling regulator, ARJEL.SPS Betting operates the Uni ...

Peter Vitantonio Wins Third WSOP Circuit Gold Ring at Harrah’s Atlantic City

Peter Vitantonio Wins Third WSOP Circuit Gold Ring at Harrah’s Atlantic City

by March 15, 2018

Peter Vitantonio won his career’s third gold ring last night at Harrah’s Atlantic City. The player took down the single-day $365 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo for his third piece of gold. Vitantonio was crowned the victor after nine hours of play.The player emerged victorious over ...

Ryan Tubridy Slammed for Featuring Paddy Power-Sponsored Content in Cheltenham Broadcast

Ryan Tubridy Slammed for Featuring Paddy Power-Sponsored Content in Cheltenham Broadcast

by March 15, 2018

The Ryan Tubridy Show, a daily talk radio show on Irish station RTÉ Radio 1, has responded to criticism that it failed to inform listeners that yesterday’s broadcast was sponsored by Irish gambling operator Paddy Power, The Times reports.On Wednesday, presenter Ryan Tubridy ...

Attilio Bitondo Wins First WSOP Circuit Gold Ring at Harrah’s Atlantic City

Attilio Bitondo Wins First WSOP Circuit Gold Ring at Harrah’s Atlantic City

by March 14, 2018

Attilio Bitondo, an 89-year-old New York resident, captured his first-ever WSOP Circuit gold ring last night after beating a tough final table with several former WSOP Circuit champions. The player collected $16,069 for his triumph.Bitondo played in a $365 No-Limit Hold’em D ...

Jonathan Cronin Wins WPTDeepStacks Jacksonville $1,500 Main Event

Jonathan Cronin Wins WPTDeepStacks Jacksonville $1,500 Main Event

by March 13, 2018

Jonathan Cronin became the latest WPTDeepStacks champion last night after besting 372 entries in the $1,500 WPTDeepStacks Jacksonville Main Event. The player was awarded $107,386, including a $3,000 package into the WPTDeepStacks Championship, and the tournament trophy for his pe ...