Dafabet Closes UK-Facing Online Casino amid Massive Regulatory Pressure

Dafabet Closes UK-Facing Online Casino amid Massive Regulatory Pressure

by March 12, 2018

Online gambling operator Dafabet has recently announced that it is closing its UK online casino. The move has probably been triggered by and comes amid growing regulatory pressure within the field.Dafabet Casino UK stopped accepting deposits on March 8, 2018 and will allow pl ...

Bookmakers Revel ahead of Cheltenham Festival as Bettors Wager £1 Billion

Bookmakers Revel ahead of Cheltenham Festival as Bettors Wager £1 Billion

by March 12, 2018

Irish bookmaker Paddy Power expects that more than £1 billion will be wagered during the Cheltenham Festival this year in what could become “the biggest betting week in sporting history.” The popular horse racing festival starts tomorrow and will run through March 16.Around ...

Ioannis Angelou-Konstas Makes History in Brussels, Wins Second WPTDeepStacks Title

Ioannis Angelou-Konstas Makes History in Brussels, Wins Second WPTDeepStacks Title

by March 12, 2018

Ioannis Angelou-Konstas made history at Grand Casino Brussels Viage last night as he took down the WPTDeepStacks Brussels €1,200 Main Event for his second title from the series and a first-place prize of nearly €75,000.The player became only the second one to win two WPTDeep ...

Ioannis Angelou-Konstas Eyes Second WPTDeepStacks Title in Brussels

Ioannis Angelou-Konstas Eyes Second WPTDeepStacks Title in Brussels

by March 11, 2018

One-time WPTDeepStacks champion Ioannis Angelou-Konstas emerged the chip leader after Day 2 of the WPTDeepStacks Brussels €1,200 Main Event with a large chip stack and overwhelming lead over his remaining opponents.The player bagged and tagged 3.5 million last night to lead ...

WPTDeepStacks Brussels Main Event Day 2 Kicks Off with 99 Survivors

WPTDeepStacks Brussels Main Event Day 2 Kicks Off with 99 Survivors

by March 10, 2018

Days 1B and 1C of the WPTDeepStacks Brussels €1,200 Main Event were played at the host venue Grand Casino Brussels Viage in the heart of the Belgian capital on Friday. By the end of the two starting flights, the tournament’s field counted 315 people.However, only 99 of ...

Gianluca Bucchino Leads after WPTDeepStacks Brussels €1,200 Main Event Day 1A

Gianluca Bucchino Leads after WPTDeepStacks Brussels €1,200 Main Event Day 1A

by March 9, 2018

The WPTDeepStacks Brussels €1,200 Main Event went under way on Thursday at Grand Casino Brussels Viage. Day 1A of the event attracted 105 entries. By the time all levels scheduled for the day were played, there were just 30 players left at the tables of the host venue.They w ...

Ryan Buckholtz Wins First WSOP Circuit Gold Ring at The Bicycle Casino

Ryan Buckholtz Wins First WSOP Circuit Gold Ring at The Bicycle Casino

by March 8, 2018

Ryan Buckholtz, a player from Studio City, Los Angeles, won his first WSOP Circuit gold ring last night after dominating performance at the final table of a two-day $365 No-Limit Hold’em tournament that took place as part of the series’ Bicycle Casino stop.Buckholtz bested a ...

Lawsuits against Steve Wynn Keep Piling as Oregon Sues Disgraced Billionaire

Lawsuits against Steve Wynn Keep Piling as Oregon Sues Disgraced Billionaire

by March 8, 2018

The state of Oregon is suing Steve Wynn and the board of Wynn Resorts in a latest of a series of lawsuits filed by shareholder groups against the embattled businessman and the company he found.The civil case was filed Tuesday in a Clark County, Nevada district court. The offi ...

Brazilian Senate Committee Rejects Gambling Bill in Long-Delayed Vote

Brazilian Senate Committee Rejects Gambling Bill in Long-Delayed Vote

by March 8, 2018

Brazilian politicians from the Senate Constitution and Justice Committee rejected on Wednesday a bill that would have legalized the provision of a number of gambling services within the country’s borders.Introduced in 2014, PL 186/2014 allowed for the regulation of Brazil’s ...

Another Wynn Resorts Employee Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit against Steve Wynn

Another Wynn Resorts Employee Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit against Steve Wynn

by March 7, 2018

A Wynn Resorts employee filed Tuesday a lawsuit against Steve Wynn and Wynn Resorts, accusing the embattled casino billionaire of sexual misconduct and the company he founded more than 15 years ago of endorsing his behavior.The accuser, listed as Jane Doe in court papers, sa ...

David Larson Wins WPT Rolling Thunder Title after a “Comedy of Things that Went Wrong”

David Larson Wins WPT Rolling Thunder Title after a “Comedy of Things that Went Wrong”

by March 7, 2018

David Larson, a player from San Jose, California, topped the field of the WPT Rolling Thunder Main Event after what the brand new WPT champion himself described as a “whole comedy of things that went wrong”.Apparently, Larson managed to do what was right at the end of it all ...

Joe McKeehen Headlines WPT Rolling Thunder Main Event Final Table

Joe McKeehen Headlines WPT Rolling Thunder Main Event Final Table

by March 6, 2018

The final table of the WPT Rolling Thunder Main Event was reached last night. The six finalists are now set to return at the host venue Thunder Valley Casino Resort to play the final stage of the $3,500 buy-in tournament later today.The event attracted 440 entries and genera ...

James Packer Sours on Friend and UBS Australia CEO Matthew Grounds

James Packer Sours on Friend and UBS Australia CEO Matthew Grounds

by March 6, 2018

James Packer has reportedly severed ties with UBS Australia CEO Matthew Grounds, who has long been one of the closest advisers of the Australian businessman.Local news outlet the Australian Financial Review reported citing unnamed sources that Mr. Packer had sent “angry and a ...

Psychiatrist with “Solid Game” Leads WPT Rolling Thunder Main Event Survivors Into Day 2

Psychiatrist with “Solid Game” Leads WPT Rolling Thunder Main Event Survivors Into Day 2

by March 4, 2018

After the end of the WPT L.A. Poker Classic Championship a few days ago, eyes are now set on Thunder Valley Casino Resort which is hosting the WPT Rolling Thunder poker festival. The $3,500 Main Event is in full swing at the host venue and the entries from the two starting flight ...

Florida Lawmakers Debate Two Gambling Bills as Session Draws to a Close

Florida Lawmakers Debate Two Gambling Bills as Session Draws to a Close

by March 4, 2018

Two separate gambling bills were heard and voted in the Florida Legislature on Friday, one in the House and the other in the Senate, as this year’s legislative session is drawing to a close.The two chambers of the state’s legislative body have traditionally differ ...