Cordish Cos. Secures Plot for Hotel and Casino Resort in South Philadelphia

Cordish Cos. Secures Plot for Hotel and Casino Resort in South Philadelphia

by March 3, 2018

Baltimore-based developer The Cordish Companies recently purchased a property in the stadium district of South Philadelphia where it is planning to build a $600-million casino resort. The Business Journals reports that the company closed the deal in late January at a price of $37 ...

Ladbrokes Could Drop Sponsorships Following Crackdown on Gambling Machines

Ladbrokes Could Drop Sponsorships Following Crackdown on Gambling Machines

by March 3, 2018

A significant reduction of the maximum bet on fixed-odds betting terminals could force Ladbrokes Coral to cut its £8-million annual spending on sponsorships of different sports, including horse racing, the BBC reports.The company runs UK’s largest chain of betting shop ...

Dennis Blieden Wins 2018 WPT L.A. Poker Classic Championship

Dennis Blieden Wins 2018 WPT L.A. Poker Classic Championship

by March 2, 2018

Dennis Blieden became the latest WPT L.A. Poker Classic champion last night after bulldozing his way through the six-handed final table. His terrific performance on the final day of the $10,000 Championship culminated in a heads-up battle against Toby Lewis, which lasted just two ...

Toby Lewis Enters Final Day of WPT LAPC Championship as Chip Leader

Toby Lewis Enters Final Day of WPT LAPC Championship as Chip Leader

by March 1, 2018

The official six-handed final table of the 2018 L.A. Poker Classic $10,000 Championship was set last night at Commerce Casino. Toby Lewis, who entered the day with the second largest stack, bagged the chip lead for the night.The player collected 5.39 million in chips last ni ...

Brazil Could Legalize Casinos Only under New Ministry of Tourism Proposal

Brazil Could Legalize Casinos Only under New Ministry of Tourism Proposal

by March 1, 2018

Brazil’s years-long push to legalize different types of gambling is at serious risk of failure, after a separate legislative proposal has emerged in the country’s legislature somewhat surprisingly. Under the new proposal, only integrated resorts with casino floors could be legali ...

Dennis Blieden Leads 13 Players into Day 5 of WPT LAPC Championship

Dennis Blieden Leads 13 Players into Day 5 of WPT LAPC Championship

by February 28, 2018

The field of this year’s edition of the WPT L.A. Poker Classic $10,000 Championship was whittled down to just 13 contenders from a 493-strong field. Dennis Blieden, a player with two previous live tournament cashes, will be leading the pack of survivors into the penultimate day o ...

João Vieira and Leo Margets Join Winamax’s Team of Sponsored Players ahead of Spanish Launch

João Vieira and Leo Margets Join Winamax’s Team of Sponsored Players ahead of Spanish Launch

by February 28, 2018

If there were any doubts that Winamax was very serious about its expansion across Europe, the French online poker room has been doing its best to clear these completely. It announced on Tuesday that two more non-French poker pros have joined its team of sponsored players to promo ...

Atlantic City Labor Union Pens Agreement with New Trump Taj Mahal Casino Owner

Atlantic City Labor Union Pens Agreement with New Trump Taj Mahal Casino Owner

by February 27, 2018

Officials for labor union UNITE HERE Local 54 and casino operator Hard Rock International have signed a “card count neutrality” agreement, the Press of Atlantic City reported.The agreement could help the union return at the former Trump Taj Mahal casino resort, which Hard Ro ...

Jeremy White Leads 31 Survivors into WPT LAPC $10,000 Championship Day 4

Jeremy White Leads 31 Survivors into WPT LAPC $10,000 Championship Day 4

by February 27, 2018

The 493-strong field of the WPT L.A. Poker Classic $10,000 Main Event was reduced to just 31 contenders over the span of the past three days. Jeremy White will stomp into Day 4 of the prestigious event as the chip leader and as one of the two players to have passed the one-millio ...

Chris Brice Crowned Winner of the 2018 partypoker LIVE Poker UK Championships Main Event

Chris Brice Crowned Winner of the 2018 partypoker LIVE Poker UK Championships Main Event

by February 26, 2018

The four-day partypoker LIVE Poker UK Championships Main Event ended on Sunday evening with Chris Brice being crowned winner. With his first recorded victory, the Brit pocketed £187,500, leaving Daniel Clark in second place with £115,000 while Super High Roller winner Steven Morr ...

Poker Tournaments Starting February 26-March 4

Poker Tournaments Starting February 26-March 4

by February 26, 2018

This week’s poker tournaments overview includes events that are set to take place in Pennsylvania, Florida, Nevada, California, and the Czech Republic, all equally exciting destinations and all promising equally exciting opportunities for both poker pros and recreational players. ...

John Misirian Leads after WPT L.A. Poker Classic $10,000 Championship Day 1

John Misirian Leads after WPT L.A. Poker Classic $10,000 Championship Day 1

by February 25, 2018

The 2018 edition of the WPT L.A. Poker Classic $10,000 Championship kicked off on Saturday at Commerce Casino. As many as 475 entries registered for the prestigious tournament during its first day, but only 282 of them will progress into Day 2, which will be played later today at ...

Fred Done Reported to Be in “Advanced Negotiations” to Sell Tote Stake

Fred Done Reported to Be in “Advanced Negotiations” to Sell Tote Stake

by February 25, 2018

Gambling industry veteran Fred Done is reportedly close to selling a 25% stake in the Tote to a “consortium of racing industry figures”, Sky News reported citing unnamed insiders. It is believed that the billionaire bookmaker is in advanced negotiations and a deal could be closed ...

A Casino Could Secure Convention Center for Sunshine Coast, City Council Believes

A Casino Could Secure Convention Center for Sunshine Coast, City Council Believes

by February 24, 2018

The possibility for the addition of a casino as part of the Maroochydore Central Business District development project is still being discussed by the Sunshine Coast Council, despite recent comments by Mayor Mark Jamieson that a facility of this type was not on their agenda at th ...

Greece’s Top Administrative Court Greenlights $8-Billion Casino Resort Near Athens

Greece’s Top Administrative Court Greenlights $8-Billion Casino Resort Near Athens

by February 24, 2018

Greece’s Council of State gave on Thursday the green light to a previously proposed project for the development of an $8-billion integrated resort with a gaming floor near the capital Athens.Following the announcement for the decision of the Council of State, which ser ...