Ajay Chabra Leads 18 Finalists into WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic $10,400 Main Event Penultimate Day

Ajay Chabra Leads 18 Finalists into WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic $10,400 Main Event Penultimate Day

by December 9, 2017

This year’s WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic $10,400 Main Event is getting closer and closer to crowning its champion. After Day 4 of the tournament was completed several hours ago at the Bellagio Las Vegas, there are just 18 players left to contend for the title and th ...

Blake Bohn Leads 90 Contenders into WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic $10,400 Main Event Day 4

Blake Bohn Leads 90 Contenders into WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic $10,400 Main Event Day 4

by December 8, 2017

Day 3 of the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic $10,400 Main Event saw the tournament’s field be whittled down to just 90 entries. The event attracted a total of 812 entries, thus becoming the largest-ever Five Diamond Main Event in WPT’s history.Day 4 of the event will be ...

Galaxy Entertainment to Expand Casino Business to the Philippines

Galaxy Entertainment to Expand Casino Business to the Philippines

by December 8, 2017

Hong Kong-based hotel and casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group will pursue expansion in the Philippines, the company confirmed earlier today. Galaxy Entertainment is one of six concessionaires authorized to operate casino gambling in Macau.The company, founded by Chine ...

Brandon Meyers Leads after WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic $10,400 Main Event Day 2

Brandon Meyers Leads after WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic $10,400 Main Event Day 2

by December 7, 2017

The WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic has been part of the World Poker Tour since its inception back in 2002. This year’s edition of the festival’s $10,400 Main Event saw huge turnout that broke several important records in WPT’s history.The tournament attracted a record- ...

Hermilo Vargas Wins WSOP Circuit Bicycle Casino $365 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack

Hermilo Vargas Wins WSOP Circuit Bicycle Casino $365 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack

by December 6, 2017

Hermilo Vargas emerged as the winner of the WSOP Circuit Bicycle Casino $365 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack last night to capture his first-ever gold ring. The player also collected $71,195 for besting the event’s massive field of 1,150 entries.The $365 buy-in tournament was ...

Charles Johnson Takes Down WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee Main Event

Charles Johnson Takes Down WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee Main Event

by December 5, 2017

Charles Johnson, a part-time poker player from Norcross, Georgia, was crowned the victor of the WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee Main Event last night. Johnson remained the last man standing from a field of 957 entries.The player collected his first-ever WSOP Circuit gold ring ...

Charles Johnson Leads WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee $1,675 Main Event Final 16

Charles Johnson Leads WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee $1,675 Main Event Final 16

by December 4, 2017

The behemoth field of the WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee $1,675 Main Event was reduced to just 16 players on Sunday night after an action-packed Day 2 of play. The tournament attracted a total of 957 entries over two starting flights played on Friday and Saturday.Action on D ...

Bookmakers Lobby for More Operator-Friendly Gambling Taxes in Victoria

Bookmakers Lobby for More Operator-Friendly Gambling Taxes in Victoria

by December 4, 2017

Victoria-facing online gambling operators have reportedly launched lobbying efforts against the potential implementation of a 15% point of consumption tax, news outlet The Sydney Morning Herald reported earlier today.If such a tax is adopted in the state, this would mean tha ...

Brad Albrinck Eyes Back-to-Back Title in WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee Main Event

Brad Albrinck Eyes Back-to-Back Title in WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee Main Event

by December 3, 2017

Brad Albrinck is looking to lock a back-to-back title in the WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee Main Event. The player topped the tournament’s field this time last year and secured himself with a good starting position on Day 2 of this year’s edition of the event. ...

Dan Smith Beats Daniel Negreanu Heads-Up to Win 2017 WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic $100,000 Super High Roller

Dan Smith Beats Daniel Negreanu Heads-Up to Win 2017 WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic $100,000 Super High Roller

by December 2, 2017

The Bellagio Poker Room, one of the hottest poker spots on the Las Vegas Strip, is currently playing host to this year’s WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic. The festival has long been one of the most popular tournament poker events to be taking place within WPT’s sc ...

Steven Ruighaver Wins Record-Breaking WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee $365 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed

Steven Ruighaver Wins Record-Breaking WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee $365 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed

by November 29, 2017

Steven Ruighaver, a recreational poker player from South Carolina, claimed the first place in the WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee $365 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed tournament to collect his second gold ring and the amount of $36,346 in prize money. The player bulldozed his way throug ...

Australian Politician Launches Petition against Sunshine Coast Casino Project

Australian Politician Launches Petition against Sunshine Coast Casino Project

by November 29, 2017

An Australian House Representative has launched a petition encouraging Sunshine Coast residents to refuse support for a reported plan for the construction of a casino resort as part of the Maroochydore Central Business District development project, local news outlet Courier Mail ...

Robert Hankins Vies for Ninth WSOP Circuit Gold Ring at Harrah’s Cherokee

Robert Hankins Vies for Ninth WSOP Circuit Gold Ring at Harrah’s Cherokee

by November 28, 2017

Robert Hankins is eyeing WSOP Circuit gold ring number nine with his participation in the record-breaking $365 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed at Harrah’s Cherokee, which is the current host venue of the popular poker series.Hankins bagged the second largest chip stack last night ...

New Jersey Senate President Calls on Casino Development Agency to Deny Trump Plaza Demolition Payment

New Jersey Senate President Calls on Casino Development Agency to Deny Trump Plaza Demolition Payment

by November 28, 2017

The New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney urged the state Casino Reinvestment Development Authority to reject billionaire investor Carl Icahn’s request to be granted $5.6 million to partially fund the demolition of the shuttered Trump Plaza casino resort.It was announced ...

French Online Gambling Regulator Urges Start of Shared Online Poker Liquidity Project

French Online Gambling Regulator Urges Start of Shared Online Poker Liquidity Project

by November 27, 2017

The French online gambling regulator, ARJEL, has reportedly contacted its Italian counterpart inquiring about the latter’s progress on the realization of the shared online poker liquidity project.It was in July 2017 when the gambling regulatory bodies of France, Italy, Spain ...