Lawrence Ho’s Melco to Pursue Japanese Casino License and Gambling Industry Innovation

Lawrence Ho’s Melco to Pursue Japanese Casino License and Gambling Industry Innovation

by October 9, 2017

Lawrence Ho, Chairman and CEO of integrated resort developer and operator Melco Resorts & Entertainment, has reiterated his company’s commitment to entering Japan. It is believed that it will be around June 2018 when there will be more clarity over the anticipated opening of ...

Massachusetts Officials Debate Legalization of Online Lottery Sales

Massachusetts Officials Debate Legalization of Online Lottery Sales

by October 9, 2017

Massachusetts lawmakers are considering the legalization of online lottery sales amid growing concerns that New Hampshire online lottery market could affect lottery businesses in its neighboring states. New Hampshire’s Legislature approved the online sale of lottery tickets this ...

Justin Boggs Leads WSOP Horseshoe Southern Indiana $1,675 Main Event Final Table

Justin Boggs Leads WSOP Horseshoe Southern Indiana $1,675 Main Event Final Table

by October 9, 2017

The WSOP Circuit Southern Indiana is just a single playing day away from its conclusion. The festival included 12 gold ring events and the final, Main Event, piece of jewelry is to be handed to its rightful owner later today when action at Horseshoe Casino Southern Indiana resume ...

Poker Pro Olivier Busquet Claims King of the Hill II Title

Poker Pro Olivier Busquet Claims King of the Hill II Title

by October 8, 2017

Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was the arena for the second edition of the epic King of the Hill winner-take-all heads-up challenge. Of all four poker pros who took part in the exciting event, including defending champion Phil Hellmuth, it was Olivier Busquet who colle ...

High Roller Poker Specialist Fedor Holz Wins Another One

High Roller Poker Specialist Fedor Holz Wins Another One

by October 7, 2017

Fedor Holz, the German poker pro who has accumulated more than $24.4 million in tournament earnings mainly from high roller events, took down yet another such event several hours ago. The player won the partypoker LIVE Grand Prix Austria €2,200 High Roller for a first-place prize ...

More Czechs Suffer from Gambling Addiction in 2016, Report Finds

More Czechs Suffer from Gambling Addiction in 2016, Report Finds

by October 6, 2017

The number of people showing problem gambling behavior increased last year in the Czech Republic, according to a report compiled by the National Monitoring Center for Drugs and Addiction, with the the alarming figures being cited by local news outlet Radio Prague.Researchers ...

Josh Reichard Claims Career Eighth Gold Ring during WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana Stop

Josh Reichard Claims Career Eighth Gold Ring during WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana Stop

by October 6, 2017

Josh Reichard, a 26-year-old poker pro from Janesville, Wisconsin, seems to be having great time during the ongoing WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana stop. The player made two final-table appearances in previous days and topped the field of the $365 No-Limit Hold’em Monster ...

Andrew “Zeus” Kuster Wins WSOP International Circuit R$3,300 Main Event

Andrew “Zeus” Kuster Wins WSOP International Circuit R$3,300 Main Event

by October 5, 2017

The beautiful city of Sao Paulo, Brazil kindly played host to the latest WSOP International Circuit festival, which ran at the host venue Bienal Pavilion up through this past Wednesday. A week of quality poker action culminated with the R$3,300 Main Event, which was completed lat ...

Pennsylvania Gambling Expansion and Budget Deficit Remedy Efforts Hit Another Setback

Pennsylvania Gambling Expansion and Budget Deficit Remedy Efforts Hit Another Setback

by October 5, 2017

Pennsylvania’s budget stalemate is yet to be solved a week after lawmakers spread words of optimism about the nearing end of the impasse. The state’s budget for the current financial year has a massive $2.2-billion gap waiting to be closed and legislators are entering a fourth mo ...

Official Letter to the UKGC with Regard to UK-Facing Gambling Operators and Their Work with Hackers

Official Letter to the UKGC with Regard to UK-Facing Gambling Operators and Their Work with Hackers

by October 5, 2017

Over the past several weeks, Casino News Daily has produced a series of publications regarding the alleged work of online gambling operators 888 Holdings and Betway with a notorious hacker, through whose activities the aforementioned operators have been building playerbases for y ...

Dutch Gambling Regulator to Curb Risks Arising from Social Games

Dutch Gambling Regulator to Curb Risks Arising from Social Games

by October 4, 2017

Social gaming has appeared on the radar screen of the Dutch Gaming Authority, Kansspelautoriteit, as an activity that could facilitate the proliferation of unlicensed and illegal online gambling services and could also possibly trigger gambling addiction among vulnerable players, ...

Colorado-Based Firm Reportedly Buys Shuttered Revel Casino

Colorado-Based Firm Reportedly Buys Shuttered Revel Casino

by October 4, 2017

Former Revel Casino in Atlantic City may soon switch ownership, according to the Press of Atlantic City. The local news outlet reported on Tuesday that a Colorado-based property management firm has submitted a sale agreement to the Atlantic County Clerk’s Office, thus making it k ...

Mark Smith Wins Sixth Gold Ring at WSOP Circuit Southern Indiana Stop

Mark Smith Wins Sixth Gold Ring at WSOP Circuit Southern Indiana Stop

by October 4, 2017

Mark Smith, also known in the poker community as “Pegasus”, won his career’s sixth gold ring after taking down a $365 No-Limit Hold’em tournament as part of the ongoing WSOP Circuit Southern Indiana live poker festival. It is interesting to note that four of the player’s previous ...

Joe Gotlieb Wins WSOP Circuit Seminole Hard Rock $1,675 Main Event

Joe Gotlieb Wins WSOP Circuit Seminole Hard Rock $1,675 Main Event

by October 3, 2017

The WSOP Seminole Hard Rock Main Event title will remain in the host venue’s home town, Hollywood, Florida, after local player Joe Gotlieb took down the tournament hours ago. The former poker enthusiast who recently began playing the game professionally captured his first gold ri ...

Casino Operator Caesars to Emerge from Bankruptcy by October 6

Casino Operator Caesars to Emerge from Bankruptcy by October 6

by October 3, 2017

Major casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corp. confirmed on Monday that it will emerge from prolonged bankruptcy by the end of the week. The company was scheduled to host an investor webcast yesterday but canceled it in the wake of a deadly mass shooting during a concert on th ...