Philipp Zukernik Takes partypoker MILLIONS Russia $5,300 Main Event Day 3 Chip Lead

Philipp Zukernik Takes partypoker MILLIONS Russia $5,300 Main Event Day 3 Chip Lead

by September 13, 2017

The partypoker MILLIONS Russia $5,300 Main Event remained just as packed with action during its Day 3 of play as it has been since kicking off at the recently launched Sochi Casino and Resort. Hosting a second major live festival, the venue has already made a powerful statement t ...

Sergey Verkhoturov Leads after partypoker MILLIONS Russia $5,300 Main Event Day 2

Sergey Verkhoturov Leads after partypoker MILLIONS Russia $5,300 Main Event Day 2

by September 12, 2017

The partypoker MILLIONS Russia $5,300 Main Event completed its Day 2 of play last night. Attracting a field of 999 entries, the live tournament turned into the largest one to have ever taken place on Russian soil.The event is currently being held at the recently opened Sochi ...

Australian Lottery Retailers Condemn Lottoland’s Lottery Betting Practices

Australian Lottery Retailers Condemn Lottoland’s Lottery Betting Practices

by September 11, 2017

Three Australian states may soon ban the operations of Gibraltar-based lottery betting company Lottoland, Victorian news outlet Herald Sun has reported. The reports emerged after the Australian Lottery and Newsagents Association voiced concerns that Lottoland’s services harm the ...

Wolfgang Simperl Claims Swiss Poker Championship Title at Casino Bregenz

Wolfgang Simperl Claims Swiss Poker Championship Title at Casino Bregenz

by September 11, 2017

Casino Bregenz, one of Austria’s flagship poker venues, is currently playing host to the Bodensee Poker Championship, a major festival slated to run through September 17. The first major tournament on the schedule – the Swiss Poker Championship was completed on Sunday, with local ...

Michael Christopher Soyza Wins Macau Poker Cup 27 HK$80,000 High Roller

Michael Christopher Soyza Wins Macau Poker Cup 27 HK$80,000 High Roller

by September 10, 2017

Malaysia’s Michael Christopher Soyza scooped his first major poker title on Saturday, taking down the Macau Poker Cup 27 HK$80,000 High Roller. The player locked HK$2.037 million for a terrific performance.The tournament took place at the poker room of City of Dreams M ...

Qiuming Qin Claims Legendary Red Dragon Trophy at 27th Macau Poker Cup

Qiuming Qin Claims Legendary Red Dragon Trophy at 27th Macau Poker Cup

by September 9, 2017

The poker room at the City of Dreams Macau casino resort has become a favorite spot for poker action for players from the Asian-Pacific region. What is more, the facility has grown accustomed to hosting major poker festivals. The Macau Poker Cup 27 has become the latest such fest ...

Brazil’s Gambling Legalization Effort Gains More Public and Political Support

Brazil’s Gambling Legalization Effort Gains More Public and Political Support

by September 6, 2017

A very slight majority of Brazil’s population supports the legalization of brick-and-mortar casinos and bingo halls in the country, a recent report compiled by local research firm Paraná Pesquisas and published by news outlet JD1 Notícias showed.About 45.7% of all surveyed B ...

Ben Bensimhon Captures WSOP International Circuit Rotterdam €1,650 Main Event Title

Ben Bensimhon Captures WSOP International Circuit Rotterdam €1,650 Main Event Title

by September 3, 2017

Ben Bensimhon, a player from Switzerland, took down the first-ever WSOP International Circuit Rotterdam Main Event after a spectacular run at the nine-handed final table. The tournament’s champion collected €94,349 and his first WSOP Circuit gold ring.The €1,650 Main E ...

Ben Bensimhon Leads WSOP International Circuit Rotterdam €1,650 Main Event Final Table

Ben Bensimhon Leads WSOP International Circuit Rotterdam €1,650 Main Event Final Table

by September 2, 2017

The WSOP has brought the WSOP International Circuit experience to the hungry for quality poker action Dutch soil. Holland Casino Rotterdam is currently playing host to a classy festival on this season’s schedule of the WSOP Circuit series.Eyes are now set on the €1,650 ...

UK Gambling Commission Toughens Stance on Erring Operators

UK Gambling Commission Toughens Stance on Erring Operators

by August 31, 2017

The international online gambling community today woke up to the news that 888 UK Limited, a subsidiary of major operator 888 Holdings, was fined the record amount of £7.8 million for poor protections of vulnerable gambling customers.In a statement, UK’s gambling regulator e ...

J.C. Tran Leads 2017 WPT Legends of Poker $4,000 Main Event Final Table

J.C. Tran Leads 2017 WPT Legends of Poker $4,000 Main Event Final Table

by August 31, 2017

The 2017 edition of the World Poker Tour Legends of Poker is entering its final stage. The winner of the festival’s $4,000 Main Event will become known later today and there are six finalists left to contend for the title and the $668,692 first-place prize set for the champion. ...

Raphael Francisquetti Wins First-Ever WPT Brasil R$1,500 Main Event

Raphael Francisquetti Wins First-Ever WPT Brasil R$1,500 Main Event

by August 30, 2017

The first-ever WPT Brasil was completed last night at Infinity Blue Resort & Spa in Balneário Camboriú, Brazil, where the event was hosted. Local player Raphael Francisquetti took down the R$1,500 Main Event to collect a first-place prize of R$781,546 and the tournament troph ...

Carl Icahn Sells Unfinished Fontainebleau Casino for $600 Million

Carl Icahn Sells Unfinished Fontainebleau Casino for $600 Million

by August 30, 2017

New York real estate investor Carl Icahn unloaded another casino property after the sale of the shuttered Trump Taj Mahal resort this spring. The businessman confirmed on Tuesday that he entered an agreement with real estate investment and development firms Witkoff and New Valley ...

Tourism Growth Encourages Multi-Million Renovation Projects at Las Vegas Casinos

Tourism Growth Encourages Multi-Million Renovation Projects at Las Vegas Casinos

by August 29, 2017

Before the Great Recession, Las Vegas was the world’s most profitable gambling hub, a dream destination for high rollers, mass market players, and non-gambling tourists from all around the world. In 2007, the city reached its gambling revenue peak of $10.9 billion and visitor vol ...

Biggest Winners at Inaugural PokerStars Championship Barcelona

Biggest Winners at Inaugural PokerStars Championship Barcelona

by August 29, 2017

The PokerStars Championship Barcelona has become the successor of the highly popular Barcelona stop of the European Poker Tour. The sun-kissed Spanish city had annually played host to the festival since the EPT brand was created in the 2000s.The inaugural edition of the Poke ...