Events & Reports

Financial Difficulties Shut Online Poker Room PKR

by May 5, 2017

Financial difficulties have closed poker room PKR indefinitely, a statement sent by online gaming provider Microgaming reads.First indications that there was probably something bad happening with the poker operator emerged earlier this week when players made it known that the ...

New Hampshire House Rejects Casino Expansion Bill

by May 5, 2017

A casino expansion bill, sponsored by New Hampshire Senator Lou D’Allesandro, was voted down by the state House on Thursday. New Hampshire lawmakers also approved a measure that would make sure that no such proposal would appear on the table throughout the rest of the current leg ...

Fedor Holz Wins 2017 PokerStars Championship Monte Carlo Side Event

by May 4, 2017

Although German prodigy Fedor Holz announced last summer that he was retiring from professional poker and would play only recreationally from time to time, it seems that the game’s allure is too strong to resist.It is true that we have seen less of the young poker pro since ...

Connecticut Tribes Renew Lobbying Blitz for Third Casino

by May 4, 2017

Casino workers at Connecticut’s two existing casinos rallied on Wednesday in front of the State Capitol to support a proposal for the construction of a new casino off tribal land in the town of East Windsor.The proposed gambling venue will be operated jointly by the state’s ...

Imad Derwiche Crowned Victor of 2017 PokerStars Championship Monte Carlo €10,300 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Max

by May 3, 2017

The PokerStars Championship Monte Carlo, just as its predecessor the EPT Grand Final, features a plethora of exciting tournaments and the €10,300 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Max is a bright example to this statement. The tournament was played on May 1-2, attracting both Pot-Limit Omaha exp ...

Slot Machines Kill Gambling Negotiations in Florida Legislature

by May 3, 2017

The Florida House and Senate failed to reach an agreement on a sweeping reform of the state’s gambling industry, Sen. Bill Galvano, one of the leading negotiators, announced on Tuesday.The two houses of Florida’s Legislature presented earlier this year two completely differen ...

First European Online Poker Network May Go Live in Late 2017

by May 2, 2017

If shared online poker liquidity sounded like a chimera or a concept too illusory to be deemed possible, it seems that it is now very close to turning into reality. News from Italian media from the past several weeks have spurred hopes that first shared liquidity agreements will ...

William Hill Brings Pari-Mutuel Betting to Horseshoe Council Bluffs Casino

by May 2, 2017

UK gambling operator William Hill and US casino owner Caesars Entertainment announced that they have brought pari-mutuel simulcast wagering to Horseshoe Council Bluffs Casino in Council Bluffs Iowa.According to a press release from Monday, casino patrons are now able to plac ...

Proper Regulation May Turn Eastern Europe into the Next Big Online Gambling Hub

by May 1, 2017

Western Europe has turned into the epitome of iGaming regulatory progress, with some of the countries in the region adopting online gambling regulatory frameworks that have contributed significantly to the overall growth of that portion of the industry.Originally, Eastern Eu ...

Bryn Kenney Wins Another PokerStars-Sponsored Super High Roller

by April 30, 2017

Daniel Negreanu, Isaac Haxton, Daniel Dvoress – these are only several of the players Bryn Kenney swept past to emerge victorious in the 2017 PokerStars Championship Monte Carlo €100,000 Super High Roller. He not only collected a payout of €1,784,500 and the tournament’s tr ...

Bryn Kenney Leads 2017 PokerStars Championship Monte Carlo €100,000 Super High Roller Final 9

by April 29, 2017

Familiar faces and less so, heated competition, and an award-winning-comedian-turned-poker-enthusiast cracking jokes on every occasion available – a quick summary of the first two days of the PokerStars Championship Monte Carlo €100,000 Super High Roller.Although poker pros ...

partypoker to Sponsor EAPT Events in Eastern Europe Expansion Bid

by April 28, 2017

partypoker will sponsor Eurasian Poker Tour (EAPT) events across Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States under a five-year agreement the online poker room has signed with Poker Club Management.The move comes as part of partypoker’s bid to extend its presenc ...

Ole Schemion Wins 2017 PokerStars Championship Monte Carlo €10,300 Opening Event

by April 28, 2017

One spade, two spades, three spades… German poker pro Ole Schemion now has nine of the shiny trophies PokerStars awards to its live tournament winners. The player won last night the 2017 PokerStars Championship Monte Carlo €10,300 Opening No-Limit Hold’em tournament. Apart from t ...

Spanish Online Poker Revenue Improves Slightly in Q4 2016

by April 28, 2017

Spain’s regulated online gambling market generated the amount of €125.7 million in gross gambling revenue during the fourth quarter of 2016, a report by the country’s regulator, Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego, showed. The figure posted reflected a 32.6% increase from a ...

PokerStars Championship Monte Carlo Super High Roller – Reminiscence of EPT’s Glorious Past

by April 27, 2017

Monte Carlo is a dear spot to the international poker community, especially for those who still cannot overcome the bittersweet feeling of nostalgia for the European Poker Tour era. The French Riviera ward was home to 11 of EPT’s 12 Grand Final poker festivals, ending seasons of ...