David Katz Wins 2016/17 WSOP Circuit Palm Beach Kennel Club $365 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em

by February 17, 2017

The 2016/17 WSOP Circuit Palm Beach Kennel Club is nearing completion with only four days left to be played. Nine gold rings have already found their new owners and David Katz became one of the latest such owners after taking down the $365 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournamen ...

MGM Springfield May Open Doors Earlier than Scheduled

by February 17, 2017

Construction of the $950-million MGM Springfield casino resort in Springfield, Massachusetts has reached its halfway point, city officials confirmed at a press conference on Thursday. It was also understood that the property may open doors earlier than it is slated to.MGM Sp ...

Biggest Baccarat Scandals in History

by February 16, 2017

Phil Ivey is a behemoth in the poker world. With ten WSOP gold bracelets, live tournament winnings of more than $23.8 million, and equally impressive online poker stats, Phil Ivey is one of the first names and first figures that pop into mind upon mentioning the word poker.Ho ...

partypoker Temporarily Suspends Online Poker Operations in Czech Republic

by February 16, 2017

Online poker operator partypoker has temporarily suspended operations in the Czech Republic in the wake of the recent implementation of new iGaming regulations. The announcement comes on the very same day when another popular brand – PokerStars – is set to officially enter the lo ...

NYX Gaming Supplies Casino Content to Spain’s Luckia

by February 16, 2017

Online casino games supplier NYX Gaming Group added another client operator to its portfolio, after locking a content distribution deal with Spanish gambling company Luckia Games. Under their agreement, the operator will be able to utilize its new partner’s open gaming system (NY ...

Ema Zajmovic Wins WPT Playground C$3,500 Main Event to Make History

by February 15, 2017

If there was one thing the poker world lacked in, that was a female WPT Champion. This is no more the case, after Ema Zajmovic, a Montreal-based cash game player, topped the field of the WPT Playground C$3,500 Main Event last night. The player received the first-place prize of C$ ...

PokerStars Launches Czech Poker Site on February 16

by February 15, 2017

Online poker room PokerStars has informed Czech players that it is set launch its .cz website on Thursday, February 16. The operator was granted a license by the local gambling regulator last month, thus becoming the first international brand to be admitted to the newly regulated ...

Loni Harwood Wins Third Career Gold Ring in 2016/17 WSOP Circuit Palm Beach Kennel Club

by February 14, 2017

If consistent female poker pros from the past several years should be named, Loni Harwood will certainly be one of the first picks. Five years ago, the player scooped her first WSOP Circuit gold ring at Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. She has added two more go ...

New Jersey Senate Fails to Override Veto on Trump Taj Mahal Casino Bill

by February 14, 2017

New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney failed to gain the necessary support from fellow Senate members to override a Governor’s veto of a bill that many believed was intended to teach billionaire investor Carl Icahn a lesson.Mr. Icahn is the owner of the recently shuttere ...

Anthony Zinno and Eric Afriat Headline 2017 WPT Playground C$3,500 Main Event Day 3

by February 13, 2017

The WPT and partypoker.net have once again joined forces for a thrilling poker festival hosted by Playground Poker Club in Kahnawake, Québec. A C$3,500 Main Event is gracing the rich schedule and has attracted some of North America’s and the world’s best poker players to clash ag ...

Catena Media Adds Sweden-Facing Casino Website Slotsia to Bursting Affiliate Portfolio

by February 13, 2017

Lead generation and online performance marketing company Catena Media has extended its expansion efforts into 2017 with the acquisition of Swedish casino affiliate portal Slotsia and all its assets.Catena Media revealed that it has acquired the Swedish website for an upfront ...

Nadezhda Magnus Wins 2016/17 WSOP Circuit Potawatomi $2,200 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller

by February 12, 2017

Nadezhda Magnus, a Russian-born player now residing in Chicago, Illinois, won the highest buy-in on the WSOP Circuit Potawatomi schedule – the $2,200 High Roller – for her second gold ring and a first-place prize of $71,398.Although she does not consider herself a poker profe ...

Igor Kurganov Joins PokerStars Team Pro

by February 11, 2017

Russian poker superstar Igor Kurganov has joined the already powerful roster of PokerStars-sponsored ambassadors, the online poker room announced on Friday. As part of PokerStars Team Pro, the player will be taking part in different initiatives related to the brand’s promot ...

Eric Guth Wins 2016/17 WSOP Circuit Potawatomi $365 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack

by February 10, 2017

Potawatomi Hotel & Casino in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is currently the venue where WSOP Circuit fans can go to and try their luck against fellow players and poker enthusiasts. Seven gold ring events have already been completed at the casino since the WSOP Circuit arrived for the ...

French Gambling Regulator Commits to Mid-2017 Online Poker Shared Liquidity Agreements

by February 10, 2017

France has committed its efforts to secure first online poker shared liquidity agreements by mid-2017, as ARJEL President Charles Coppolani has revealed in a recent report by the country’s online gambling regulator.France regulated its iGaming market back in 2010. However, o ...