New Jersey Gambling Regulator Fines PokerStars for Geolocation Failure

by February 10, 2017

Online poker operator PokerStars had its wrists slapped by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement for failing to prevent out-of-state customers from gambling on its New Jersey mobile website.The state gambling regulator has announced recently that it had imposed a $25 ...

888poker Hires Kara Scott to Host Monthly News Show

by February 9, 2017

Kara Scott is a familiar name in the poker community. The Canada-born poker player and presenter has over the years taken part in a number of major tournaments and has presented and hosted an even greater number of important poker-related events.It became known a few days ag ...

Major League Baseball May Be Ready to Take Positive Stance on Sports Betting

by February 9, 2017

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has revealed that the organization is re-examining its stance on legal sports betting in the US. The statement may indicate that the professional sports league’s reserve towards legal and regulated gambling may be melting.MLB is ...

Online Slots Fuel Revenue Growth in Spain

by February 9, 2017

Spain’s regulated online gambling market generated gross gaming revenue of €125.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2016, the local gambling regulator – Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) – announced on Wednesday. The figure reported reflected a 22.7% increase from t ...

Bryan Paris Surpasses $10-Million Online Poker Winnings Mark

by February 8, 2017

Bryan Paris, a poker professional from California who had moved to Europe to be able to play online, has become only the second player to have surpassed the $10-million mark in online tournament poker winnings, according to PocketFives’ tracker.At the time this article is be ...

Osaka Officials Introduce Yumeshima Island as Possible Casino Resort Site

by February 8, 2017

Osaka city authorities and developers have decided to move forward with the plan for the development of the artificial Yumeshima Island in Osaka Bay, The Japan Times reported. A ¥824-billion ($7.35 billion) investment is expected to be put into the project. The island is planned ...

PokerStars Restricts French Site to France-Based Players

by February 8, 2017

Online poker operator PokerStars has started informing players that its .fr website will be available only to people residing in Mainland France or the country’s overseas territories from February 13, 2017. At present, PokerStars’ French website can be accessed by players from ot ...

Brian Rast Wins $50,000 Aria Super High Roller 15

by February 7, 2017

It was one of those weekends when Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas hosted a handful of high roller tournaments that, just as usual, attracted representatives of poker’s elite. There were three such events to take place at the venue between February 2-4 – two of them feature ...

CrownBet Captures Bigger New South Wales Betting Market Share with ClubsNSW Deal

by February 7, 2017

Australian online sports betting operator CrownBet and New South Wales club-operating body ClubsNSW have locked a landmark deal that would allow club members to place in-venue online bets.The partnership will change significantly the betting landscape in the southeastern Aus ...

Mr Green Eyes Danish iGaming Market Entry with Dansk Underholdning Acquisition

by February 6, 2017

Online gambling operator Mr Green Ltd. today announced the acquisition of its Danish counterpart Dansk Underholdning. The deal represents part of the Malta-based gambling company’s strategy to expand into regulated markets.Dansk Underholdning is licensed by the Danish Gambli ...

Borgata Casino Seeks Final Judgment in Phil Ivey Baccarat Case

by February 6, 2017

Atlantic City’s Borgata has recently responded formally to Phil Ivey’s call for a final judgment in a long-standing baccarat edge sorting case. The popular poker pro and his companion player Cheng Yin Sun are sued by the gambling venue for winning close to $10 million by exploiti ...

Biggest World Poker Tour Main Event Winners

by February 5, 2017

Daniel Weinman has just won the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Main Event, the latest such tournament on the tour’s 2016/2017 calendar. The player, a poker professional from Georgia, cashed $892,433 for his triumph. Tradition also dictates that all Main Tour Main Event winne ...

Daniel Weinman Wins 2017 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open $3,500 Main Event

by February 4, 2017

Daniel Weinman, a poker pro from Alpharetta, Georgia, spoilt himself with the best possible gift for his 29th birthday – a WPT Main Event title. Last night, the player emerged victorious in the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open $3,500 Main Event on the 116th hand into final day play. ...

OPAP Starts Delivering on Previously Announced Growth Strategy

by February 3, 2017

Greek games of chance operator OPAP has been a constant presence in the gambling headlines over the past several days. After the company announced last year that it would put considerable investment into technology improvements across both its retail and online businesses, it has ...

Jonas Kraft Wins 2017 888Live Rozvadov €5,300 High Roller

by February 3, 2017

The poker room at King’s Casino Rozvadov has gradually become a favorite destination to poker players from all around Europe as well as to some of the biggest live poker tours to be taking place on the continent.Major gambling operator 888 has been the latest to opt for the v ...