Mike Leah Adds TCOOP Title to Online Poker Record

by January 26, 2017

The 2017 Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) is well under way on PokerStars. This year’s edition of the online poker series kicked off on January 18 and is set to run through January 29. Its schedule includes 65 different events with buy-in fees of between $8 and $3,000. ...

Google Blocks 17 Million “Bad” Gambling Ads in 2016

by January 26, 2017

A total of 17 million gambling-related ads fell victim to Google’s crackdown on non-compliant advertisers last year. According to a Wednesday report, the search engine took down 1.7 billion ads that failed to conform to its advertising policies in 2016. The figure posted was twic ...

Steffen Sontheimer Leads 2017 Aussie Millions A$100,000 Challenge Final 7

by January 25, 2017

As the 2017 edition of the Aussie Millions is progressing toward a conclusion, the champions in several of its highlight tournaments are yet to be determined. Day 1 of the A$100,000 Challenge, the event with the second largest buy-in on the festival’s schedule, was played earlier ...

Georgia Lawmakers to Submit New Casino Legalization Bills

by January 25, 2017

Georgia makers have renewed push for the legalization of casino gambling after their efforts have failed to gain the necessary support for several years now.Two separate, but identical, bills are to be introduced to the state Legislature, providing for the establishment of t ...

Nick Georgoulas Wins 2017 Aussie Millions Australian Poker Hall of Fame Classic

by January 24, 2017

Event #14 on the 2017 Aussie Millions schedule was a special one. The Australian Poker Hall of Fame Classic was a A$1,150 buy-in tournament that attracted six local Hall of Famers and a number of other players to generate A$126,075 in prize money. Local player Nick “The Greek” Ge ...

GVC Holdings Boosts Personalization Efforts with Beehive Deal

by January 24, 2017

Provider of marketing optimization solutions Beehive today announced that its tools have been deployed by online gambling operator GVC Holdings and more particularly by its Playtech-powered iGaming brands.The move comes as part of GVC’s efforts to devise its multi-channel ma ...

Is Sweden’s iGaming Market Poised to Grow?

by January 23, 2017

The online gambling market has been growing at an exponential rate across Europe. And the need for new regulations has increased with that. Pressured by the European Commission, a number of member states have introduced new iGaming regulatory frameworks over the past decade or so ...

The Aussie Millions Main Event over the Years

by January 23, 2017

Over the years, the Aussie Millions Poker Championship has carefully built a reputation of one of the most prestigious poker festivals to be taking place annually. The tournament series was founded back in 1998, or, in other words, some time before other globally popular festival ...

James Chen Wins 2017 Aussie Millions A$25,000 Challenge

by January 22, 2017

James Chen has clearly had enjoyable time at the 2017 Aussie Millions as the Thai has won two championship rings so far. Chen scored his latest victory hours ago. The player entered the popular Australian live poker tournament series’ history as the winner of the largest ev ...

Aussie Millions A$250,000 Challenge Champions over the Years

by January 21, 2017

The Aussie Millions Poker Championship has established itself as one of the largest poker series to be taking place on an annual basis. And the festival certainly is the largest one to be running in the Southern Hemisphere. Every year, it offers a little something for both local ...

Gibraltar Suffers Heavy Blow in UK Remote Gambling Tax Regime Case

by January 20, 2017

The Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association (GBGA) has received another heavy blow in its more than two-year-long Point of Consumption tax dispute with UK’s HM Revenue and Customs.An Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union said on Thursday that Gibral ...

Phil Ivey Requests ‘Final Judgment’ on Borgata Baccarat Case

by January 20, 2017

Poker pro Phil Ivey’s trials over a $10-million Borgata baccarat case are far from over. The popular card player’s legal team asked that a federal judge’s summary judgment on the case be entered as ‘Final Judgment’.A final judgment is needed so as for Ivey to be able to file ...

Serge Osalan and Niall Murray Win 2017 Aussie Millions Events #4-5

by January 19, 2017

Two more 2017 Aussie Millions events have found their champions over the past several days. Local player Serge Osalan was crowned the champion of Event #4 – a A$1,150 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha tournament, and UK’s Niall Murray (pictured) emerged victorious in Event #5: A$1,150 No-Li ...

Macau Casino Industry Overview: 2014-2016

by January 19, 2017

The first thing that pops into everyone’s mind when they hear ‘Macau’ is casinos. Lavish casinos, dozens of them, spread across the special administrative region. Some of them are true architectural masterpieces, others are more modest in appearance, but yet serving the same purp ...

Kindred Group Launches Online Casino for Swedish and Norwegian High Rollers

by January 19, 2017

Online gambling operator Kindred Group (recently re-branded from Unibet Group) announced the launch of its newest online casino. The Storspiller brand is live now and is intended for high roller players from Sweden and Norway.The gambling operator noted that it has a small g ...