Bryn Kenney Wins 2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas $50,000 Single-Day High Roller

by January 10, 2017

A little more than fifteen hours of play, 69 entries, including some of the world’s top high rollers, and a first-place prize of $969,075 up for grabs – this is how the 2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas $50,000 Single-Day High Roller could be described with a few words. ...

James Packer Returns to Crown Resorts Board after One-Year Absence

by January 10, 2017

Australian business magnate James Packer is to return to casino operator Crown Resorts’ board as a director shortly after the company scrapped plans for US expansion and reduced its stake in Melco Crown Entertainment significantly.Mr. Packer is the biggest shareholder ...

Poker Tournaments to Start between January 9-15

by January 9, 2017

This week’s overview includes three highly anticipated festivals to take place in three extremely exciting poker destinations. The Aussie Millions is set to kick off in less than two-days’ time. January 11 will see yet another major festival – the APT Kickoff – begin ...

William Hill Blames Lower-Than-Expected Profit on Unfriendly Sports Results

by January 9, 2017

UK gambling operator William Hill today posted a trading update for the 52 weeks to December 27, 2016. The company highlighted operating profit standing at the bottom end of previously announced expectations.A full-year financial report will be published on February 24, 2017 ...

Jason Koon Wins 2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas $100,000 Super High Roller

by January 9, 2017

Jason Koon has just won the first major high roller event of the year after defeating representatives of poker’s best breed in the inaugural PokerStars Championship Bahamas $100,000 Super High Roller. Koon and his opponents made history over the past three days, marking the ...

Charlie Carrel Leads 2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas $100,000 Super High Roller Final Table

by January 8, 2017

The inaugural PokerStars Championship Bahamas $100,000 Super High Roller’s field was whittled down to just seven players after a fierce Day 2 battle involving some of poker’s biggest. UK’s Charlie Carrel ended Saturday action as the chip leader with 3,710,000 in ...

Nick Petrangelo Leads 2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas $100,000 Super High Roller Day 1

by January 7, 2017

The inaugural PokerStars Championship Bahamas $100,000 Super High Roller started off with a bang and a tinge of comedy (more about that one later). The tournament and the festival, as a whole, kicked off on Friday to see some of the world’s best and deepest-pocketed high ro ...

Poker Players to Look For in 2017

by January 6, 2017

A new year is upon us and, as usual, it has come with new expectations. Some of them will probably be met, others will be reset, and there will certainly be some disappointments by the end of the year. In terms of poker, the global community is known to be a highly demanding one, ...

iGaming Re-Emerges as Hot Legislative Topic in Pennsylvania

by January 6, 2017

Pennsylvania legislators have not been wasting time in reviving efforts for the legalization of online gambling. It was during the very first week of the new year that a State Senator published a memorandum to notify that a new gambling expansion bill is to be presented anytime s ...

Biggest PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event and Super High Roller Winners

by January 5, 2017

The highly anticipated inaugural edition of the PokerStars Championship Bahamas is just a day away. The major event is set to mark the beginning of the 2017 live tournament poker season and it will certainly do this in style. Hosted by Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas Casino, the ...

William Hill Rehabilitates Australian Centrebet Brand

by January 5, 2017

William Hill’s Australian business announced earlier this week that it has decided to resuscitate the Centrebet brand just shortly after it had brought all its Australian operations under the single William Hill Australia brand.The major gambling operator relaunched the Cent ...

Poker Pro Dan Smith Raises $1.7 Million for Charity

by January 4, 2017

Dan Smith is a poker professional the poker community has heard a lot of over the past several years due to his terrific performance on the live circuit. However, word should also be spread about his good heart.As a new year is unfolding, Smith announced that a donation proje ...

bet365 Adds Edit Bet Feature to Cash Out Tab

by January 4, 2017

Online gambling operator bet365 has rolled out a new Cash Out feature that allows betting customers to add, swap, and remove selections from their bets. The Edit Bet feature is available on both pre-match and in-play bets.Bettors will be able to edit bets they have placed on ...

Spanish Online Gambling Regulator Appoints New General Director

by January 4, 2017

Juan Espinosa Garcia was appointed as the new General Director of Spain’s online gambling regulator – Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ). Mr. Garcia is replacing the regulatory body’s previous head Carlos Hernandez Rivera. The latter announced that he was to leave h ...

PhilWeb Disposes of German Assets in Wait for iGaming Permit

by January 3, 2017

Philippine gambling company PhilWeb Corp. announced the sale of certain German assets to cover overheads while waiting to have its license for the operation of eGames facilities across the Philippines renewed. PhilWeb said in a Tuesday filing to the Philippine Stock Exchange that ...