Phil Galfond to Launch Online Poker Website in 2017

by September 2, 2016

Professional poker player and online poke trainer Phil Galfond announced on his Run It Once poker training website that he will launch his own online poker brand. The poker pro made the announcement in a blog-like post that did not contain much details about the website itself bu ...

Evolution Gaming and iSoftBet Partner for Romanian Live Casino Launch

by September 2, 2016

With the Romanian gambling regulator now granting full gaming licenses to international operators and providers, Live Casino supplier Evolution Gaming announced that it would open the country’s first live studio at Grand Casino Bucharest. The Stockholm-listed provider has partner ...

William Vo Leads WPT Legends of Poker $4,000 Main Event Final 6

by September 1, 2016

The field of the WPT Legends of Poker $4,000 Main Event was slashed from the original number of 687 entries to just 6 hopefuls over the span of four playing days. Day 5, the tournament’s final one, will be played today at 4 pm local time at The Bicycle Hotel & Casino in Los A ...

NetEnt Rolls Out NetEnt Live Mobile for iOS and Android

by September 1, 2016

Swedish developer and supplier of online casino solutions NetEnt today announced the launch of its highly innovative NetEnt Live Mobile product. The company promised that its latest casino solution would entertain players from around the world with unique features and options. ...

Yggdrasil Gaming Revenue Jumps 661% in H1

by September 1, 2016

Malta-headquartered developer of online casino content Yggdrasil Gaming posted financial information and operational highlights for the half-year ended June 30, 2016. Revenue jumped 661% during the period in review to reach SEK34.1 million. In comparison, the amount of SEK4.5 mil ...

Slovenia’s Interblock Acquires Elektrina to Support Global Expansion

by August 31, 2016

Slovenian manufacturer and supplier of electronic table games Interblock today announced that it will acquire Elektrina, known to be Slovenia-based high technology company. Under the terms of the acquisition deal, Interblock’s parent company, INTERBLOCK d.d., will buy Elektrina’s ...

Regulated Markets, Casino, and UEFA Euro 2016 Boost 888 Holdings H1 Results

by August 31, 2016

Gibraltar-headquartered online gambling operator 888 Holdings today posted information about its financial performance during the six months ended June 30, 2016. Excluding VAT, revenue amounted to $262 million for the period in review, up 19% year-on-year. The company attributed ...

Gus Hansen Resumes Playing Online Poker Cash Games

by August 31, 2016

Danish poker professional Gus Hansen has reportedly made an online poker comeback after a nineteen-month hiatus. Formerly a Full Tilt ambassador, The Great Dane had lost close to $21 million in 1,572,615 hands played over an eight-year span on what had been known as world’s secon ...

Contagious Gaming Reports Improved Revenue and EBITDA in Q1

by August 30, 2016

Canadian provider of solutions for the online gambling industry Contagious Gaming Inc. reported its financial results for the fist half of the company’s 2017 fiscal year. The supplier posted a 420% increase in revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2016 to C$1.1 million. In ...

Betsoft Gaming Extends Asian Presence with Xile99 Partnership

by August 30, 2016

Malta-headquartered developer of online casino games for the international iGaming industry Betsoft Gaming announced that it has signed a content distribution agreement with Chinese Code Cloud-operated gambling brand Xile99.The deal secures the game developer and provider wit ...

Trump Taj Mahal Owner Remains Firm on October 10 Closure

by August 30, 2016

Workers at Trump Taj Mahal made one last-ditch effort to save the casino which, as it seems, will be closed for good in a little more than a month. UNITE HERE Local 54 members presented on Monday the gambling venue’s management team with a plan that, according to them, would have ...

Julian Sacks Wins 2016/17 WSOP Circuit Foxwoods $1,675 Main Event

by August 30, 2016

After two final-table finishes in WSOP Circuit events over the past several years, Julian Sacks, a player from Ridgewood, New Jersey, last night topped the field of the 2016/17 WSOP Circuit Foxwoods $1,675 Main Event for his career best cash of $148,350 and a gold ring.Winni ...

Evolution Gaming Launches Live Casino Service for The Hippodrome Casino

by August 29, 2016

Stockholm-headquartered provider of Live Casino products Evolution Gaming today announced that it has added another major client to its ever-growing portfolio. Under an agreement between the company and London-based Hippodrome Casino, the supplier will roll out an online Live Cas ...

Sebastian Malec Wins EPT Season 13 Barcelona €5,300 Main Event

by August 29, 2016

The EPT Season 13 Barcelona stop was completed in a spectacular manner. A 21-year-old poker newbie from Poland took down the €5,300 Main Event, thus turning himself into a millionaire, and American poker pro Connor Drinan topped the field of the €10,300 High Roller to add another ...

Poker Tournaments to Start between August 29-September 4

by August 29, 2016

This week promises to be quite exciting when it comes to upcoming poker tournaments. Two UK festivals at major local casinos, the German Poker Days in Europe’s new favorite poker room – King’s Casino in Rozvadov, and several nice poker-related events at popular US poker destinati ...