Christopher Sand Wins 2016 WSOP $565 Casino Employees Championship

by June 3, 2016

The name of the first WSOP gold bracelet winner of summer 2016 is now clear. Christopher Sand, originally from Chicago but now residing in Las Vegas, has just topped the field of the 2016 WSOP Event #1: $565 Casino Employees Championship for poker’s most coveted non-monetar ...

32Red and Kambi Extend Sportsbook Partnership

by June 3, 2016

Online gambling operator 32Red announced that it has extended its existing sportsbook contract with provider of solutions for the gaming industry Kambi Group. Under the terms of the new agreement, Kambi would keep on delivering its sports betting solution across the gambling comp ...

Rainer Kempe Wins 2016 Super High Roller Bowl

by June 2, 2016

German Rainer Kempe entered poker history as the player to emerge victorious in the second-ever edition of the Super High Roller Bowl, a $300,000 buy-in event that took place at Aria Resort & Casino over the past four days. Kempe captured a first-place prize of $5 million, hi ...

Eugene Katchalov Leaves Team PokerStars Pro

by June 2, 2016

Ukrainian professional poker player Eugene Katchalov has announced on his Twitter page that he has decided to part ways with PokerStars after a five-year collaboration with the popular poker brand. With that said, Katchalov is no longer a member of Team PokerStars Pro.The pla ...

SNAI Becomes First Italian Operator to Utilize Betradar’s eSports Betting Service

by June 2, 2016

Provider of sports betting data solutions Betradar announced that gambling operator SNAI has become the first company to be authorised by Italian gambling regulators to introduce betting on eSports in the country. SNAI would integrate Betradar’s eSports Betting Service for ...

South Africa’s Sun International Creates Largest Latin American Casino Group

by June 2, 2016

South African casino operator Sun International has finalized the proposed merger of its Latin American operations with local gaming group Dreams SA. With the deal being completed, officials for the combined entity said that it will now focus its attention on introducing operatio ...

Betfair Extends Partnership with Arsenal FC

by June 1, 2016

Gambling operator Betfair announced that it has extended its existing partnership with English Premier League football club Arsenal FC until 2019. Under the expanded deal, the gaming company would become an Official Betting Partner for the professional football club in the United ...

Lottoland Goes Live in Republic of Ireland

by June 1, 2016

Gibraltar-licensed provider of lottery betting options Lottoland announced that it has been granted an online gambling license by the Republic of Ireland and its .ie website is now available to gambling customers from the country.The license has been awarded by the country&# ...

Rainer Kempe Leads 2016 Super High Roller Bowl Final 7

by June 1, 2016

The second edition of the Super High Roller Bowl is progressing to an end with only 7 survivors left to contend for the first-place prize and the great honor to become the champion of one of the highest stakes poker tournaments to be held this summer.German player Rainer Kem ...

Casino-Related Crimes Up in Macau in Q1

by May 31, 2016

The number of gambling-related crimes in Macau increased 11.2% during the first quarter of the year, Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said at a Monday press conference. The official further noted that although gambling-related crime rate has gone up, Macau’s general sec ...

CVC Capital Partners Acquires Sisal for €1 Billion

by May 31, 2016

CVC Capital Partners announced that it has further delved into the world of gambling through another strategic acquisition. The private equity firm revealed the purchase of Italian gambling operator and provider of payment solutions Sisal Group S.p.A. for the total amount of €1 b ...

Blake Vincent Wins 2016 Run It Up Reno $565 Main Event

by May 31, 2016

Blake Vincent emerged victorious in the 2016 Run It Up Reno $565 Main Event, scooping the amount of $46,410 and the tournament trophy. Vincent started the final table with almost half of all chips in play and did not relinquish his lead for the greater part of the tournament̵ ...

Belle Corporation Official Predicts Further Growth for City of Dreams Manila

by May 30, 2016

City of Dreams Manila, an integrated casino resort launched in December 2014 in the Philippine capital, is expected to report a significant revenue growth this year as the complex seems to have started reaping the benefits from the gaming options offered at the venue during its f ...

Poker Tournaments to Start between May 31-June 5

by May 30, 2016

Every summer, Las Vegas traditionally turns into the gathering place for poker enthusiasts and professionals as the city hosts not only the annual WSOP poker festival but also a number of other thrilling tournaments. Several of these are set to kick off in the week between May 31 ...

Martin Soukup Wins Unibet Open Malta €1,100 Main Event

by May 30, 2016

Martin Soukup from the Czech Republic took down the field of the Unibet Open Malta €1,100 Main Event last night to take home the tournament trophy and a check with the first-place prize of €65,000 written on it.The tournament saw 292 entries paying the €1,100 buy-in fee to g ...