Events & Reports

888 Holdings Reports Revenue Increase Despite Regulatory Impacts

by March 22, 2016

Online gambling operator 888 Holdings posted today information about its financial performance during the twelve months ended December 31, 2015. Excluding the recently introduced EU VAT, overall annual revenue increased 2% year-on-year to reach $462.1 million. Including EU VAT, r ...

888poker Signs Former Arsenal and Brazil Football Star Denilson

by March 22, 2016

After a short-lived deal with Uruguay football player Luis Suárez, online card room 888poker decided to add another sports star as its latest ambassador. Former Brazil and Arsenal winger Denilson is joining the roster of current ambassadors for the popular online poker site, with ...

Stephen Dees Wins 2015/16 WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Atlantic City $365 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em

by March 22, 2016

Stephen Dees from Worthington, Ohio captured last night his first-ever gold ring and the amount of $20,303 after winning the $365 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em event on the 2015/16 WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Atlantic City schedule.The tournament was the sixth gold rin ...

NetPlay TV Net Revenue Amounts to £26.4 Million in 2015

by March 21, 2016

UK-based interactive TV gaming company NetPlay TV announced today its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2015. Net revenue for the period amounted to £26.4 million, down from the amount of £27.4 million reported for the year ended December 31, 2014.Up until las ...

Poker Tournaments to Start between March 21-27

by March 21, 2016

Ireland, South Korea, Philadelphia, and Maryland will play host to some of the major poker tournaments to begin in the week between March 21-27. They all promise to be equally exciting, offering players the chance to win a share of substantial guaranteed prize pools and to try th ...

Vlad Darie Wins partypoker WPT Vienna €3,300 Main Event

by March 21, 2016

Vlad Darie won last night the partypoker WPT Vienna €3,300 Main Event, thus becoming the first-ever Romanian player to capture a WPT Main Tour title. He also collected the first-place prize of €170,800 and a seat into the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions.The partypo ...

Dietrich Fast Goes for Second WPT Title in partypoker WPT Vienna €3,300 Main Event

by March 20, 2016

The partypoker WPT Vienna €3,300 Main Event is coming to a close with only six players left. They are set to return today at the tables of Montesino Wien to play down to a winner. Although Zoltan Gal will start the tournament’s final day as the chip leader, it is German Die ...

John Creed Wins 2015/16 WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Atlantic City $365 Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better

by March 19, 2016

John Creed, a 34-year-old poker pro from Lorton, Virginia, emerged as the winner of the $365 Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better, or Event #4 on the 2015/16 WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Atlantic City schedule. The player took home his career first gold ring and a payout of $9,089 for his perf ...

Pariplay Games Go Live on BetConstruct Casino Suite Software

by March 18, 2016

Isle of Man-based provider of online gaming solutions Pariplay announced that it has entered into a gaming content partnership with fellow gaming developer and provider BetConstruct. Under their agreement, Pariplay is to integrate its full catalog of online games, including slots ...

Commerce Committee Kills Study Bill for Third Connecticut Casino

by March 18, 2016

Connecticut will move forward with the expansion of its casino industry without the state conducting the proposed study on the matter after a bill that has caused quite a lot of controversy over the past several months was rejected by Commerce Committee members.The bill calle ...

Christopher Morse Wins 2015/16 WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Atlantic City $365 Turbo No-Limit Hold’em

by March 18, 2016

The 2015/16 WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Atlantic City kicked off earlier this week and three events on its schedule have already been completed. It was only a few hours ago when Christopher Morse, a player from Danbury, Connecticut, topped the field of Event #3: $365 Turbo No-Lim ...

Lottomatica Joins Consortium to Bid for Italy’s Lotto

by March 17, 2016

IGT Group member Lottomatica announced that it has entered a consortium agreement in relation to its interest to bid for Italy’s Lotto tender, opened late last year. Members of the said consortium include Arianna 2001 S.p.A., Novomatic Italia S.p.A., and Italian Gaming Hold ...

UK Government Confirms Amendments in Gambling Duties

by March 17, 2016

The UK government approved on Wednesday the proposed increase in Gaming Duty bands on gross gaming yield generated by UK-licensed casino operators as part of the country’s 2016 budget.The increase would be effective for accounting periods beginning on or after April 1. ...

Harrison Gimbel Wins WPT Rolling Thunder $3,500 Main Event

by March 17, 2016

Harrison Gimbel, a 25-year-old poker pro from Jupiter, Florida, won last night the WPT Rolling Thunder $3,500 Main Event after a tough heads-up against two-time WPT champion Mohsin Charania that lasted 114 hands. Gimbel took $275,112 for his performance and had his name added to ...

Favourit Global Raises Funds to Boost Growth

by March 16, 2016

Melbourne-based betting and gaming company Favourit Global Pty Ltd. announced today that it has placed a public offer through the acquisition of ASX-listed Celsius Coal in a bid to raise the amount of A$6 million. The gambling company said that it aims at establishing itself as a ...