Bryn Kenney Returns to GPI Top 3

by March 10, 2016

After several weeks of no changes in top 3 of the GPI, the latest update of the prestigious poker ranking showed certain movement there. Steve O’Dwyer is still 1st with 4,408.92 points collected over the past 36 months. The Irishman has been topping the leaderboard for the ...

Administrative Court of Appeal Ruling Favors NetEnt in Tax Dispute

by March 10, 2016

Swedish provider of solutions for the international online casino industry NetEnt AB (publ) announced that a ruling from Sweden’s Administrative Court of Appeal has been issued regarding the company’s dispute with the country’s Tax Agency.NetEnt’s prev ...

Intertain Posts Q4 and Full-Year Revenue Growth

by March 10, 2016

Canadian online gambling operator Intertain Group Ltd. announced on Wednesday its financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2015. Quarterly revenue amounted to C$137 million compared to C$18.3 million posted for the same period a year ago. Full-year reven ...

Jamie Hart Confirms Departure as William Hill Director of Innovation & Customer Experience

by March 9, 2016

Jamie Hart has officially confirmed his departure as Director of Innovation & Customer Experience at gambling operator William Hill.Mr. Hart has been taking his post at the major provider of gambling options since 2008. Generally speaking, he has been responsible for in-h ...

NetEnt Joins World Lottery Association as Associate Member

by March 9, 2016

Swedish provider of solutions for the international gaming industry NetEnt announced today that it has linked to the World Lottery Association as an associate member. The WLA is a member-based organization that aims at advancing and promoting the interests of state-owned lotterie ...

Ivan Luca Wins Eureka Poker Tour Season 6 Rozvadov €1,100 Main Event

by March 9, 2016

King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic was the first stop on the schedule of the Eureka Poker Tour Season 6. The poker festival took place from March 2-8, with the five-day €1,100 Main Event being completed last night. And it was quite a final, as Argentinian poker pro Ivan Lu ...

Betway Selects English Federation of Disability Sport as Official Charity

by March 8, 2016

Online gambling operator Betway announced that the English Federation of Disability Sport will be its official charity in 2016. The first initiative as part of the partnership is slated to take place this weekend when employees of the gaming company will be competing in the Silve ...

Paddy Power Full-Year Profit Up Despite Additional Taxes

by March 8, 2016

Irish gambling operator Paddy Power, which merged its operations with fellow gaming company Betfair last month to form Paddy Power Betfair, posted information about its financial performance in 2015. The company also reported Betfair’s financial results for its last quarter ...

Cory Waaland Wins 2015/16 WSOP Circuit Bally’s $365 No-Limit Hold’em

by March 8, 2016

A few days after Cory Waaland was denied the chance to win his seventh WSOP Circuit gold ring and finished 2nd in the 2015/16 WSOP Circuit Bally’s Event #4: $365 No-Limit Hold’em, the player from Wilmington, North Carolina topped the field of Event #13 on the Bally ...

Romanian Gambling Market Generates €1 Billion Per Year

by March 7, 2016

The Romanian gambling market has been estimated to annually generate over €1 billion, local media reported. Football and tennis, as well as instant lottery games and dog races are among the most preferred gambling options among local customers, according to figures provided by Sa ...

Poker Tournaments to Start between March 7-13

by March 7, 2016

Several WPT-related events are slated to start in different parts of the world but the poker tournaments to kick off in the week between March 7-13 are not just limited to these. The Heartland Poker Tour will be traveling to Indiana, and Foxwoods Resort Casino will be welcoming p ...

David Shallow Wins 2016 Unibet Open London Main Event

by March 7, 2016

Former WPT Dublin Main Event champion David Shallow won last night the Unibet Open London Main Event, collecting the tournament trophy and the amount of £62,000. This has been the player’s third major victory since the beginning of his poker career. In 2012, he topped the f ...

Sean Winter Enters GPI Top 10

by March 6, 2016

Another week without changes in GPI’s top 3 has passed. Steve O’Dwyer has made himself comfortable at the leaderboard’s top and has been there for eight consecutive weeks now with 4,408.92 points. Byron Kaverman, who was crowned the 2015 GPI Player of the Year, ...

Roland Israelashvili Wins WSOP Circuit Bally’s $365 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack

by March 5, 2016

Roland Israelashvili, a three-time gold ring winner with more than $2 million in tournament winnings from both WSOP and WSOP Circuit events, has just scored another victory to add one more Circuit gold piece to his collection. Born in Georgia and now residing in Forest Hills, New ...

Dietrich Fast Wins WPT L.A. Poker Classic $10,000 Main Event

by March 4, 2016

German poker pro Dietrich Fast emerged victorious in the WPT L.A. Poker Classic $10,000 Main Event late on Thursday to collect the amount of $1,000,800, his biggest career cash by far, and to have his name inscribed on the WPT Champions Cup. In addition, the player also received ...