Dominik Nitsche Moves Up in GPI Ranking

by November 13, 2015

Top 3 of the GPI leaderboard remained absolutely the same after its traditional weekly update. Byron Kaverman is still reigning with a total of 4,407.20 points. Jason Mercier is second with 4,275.56 points and Anthony Zinno is third with 4,025.88 points.German poker pro Domin ...

Evolution Gaming to Buy Riga-Based Studio Building

by November 13, 2015

Evolution Gaming announced today that it is to buy the company which owns the building where the gaming developer and supplier’s Riga-based operational activities are taking place. Evolution Gaming is to pay the amount of €12.4 million for its latest acquisition.The com ...

IGT Generates $1.2 Billion in Third Quarter

by November 12, 2015

Internationally recognized developer, manufacturer, and distributor of gaming and lottery machines and systems International Game Technology released information about its financial performance during the third quarter of the year. Revenue for the period amounted to $1.2 billion, ...

Kevin MacPhee Reaches His Best GPI Rank

by November 12, 2015

Not much changed in top 5 of the GPI leaderboard this week. Byron Kaverman is topping the ranking for a seventh consecutive week with 4,407.20 points. Jason Mercier is second with 4,275.56 points, followed by Anthony Zinno with 4,025.88 points and Nicholas Petrangelo with 3,816.5 ...

mybet Nine-Month Revenue Up 1.3%

by November 12, 2015

German gaming company mybet Holding SE announced its financial results for the third quarter as well as the first nine months of the year. Revenue dropped 6.7% in the three months ended September 30 to €16.7 million. However, revenue for the first nine months of the year increase ...

Carl Icahn to Sell Unfinished Fontainebleau Las Vegas

by November 12, 2015

Billionaire investor and casino owner Carl Icahn said on Wednesday that he had hired Los Angeles real estate company CBRE Group to sell Fontainebleau Las Vegas, an unfinished hotel and casino resort located on the northern part of the Las Vegas Strip.Fontainebleau Las Vegas w ...

Grand Korea Leisure Abandons Plan for Yeongjong Island Casino

by November 11, 2015

Gambling operator Grand Korea Leisure Co. announced earlier today that it had decided against applying for a casino license to operate an integrated resort on the Yeongjong Island. The South Korean state-run company cited the Mainland China anti-corruption campaign as one of the ...

Joe McKeehen Wins 2015 WSOP $10,000 Main Event

by November 11, 2015

Poker has its newest World Champion. Joe McKeehen, a 24-year-old poker pro from North Wales, Pennsylvania, topped the massive field of the 2015 WSOP $10,000 Main Event to collect the most prestigious non-monetary prize in poker – the gold and diamond bracelet – and th ...

Joe McKeehen Keeps the Lead in 2015 WSOP $10,000 Main Event

by November 10, 2015

Day 2 of the 2015 WSOP $10,000 Main Event final table was completed last night with only three players left and Joe McKeehen still holding the majority of chips in play. The three survivors are set to return to Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino today at 6:00 pm and to play down to ...

New Jersey Governor Vetoes Greater Part of Atlantic City Rescue Plan

by November 10, 2015

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed on Monday a set of proposed measures aimed at stabilizing Atlantic City’s struggling casino industry, saying that those would not bring “economic revitalization and fiscal stability” to the city.Instead of signing the package of bil ...

New South Wales Government Bans Live Odds Betting Advertisements

by November 9, 2015

The government of New South Wales announced that live odds advertising during sports broadcasts will be banned within the state’s borders. The ban will be effective as of March 2016 and comes as local officials’ response to the increasing popularization of online spor ...

Joe McKeehen Leads Final 6 into 2015 WSOP $10,000 Main Event Final Table Day 2

by November 9, 2015

Day 1 of the nine-handed final table of the 2015 WSOP $10,000 Main Event was completed a few hours ago. This means that there are only two days of play left before the world’s most prestigious and highly anticipated poker event is concluded and the name of this year’s ...

Poker Tournaments to Start between November 9-15

by November 9, 2015

Another week full of poker excitement is about to begin. Atlantic City’s Borgata, Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, and Montreal’s Playground Poker Club are only several of the venues that are to host poker festivals in the week between November 9-15. More information ab ...

David Diiorio Wins 2015/16 WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe $365 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo

by November 8, 2015

The one-day $365 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo or Event #11 on the schedule of the 2015/16 WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe was completed late last night. David Diiorio from Placerville, California won the tournament to collect his second gold ring and the amount of $10,583.Th ...

Charles Moore Wins 2015/16 WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe $580 No-Limit Hold’em

by November 7, 2015

Yet another event on the schedule of the 2015/16 WSOP Circuit Harveys Lake Tahoe was marked as completed. Charles “Woody” Moore from Las Vegas topped the field of Event #8: $580 No-Limit Hold’em to scoop the amount of $28,252 of the entire prize pool and his third-ever gold ...