Steve O’Dwyer Moves Up in GPI Leaderboard

by August 23, 2015

The traditional Wednesday GPI update showed poker pro Steve O’Dwyer climbing 2 positions to reach 22nd place. Currently, the player has 3,231.21 points, collected since the beginning of 2015.It could be said that O’Dwyer has had a profitable year so far. He starte ...

Sara Hall Wins 2015/2016 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Baltimore $365 No-Limit Hold’em

by August 22, 2015

Sara Hall, a 25-year-old poker player from Cleveland, Ohio, topped the field of Event #1 on the 2015/2016 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Baltimore schedule to capture the amount of $17,925 and her first-ever gold ring.The $365 No-Limit Hold’em attracted a field of 239 entries w ...

Alexander Denisov Enters GPI Player of the Year Top 20

by August 21, 2015

The Wednesday GPI Player of the Year update showed that there was no movement in its top 15. Anthony Zinno is still 1st with 4,192.90 points. Connor Drinan ranks 2nd with 3,771.11 points and Scott Seiver is 3rd with 3,610.29 points.Russian player Alexander Denisov climbed 55 ...

Genting Hong Kong Posts Record H1 Net Profit

by August 21, 2015

Genting Hong Kong Ltd., member of Malaysian hospitality, entertainment, and gambling conglomerate Genting Group, posted its financial results for the first half of 2015. The company reported record net profit of $2.2 billion compared to $216.7 million generated during the same pe ...

Gala Coral Q3 Net Revenue Up 6%

by August 20, 2015

British gambling operator Gala Coral Group Ltd. posted its financial results for the third quarter of the financial year ended July 4, 2015. Net revenue increased 6% or £16.3 million year-on-year to reach £305 million.Coral’s Retail operations generated revenue of £158 ...

Mike Leah Returns to GPI Top 20

by August 20, 2015

The Global Poker Index posted on Wednesday the traditional update of its ranking. It showed Jason Mercier still at its top with a total of 4,043.95 points. Anthony Zinno climbed 2 positions over the past week and took 2nd place in the ranking. The player has collected 4,021.32 po ...

Victoria Government to Review State Pokies Regulations

by August 19, 2015

Daniel Andrews, Premier of the Australian state of Victoria, released earlier today the terms of reference, under which the allocation, operation, and the overall number of poker machines within the state’s borders will be reviewed.Back in July, the Victoria government ...

Jason Mercier Wins Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $25,400 High Roller

by August 19, 2015

Florida-based poker pro Jason Mercier once again proved that he is one of the world’s best poker players after he topped the elite field of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $25,400 High Roller event to capture the amount of $652,800 of the entire prize pool.The two-day ...

Global Cash Access to Supply Gaming and Payment Solutions to Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort

by August 18, 2015

Las Vegas-headquartered company Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. (GCA) announced earlier today that it had reached an agreement with Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort in D’Iberville, Mississippi to provide the venue with a selection of its payment solutions and electronic gaming ...

Canadian Company Sues GVC Holdings over Failed Joint Venture

by August 18, 2015

GVC Holdings is reportedly involved in a legal battle with Canadian sports and entertainment consultancy firm 37 Entertainment. The latter company accused the London-listed gambling operator of reneging an important deal due to its bid for the purchase of bwin.party.According ...

Randy Pfeifer Leads Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship Final Table

by August 18, 2015

The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship held at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida is nearing its completion. There are still 9 players in contention for the first-place prize of $1 million and last year’s champion Daniel Colman is among them ...

Poker Tournaments to Start between August 17-23

by August 17, 2015

Nowadays, poker is indisputably one of the most popular games providing both players and fans with opportunities and excitement that few other games could offer. This is why it is not a surprise that so many poker-related events are held daily in different parts of the world....

Alan Curl Wins MSPT Grand Falls Main Event

by August 17, 2015

The Mid-States Poker Tour Grand Falls Main Event, held at Grand Falls Casino Resort in Larchwood, Iowa, was completed a few hours ago with poker player Alan Curl from Belle Fourche, South Dakota topping the field to capture the amount of $64,655 of the prize pool and the tourname ...

Paul Volpe Re-enters GPI Player of the Year Top 10

by August 16, 2015

One-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Paul Volpe returned to top 10 of the GPI Player of the Year leaderboard, its traditional Wednesday update shows. The player has collected as many as 3,274.50 points since the beginning of the year.Volpe climbed 3 positions over the past week ...

The Borgata Responds to Phil Ivey in Edge-Cutting Legal Dispute

by August 15, 2015

The Borgata, one of Atlantic City’s iconic casinos, submitted on Friday a legal response to the countersuit that popular poker player Phil Ivey filed about two weeks ago.The player and the prominent casino have been locked in a legal battle since 2014. Back then, The B ...