Erik Seidel Enters GPI Player of the Year Top 10

by August 14, 2015

After the latest update of the GPI Player of the Year leaderboard, Anthony Zinno still ranks 1st with 4,192.90 points. He is followed by Connor Drinan with 3,771.11 points and Scott Seiver with 3,610.29 points.It is interesting to note that eight-time WSOP gold bracelet winne ...

INTRALOT Posts 5.9% Increase in H1 Revenue

by August 14, 2015

Greek gaming company INTRALOT S.A. posted its financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2015. Consolidated revenue increased 5.9% year-on-year to €958.7 million. In comparison, the amount of €905.5 million was posted for the same period a year ago.EBITDA dropped 2.6 ...

Jake Schindler Continues Climbing in the GPI Leaderboard

by August 13, 2015

Nothing changed in top 3 of the GPI leaderboard after its traditional Wednesday update. Jason Mercier is still ranking 1st with 4,043.95 points. Byron Kaverman is 2nd with 3,987.89 points and Scott Seiver is 3rd with 3,963.41 points.This week saw poker player Jake Schindler c ...

mybet H1 Revenue Up 5.5%

by August 13, 2015

German gambling operator mybet Holding SE published earlier today its financial report for the second quarter and the first half of 2015. Revenue rose 0.1% to €17.9 million during the three months ended June 30. Revenue for the first half the year increased 5.5% to €36.3 million. ...

Brian Rast Enters GPI Top 20

by August 12, 2015

This week’s GPI update shows that there has not been a lot of movement over the past seven days in top 10 of the leaderboard. Jason Mercier still tops it with a total of 4,043.95 points, followed by Byron Kaverman with 3,987.89 points and Scott Seiver with 3,963.41 points. ...

Boston Mayor and Steve Wynn Quarrel over Everett Casino Continues

by August 12, 2015

The dispute between Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and casino mogul Steve Wynn over the construction of a $1.7-billion hotel and casino resort in Everett continues with another exchange of words.Earlier this week, the Wynn Resorts Chairman said that he had had enough of the Boston ...

Manig Loeser Wins partypoker WPT National Rozvadov Main Event

by August 11, 2015

The partypoker WPT National Rozvadov €1,100 Main Event held at King’s Casino in the Czech village of Rozvadov was completed last night with German Manig Loeser emerging victorious to capture a first-place prize of $83,600 (€76,000) and the tournament trophy.The WPT Nati ...

Aquis Confident in Yorkeys Knob Casino Approval

by August 11, 2015

Aquis Chief Executive Officer Justin Fung expressed confidence that his company will eventually be granted one of the three Queensland casino licenses. Aquis proposed to build an A$8-billion integrated resort in Cairns. Reportedly, the company would also push for a casino license ...

Poker Tournaments to Start between August 10-16

by August 10, 2015

The upcoming week promises to be quite exciting as a number of tournaments are scheduled to kick off. The Philippine city of Cebu will welcome the Asian Poker Tour, Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh will host its annual Poker Open Summer Series, and the Card Player Poker Tour will stop ...

Aaron Lim Wins APPT Season 9 Manila Main Event

by August 10, 2015

The three-day Asia Pacific Poker Tour Season 9 Manila PHP50,000 Main Event held at the City of Dreams was completed late last night. Poker player Aaron Lim topped a field of 585 entries to capture the title and the amount of PHP6,016,250 in first-place prize. The winner also rece ...

Phil Hellmuth Starts Streaming on Twitch

by August 9, 2015

Phil Hellmuth joined the elite company of professional poker players who stream live on Twitch while playing their favorite variations of the game. The Poker Brat, as he is known due to his temperamental personality, made his live debut on the live streaming platform on Saturday, ...

Most Recent Poker Hall of Fame Inductees

by August 8, 2015

Nominations for this year’s Poker Hall of Fame inductees are open up until August 15. Poker fans from around the world are welcome to submit their nominations as well to briefly explain why they have chosen a particular nominee.All submitted names will be tabulated and ...

William Hill Acquires 29.4% Stake in Online Lottery Company

by August 7, 2015

Gambling operator William Hill PLC announced earlier today that it had bought a 29.4% stake in online lottery options provider NeoGames S.a.r.l. for the total amount of £16 million ($25 million).William Hill also pointed out that it could purchase the remaining 70.6% stake i ...

Scott Clements Reaches Highest GPI Rank

by August 7, 2015

The Global Poker Index posted the weekly update of its leadearboard on Wednesday, as it traditionally does. It could be seen that Jason Mercier is at its top for a third consecutive week. He has collected a total of 4,057.41 GPI points so far. The player is followed by Byron Kave ...

Echo Entertainment Considers the Addition of More Pokies at Queen’s Wharf Casino

by August 6, 2015

Australian gambling operator Echo Entertainment is currently reviewing its plan for a A$3-billion integrated casino resort at Brisbane’s Queen’s Wharf precinct and whether the company could install all 2,500 poker machines it has been allowed to upon the official laun ...