Dzmitry Urbanovich Tops the GPI Player of the Year Ranking

by April 25, 2015

This week’s update of the GPI Player of the Year ranking shows Polish player Dzmitry Urbanovich at its top. Currently, the player has a total of 2,483.10 points and is followed by Argentinian Ivan Luca with 2,409.51 points and American Connor Drinan with 2,165.00 points. ...

Playtech and Unibet Launch Apple Watch Sports Betting Apps

by April 24, 2015

Gaming software developer Playtech and online gambling operator Unibet have both announced that they are to launch sports betting applications for the new Apple Watch.The Playtech app comes as part of the company’s plan to expand its omni-channel offering. It was developed by ...

Scott Seiver Moves Up in the GPI Leaderboard

by April 24, 2015

This week’s Global Poker Index leaderboard update shows that German Ole Schemion is ranking 1st for yet another week. In fact, this is the eighteenth consecutive week that the player tops the leaderboard. He has managed to best his own as well as Jason Mercier and Dan Smith ...

Griffin Paul Wins $3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown

by April 23, 2015

California-born player Griffin Paul won the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown mere hours ago. The six-day $3,500 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event with a guaranteed prize pool of $5 million attracted a total of 1,476 entries.The six-handed final table lasted about five a ...

William Hill Q1 Operating Profit Down 19%

by April 23, 2015

UK-based gambling operator William Hill announced its unaudited trading update for the thirteen-week period from December 31, 2014 to March 31, 2015.The company’s net revenue increased 1% year-on-year and operating profit decreased £20 million. The considerable decline ...

Gaming Realms Reports Revenue Growth

by April 22, 2015

UK-based gaming developer Gaming Realms plc announced earlier today its financial results for the fifteen-month period ended December 31, 2014, as well as its trading update for this year’s first quarter.According to the released information, Q1 revenue totaled £3.8 mil ...

Ladbrokes Posts Decrease in Q1 EBIT

by April 22, 2015

UK-based gambling operator Ladbrokes plc announced its trading update for the first quarter of fiscal year 2015. As it was reported, earnings before interest and tax declined 22.3% year-on-year, while net revenue increased 3.3%.EBIT amounted to £14.3 million for the three-mon ...

Tropicana Entertainment to Develop Social Games with Ruby Seven Studios

by April 21, 2015

Gambling operator Tropicana Entertainment Inc. announced earlier today that it has inked an agreement with gaming developer Ruby Seven Studios.Currently, the casino operator owns and manages through its subsidiaries as many as eight gambling venues in Louisiana, Indiana, Miss ...

Michelle Chin Wins Council Bluffs WSOPC $1,675 Main Event

by April 21, 2015

The World Series of Poker Circuit $1,675 Main Event, held at Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa, was completed late on Monday with Michelle Chin topping the field and becoming the first ever female player to win a Circuit Main Event.The three-day event attracted a total ...

Iao Kun Group Holding Co. Ltd. Expands Operations in Australia

by April 20, 2015

Hong Kong-headquartered promoter of VIP rooms across Macau Iao Kun Group Holding Company Limited (IKGH) announced earlier today that it had signed a non-binding agreement with Lou Kan Kuong, under which the latter is to act as a junket operator for both Crown Perth Casino and Cro ...

Sheldon Adelson Called as a Witness in Sands China Lawsuit

by April 20, 2015

Sheldon Adelson, Chairman of Las Vegas Sands Corp., has been listed as a witness for a Monday hearing in a lawsuit started by former Sands China CEO Steven Jacobs.Back in 2010, Mr. Jacobs took the major gambling operator to court, claiming that he was wrongfully fired, as he ...

Former Lender Offers $300,000 to Power Revel Casino

by April 19, 2015

Wells Fargo, former lender to the shuttered Revel Casino, offered $300,000 to ACR Energy Partners – the company that used to supply the struggling property, so as electricity and heat to be turned on.Revel Casino was shut down in September 2014 after two years of operation. T ...

Davidi Kitai Aims for Top Spot in the GPI Leaderboard

by April 18, 2015

This week’s Global Poker Index leaderboard finally saw some movement in top 3, after no changes were registered for four consecutive weeks. Unsurprisingly, German Ole Schemion still tops it with 4,207.86 points, but Scott Seiver and Davidi Kitai switched places. The latter ...

Ivan Luca Wins £3,000 UKIPT Nottingham High Roller Event

by April 16, 2015

The Dusk Till Dawn Poker Club is once again playing host to the UKIPT Nottingham. Apart from the £1,000,000 Guaranteed Main Event, the tournament is set to feature a number of other exciting events, the two-day £3,000 Nottingham High Roller, which was completed late last night, b ...

Schenectady Commission Approves Plan for Hotel at Rivers Casino & Resort Site

by April 16, 2015

All members of the Schenectady Planning Commission backed the site plan for the construction and the operation of a four-story Courtyard Marriott hotel as a part of the $450-million Rivers Casino & Resort at a Wednesday meeting.The multimillion hotel and casino resort was ...