Delaware and Nevada Commence Online Poker Liquidity Sharing

by March 25, 2015

It was reported that the states of Delaware and Nevada, which had previously signed an agreement to share poker pools from online players as an attempt to increase their revenues, have eventually introduced a soft launch phase of the joint venture.Online poker in Delaware is ...

NEKTAN Posts Half-Year Financial Results

by March 25, 2015

Gaming developer and distributor NEKTAN has just announced its interim financial results for the six-month period ended December 31, 2014.The company posted revenue of £250,000 for the period in question. By comparison, the amount of £1.33 million was generated for the half-y ...

Poker Tournaments Set to Start by the End of March

by March 24, 2015

Biloxi, Las Vegas, Grantville, Reddick… These are only several of the cities that are to host poker tournaments across the United States in the next few days. Below, there is a list of the most exciting ones that are set to start this week as well as information about the v ...

Fond du Lac Band to Have Its Duluth Casino Renovated

by March 24, 2015

The emblematic Fond-du-Luth Casino, owned by the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, will eventually get its renovation. The tribe is planning to spend between $5 million and $6 million on the project.Karen Diver, chairwoman of the Fond du Lac Band, shared with local ...

Macau Administration to Adjust Casino Industry

by March 23, 2015

Fernando Chui Sai-on, who is taking the position of Chief Executive of Macau, promised that he and his administration will do their best to impose due restrictions on the administrative region’s gambling industry when the time for license renewals comes.Earlier today, ...

Mr Green Enters the Italian Online Gambling Market

by March 23, 2015

Popular gambling operator Mr Green & Co has just announced that it will start offering its services on the Italian online gambling market later this spring.The announcement came after Amministrazione Autonoma dei Monopoli di Stato (AAMS), which is known to be the country& ...

MGM Breaks Ground for Springfield Casino

by March 22, 2015

It has been announced that MGM Resorts International will break ground for its $800-million casino in Springfield, Massachusetts on Tuesday, March 24, at a special ceremony.The multimillion property is planned to spread over a 14.5-acre site in the southern part of the city, ...

Greens NSW Call for Fewer Pokies in Local Clubs

by March 21, 2015

The Greens New South Wales suggested that the Australian state’s clubs should be prevented from transferring licenses for poker machines to other venues and thus, large premises will no longer feature more pokies than it is necessary in suburban areas with economic problems ...

Dzmitry Urbanovich Wins EPT Malta €25,500 High Roller Event

by March 21, 2015

The EPT Malta €25,500 High Roller event was completed with Dzmitry Urbanovich as its winner. The player topped a field of 88 entrants, who created a prize pool of €2.156 million. Of those, only 13 were to be paid.Urbanovich himself took €572,300 and a trophy for his first pl ...

Quickspin and Relax Gaming to Launch Casino Platform

by March 20, 2015

Quickspin, a Sweden-based developer of slots for the international gambling market, announced that it had signed a partnership deal with software provider Relax Gaming Ltd.Under their agreement, Quickspin will be given the opportunity to offer its customers a new casino platf ...

Jim Mullen Succeeds Richard Glynn as Ladbrokes Chief

by March 20, 2015

It has just been announced that Jim Mullen was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of UK-based gambling company Ladbrokes. Mr. Mullen will take up his new post on April 1 from former CEO Richard Glynn.At present, Mr. Mullen is taking the position of Managing Director ...

Carl Icahn Rants about Trump Taj Mahal Workers’ Continuing Unrest

by March 19, 2015

Billionaire Carl Icahn wrote an open letter to Local 54 of the UNITE HERE labor union, which was released to media earlier today. The investor suggested that the union resorts to tactics that are usually preferred by mobsters, in order to achieve its goals.Last week, it becam ...

Ravee Mathi Sundar Wins WPT Rolling Thunder $3,500 Main Event

by March 19, 2015

The World Poker Tour Rolling Thunder Main Event with a $3,500 buy-in fee was completed a few hours ago. The event attracted a total of 379 players but only 45 were paid. Ravee Mathi Sundar was the one to top the field and win the first-place prize of $266,857.Only several day ...

Indiana Casino Bill Advances in Senate

by March 19, 2015

The Indiana Public Policy Committee voted in favor of House Bill 1540, which is intended to help the state’s gambling industry. Last year, committee members rejected a similar proposal.The bill, which was proposed by Rep. Tom Dermody (R-LaPorte), would allow Indiana’s t ...

South Korea Officials Report an Increase in Gambling Revenue

by March 18, 2015

The government of South Korea has released information about the revenue generated by the country’s gambling and lottery industry. According to official data posted by local media, both sectors have expanded for the ninth consecutive year back in 2014.The total amount o ...