Henry Gingerich Triumphs in 2015 RunGood Poker Series Horseshoe Casino Council Bluffs Main Event

by March 9, 2015

The Main Event of the 2015 RunGood Poker Series Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa was completed a few hours ago. It attracted a total of 426 players and a prize pool of $251,340 was created. Henry Gingerich emerged victorious to win the amount of $39,083 and a seat into th ...

Genting Sells Shares in Norwegian Cruise Line

by March 9, 2015

Gaming operator Genting Hong Kong has just announced that it will restart selling shares after it halted trading on March 5. The company is to sell shares in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., a Florida-based cruise ships operator, and is expected to generate a net gain of no l ...

Xiaohu Chen Triumphs in 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge Event #2

by March 8, 2015

The winner of the second one-day event, part of the 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge, became clear mere hours ago. His name is Xiaohu Chen and he topped a field of 117 entrants in the $500 No-Limit Hold’em event to capture the amount of $15,242 of the entire prize pool ...

Jerry Calvaneso Triumphs in 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge Event #1

by March 7, 2015

The one-day $200 buy-in No Limit Hold’em, which is the first one in the 2015 Western New York Poker Challenge, held at the Seneca Niagara Casino, has just been completed. It attracted a total of 139 players and it took almost 13 hours for a winner to be determined. His name ...

Anthony Zinno Wins the 2015 WPT L.A. Poker Classic

by March 6, 2015

The WPT L.A. Poker Classic was completed a few hours ago. The tournament was held at the Commerce Casino and kicked off back on January 23. It was poker pro Anthony Zinno who won the $10,000 single-entry Main Event to capture the amount of $1,015,860.Zinno managed to tie sev ...

Cedar Rapids Officials Discuss the Construction of Smoke-Free Casino

by March 6, 2015

Yesterday, Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett pointed out that two important matters concerning the construction of a casino in Cedar Rapids were discussed during the past week and they both did not bode well for the project.In the first place, Sen. Wally Horn, who had proposed ...

Australian Regulator Takes bet365 to Court

by March 5, 2015

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has taken to court UK-headquartered gambling operator bet365 over allegations that it has breached the Australian consumer regulation and presented its Australia-based customers with “misleading representations” concerning its fr ...

Revel Casino’s Future Remains Uncertain

by March 5, 2015

It became clear yesterday, March 4, that U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Gloria Burns had not closed the deal for the sale of Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, which was shuttered back in September 2014. What is more, she put off her final say on the matter for another week.The pro ...

PokerStars Launches Evolution-Powered Live Casino

by March 4, 2015

Evolution Gaming, an internationally recognized provider of various video-streamed Live Dealer gaming solutions, announced that it will power PokerStars Live Casino. What is more, PokerStars will be the first ever licensee of the company that will go live with the so-called Immer ...

Wynn Resorts Acquires MBTA Land near Boston

by March 4, 2015

Wynn Resorts has just completed a deal with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority for the acquisition of land, which the Las Vegas-based gambling operator has been eyeing for quite some time.The purchase will make it possible for Wynn to build its $1.6-billion casino ...

RAWA Might Get Subcommittee Hearing on March 5

by March 3, 2015

According to latest reports, the so-called Restoration of America’s Wire Act might eventually be discussed by the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations on March 5.The proposal was first introduced back in March 2014 by Rep. Jason Chaffe ...

American Poker Awards Winners Revealed

by March 1, 2015

The winners from the first ever GPI American Poker Awards have been announced. The lavish ceremony was held at the SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills and was hosted by poker personality and TV commentator Kara Scott.There were a total of thirteen categories. The winners in most of th ...

Aage Eikeland Leads on Day 1B of the 2015 Unibet Open Copenhagen Main Event

by February 28, 2015

Day 1B of this year’s Unibet Open Copenhagen Main Event, which is currently taking place at the Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, was completed late last night with Aage Eikeland finishing as a chip leader. The player had 260,000 in chips by the end of the evening.As it ...

PokerStars Signs Sponsorship Deal with Jason Somerville

by February 27, 2015

Poker pro Jason Somerville is to become part of the so-called Team PokerStars Pro, a team of professional players who are sponsored by the popular online cardroom.Somerville is known to be probably the first poker player to be using the Twitch video platform for broadcasting ...

GTECH to Rebrand after IGT Deal Gets Regulatory Approval

by February 27, 2015

The Italy-based lottery giant GTECH announced that it has received Nevada gaming regulatory authorities’ approval of its acquisition of the US-based slot machine maker International Game Technology (IGT). This is considered as the largest one in the sector with a price of t ...