The latest iteration of the HeadWaters Resort and Casino plans in Norfolk, Virginia has further been delayed until January 22nd. The Pamunkey Indian Tribe and its casino development team were scheduled to present the latest iteration of HeadWaters Resort and Casino plans to the Architectural Review Board on Monday. However, due to the changed agenda,
Month: January 2024
The Terre Haute Casino Resort, owned by Churchill Downs, has announced the opening dates via its Facebook page. Scheduled to greet visitors on April 5, the casino will celebrate its grand opening at 10:30 a.m. on that day. Following closely, the adjacent 10-story luxury hotel, featuring approximately 125 rooms, is poised to welcome guests starting
January 11, 2024 The PokerStars New Year Series, like all good things, must come to an end, which is what’s happening on January 16. Two days prior to the curtain coming down on what has been an incredible festival, a trio of No-Limit Hold’em and one Pot-Limit Omaha Main Event shuffle up and deal, giving
UK trade association Bacta has announced that it has “fired the starting gun” on its engagement with UK’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) regarding an uplift in the maximum permitted stake and prize levels which for some categories have remained at their current levels since 2011 and as a consequence undermined the land-based
Pechanga Resort Casino was recently named the “Best Casino Outside Las Vegas” according to a Newsweek readers’ survey. This accolade followed the national magazine and website’s request for their readers to vote for their favorite resort/casino outside of Las Vegas. The competition included top resorts from California, the Southwest, the South, Colorado, Reno, and others.
Gaming and hospitality firm Mohegan was recently included in Newsweek‘s America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity list for the year 2024. This nomination recognizes companies that incorporate strategic initiatives and a commitment to promoting a culture of diversity and inclusion. The selection process adopted by Newsweek involved a comprehensive evaluation, based on both employee feedback from Mohegan
Churchill Downs Incorporated announced a multi-year partnership with Churchill Downs Racetrack and Sports Illustrated, ahead of the historic 150th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 4, 2024. The partnership will include exclusive multi-year naming rights for a new dining experience at the Kentucky Derby. Originally known as the 1895 Club, the deal
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has directed gaming operator Gamesys to pay a £6 million ($7,636,350) penalty after the Commission investigation revealed social responsibility and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) failings, and breaches that occurred between November 2021 and July 2022. The Commission noted that Gamesys – which operates 16 websites including ballycasino.co.uk, doublebubblebingo.com, jackpotjoy.com, and megawayscasino.com
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January 10, 2024 Six players returned to the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas on Wednesday chasing the $500,000 first place prize in the PGT Championship $1 million season-ending freeroll. It took about six hours of play for the start-of-day chip leader, Daniel Smiljkovic, to come out victorious. Although Smiljkovic entered the final table with the
January 10, 2024 Six players returned to the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas on Wednesday chasing the $500,000 first place prize in the PGT Championship $1 million season-ending freeroll. It took about six hours of play for the start-of-day chip leader, Daniel Smiljkovic, to come out victorious. Although Smiljkovic entered the final table with the
January 10, 2024 Following his bust-out hand in the PGT Championship on Tuesday, Phil Hellmuth spoke for over four minutes with PokerGO’s Natalie Bode in what turned out to be one of his most brutally honest interviews. The “Poker Brat” exited the PokerGO Studio without a cash in the season-ending $1 million freeroll, which is
Spinomenal started this year strong! In this sense, on January 8, it partnered with LVC Diamond Kft to enter the Hungarian regulated market, and on January 10, it expanded its alliance with Optibet to launch its games in Lithuania. Partnership with LVC Diamond Kft: With this partnership, the aforementioned provider officially entered the Hungarian regulated
January 10, 2024 The partnership between GGPoker and Dusk Till Dawn has bore fruit once again, with the latter gearing up to host the 2024 UK Poker Championships (UKPC). Following on from an action-packed 2023 UKPC, the 2024 edition runs from January 20-29 and sees a host of tournaments, including a £500,000 guaranteed UKPC Main
Pragmatic Play, a leading supplier of online slot and casino games, has partnered with a major online casino operator Gaming1 to expand its footprint in the regulated Belgium and Dutch markets through live casino content deliveries to the operator’s vertical Circus brand in Belgium and Netherlands. The supplier’s latest slot The Big Dawgs, released on
From February 6 to 8, a new edition of ICE London will be held at the ExCeL in the British capital. The event will bring together the main players in the industry, who will present their innovations for the year that has just begun. One of the companies that will be present is END2END. Its
January 10, 2024 They’re known the world over for their stunning poker events and online cash games, but did you know that WPT Global also offer a casino platform? At PokerNews, we consider the WPT Global Casino as something of a hidden gem, but once discovered, you’ll find many of the revered casino table games
January 10, 2024 The Roughrider Poker Tour (RPT) Casino State Championship in North Dakota took place at the end of December and created the largest prize pool in North Dakota poker history as it paid out $221,680 to the top 139 finishers. There were 1,304 entries in the RPT Casino State Championship at Spirit Lake
Gamesys Operations Limited, which manages 16 online gambling websites involving doublebubblebingo.com, ballycasino.co.uk, megawayscasino.com and jackpotjoy.com, must pay a fine of £6 million to the UK Gambling Commission for breaching Anti-Money Laundering (AML) laws and lack of social responsibility. UKGC’s lawsuit: The firm is required to go through a third-party audit in the near future to
The Hard Rock Casino Rockford keeps breaking the records. The temporary casino, located on the Bell School Road in Illinois, finished its second and final year of operation with a record-breaking revenue recorded in December. Great year for Hard Rock Casino Rockford: Geno Iafrate, a President of Hard Rock Casino Rockford, is satisfied with the