Lottery and gaming industry technology provider Skilrock Technologies has announced the appointment of Usman Tajudeen as its new Regional Manager for the Skilrock Africa team. This move aims to increase business focus on the growing African region and bolster ongoing lottery and gaming projects across the continent, the company said. In his new role, Tajudeen
Month: July 2024
Jul 08, 2024 4 min read The late-night conclusion of the $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout saw the 82nd gold bracelet of the 2024 World Series of Poker awarded at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. This two-day event attracted an impressive sum of 1,424 unique entries, generating a total prize pool of $1,253,120. It was
Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino in North Carolina celebrated the continued progress of its $275 million expansion project with a topping-out ceremony for its new 12-story hotel tower. The event, attended by Harrah’s Cherokee leadership, dignitaries from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and construction team members, provided an opportunity to celebrate the project’s progress
Atlantic City’s Ocean Casino Resort has introduced Cardless Gaming, “a fully integrated mobile experience” available through the Ocean Casino Resort Mobile App. The new feature, billed as “a first for New Jersey,” allows guests to access the resort’s offerings through their mobile devices. “The Ocean Casino Resort Mobile App takes our gaming experience to a new convenient level for
Caesars Entertainment has announced the acquisition of ZeroFlucs Group, an Australian trading technology company. ZeroFlucs’s software solutions, which seek to enable sports betting operators to augment their pricing offerings while leveraging their own existing data sources and relationships, are set to enhance Caesars’ trading capabilities, including an in-sourced solution for same-game parlay correlation pricing. The
Jul 08, 2024 8 min read LuckyLand Slots is one of the premier social casino sites in the US, and one of our favorites for free slots and casino games. But how do you get a no deposit bonus or promo code? Discover how to claim and use LuckyLand Slots no deposit bonuses and promo
Jul 08, 2024 6 min read This daily article series is brought to you by GTO Wizard. Transform your poker game in five minutes per day! Day 41 of the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas saw thousands of poker players enter the building with high hopes of
The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), the Dutch gaming authority, has announced plans to improve the duty of care at gaming halls across the Netherlands. Following a series of inspections conducted in December 2023 and January 2024, KSA inspectors visited 20 gaming facilities to assess how effectively duty of care measures are being implemented. Key Findings from Inspections
Jul 07, 2024 3 min read Love him or hate him, Sean Perry is back in the poker world — at least for one day — after a one-year hiatus to compete in the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. The controversial poker pro turned sports bettor had built up a stack above
Jul 07, 2024 3 min read After cashing for over $5 million and winning his first World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet, the pressure was on for Chris Hunichen’s Fourth of July mansion party this summer to be the biggest one yet. “It better be,” Hunichen told PokerNews after his bracelet victory. “Otherwise, I failed
Jul 07, 2024 3 min read The four Day 1 flights of the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event have concluded, and now it’s time for the $10,000 buy-in tournament to move on to Day 2. Among the thousands of players still standing is a group of qualifiers from Commerce Casino in Los
Jul 07, 2024 4 min read The 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is entering its final stages with less than two weeks remaining in the summer series. PokerNews has been on-site all summer long, offering live updates from all bracelet events, and during that time, our reporters have captured some truly remarkable hands. We’ve
Jul 07, 2024 5 min read This daily article series is brought to you by GTOWizard There were no bracelets awarded on Day 40 of the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP). Instead, today was mostly about the Main Event playing out ten full hours of poker all across the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Veikkaus Oy has a new VP of Sports Betting after former Director of Sportsbook for Kindred Group, Andreas Reimblad, joined the ranks of Finland’s state gaming operator in what it describes as “one of the most significant striker signings in the very long history of Veikkaus betting.” Veikkaus welcomes Andreas Reimblad as VP of Sports Betting:
Jul 06, 2024 4 min read There are former WSOP Main Event champions. There are Hall of Famers. There are multiple-bracelet winners. And then there are the thousands of others who make up the WSOP Main Event field. Here are some of their stories. Check Out Other Stories from the 2024 WSOP! Main Event Win
Jul 06, 2024 4 min read The 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) has been taking place in Las Vegas, while WSOP.com had a 30-event bracelet schedule for the merged market of Nevada/New Jersey/Michigan. There’s also the segregated market of Pennsylvania, which features a seven-event bracelet schedule that kicked off on June 2 and will
There’s never a shortage of rumors in Las Vegas… and this is a good one. Perhaps you’ve already heard the rumblings that Tao Las Vegas will take over the abandoned Marco Polo Tower tower at the Venetian. And if not, now you have. Some Sin City insiders have noticed some strange happenings around the property
Jul 06, 2024 3 min read Matt Snook, a singer who appeared on Season 8 of “The Voice,” was diagnosed with a rare form of kidney cancer earlier this year. On Saturday, he crossed off a bucket list item by competing in the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. PokerNews spoke with the
The Swedish Gaming Authority (Spelinspektionen) has officially prohibited Small House BV from operating within the country due to the company’s lack of the necessary licensing. This decision is part of Spelinspektionen’s ongoing efforts to ensure that all gambling activities in Sweden are conducted exclusively by licensed operators, thereby protecting consumers and maintaining market integrity. Small
Jul 06, 2024 3 min read Poker player and former PokerNews editor Mo Nuwwarah says he was one of two victims of a car break-in outside an Italian restaurant in Las Vegas. And it’s part of a string of similar incidents in the neighboring Chinatown district. The Nebraska native told PokerNews he’d just arrived in