Sep 18, 2024 2 min read The RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) is heading back to “The Lou” next week for an exciting series that features a $200,000 guaranteed Main Event and 10 other ring events. Play inside Hollywood Casino St. Louis kicks off Sept. 24 and concludes with the Main Event final table and the
Month: September 2024
Online games studio ELA Games has announced a new partnership with iGaming aggregator Slotegrator. The strategic collaboration will enable ELA Games to expand its reach and enhance its offerings through Slotegrator’s integration solution, APIgrator. The partnership comes on the heels of ELA Games’ successful presentation at iGB Live in Amsterdam, where the company unveiled a
Sep 18, 2024 3 min read The World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) had its latest stop at Horseshoe Council Bluffs in Iowa that ran Sept. 4-16 and featured 15 ring events that generated $919,070 in prize money. The Circuit stop culminated with the WSOPC Council Bluffs Main Event, which saw Nebraska’s Scott Allacher defeating
Sep 18, 2024 2 min read After a successful inaugural event last year, the France Poker Series (FPS) once again turns to the Casino Grand Cercle Aix-les-Bains for one of the most beautiful poker festivals around. The festival kicks off later this month, with the €330 FPS Cup getting things underway with three starting flights
Everything is bigger in the Lone Star State, except that there is no Texas sports betting. A mess of political crap mixed with special interests and lobbying efforts have the whole issue wrapped up in a convoluted mess. Now, estimates are that betting on sports in the state may not happen for several years. Texas
Sep 18, 2024 2 min read The PokerNews desktop and mobile browser websites are as feature-rich as ever, so our tech gurus have decided to call time on the PokerNews mobile app. Our mobile app was available to download from the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store, but is no longer the case
SAGSE organizers have announced their plans for the 2025 edition of the LatAm gaming exhibition, highlighting a particular emphasis on hosting the inaugural International Gaming Forum in Latin America. Alan Burak, Vice President of Monografie, the company responsible for organizing the SAGSE show in Argentina, explained that this forum “serves as a mechanism for accessing
Cedar Rapids is making another push for a casino, aiming to capitalize on developments in Iowa’s gaming market since the city’s last proposal in 2017. A new market study presented on Monday suggests that a casino in Linn County could boost the state’s gaming revenues and attract over a million visitors annually. The Convergence Strategy
Brazil will suspend the operations of betting companies that have yet not applied for authorization from October 1, 2024, as part of a broader effort to regulate the country’s rapidly growing fixed-odds betting market, the government said on Tuesday. The move comes ahead of the formal implementation of the regulated market, scheduled to begin on
Buenos Aires-based games studio Neko Games, part of the Games Global network, announced that its latest instant bingo game, Crazy Monkey: Banana Kingdom, has achieved “remarkable success” at BV Group. During a recent promotional period, Crazy Monkey: Banana Kingdom topped the charts within the Games Global network at BV Group, leading in turnover, active players, and
City leaders and developers are optimistic about the long-awaited resort casino on Norfolk’s waterfront, with Boyd Gaming now at the helm of the project. After frustrations mounted over delays, the Norfolk City Council voted last week to replace Tennessee billionaire Jon Yarbrough with Boyd Gaming as the primary financial backer for the Pamunkey Indian Tribe’s
EveryMatrix, a renowned B2B iGaming software provider, has made a public offer to acquire all shares of Fantasma Games AB, a prominent developer of online casino games based in Sweden. The offer, priced at SEK 59 per share, totals SEK 209.8 million in cash, reflecting a strategic move to bolster EveryMatrix’s gaming output and market footprint. Acquisition details
La Française des Jeux (FDJ), France’s leading gaming operator, has announced an important update regarding its acquisition of Kindred Group. The acceptance period for the public offer, initially set to expire on November 19, 2024, has now been advanced to 5:00 PM CEST on October 2, 2024. This change follows the receipt of the final necessary regulatory
AvatarUX, a leader in online slot innovation, has unveiled its latest creation, Sweet Gummy, a game that transports players into a vibrant candy shop brimming with playful jelly creatures and unique gameplay features. This new title introduces for the first time the innovative Wild Reel, designed to enhance the functionality of Wild symbols, promising an exhilarating gaming
SOFTSWISS, a global provider of iGaming technologies, has announced a strategic partnership with Bambi Data. The collaboration is expected to help SOFTSWISS equip clients with effective tools to track and improve their business indicators. Bambi Data is a specialized provider of data integration and performance analytics solutions for the iGaming industry. With Bambi’s advanced analytics
Harrah’s Northern California will host a hiring event on Monday, September 23 from 11:00 AM until 3:00 PM at the casino’s Louie Oliver’s Restaurant, located at 4640 Coal Mine Road, Ione, California. The casino has openings in a variety of departments, ranging from entry-level hourly positions to salaried management positions. Harrah’s Human Resources team will
The first sports event to be held at the Las Vegas Sphere, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 306, recorded the highest gross revenue for both the venue and UFC as Saturday night’s 10-fight showcase pulled in $22 million in sales. UFC 306 featured a bantamweight title fight in which defending champion Sean O’Malley was defeated by
iGaming content supplier Pragmatic Play is set to expand its current partnership with BetPlay after signing a deal to supply its Smart Studio solution to the Colombian operator. The deal comes after the LatAm operator gained access to Pragmatic Play’s range of Slots and Live Casino content back in 2021, with the latest expansion seeing dedicated
London-based not-for-profit ESG Gaming has announced that founder Lee Willows will be part of the Esports Betting and Gambling panel being held as part of the ESI Lisbon festival, set to take place at the MEO Arena in Lisbon from September 23 to 25. Drawing on his experience as the founder of safer gambling charity
In a significant step towards promoting responsible gaming, the Responsible Online Gaming Association (ROGA) has announced a new initiative focused on the college demographic. Recognizing the unique challenges faced by university students, ROGA plans to launch the National College Education Campaign in early 2025. This program aims to provide essential information about responsible gaming (RG)