The Borgata Poker Open Powered by BetMGM wrapped up after two weeks of competition, awarding over $7 million across 30 main events. The tournament, which ended on September 17, culminated with the $3,500 Borgata Poker Open Championship, where Donovan Dean emerged victorious, securing the title and a top prize of $408,836. The championship began with
Month: September 2024
Arena Racing Company (ARC), Doncaster Racecourse, and William Hill have announced a new partnership for the sponsorship of the 2024 William Hill Futurity Trophy. William Hill will return as a sponsor of the race they were first associated with in 1976. The Futurity Trophy, the final Group One race of the British Flat season on October
Betting software provider Altenar has strengthened its long-term collaboration with esports betting specialist, DATA.BET, to significantly enhance its esports offering through the integration of official data feeds. Altenar first partnered with DATA.BET earlier this year to integrate fully tailored odds and live score feeds on more than 30 esports disciplines. Central to its latest product
Sep 24, 2024 2 min read The World Poker Tour (WPT) is going to set another record this coming December with a freeroll tournament that will have thousands of poker players interested in making a trip to Las Vegas. Wynn Las Vegas, during the WPT World Championship Festival, will play host to the first ever
Sep 24, 2024 4 min read Volodymyr Kokoulin was a card away from elimination. Instead, he became the newest World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) bracelet winner after taking down Event #2: €550 Pot-Limit Omaha. Kokoulin built up a big chip lead three-handed and defeated Poland’s Tomasz Kozub heads-up to win his first WSOP bracelet
Boyd Interactive, a subsidiary of Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming, has acquired Resorts Digital, the online gambling arm of Resorts casino in Atlantic City. The deal, finalized on September 1, strengthens Boyd’s presence in the iGaming market, though the purchase price was not disclosed. Resorts Digital has consistently outperformed its physical counterpart. Over the first eight
The New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) has approved the transfer of Wynn Resorts’ digital sports betting license to Penn Entertainment for $25 million, paving the way for the launch of ESPN Bet in the state. The approval allows Penn to bring ESPN Bet live in New York within days, possibly in time for NFL
iGaming solutions provider Digitain has secured a UK gambling license, marking a key step in the company’s European expansion strategy. The license, awarded by the UK Gambling Commission, allows Digitain to offer its range of gaming products and services in the competitive UK market. The company views the UK license as an opportunity to strengthen
Sep 24, 2024 4 min read After six days that included five Day 1 flights, the $1,200 Main Event at The Commerce Casino Hold’em Series has been completed. There were 517 entrants for this event that generated a prize pool of $542,850. Day 2 started with 51 players and ended in a three-way ICM chop
Denmark is gearing up to introduce new legislation to liberalize land-based bingo and charity lotteries, following an agreement reached by the government and parliamentary parties earlier this year. The Danish gambling authority, Spillemyndigheden, confirmed that a bill is set to be presented in October, with the Ministry of Taxation overseeing the development of the necessary
International Game Technology has announced that Shondra DeLoach-Perea, IGT Vice President of Field Services, Call Centers and Technology Operations, has been named a recipient of Global Gaming Women’s (GGW) 2024 Patty Becker Pay it Forward Award. The annual award program honors women in the gaming industry who have contributed to GGW’s initiatives and helped support
UK-based betting company QuinnBet has become the official betting partner of Ospreys Rugby for the 2024/25 season, marking its first foray into Welsh rugby and professional rugby overall. As part of the agreement, the QuinnBet logo will be featured on the back of Ospreys’ home and away shorts, as well as on the side of their
Muckleshoot Casino Resort has officially introduced mobile sports betting through the newly launched Caesars Sportsbook Muckleshoot app, allowing sports fans aged 21 and over to place bets on their mobile devices. The app, available for download now, requires guests to be physically present at the Muckleshoot Casino Resort to complete their registration and place bets,
iGaming content provider Play’n GO has reflected on its journey as “one of the leading games suppliers” in Europe for more than a decade, with its latest strategy now focused on replicating that success in North America. In a new blog post, Chief Marketing Officer and Co-Founder Ebba Arnred said she believes that the quality
You won’t see our news video this week, as our team is attending the SBC Summit in Lisbon, Portugal. Our continued partnership with Casino City will take us to this event for networking and filming opportunities. The event will showcase an 8-stage conference program, including the prominent Super Stage, focusing on key areas such as
Sep 24, 2024 5 min read The XL Autumn Series has exploded into action at 888poker, with six of 29 scheduled events crowning their worthy champions. Anyone who comes out on top in a large-field multi-table tournament deserves plaudits, especially so when they come back from being the third-shortest stack at the final table to
Sep 24, 2024 4 min read The first gold bracelet of the 2024 World Series of Poker Europe has been presented at King’s Resort in Rozvadov. This marks the seventh time Europe’s largest poker venue has hosted the series and will award 15 WSOP gold bracelets. And claiming the first bracelet of the festival was
In a notable legal victory, Aristocrat Technologies, a prominent global provider of gaming solutions, has secured a preliminary injunction against Light & Wonder. The injunction pertains to a dispute over the alleged misappropriation of trade secrets related to Aristocrat’s popular Dragon Link and Lightning Link games, which reportedly influenced the development of Light & Wonder’s Dragon Train game. Judicial findings favor Aristocrat: On
Boyd Interactive, a subsidiary of Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming, has officially purchased Resorts Digital, the online gambling division of Resorts Casino in Atlantic City. The transaction, finalized on September 1, 2024, represents a strategic expansion of Boyd’s iGaming portfolio, although the financial terms of the deal remain undisclosed. Resorts Digital, which has consistently outperformed the physical Resorts
As discussions intensify around the proposed $500 million casino in New Haven, Indiana, Full House Resorts has revealed more details about the project’s location and development plans. Set to be built on a 65.5-acre lot at the intersection of South Doyle and Harper roads, the ambitious proposal seeks to create a first-class entertainment destination in northeastern Indiana, an area