Dec 18, 2024 4 min read A few short years ago, there was a span when there was no better poker player on the planet and no one more feared on the felt than Michael Addamo. Today on Day 3 of the WSOP Paradise $25,000 Super Main Event, Addamo wound back the clock. Addamo was
Month: December 2024
Dec 18, 2024 3 min read Table Of Contents Ensure you have February 21 through March 2, 2025, free in your diaries because those are the dates the 2025 Kings of Tallinn festival takes place at the Olympic Park Casino and Hilton Tallinn in Estonia. The popular poker festival is celebrating its 10th birthday, having
SBC Summit Rio is set to welcome EDM legend Afrojack as the INFINITY Rio party’s headliner. The party is set to take place on February 27, within the framework of the 2025 edition of the gaming show. Grammy award-winning producer Afrojack will be at the helm of the party, which is also set to feature
iGaming solutions provider SOFTSWISS is celebrating the 4th anniversary of its SOFTSWISS Sportsbook. The milestone is accompanied by growth metrics, including a 173% increase in the number of bets placed. The SOFTSWISS Sportsbook team has also expanded more than tenfold to support its evolving operations, and the platform launched 112 projects across more than 30 casino
Ho-Chunk Nation is moving forward with its plans to build a brand new casino in South Sioux City, Nebraska. The state constitution was changed four years ago when it included horse racing in the state, paving the way for casinos in the longer term. Ho-Chunk started its casino projects after the change and spearheaded projects in
Sports data solutions provider FeedConstruct has announced a new “exclusive, multi-dimensional” partnership agreement with the Football Federation of Armenia (FFA), restoring their former collaboration after a one-year pause. “We are entering a new, multi-layered contract with the FFA at this challenging but promising stage, providing a variety of solutions such as audio-visual, data, SaaS, and
Tribal leaders expressed optimism over North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum’s nomination as Secretary of the Interior by incoming President Donald Trump, citing his strong track record of working with Native American tribes and respect for tribal sovereignty. This comes as leaders brace for what could be the biggest online expansion of tribal gaming. The Department
Well, it’s a belated birthday with for our friends at Fontainebleau Las Vegas. They officially opened their doors for the first time on December 13, 2023. The 67-story luxury resort has established itself as the Strip’s premier destination for world-class entertainment, nightlife, and dining… of course, it took about a decade to get there. You
Uzbekistan is set to introduce a legal framework for online gambling, lotteries, and betting activities starting January 1, 2025. The Cabinet of Ministers approved the regulations on December 6, publishing them on December 12, following a presidential decree from April. This marks a significant shift in the country’s gambling laws, granting the National Agency for
The Dutch government is preparing a significant revision of its gambling policy, with plans to present the updated framework to the House of Representatives by March 2025. Teun Struycken, the Dutch minister for legal protection, revealed this initiative in response to parliamentary questions, highlighting the need for changes in both the online and land-based gambling
Plínio Lemos Jorge, president of the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL), has warned that illegal competition could force licensees out of the regulated betting Brazil market. According to Lemos Jorge, the illegal market must be effectively tackled to prevent an exodus of legal operators. The ANJL president’s remarks come as Brazil prepares to
The US Senate Committee on the Judiciary held Tuesday its first congressional hearing on sports betting, “America’s High-Stakes Bet on Legalized Sports Gambling,” kicking off federal scrutiny on the industry. The committee is examining the growth of sports betting since the Supreme Court’s ruling in Murphy v. NCAA struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports
Cyprus lawmakers have approved a new bill to increase the levy on sportsbook winnings. This new legislation is set to raise the betting tax from 3% to 4.5% of net earnings on licensed betting operators. The additional funds are aimed at supporting football clubs and youth academies, managed by the Cyprus Sports Organisation (CSO) and distributed
Argentine top-flight football team Club Atlético Independiente has announced Sportsbet as its new front-of-shirt sponsor, despite possible restrictions surrounding advertising being introduced soon. Under the agreement, the sports betting operator will feature on Independiente’s kit during the 2025 season, in which the club will compete in the Copa Sudamericana. The brand will also engage in commercial initiatives
Dec 18, 2024 2 min read Table Of Contents While it is often the case that multi-table tournament players receive the attention of the poker community, there is something exciting and alluring about high-stakes cash games. Watching the world’s best players battle it out in high-stakes online cash games is super-exciting. Those high-stakes games have
Dec 17, 2024 2 min read Political polling guru Nate Silver and 2023 WPT Prime Championship winner Calvin Anderson are among the 299 players who bagged chips on Day 2 of the $10,400 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship Tuesday night. Malcolm Trayner bagged the chip lead. Ernest Bush went out in 300th place,
Dec 17, 2024 3 min read Table Of Contents The second Diamond Poker Series PLO Grand Slam at Albania’s Arena Casino Tirana is set to take place in 2025 after a successful event in November that produced some of the biggest PLO fields in European history. PokerNews will be on-site for the €5 million guaranteed
Dec 17, 2024 2 min read The 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise $25,000 Super Main Event attracted 1,978 entrants, and along with 90 online qualifiers joining the field, 297 players returned for Day 3 action. One of those was GGPoker Ambassador Daniel Negreanu, who was sitting pretty with 5,795,000 in chips. That put
Dec 17, 2024 2 min read Poker content creator extraordinaire Joey Ingram is rebuilding a stack after losing a cooler monster pot on Day 2 of the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship at Wynn. The $10,400 buy-in tournament attracted 2,392 players and is scheduled to play five 90-minute levels on Tuesday. It’s unlikely the
If you’re planning to spend New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas, or you will be in town around that time, e have the information on the biggest parties, breathtaking fireworks, and best DJ’s, and nightclubs! [embedded content] It’s our last show of the year! But before I can go enjoy my Christmas break at home,