Dec 12, 2024 4 min read Kristen Foxen, Jeanne David, and Starla Brodie were officially inducted into the Women in Poker Hall of Fame (WiPHOF) on Wednesday during a ceremony sponsored by PokerStars at the Plaza Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas. Brodie, a two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner, passed away
Month: December 2024
Dec 12, 2024 4 min read Table Of Contents On Thursday, the final table of the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise Event #6: $5,000 Deepstack No-Limit Hold’em returned to action. The tournament attracted 363 entrants and awarded a $1,815,000 prize pool, and when play resumed China’s Lei Yu, part of the Red Dragon
Dec 12, 2024 8 min read Table Of Contents Of all the accolades, special moments, and career-defining achievements that have already marked Alex Foxen as one of poker’s best players, Thursday night at the final table of the $100,000 Triton Main Event at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise stands out. Foxen emerged
Dec 12, 2024 4 min read Table Of Contents Alex Scott, WPT Global President, told PokerNews in an interview during the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship festival that he’s ecstatic with his online poker site’s growth, but anticipates even bigger things to come in 2025. The online poker market is competitive with longtime established
View image in fullscreen Pizza Hut criticised over ‘dangerous’ takeaway promotion including free spins at online roulette Promotion offered casino games without knowing if customers were in recovery for gambling addiction, say campaigners Business live – latest updates Pizza Hut has been criticised for running a “dangerous” promotion that offered customers “free spins” at online
View image in fullscreen ‘Grooming our children’: politicians demand Sportsbet pull promotional filters from Snapchat Exclusive: Monique Ryan, Kate Chaney, Andrew Wilkie and Sarah Hanson-Young all call for gambling giant to remove the social media ads immediately Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Several federal politicians have urged Sportsbet to
View image in fullscreen Making sense of racing’s ‘£3bn black hole’ and affordability checks row Accusations have been thrown by both sides in betting dispute but there may be hope for racing amid the noise The increasingly frenzied cycle of claim and counterclaim over the impact of “affordability checks” on punters on the sport’s revenue
Dec 08, 2024 3 min read Table Of Contents ‘Tis the season for major poker tournament action at Wynn Las Vegas — more specifically, the 2024 World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship festival. This year’s festivities kicked off Dec. 3 with Sunday being the start of the $1,100 WPT Prime Championship, a $5 million guaranteed
Dec 08, 2024 2 min read Table Of Contents When it comes to poker content, Daniel Negreanu’s daily vlogs during the World Series of Poker (WSOP) have proven tremendously popular. The good news is that poker fans don’t have to wait until the 2025 WSOP in Las Vegas for them to return as the GGPoker
Dec 08, 2024 3 min read World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise is in full swing at Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas and saw the WSOP’s first partnership with Triton with Event #2: $1,000,000 Triton Million, a unique event pairing VIPs with the world’s best high-stakes poker pros. The day wrapped up with 67 players remaining
View image in fullscreen Australian children seeing gambling ads via Sportsbet filter on instant messaging app Snapchat Exclusive: Filters, including one that turns a person into a horse, include Sportsbet logos and direct 18+ users to open a gambling account Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Gambling ads from Sportsbet
Dec 08, 2024 3 min read Table Of Contents Despite the cold weather, the European Poker Tour Prague started to heat up with the introduction of the inaugural €25,000 Super High Roller Warm Up at the Hilton Prague. This one-day event saw 34 super high rollers cough up the eye-watering €25,000 buy-in to sit and
Step into the breathtaking African wilderness with Play’n GO’s latest slot game, Lion Saga Odyssey. This new title invites players to embark on an enthralling journey across the arid landscapes of the savannah, guided by the mystical Lion Spirit and his devoted pride. As you navigate through the scorching sun and evade the dangers hidden in the wild,
US gambling revenue reached $17.71 billion in Q3 2024, the industry’s highest-grossing Q3 on record, according to the American Gaming Association’s Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracker. This makes Q3 2024 the industry’s 15th consecutive quarter of annual revenue growth, with September marking the 43rd straight month of rising year-over-year commercial gaming revenue. Through the first nine
What would the holidays be without twinkling lights and the smell of evergreen? Well, this is a close as you can get online, as we review the Happiest Christmas Tree online slot! A 5 reel game with 3 rows and 40 ways to win from our friends at Habanero! Teddy bears, toy drums and trains
Dec 07, 2024 2 min read Table Of Contents Brett Reichard bagged the chip lead on Day 1a of the $1,110 Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) St. Louis Main Event thanks in large part to a pot he won against his poker champ son, Josh Reichard, on the bubble. The first session of the $300,000 guaranteed
Dec 07, 2024 3 min read The World Series of Poker Paradise, which is in its second year, has partnered with the Triton Poker Series for the Triton Million, a unique tournament that paired an invitee with a poker pro – each putting up a $500,000 buy-in – and then each competing in their respective
Dec 07, 2024 2 min read The second edition of the World Series of Poker Paradise partnered with the Triton Poker Series for the Triton Million, a unique tournament that paired either a businessman or businesswoman with a poker pro – each putting up a $500,000 buy-in – and then competing in respective fields on
View image in fullscreen ‘Serious and silly’: Radio 4 team behind Now Show replacement plan to break news as well as joking about it The broadcaster’s recently launched Naked Week will mix satirical humour and topical investigative journalism Radio 4’s new topical comedy show, which replaces the long-running The Now Show, will break the news,
Dec 07, 2024 3 min read Table Of Contents The $1,100 buy-in, $5,000,000 GTD WPT Prime Championship will take place from Dec. 8-14 at the Wynn Las Vegas as a part of the WPT World Championship Festival (Dec. 3-23). Last year, Calvin Anderson topped a field of 10,512 entrants – nearly double that of 2022