January 13, 2022 Jon Sofen The 2021 Global Poker Awards at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas will take place February 18, and you — yes, you — can have a say in who will win one of the most intriguing categories. Poker Personality of the Year, a People’s Choice Award, is up for a
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Our guest this week is a blackjack player from Europe named Stefan. We talk about his experiences playing in European casinos, and his first trip to Las Vegas. Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of blackjack player, Stefan [00:49] Stefan’s blackjack experience [01:59] Are blackjack books translated into Greek? [03:57] Playing blackjack in Greece [06:07] Playing in
Everygame Poker is celebrating the New Year in style. 2022 has started with a bang as the online gaming site is ready to offer extra spins via Betsoft games this week plus extra blackjack prizes. Four games are highlighted through January 17, giving you plenty of time to earn spins with deposit codes. Check out
After recently wrapping up its wildly popular 40-day Merry Prize Month promotion and in keeping with its strategy to supply to all European regulated markets, online casino software developer Playson will soon extend its reach to Switzerland, having secured a pair of deals in the new region. Making the strategic move possible, the international brand has
American investment bank JPMorgan Chase and Company has reportedly given the coronavirus-hit casino market of Macau a big boost by promoting the value of shares in a trio of its most prominent operators. According to a Wednesday report from Inside Asian Gaming, the New York-headquartered enterprise upgraded the stocks in MGM China Holdings Limited, Wynn
The many online and land-based sportsbooks in the American state of Indiana reportedly had an almost record December after chalking up slightly over $463 million in aggregated handle alongside in the region of $25 million in combined gross revenues. According to a Wednesday report from the online news domain at PlayIndiana.com citing official information from
Starting this month, the Oregon Lottery will move from the Scoreboard platform to DraftKings for sports betting. The agreement was announced on Wednesday by the company, which will become the lottery’s official sportsbook provider. As part of the exclusive agreement, DraftKings Sportsbook will replace the current Scoreboard app, in a transition set to begin on
Gaming Technologies Association (GTA), a trade body that represents Australia’s gaming machine technology suppliers, announced Thursday the appointment of Jinesh Patel as CEO, effective Monday, January 10, replacing Chris Muir, who resigned late last year. GTA Chairman Adrian Halpenny said that Patel had been appointed after an extensive search and a highly competitive selection process. “Jinesh
DiamondJacks Casino and Resort, which has remained closed since the pandemic started in 2020, has requested an extension on the amount of time the Bossier City facility has to reopen its doors. Louisiana Gaming Control Board chairman, Ronnie Johns stated the request has not yet been approved by the board, and that the matter will
Wynn Resorts is rethinking its development plans for the land across the street from its Encore Boston Harbor casino in Everett, Massachusetts. The casino was considering plans to include an entertainment venue, restaurants and parking garage in the land space. Joe Delaney, the state’s Gaming Commission chief of community affairs, said he was prepared on
Caesars Entertainment on Thursday announced a multi-year partnership to make its sportsbook brand the Official and Exclusive Sports Betting Partner and iGaming Partner of Michigan State University (MSU) Athletics. The partnership combines a new premium seating area at MSU’s Spartan Stadium, an expansion of responsible sports gaming education, and fan engagement activities. Caesars Sportsbook will gain
January 13, 2022 Jon Sofen The World Poker Tour (WPT) made a huge splash on the heels of Season XX by adding talented American DJ Steve Aoki as a brand ambassador. Aoki, 44, has over 8.2 million Twitter followers and is a regular performer in the hottest nightclubs in Las Vegas and all around the
Andrew Neeme is one of the best content creators in the poker industry. He and fellow vlogger Brad Owen essentially created the “meet-up game.” During their travels they wanted to try to start their own card room where they could integrate content, fans and best poker practices. However, the logistics seemed insurmountable until…Doug Polk. Doug
January 13, 2022 Chad Holloway Guests: Andrew Neeme In the second PokerNews Podcast episode of the New Year, Sarah Herring and Chad Holloway discuss Dan “Jungleman” Cates‘ controversial tweet about lip fillers, recap winners from the Venetian High Rollers, and preview the upcoming Phil Hellmuth vs. Tom Dwan High Stakes Duel match to take place
In the midst of a pandemic, American casinos are still bringing in revenue… and in record numbers! Commercial casinos won nearly $14 billion in the third quarter of 2021, marking the industry’s best quarter ever, and pushing revenue past what it was for all of 2020. The figures from the American Gaming Association show more
On January 26, poker pros Phil Hellmuth and Tom Dwan are set to go head-to-head again during the upcoming High Stakes Duel III on PokerGO. Fans can watch all the action on PokerGO and this will be the third round of this series but only the second matchup between Dwan and Hellmuth this time around.
In the United States and the casino-operating Seneca Nation of Indians has reportedly agreed to conclude an over four-year legal battle with the state of New York concerning its revenue-sharing commitments. According to a Wednesday report from The Buffalo News newspaper, the federally-recognized tribe is responsible via its Seneca Gaming Corporation enterprise for the eastern
American private equity management firm The Blackstone Group Incorporated has reportedly increased its bid to take over Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Limited by another $300 million. According to a report from the Bloomberg news service, the New York-headquartered investor had its earlier offer of approximately $6.2 billion rebuffed last month but has now returned
In the midst of its continued LatAm push and multi-product content provider Pragmatic Play has spruced up its live casino offering, adding new Baccarat and Speed Baccarat tables to the fast-growing vertical. Originally introduced in March 2020, the provider’s Speed Baccarat offering now has two new tables while the classic version of baccarat has also
On Wednesday January 12th, 2022 the super – electric and fast – growing sports betting service named kwiff has applied and executed a major advertising campaign utilizing Sportradar’s proprietary properly – planned advertising power solution in order to jump – start their next huge stage of growth in the sports betting industry. Sportradar’s commanding as