December 06, 2023 Hopefully, poker players in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Michigan, and Ontario are ready for the holiday season, because on Tuesday PokerStars kicked off their ‘25 Days of Tournaments,’ which will run until December 29. Think of the festival as a sort of poker advent calendar as each day chests can be unlocked via
December 06, 2023 Guests: Alexander Wolfgang Seibt On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Connor Richards, and Matt Hansen come to you from both the WPT World Championship and the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise! Chad talks about his experience playing a celebrity poker charity event in L.A. – which saw
After a lengthy delay and legal battles, sports bets in Florida are now live all across the state. The Hard Rock mobile betting app will be available for download and use, and wagers on sporting events will also be taken at three land based casinos. The launch comes with just a few weeks left in
The 2024 Super Bowl event will be held at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on 11 February 2024. As the countdown to what the media already refer to as the biggest “Big Game” in NFL history begins, the NFL officials list the features and figures making the upcoming event spectacular and qualified for the
Thunderkick, an established online slot and remote gaming server (RGS) provider, has released the Hellapeños slot game to offer yet another innovative development to its faithful gaming community. The thrilling game play and an array of innovative features designed to ensure the undisturbed player’s journey through exciting game sections are set to make the new
Online gaming giant Entain has reached an agreement to settle a probe into alleged bribery at a former Turkish subsidiary. The company behind Coral and Ladbrokes will pay a £615 million ($774.4 million) settlement, approved by a High Court judge through a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The settlement was officially endorsed on
iGaming content supplier Pragmatic Play has launched a new product, Lucky 6 Roulette, as part of its Live Casino portfolio. The release adds “a thrilling twist” to the classic casino roulette game. The Live Casino game show maintains the familiar elements of Roulette, providing players with their favorite betting types, while introducing six Lucky Numbers
The NSW Independent Casino Commission (NICC) imposed a new six-month deadline to the Australian casino giant Star Entertainment to regain the gambling license for its gaming operations in Sydney. Otherwise, the operator may reportedly face permanent closures of its gaming floors in the capital of the New South Wales province. Six-Month Deadline: As Financial Review
Eagle1 Acquisitions Corp., LLC, supports the legalization of sports betting in California. However, the company submitted the amendments to the Attorney General about the Sports Wagering Regulation and Tribal Gaming Protection Act. The amendments: When tribal leaders, out-of-state operators, regulators, and other involved parties, including stakeholders, gave their suggestions and feedback about the regulations, Eagle1
Work on ground preparation has now officially started for the planned Osaka’s integrated resort (IR) which is slated to be cited right beside the Osaka’s expo site. However, this step forward is masked by issues that were already the cause of delaying the construction of foreign pavilion for the 2025 expo. New problems: The aforementioned
The Durango Casino resort was finally opened on Tuesday, December 5th, as previously announced. However, the opening came 15 years after the company’s last development, and it was delayed several times. The tough path to success: After the $780 million resort opened, its owner, Red Rock Resorts, is looking for further expansion in several new
Pariplay®, a well-known division of NeoGames S.A., has entered into a partnership with ZEAL, a flagship online lottery operator based in Germany. The agreement includes the official integration of Wizard Games’, Pariplay®’s in-house studio, feature-packed content on the ZEAL platform. Entering a new market: With this partnership, Pariplay® hopes to enter Germany and to introduce its
iGaming solutions provider Slotegrator has further broadened its network of partners by inking a partnership with REEVO, B2B games provider and aggregation platform. The collaboration enables REEVO to fully leverage the capabilities of Slotegrator’s game integration solution APIgrator. REEVO offers a wide selection of tailor-made and exclusive slots and table games that simplify the player’s journey and
The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) has announced the latest results for its Index, encompassing the month of November, which show an increase of 77.65 points to 1089.00 points, or by 7.7%, as compared to the prior month. Compared to one year ago, the index was up 183.05 points, or 20.2%. The AGEM Index
Fantasy sports and betting media company FTN Network announced that it has closed its seed funding round, oversubscribing its goal of $3 million in just two months from a group of private investors, led by investor Perry Gershon and a TechStars investment fund. Along with the raise, FTN says that it saw “tremendous” growth in
Fanatics Betting and Gaming, a subsidiary of Fanatics Holdings Inc., successfully launched its sports betting platform in Colorado on Monday, marking the eighth state in the operator’s expanding portfolio. The official debut of Fanatics Sportsbook in Colorado signifies the replacement of PointsBet, following the acquisition of the company’s U.S. business by Fanatics over the summer.
December 06, 2023 Mariano likely just won the largest pot of his career when he flopped a king-high straight flush on Hustler Casino Live against fellow HCL regular Andy Stacks. Fortunately for Mariano, Andy has the one hand that would pay him the full double — an ace-high flush. In this strategy column, I will
A month after sports betting was legalized in Maine, the Gambling Control Unit has revealed the first revenue report for the state. Since the market launched on November 3rd, $37.6 million has been placed in online bets across the state. A 10% tax on sportsbook revenue is gathered after player payouts and federal taxes, with
Sports technology provider Sportradar has announced the appointment of Jim Bombassei as Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Finance, effective immediately. Based in New York, he will report directly to Gerard Griffin, Chief Financial Officer. In this role, Bombassei will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with the global investment community and communicating the
iGaming technology provider SOFTSWISS successfully transitioned a major operator with over one million players to its platforms in the third quarter. This extensive project involved migrating players not only to the SOFTSWISS Casino Platform but also to the SOFTSWISS Sportsbook. According to the company, the platform transition “wrapped up smoothly” within five hours. “This success can be attributed