Archive for May, 2018

2018 WSOP Gets Underway in Las Vegas

2018 WSOP Gets Underway in Las Vegas

The 2018 World Series of Poker gets underway in Las Vegas later today, with the game’s most prestigious tournament series kicking-off at noon with its traditional opening event, the $565 Casino Employees tournament. At 3:00 p.m, its first open bracelet event will also take place, Event #2: $10,000 No-Limit...
May 30th, 2018 By Charles Washington
US Lotteries Interested in Offering Sports Betting Services

US Lotteries Interested in Offering Sports Betting Services

In the wake of the recent Murphy v. NCAA Supreme Court decision lifting the ban on sports betting in the United States, many organizations are looking to facilitate wagering on athletic contests. This is true not just of private firms but also of state-backed lottery organizations. About the Recent...
May 30th, 2018 By Stephen Smith
€2 Billion Hard Rock Catalonia Project Given Green Light

€2 Billion Hard Rock Catalonia Project Given Green Light

Last summer, US casino operator Hard Rock International (HRI) and Melco International Development unveiled their plan to build an integrated resort near Barcelona, Spain. Melco subsequently bowed out to concentrate its efforts on building Europe’s largest casino resort in the Republic of Cyprus, leaving Hard Rock as the project’s...
May 30th, 2018 By Lucy Brown
Portugal’s iGaming Market Up 8% to €33m in Q1 2018

Portugal’s iGaming Market Up 8% to €33m in Q1 2018

For the first quarter of 2018, Portugal’s regulated internet gambling industry generated €33 million ($40.4m) in revenue, with that figure representing a 7.8% increase compared to the same period in 2017. Helping to give the country’s market a boost was its online casinos, which were up by 18% year-on-year,...
May 29th, 2018 By Shane Larson
Could Berlusconi Champion Italy’s Gambling Industry?

Could Berlusconi Champion Italy’s Gambling Industry?

Last weekend, Italy’s gambling industry breathed a collective sigh of relief after the country’s president Sergio Mattarella failed to green-light Prime Minister-designate Giuseppe Conte’ plan to form a coalition government consisting of the anti-Euro Five Star Movement (MS5) and the far-right League party. That because a few days earlier,...
May 29th, 2018 By Charles Washington
PokerStars Partners with Chinese Hotel Chain To Grow Brand In Asia

PokerStars Partners with Chinese Hotel Chain To Grow Brand In Asia

Online poker giant PokerStars has inked a deal with International Entertainment Corp (IEC), with the partnership revealed in a document filed at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The hotel company will now be managing PokerStars-branded offline card rooms and live events across selected Asian markets, and commenting upon the...
May 26th, 2018 By Stephen Smith
Victoria Coren Mitchell Praises UK FOBT Gambling Regulation

Victoria Coren Mitchell Praises UK FOBT Gambling Regulation

Following this month’s news that the maximum stakes of Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) in the United Kingdom will be cut from £100 to just £2, a number of interested parties have been expressing their relief that a new chapter may soon open on the country’s gambling industry. The...
May 25th, 2018 By Lucy Brown
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