PokerStars.tv To Screen First US Tournament Since 2010
PokerStars.tv has not screened a USA poker tournament since 2010 but this week it was announced that two final tables at the Florida Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open, namely the $10 million guaranteed Main Event and the $100k High Roller, would be streamed live on the media. What is PokerStars.tv According to wikipedia, “PokerStars.tv is […]
PayPal Close To Making US iGaming Return
Rumours of PayPal’s triumphant return to the United States took a step closer to becoming reality after a number of reports concerning the online cash transaction company have appeared across various media outlets, including EGR and Online Poker Report, where reporter Chris Grove announced: “Paypal plans to announce a foray into processing regulated online gambling […]
Amaya Outlines Expansion Plan For PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker
On August 15, 2014 Amaya Gaming Group held a conference call to discuss the company’s second quarter results, and during the meeting CEO David Baazov took the opportunity to outline the future direction he hopes to take its two newly acquired iGaming sites, PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. Amongst the new verticals Amaya envisages for […]
PokerStars To Confiscate Funds Of US Players Accessing Site
Following the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act in 2006, PartyPoker promptly left the unregulated US poker market after which PokerStars took over as the country’s biggest unlicensed operator, since growing into the huge poker room it is today. Eventually, PokerStars’ high risk strategy caught up with it and in 2012 the online […]
One Drop Winner Colman Calls Poker A “Distraction”
Back in July, US poker pro Daniel Colman took down the $1m WSOP Big One for One Drop for a massive $15,306,668 payday. That staggering amount represented the second largest prize ever awarded in tournament poker history, the biggest being the $18,346,673 won by Antonio “The Magician” Esfandiari in the same tournament in 2012. Whereas […]
New Jersey iGaming Improves 5.4% In July
After three months of consecutive declines, New Jersey’s iGaming industry reported a return to growth last month, with the state’s online operators generating revenues of $10.07 million in July, up by 5.6% compared to the $9.51 million taken in June. In spite of its online results, however, Atlantic City casinos reported a fall in revenues […]
Ladbrokes Profits Slump To £27.7m In Six Months To June
UK bookmaker Ladbrokes has released its results for the first half of the year ending 30th June, and while revenues were up slightly by 4% to £589 million, there was a sharp 49.7% fall in profits before tax to £27.7 million. Despite the figure being significantly lower than H1 2013, the performance was largely in […]
