Big One for One Drop Tournament to Return in 2014
When Antonio Esfandiari won the 2012 Big One for One Drop poker tournament, the Iranian-born American poker pro took home a record payout of more than $18.3 million. Though the tournament, which benefits the One Drop foundation, a non-governmental organization supporting water access rights established by Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté, did not run […]
888 Holdings Expects 2014 Profits Will Reflect Inroads into U.S. iGaming Market
With the burgeoning of the United States online gambling market, one big winner is already emerging, and that is well-known online betting company 888 Holdings. Though only one state has so far seen its market officially launch, that being Nevada, 888 is well-positioned to be a big player in the industry as Americans begin to gain […]
Atlantic City’s Revenue Woes Continued in September
In what has become an all too familiar refrain for Atlantic City’s struggling casino industry, the September revenue figures showed a decrease of 13 percent when compared to September of 2012, reports Connecticut news source The Day. Revenue down nearly ten percent for the year so far According to The Day, the city was hoping […]
Full Tilt Affiliates Will be Able to Apply for Remissions
This week there was a small turnaround as to just who will be eligible to receive refunds for frozen Full Tilt Poker accounts. Previously part of a group that is barred from making a claim on funds that have been frozen since the United States government shut down the site in April of 2011 amid […]
Report: Australians Love to Gamble
In a study of gambling habits across the Asia-Pacific region, Australians were found to spend the biggest slice of their income on gambling, followed in second place by residents of Singapore, reports the web site pokerfuse.com. Wealthy nation leads to more disposable income The reason that Australians spend a relatively high percentage of their income […]
PokerStars Announces Isle of Man Poker Festival
Usually when the topic of PokerStars come up, which it does quite often considering it is the world’s largest online poker room, there’s an accompanying footnote pointing out that PokerStars’ parent company, the Rational Group, is based in Isle of Man. Now, for the first time ever, PokerStars will be hosting an event in its […]
Next Stop on the European Poker Tour: Prague
The European Poker Tour has put out a press release announcing their next intended stop, and it is Prague. This will be the seventh time the tour will be visiting the historic city on the Vltava River. Those wishing to step up to try to win a seat in one of Europe’s most important poker […]
