Archive for 2017

Libratus Poker Robot Honored with AI Award

The sophisticated poker robot called Libratus, which dominated both competitions held against human professional poker players this year, recently received the HPCWire Readers’ Choice Awards at the Supercomputing Conference (SC17) in Denver, Colorado. In case you were wondering, HPCWire is the self-professed leading publication for all the latest news...

Live Streaming Pros And Cons for Poker Players

In the 1970s, poker exploded in popularity after tournament promoters and organizers started airing major tournaments on Television. This was then taken to a whole new level during the late 1990s and early 2000s when the World Poker Tour (WPT) and World Series of Poker (WSOP) partnered up with...

Australian Breeders Taking Advantage of Chinese Equine Market

While horse racing as a sport may not traditionally be associated with China, the industry has nonetheless witnessed an impressive surge in popularity of late. As a result, investors have now started turning their attentions towards Australia in order to purchase thoroughbreds, a nation that boasts more racecourses than...

NY’s Poor Casino Results Could Impact iGambling Push

While it’s hard to predict what will happen when gambling, predicting the revenue land-based and internet casinos will generate from their operations is an equally challenging task. This has now become apparent in New York, which legalized land-based casinos in 2013, estimating at the time that these gambling establishments...

How Will Sports Be Watched Five Years From Now?

Traditional business models are constantly changing, and their application to the sports industry is no exception, which is also continually evolving in the way that its games are played and how they are watched by spectators. Here are some of the biggest trends being noted in the industry, and...

Israeli Poker Players Come Under Scrutiny Of Tax Authority

Israel is currently undertaking a number of measures to tackle the issue of unreported income and tax evasion, which are problems very prevalent in the country. In the past, the Israel Tax Authority has targeted people heavily invested in the real estate sector, examining the bank accounts that they...

AP & UB Payments May Be Completed by Year’s End

Garden City Group are powering through Absolute Poker and UltimateBet claims at such a high pace that the process could very well be finished by the year’s end. After spending years processing refunds for former Full Tilt players, the legal administration firm has practically mastered the claims process, with...