Last Thursday, the 4th Annual American Poker Awards was held at the Andaz West Hollywood Hotel situated along Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, with accolades awarded across twenty different categories. The PokerStars sponsored ceremony was created by Global Poker Index (GPI) owner Alexandre Dreyfus, and each year recognizes the...
February 28th, 2018 By Stephen Smith
Since 2012, PokerStars has undergone a seismic shift in its choice of sponsored ambassadors, with the trend subsequently picking up fresh momentum after a slew of the site’s long term pros parted ways at the start of this year, including the likes of Vanessa Selbst, Jason Mercier and Bertrand...
February 27th, 2018 By Lucy Brown
During an interview on the Rikard Aberg Show in 2016, Daniel Negreanu expressed his support for PokerStars having increased its rake for online poker games, claiming that it would result in an improved and healthier playing environment for recreational players. Soon after, the Team PokerStars frontman was greeted by...
February 26th, 2018 By Shane Larson
In December of 2017, Pennsylvania’s casino market finished on a new high to complete a bumper year in which revenues reached a record $3.227 billion versus its previous best of $3.213 in 2016. Unfortunately, its market has had a less auspicious start to 2018, though, with business falling to...
February 26th, 2018 By Charles Washington
Last year, Japan’s parliament passed a casino bill permitting at least three integrated casino resorts to be built by 2023 with the potential to generate annual net profits in excess of $10 billion for the country. Naturally, many of the world’s biggest casino operators have since expressed an interest...
February 25th, 2018 By Stephen Smith
In the past, players depositing on unregulated poker sites such as Lock Poker, Pitbull Poker, JetSetPoker and Cake Poker soon learned that their funds were no more protected than an investment opportunity guaranteed by Bernie Madoff. Unfortunately, a continuing lack of regulatory legislation in the US and across the...
February 24th, 2018 By Stephen Smith
The United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) has just handed William Hill a massive £6.2 million fine following an investigation which revealed that the company’s systemic senior management had consistently failed to prevent money laundering at its high street bookmakers. In addition, William Hill was also penalized for failing to...
February 23rd, 2018 By Adam Brown
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