In March, Hong Kong-listed firm Galaxy Entertainment Group received a provisional license to build a $500-million integrated casino-resort on the small island of Boracay, situated 196 miles south of Manila. It seems that all bets are now off, though, after Tourism Assistant Secretary Frederick Alegre stated on Tuesday: “Galaxy...
April 18th, 2018 By Charles Washington
Online poker in the USA is set to get a whole lot more enticing starting May 1st, as on that date Nevada, Delaware and New Jersey will finally launch their shared online poker player pools. The news was announced on Monday via the Associated Press, and will initially involve...
April 17th, 2018 By Stephen Smith
Another major poker league is being launched in India with the aim of boosting the country’s poker offering and bringing it to the attention of the global poker market. Organizing the newly formed Online Team Poker League (OTPL) is Raj Kuundra from Raj Kundra’s Viaan Industries Ltd, an entrepreneur...
April 16th, 2018 By Lucy Brown
Atlantic City’s seven land based casinos saw their overall revenues slide by 1.5% to $218.4 million in March, completing three straight months of decline for the industry. The trend is inversely proportional to the state’s online gambling market which has set all time highs during each successive month of...
April 13th, 2018 By Shane Larson
Atlantic City’s seven casinos saw their gross operating profits soar by 22.5% to $723 million in 2017, while net gaming revenue was also higher by 5% at $2.67 billion, according to the latest results released by New Jersey’s Department of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) on Monday. Impressive Profits In 2017,...
April 12th, 2018 By Charles Washington
Last week, PokerStars and a small number of social-gaming sites withdrew their play-money services from Washington State, with their decision coming in the wake of a ruling made against Big Fish Games in a federal court. As a PokerStars statement explained concerning its decision: “As a result of a...
April 11th, 2018 By Stephen Smith
PokerStars is making its debut in India, with players residing in those states that permit real money skill games able to access PokerStars.IN following the site’s launch on April 17th. The Stars Group, which owns the world’s biggest online poker brand, has teamed up with licensed local partner Sugal...
April 10th, 2018 By Lucy Brown
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