As a high-stakes gambler, Phil Ivey is used to seeing his money ebb and flow on the way to amassing greater riches. This week, however, has not been kind on the poker legend after being denied a motion by U.S. District Court Judge Noel Hillman to delay paying back...
August 31st, 2018 By Stephen Smith
Spain and Portugal have released the latest financial results for their respective online gambling markets, with both countries posting solid year-on-year growth for Q2 of 2018. While Spain saw its revenues soar by 40.1% in the three month period ending June 30, growth was even more pronounced in Portugal...
August 29th, 2018 By Charles Washington
On August 22, the State of Illinois held the first of its two scheduled gambling expansion hearings in Chicago. The joint session overseen by the House Sales and Other Taxes and Gaming Sub-Committees heard testimonies from various stakeholders regarding a piece of legislation (SB 7) introduced by Democratic Rep....
August 27th, 2018 By Lucy Brown
In 2016, Doug Polk set out to prove that it was still possible to deposit $100 at an online poker site and turn it into $10,000 by playing through the different stake levels. After 58 individual sessions on Nevada online poker site WSOP.com, the 29 year-old pro finally completed...
August 24th, 2018 By Shane Larson
The USA’s commercial casino industry continues to go from strength to strength, and last year generated a massive $40.28 billion in revenue, marking an all time high for the country. Furthermore, five-sixths of all US casino states posted year-on-year revenue growth in 2017, according to the annual report released...
August 23rd, 2018 By Stephen Smith
The first commercial casino in Massachusetts history is set to open its doors on Friday, August 24th. The milestone day will kick-off at 10:30 a.m with a parade on the corner of State and Main streets, with numerous other surprise entertainments organized to mark the occasion. Needless to say,...
August 21st, 2018 By Charles Washington
In June, Italy’s new coalition government consisting of the Northern League (right-populist) and the Five Star Movement (left-populist) took office, in the process becoming Western Europe’s first anti-establishment government. Even before coming to power, the coalition had caused a stir on the continent with its anti-immigrant and anti-EU views,...
August 20th, 2018 By Lucy Brown
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