Pros Flying High at 2018 WSOP: Fox, Petrangelo and Cada Claim Titles
The 49th World Series of Poker has gotten off to a blistering start since its May 29th opening at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Over the past eight days, there have been gold bracelets won by a number of notable pros, including the 2009 WSOP Main Event champion Joe Cada, while […]
Partypoker.eu Now Live in France and Spain
In April, French online gambling regulator ARJEL gave the green light for GCV, the parent company of partypoker and bwinparty, to start pooling their French and Spanish players. On June 4th, Partypoker.eu then went live across the two countries, with their respective citizens now able to compete against one another at the site’s cash-game and […]
Nevada Casino Revenue Higher by 7.5% in April
Nevada’s casino market generated $953.7 million in April, marking a 7.57% revenue increase compared to the same month in 2017. The Silver State had seen its business fall for four consecutive months following the October 1st Las Vegas shooting, but has now recorded three months of higher year-on-year revenue, according to the Nevada Gaming Control […]
Paddy Power and FanDuel Deal Targets US Sport Betting Market
Following the US Supreme Court’s decision to lift the sports betting ban in the country, some of Europe’s biggest bookmakers have been positioning themselves in order to take advantage of America’s huge potential market. One of them is Paddy Power Betfair, an Irish bookmaking firm who a week ago announced that it was in the […]
2018 WSOP Gets Underway in Las Vegas
The 2018 World Series of Poker gets underway in Las Vegas later today, with the game’s most prestigious tournament series kicking-off at noon with its traditional opening event, the $565 Casino Employees tournament. At 3:00 p.m, its first open bracelet event will also take place, Event #2: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super Turbo Bounty, which is […]
US Lotteries Interested in Offering Sports Betting Services
In the wake of the recent Murphy v. NCAA Supreme Court decision lifting the ban on sports betting in the United States, many organizations are looking to facilitate wagering on athletic contests. This is true not just of private firms but also of state-backed lottery organizations. About the Recent Court Decision The Supreme Court has […]
€2 Billion Hard Rock Catalonia Project Given Green Light
Last summer, US casino operator Hard Rock International (HRI) and Melco International Development unveiled their plan to build an integrated resort near Barcelona, Spain. Melco subsequently bowed out to concentrate its efforts on building Europe’s largest casino resort in the Republic of Cyprus, leaving Hard Rock as the project’s sole bidder. While Hard Rock had […]
