How Libratus Managed to Defeat the Pros
The geniuses behind the Liberatus poker robot – the first poker program to defeat a professional player – have revealed some further information on how they were able to perform such an impressive feat. Details shared by Tuomas Sandholm and Noah Brown of Carnegie Mellon University whilst speaking with the American Association for the Advancement […]
Big Changes Coming to New Jersey in 2018
This year has been one of the most significant as far as New Jersey’s online gambling industry is concerned, with revenues continuing to return year-on-year growth each month, and the state now agreeing to pool its poker players with those of Nevada and Delaware, with Pennsylvania expected to join the network soon after. Furthermore, a […]
GVC Holdings Acquires Ladbrokes Coral
GVC Holdings has closed out 2017 on a hugely positive note after its bid to acquire rival company Ladbrokes Coral was finally approved by the operator. The deal is estimated to be worth around £4 billion ($5.35bn), and once completed will create one of the UK’s largest businesses. Consolidations Since the UK liberalized its gambling […]
Top US Online Gambling Stories of 2017
This has been a great year for online gambling in the United States, so we thought we’d take a moment to look back on some of the major news stories and developments experienced by the industry in 2017. Best Online Casino: Golden Nugget The Golden Nugget was bound to become the country’s top online casino […]
Venezuelan Economic Crisis Leads to Boom in Gambling
The Venezuelan economic crisis which started in 2012 has left the country’s residents desperately short of cash and struggling to find food and other basic items of necessity. As is often the case, the largest numbers of gamblers can be found in areas of poverty and Venezuela is no exception. One such gambling craze sweeping […]
2017 WSOP Champ Blumstein Maintaining a Low Profile After Huge Win
Prior to his 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event victory, Scott Blumstein was relatively unknown on the tournament circuit, with most of his cashes for small amounts. The one exception, however, was a first place finish at the 2016 Million Deepstack in Atlantic City for $199,854. The win boosted his confidence, though, and convinced […]
Guernsey Returns Full Tilt Laundered Money to FBI
The self-governed British dependency of Guernsey recently announced that it had returned over US$13.15 million to the United States from the bank account of Ray Bitar, the disgraced former CEO of Full Tilt Poker. US officials identified the funds as forming part of money connected to the the “Black Friday” indictments in which Bitar and […]
