Las Vegas Poker Revenues has marked significant growth with February cash games raking 81 million Sin City's poker rooms collected $811 million in cash game revenue during February and it is a 2 percent increase compared to the same month last year according to reports from Nevada gaming regulators The game of poker had a solid year in 2017..

Popular budget airline Air Asia has announced its plans to step into the fintech sector with the launch of their own cryptocurrency 'BigCoin' AirAsia founder and chief executive Tony Fernandes emphasized on the plans to expand its approach into new market with the launch of BigCoin, in an interview with Nikkei Asian Review The digital currency..

Virgin Group founder Richard Branson has bought the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Friday The property includes 1,500 rooms and suites off the Las Vegas Strip, and it would eventually become Virgin Hotels Las Vegas It will continue operating under the Hard Rock brand through the end of 2019 "Virgin is all about having fun, living our..

The National Football League Commissioner, Roger Goodell talked about the future of sports betting in the US during a press conference at the league owners meeting on Wednesday While publically addressing the issue of sports betting and talking about the prospects that it may soon arrive in the United States he said that while though he doesn't..

The 2018 APPT Macau Main Event came to an end, and out of the 356 entrants, Lin Wu from China bagged HK$ 3,095, 000 ($394,549) and a prestigious PSPC Platinum Pass valued at $30,000 at the City of Dreams, Hong Kong This is the fourth time Lin Wu won a live tournament, but this win will always be his first regarding the money he earned His..

Micro-blogging giant Twitter has confirmed the rumours of ban on cryptocurrency and ICO-related advertisements from their website, 27 March onwards Twitter has announced its new policy, following the lead of Facebook and Google in banning cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) from its platform According to the reports of Reuters, It..

Casino honcho Steve Wynn has sold all his shares of Wynn Resorts severing his ties with the company he founded 16 years ago He sold his remaining 8 million shares of Wynn Resorts on Thursday, according to the press release SEC filing reported that this move has come after a day he sold around 41 million shares for about $740 million on..

Englishman Ryan Mandara has won 2018 Irish Poker Open after outplaying 1,340 players He defeated Irish poker player Ferdia O'Connell to claim the title The tournament registered itself as the second longest running Texas Hold'em competition in the world When it came to a close on March 18, England's Mandara received the vocal support of the crowd..

Manila Pavilion Hotel and Casino in the Philippine capital on Sunday caught fire leaving three of its employees dead It trapped two others and forced the evacuation of more than 300 guests, officials confirmed Police told that the reasons of the fire are still unclear They are speculating that the fire that raged on for hours started in the..

A new report from US Congress has dubbed 2017 as 'The Year of Cryptocurrencies' The report calls for lawmakers and industry stakeholders to use the blockchain technology judiciously The 2018 Joint Economic Report assesses nation's economic status and recommendations for the coming year Notably, this is the first time when the report has dedicated..

The legislative chamber of Maryland House has approved the sports betting bill, becoming the second state achieve it in 2018 West Virginia earlier enacted a law last week after passing it from Stat's House of Delegates and Senate However, legalizing sports wagering in the state depends on the New Jersey case which awaits a hearing in the US..

Cambodia is planning to attract foreign investors to give a boost to their casino gaming industry They are pushing ahead new legislation that would allow foreign investors to invest their money in their casino and gaming industry The country that wants to establish itself as a key gaming center in South East Asia, proposed legislation which is..

Sam Dessaix-Porter has won the prestigious APL Million tournament to claim $247,500 in cash and an $8000 Jackstar APL WSOP Monster Stack Package He is the second Wollongong poker player in many years to win the tournament at Star Poker Festival in Sydney The 25-year outplayed 1041 player to emerge victorious in the main event on..

South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Bithumb has announced that they are planning to provide restaurants and cafes with virtual currency kiosks Through this, the customers would be able to pay for their food with their digital currency holdings on Bithumb Bithumb and the kiosk manufacturers Tros Systems IYU and Unos Space got together..

The senate of New York introduced the New York Sports betting bill on Wednesday attempting to give boost to the prospects of legalized sports betting and single-game wagering at gaming facilities around the state The bill was introduced by Sen John Bonacic, chair of Senate Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee The state of New York authorized..

The  Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board postponed the auction for the license of its fifth mini-casino on Wednesday due to bad weather which resulted in closing the Harrisburg Capitol Complex The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board was supposed to open bids on Wednesday for the next mini-casino license But after a winter storm hit Harrisburg,..

Venezuela's opposing law body has ruled that issuing Petro cryptocurrency is illegal under the domestic law Venezuela's Asamblea Nacional, a group of politicians who mostly disagree with President Nicolas Maduro and his policies, declared on Tuesday that the issuance of national cryptocurrency is unconstitutional, thus the practice of issuing the..

Amauri Grutka claimed the first prize at the partypoker Latin American Poker Championship $1,100 Main Event at Punta del Este in Uruguay topping a field of 1,137 on Sunday evening This win is the biggest win of his career as he wins $200,000 which is more than the rest of his $154,000 in cash winnings combined Joao Simao, the partypoker..

Major League Baseball Commissioner Robert Manfred has called the league 'realistic' and has said that it doesn't oppose sports betting legislation in West Virginia which was passed by the House of Delegates on Friday The House approved the Senate Bill 415 with 77 voting in its favor, while as 22 opposing it All the Northern Panhandle delegates..

A man who claimed himself to be a terrorist created panic among the people and created a mass evacuation at Melbourne's Crown Casino Nadim Ismail, 55, was arrested on charges of making threats to kill, making false reports to people and making false statements People in the casino were asked to evacuate the casino after they heard that a man with..