Nicosia will host the largest of these casinos, with 5 gaming tables and 50 odd slot machines  It is likely that the gambling houses will be located around the main airports of Larnaca and Paphos Hard Rock International and Melco International Development were the selected developers with a 354% share The local developer Cyprus Phassouri..

  California-based Hustler Casino, owned by Larry Flynt, is holding a one-of- a-kind event as part of its 2017 Liz Flynt Spring Poker Classic series The tournament features a guaranteed prize pool of over $1,000,000, with the most noteworthy contest being the $500,000 guaranteed no-limit hold’em game to be held on Friday,..

  Oslo-listed Gaming Innovation Group (GIG) has confirmed the purchase of a DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) as part of its affiliate network growth strategy The asset’s worth is €57 million Although there is no information on the marketing asset’s name, the GIG management mentioned that the move..

  It is expected that the site plan for the Shorelines Casino Petersborough will be considered by the City Council on May 23, according to local officials Ken Hetherington, manager of the city’s planning division, confirmed a site plan application for a new casino has been lodged with the council The address of the..

  Seattle-based blockchain adtech enterprise CakeCodes has launched BitMaker 20, an app that stimulates mobile gaming through Bitcoin and Ethereum rewards The app, which is currently available for Android, boasts an active user base of 250,000 people per month, plus rewards for more than 100 apps up for grabs According to Simon..

TokenCard, the first debit card operating on the principle of Ethereum smart contracts, will hold a crowdsale on May 2 The project entails a partnership between Monolith Ventures focused on bridging the gap between VISA payments and Ethereum, and blockchain startup New Alchemy According to Peter Vessenes, founder of New Alchemy, the..

Gambling developer EvenBet Gaming has signed a deal with GamblingTec to provide software solutions to the operator’s platform The agreement envisions the supply of poker content to GamblingTec A PAAS company that backs up online gaming startups by offering its own platform and games integration, GamblingTec also uses the approach of direct..

James Packer’s Crown Resorts did not back up claims by developer of the $3 billion casino resort on the Gold Coast’s Southport Spit that the casino operator is a “consortium partner” in the project ASF Consortium is negotiating with the government of Queensland to develop the complex The joint venture includes China State..

An interesting product has come along with the recent growth of the sports betting industry in Kenya It is a free newspaper that provides betting advice and tips on securing massive wagering wins The newspaper is called TheJackpot Daily and it is so far the only free-of-charge sports edition in the country It was introduced this week and..

Major cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex is going to delist 17 variants of digital currencies as of May 02 No information has been provided as to the reason for the decision The press release stated that support will be suspended for the following tokens: BBR, BITS, C2, CURE, HZ, IOC, MYR, NOBL, NSR, QBK, QORA, QTL, RBY, SDC, UNITY, VOX and..

The Card Player Poker Tour is back to Oceanside, California for the third CPPT Ocean’s 11 Main Event The tournament has a $250 buy-in and will be held between April 20-23 This edition of the series also includes the popular Quantum Reload format which allows participants to buy straight into the last day of the event for $1,500 and obtain..

The Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission (BCGC) is partnering with George Rover, former Deputy Director of the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) The DGE is known to be maintaining extremely high standards in terms of regulatory compliance, having investigated the largest companies in the industry as well as multi-millionaires such as..

For the past two weeks, the AFL has been lobbying the Federal Government to forsake its plans to ban gambling TV advertising during live sports events According to the AFL, such prohibition would cost the industry millions of dollars As a result of the joint efforts of the AFL, NRL and Cricket Australia, it is possible that the ban could be..

The kick-off of South Korea’s first casino resort didn’t go as expected due to the very few Chinese gamblers who attended the grand opening This was as a result of a diplomatic friction regarding an anti-North Korea missile defense, resulting in a ban on Chinese traveling to South Korea There has been a significant drop (39% from a..

International Game Technology (IGT) has announced it no longer has interest in running social casino app DoubleDown and has negotiated its sale The buyer is South Korean DoubleU Games, and the purchase price is $825 million When IGT bought DoubleDown in 2012, it paid $500 million for it The company’s decision was motivated by an 117%..

Cryptocurrency exchange platform Whaleclub has announced the completion of its Dash virtual currency integration As a result, users can now trade Dash against over 50 different assets According to VP of Dash Business Development Daniel Diaz, through Whaleclub, investors will be exposed to a versatile trade of traditional instruments such as..

There has been progress regarding the issue of legalizing fantasy sports betting in Alabama On Tuesday, the state House of Representatives voted in support of the bill to make this branch of the gaming industry legal The bill passed 43-38 but was subjected to extensive discussion prior to that about whether sports betting actually complied with..

Major General Peter Elwelu, Commander of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces, has spoken in favor of tightening the regulation of the gambling industry in the country In his view, crime rates across the country are on the rise, and poor youth tend to increasingly engage in betting rather than any sensible economic activity According to..

Senate President Stanley Rosenberg has reacted adversely to a House budget proposal to allow alcohol to be served in casinos until 4:00 AM The amendment to the House Ways and Means budget empowers the Gaming Commission to issue beverage licenses to casinos allowing the sale of alcohol between 2:00 and 4:00 AM while the prohibition will remain in..

Russia is a country where digital currencies and blockchain products are enjoying increasing popularity and penetrating even the political realm To this end, Partiya Rosta, a Russian political party, has launched its own cryptocurrency called Upcoin The token is based on the Waves blockchain platform and has been produced in collaboration with..