Bryan Oulton, founder of the Players Poker Championship (PPC) submitted a request for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in Florida after the series could not pay the final table for their flagship tournament last year Several players launched a lawsuit against PPC due to that reason According to the court documents, Oulton owed about $900,000 to..

The Jacks or Better Casino yacht in Galveston Bay, which had opened two weeks previously, crashed into a buoy around North Holiday Drive The incident occurred at about 11:30 PM while there were customers on board but nobody was injured The casino released a statement that they were working with the coast guard to solve the problem It was also..

B2B blockchain application provider BlockPool is going to hold a token exchange campaign between May 1 and June 30 The company’s proprietary BlockPool Blockchain is based on the latest technology, smart contracts and delegated networks BlockPool is now aiming at putting in operationa globally scaled business plan that could reduce costs,..

A project to integrate horse racing with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp is currently in the pipeline Jim Lawson, CEO of Woodbine Entertainment, talks about the opportunities such products might bring in an interview for Toronto Sun In his view, parlay betting and lottery games will generate revenue for racing and attract lots of players In..

Poker training website Ivey League has decided to suspend updates with new content as of May 1 The reason for the decision is vaguely formulated as owing to “the current state of online poker” Owner of the website Phil Ivey, a ten-time WSOP bracelet winner, has been producing and uploading regular new training videos to help players..

The Hendon Mob is a database of poker results which provides data on which tournament poker players are searched for the most by the user community As of Saturday, April 15, the top 7 poker pros in terms of popularity were: 1 David Dao 2 Fedor Holz 3 Daniel Negreanu 4 Daniel Colman 5 Erik Seidel 6 Justin Schwartz 7 Maurice Hawkins The..

The Seven Mile Casino card room has been permitted to change its owner The Chula Vista City Council has authorized the transfer of ownership rights from VC Cardroom Inc to La Jolla-based Stones South Bay Corp The gambling parlor was previously known as Village Club Card Room Stones Group released a statement in which they confirmed the purchase..

This week the state of Arkansas decriminalized daily fantasy sports while Texas also made a breakthrough passing a DFS bill Arkansas is the eleventh state to make fantasy sports legal Twenty-three more states will be attempting to pass DFS bills in 2017 In Texas, Rep Richard Raymond introduced a DFS bill that was passed by 6-1 The legislation is..

Multi-digital-currency platform Jaxx offering Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum and Dash support has announced that it is adding Zcash to its wallet The new cryptocurrency will be available for Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android platforms In September 2016, Jaxx were asked by Apple to pull out the privacy-focused cryptocurrency Dash from its..

After legalizing Bitcoin as a country-wide authorized means of payment, Japan is moving to establish a standard blockchain platform for its banking industry Currently there are a number of blockchain tech players, and the global banking and financial sector has to make a choice of platform based on the existing solutions providers offer This..

Gamblers’ addiction to poker machines in Australia is leading to negative trends According to a news report, last financial year saw a record amount of losses by players at AFL team clubs The exact figure stands at $105 million The losses on the 290 poker machines operated by Carlton were $17 million, which is 30% of the Blues’ total..

TLCBET, a leading Asian betting and gaming operator, is the new sponsor of the Saints football team, according to a press release The company is going to be Southampton’s official Asia Betting Partner and Official Global Casino Partner for the rest of the 2016/17 Premier League season, and for two more consequtive campaigns TLCBET,..

The Ilani Casino Resort run by the Cowlitz Indian Tribe is scheduled to open on April 24 According to a press release by the tribe, the complex features 2,500 slot machines and 75 table games, a performance venue and 15 restaurants, bars and retail outlets The Ilani Casino in Clark County has costed $510 million to build A request to the US..

The Ukranian Minister of Finance has vowed to make gambling legal in the country after it was banned almost eight years ago The promise is bound by a deadline in 2018 Two years ago there was a legislative proposal to decriminalize casinos, sports betting and iGaming but it didn’t go through as operators opposed the excessively high tax..

Over 50 construction workers engaged in a casino resort project on the Pacific island of Saipan protested on Friday, demanding payment Their employer, MCC International Saipan, was found to have been using illegal Chinese workers who entered the country with tourist visas “MCC return my hard earned money”, read a protest banner MCC,..

The Reserve Bank of Australia has published a report disclosing the active engagement of the institution in studying and developing blockchain technology The document also reveals that a special working group has been set up to consider the implications of blockchain technology This is perceived as encouragement for the industry to develop viable..

The 48th edition of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) to take place in Las Vegas is scheduled to begin on May 30 and continue until July 17 This year 888poker is offering players a chance not only to earn a seat to events in the tournament series but also to pocket higher rewards if they qualify for the Main Event via the online poker site and..

NYX Gaming has revealed that a stunning 24 million sports bets were recorded on its OpenBet platform during last weekend’s Grand National Saturday, April 8 saw the company process 68,000 bets per minute, which was 10% more than last year’s figure In addition, OpenBet recorded 74 million account transactions, which was a 22% increase..

Financial services corporation Fidelity Investments has announced that it is joining the Initiative for Cryptocurrencies and Contracts (IC3) The Initiative, which was set up in 2015 with a National Science Foundation grant, comprises mainly academic institutions Other private sector members of the body include IBM, Intel and blockchain startup..

Gambling authorities in Iowa might visit the three urban casino sites located in downtown Cedar Rapids if the fiscal 2018 meeting schedule is approved on Thursday According to the timetable, the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission should have a sitting in Cedar Rapids on September 26 for public debate and site visits The casino proposals are as..