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A Ray of Hope for Long-Awaited Resolution of Antigua and Barbuda’s Online Poker Dispute

According to the Jamaica Observer, the Donald Trump administration is likely to offer Antigua a satisfactory settlement of their ten-year-long gaming dispute with the US Back in 2007, the American government imposed a ban on Antigua and Barbuda’s online gaming operations targeted at US citizens Subsequently, the World Trade Organization..
9 years ago

Leading firm predicts 2017 to be ground-breaking for Blockchain

The year 2016 brought a revolution in the fintech sector, with many big and small companies opting to choose advanced technologies like Cryptocurrency for their financial solutions Increasing usage of this technology had already made blockchain technology popular in the industry last year However, as per the author of a leading online technology..
9 years ago

Battle Of The Native American Casinos

Northern Wisconsin Stockbridge tribe claims it will lose $22 million from rival Ho-Chunk tribe’s planned casino   Stockbridge says the Federal authorities should intervene to should shut down the Ho-Chuck $33 million building, which includes a hotel and hundreds of new slot machines   The two casinos straddle the Wausau..
9 years ago

Cold Hard… Digital Currency

IN A $500 MILLION DOLLAR move, Grayscale Investments LLC, has filed to list its Bitcoin ETF securities on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), according to the Securities and Exchange Commission    Since inception in 2013, Grayscale Investments LLC shares have traded over-the-counter  Shares in parent company Digital Currency..
9 years ago

Floyd Moneymaking Mayweather Does It Again

Like a clock right on schedule, “Moneymaking Mayweather” did it again – this time during a first-half play on the Atlanta Falcons    Unlike Wall Street, in the NFL there are safe bets  The best of which was placed on the seemingly unstoppable Falcons,’ against the Green Bay Packers  All Falcons bets..
9 years ago

Happy New Year For Rising Poker Star Takumi Samejima

Already a cool $38,020 richer, you could say Japan-native Takumi Samejima’s 2017 is off to a good start After dominating the New Year Asia Poker Tour (APT), an event held among star poker players, Samejima also laid claim to the coveted APT championship ring and trophy  ATP 2017 is Samejima’s third live appearance, and first-ever poker..
9 years ago

Mobile, Virtual Reality and Bitcoin Casinos Expected to Rise in 2017

2016 has been a great year for the multi-billion dollar casino online industry Enormous growth has been observed and it is projected that the growth will continue in 2017 This will be facilitated by the surging number of new players, improved online gaming platforms and the increasing number of casinos The year 2016 has seen new gambling..
9 years ago

State makes final thrust for sports betting

The state of New Jersey, in its multi-year pursuit of legalized sports betting, is hoping to draw up a miracle play in what may be their last legal chance to do so     The state had filed a petition with the US Supreme Court to hear the case as the state continues to seek to overturn a federal ban on sports betting, which could pave..
10 years ago

Bitcoin’s price is back on the upswing

Bitcoin's price deluged on 11th October during a sharp change in market confidence, at least that is how analysts call it     The cryptocurrency rose to a peak of $639,97, which is around 4% higher than the daily low of $615,87 Even though this is not an astonishing increase, the advancement came after several weeks where bitcoin..
10 years ago

The FBI is investigating a $1,3 million Bitcoin looting

An unnamed Bitfinex user alleged that funds were stolen from their account The FBI is investigating the report According to a report filed on 14th September, Cambridge resident stated that they lost $1,3 million in Bitcoin tied to the hack and subsequent $70 million theft from Bitfinex     The case has been referred to the FBI after..
10 years ago

Zachary Smiley wins WPT Maryland Live! for $356,536

A total of 554 players paid $3,500 to enter the World Poker Tour Maryland Live! event, creating a pricepool of $1,772,800 In the end, it was medical school dropout Zachary Smiley who came out the strongest He beat Ryan Belz heads-up to win the trophy and $356,536 (this price includes a $15,000 seat for the WPT Tournament of..
10 years ago

Schedule for Big One for One Drop announced

Guy Laliberté's Monte Carlo One Drop Extravaganza, with a buy-in of €1 million, will kick off in a few weeks and 35 players have confirmed to participate None of these players is a professional poker player, since the tournament is only accessible for recreational players     In a press release at the World Series of..
10 years ago

Former NBA commissiossioner David Stern hopes to see legal sports betting expand in the United States

Former NBA commissioner David Stern said Thursday that his position has evolved to a point where he now hopes to see legal sports betting expand in the United States     Stern was speaking to a crowd at the American Gaming Association's Global Gaming Expo on Thursday in Las Vegas He said that the notion that gambling will lead to bad..
10 years ago

PokerStars will be the exclusive sponsor of the Global Poker League

Mediarex Sports and Entertainment announced last Friday that PokerStars will be the main sponsor of the Global Poker League According to the press release of PokerStars they will help GPL to improve the transisiton from a 'player experience' to 'fan experience'     Eric Hollreiser, PokerStars' director of corporate communications,..
10 years ago

Fedor Holz wins €50,000 High Roller for €1,300,300

I'ts not even news anymore nowadays, Fedor Holz winning another High Roller tournament This time it was the €50,000 High Roller at EPT Barcelona, where the wonderkid managed to win another one 78 players bought in for €50,000 and the tournament saw another 24 re-entries, creating a total prize pool of €4,947,000 €1,300,300 of..
10 years ago

Mohamed Samri wins Estrellas Main Event for €353,220

A whopping 3,447 players entered the €1,100 No-Limit Hold' em Estrellas Main Event, creating a total price pool of €3,343,590 Nine of those players returned on the final day, all chasing the prestigious trophy and complemented price money   The chipcounts at the start were as follows: Seat Player Chips Seat..
10 years ago

Nick Petrangelo wins EPT Barcelona High Roller for €413,000

The European Poker Tour Barcelona is running until August 28th, with a lot of prestigious titles to grab A total of 240 players entered this year's High Roller, and Nick Petrangelo turned out the strongest, defeating Polish Marcin Chmielewski heads-up     The start of the final table had the following line-up: Seat Player..
10 years ago

New Jersey loses again on sports betting

New Jersey’s multi-year pursuit of legalized sports betting took another hit last week after a federal court ruled against the state law allowing sports betting at casinos and racetracks     Dennis Drazin, adviser to the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, which operates Monmouth Park, said the 10-2 ruling by..
10 years ago

DraftKings launches Leagues that enable playing DFS with friends

Now that the legalization of daily fantasy sports is under control, DraftKings is trying to shift its attention back to improving the core product and user experience DraftKings launched Leagues, a feature that makes it easier to play DFS with your friends     In Leagues, you can create a league of any size with your friends, family,..
10 years ago

Former chairman David Baazov no longer with Amaya

Co-founder and former CEO of Amaya, David Baazov, has taken distance from all his positions in the company awaiting the accusations of 'insider trading'     Baazov already layed low at the end of March when the AMF (Autorité des Marchés Financiers) filed five complaints against Baazov for “aiding with the trades..
10 years ago