Jerry Bowskill, former technology consultant for Partis Solutions was announced the Chief Technology Officer, effective immediately for the Leading provider of technology-based products and services, Amaya Inc.

Poker market is lagging behind the online slots and other games. With the overall Casino revenues seeing a growth in online gaming, poker comes as a disappointment in Atlantic City.

Turning Stone Resort Casino is the next big place to be for the poker lovers this summer on the East Coast. Frankie Foti, Poker Room Manager keeps the energy levels raised up with constant promotions. Hot Seat Cash and bonuses for Royal Flushes are the inclusions of the Daily Poker Tournament Schedule.

An online inquiry is being set up into Australia’s online poker market by Senator David Leyonhjelm. It comes around after a series of efforts to stop the implementation of the bill that bans the online poker operators from operating in Australia

A $10,000 fine handed down a few days back to former WSOP APAC event winner and Australian citizen Luke Brabin, owner and operator of Poker Asia Pacific as running an Aussie-facing site from within the confines of Australia is illegal under the country’s gambling law.

New York is all set to try again at online poker. On Monday New York’s Senate voted on the online poker proposal sitting on the table.

Neymar Jr., the 25-year-old Brazilian footballer who plays for Barcelona FC is one of the ambassadors of PokerStars has been rated as the most expensive football player in the world.

Adrian Mateos, The youngest star in the glittery poker world hails from Spain and is just 22 years old.

Usain Bolt, eight-time Olympics gold medalist has decided to enjoy some poker following his retirement. Reportedly PokerStars has signed Usain Bolt as the sponsored player for marketing campaigns and live appearances to woo new audiences to poker.

A bill was passed again in Pennsylvania House that would regulate online gaming on Wednesday night. This was the second such attempt by the House where the bill was sent to Senate for review as the Senate had changed some language, which included raised tax rates. While the tax rates for online poker revenue were 16%, the house-banked internet games being charged at 54% raised issues and drew criticism.

A bill put forward by State Senator John Bonacic that could lead to the legalisation of online poker in New York State has been revised to include bad actors clause. The bill has already been approved by the New York Senate Finance Committee and awaits full vote at the State Senate.

Maryland today is one of the top poker markets in the country, which it proved in a span of 4 years. 2013 saw a changed Maryland with live dealer games legalised and that the casinos also got the ability to stay open 24/7, which is very important for poker.

partypoker launched a Cashback rewards program, a few weeks ago and at the end of the page it said, it would soon launch VIP level. In less than a week partypoker lived up to their words, the online poker room, launched the Diamond Club, a rakeback system, reserved only for the highest volume players.

Doug Polk, the high-stakes poker pro and poker coach, YouTuber is now the three-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner. He topped 130 entries in 2017 $111,111 buy-in to secure his third WSOP and the top prize of $3,686,865.

The 48th Annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, Nevada saw the most celebrated Olympian, Michael Phelps. The 31-year-old after his retiring from the Olympics after stealing the limelight last year in 2016, continues to steal the show.

In a recent incident, a poker player grabbed cash and fled from a casino here in South-West Michigan. The man was later arrested after a long Hollywood styled freeway chase that reached speeds of nearly 100 m.p.h.

After its first office setup in 2005 in the Isle of Man, the most successful online poker brand- PokerStars has now its second office set up in Quay West building.

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino announced on Monday that their ballroom is going to be the new location for its Poker offerings, which includes 40 cash game tables.

With thousands of pokers flocking Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas for the 48th Annual World Series of Poker that started on 30th May for a 54 days of play for 74 gold bracelet events and cash games and a prize amounting to a more than $200 million.

In what seems to be a problem, gamblers in Taranaki pokie machines have thrown in more than $5 million in just three months duration. In the 480 pokie machines of the region during the first three months of 2017, an amount totalling $5,124,057 was spent with $3,678,218 in New Plymouth, $1,160,657 in South Taranaki and $285,182 in Stratford amounting to an average of $10,675 per machine.