$215 buy-in, $10m guaranteed Though it is still two months away, PokerStars has announced the dates for the 16th Anniversary Sunday Million event, giving players plenty of time to clear their schedules. The $10m guaranteed tournament will begin on Sunday, March 20 and, for those who are fortunate enough to stay in the game, conclude ...
Awards back after pandemic pause The Global Poker Index and The Hendon Mob have announced the nominees for the 3rd Global Poker Awards, which honor the best and brightest from the poker world in 2021. The ceremony to unveil the winners will be on February 18 at Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, streamed ...
Pandemic was a bear The 302 casinos in Nevada that grossed at least $1m in revenue in the state’s fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 experienced a net loss of $206.4m, this according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB). In an abstract published Thursday, the NGCB said that total revenue for the casinos was ...
Bill could move quickly A group of six New Jersey state senators have reintroduced a bill that would ban smoking in Atlantic City casinos. Sponsored by Democrats Sen. Shirley Turner and Sen. Joseph Vitale and co-sponsored by Democrats Sen. Patrick Diegnan, Sen. Teresa Ruiz, Sen. Vin Gopal, and Republican Sen. Vincent Polistina, S264 has been ...
Time to let voters be heard? One of Georgia’s highest-ranking politicians believes this could be the year that state residents get to decide if they want more gambling options. Speaking about gambling expansion, House Speaker David Ralston (R – Blue Ridge) told the media on Thursday: “There is an appetite this session that I haven’t ...
Games ending January 3 Former professional high stakes poker player Phil Galfond has announced that the online poker room he launched three years ago, Run It Once, will cease global operations and begin moving toward a new life in legal and regulated United States markets. He did not offer up a timeline as to when ...
Closed with no warning 888sport, the sports betting arm of gambling giant 888 Holdings, has pulled out of the New Jersey market. The site gave no immediate reason for Wednesday’s sudden decision – the shutdown was effective immediately – but in appears that it is simply a move in preparation for the launch of its ...
Better late than never PointsBet launched its mobile betting app in Virginia on Wednesday, making it the eighth state in which PointsBet has a sportsbook in operation. The company has partnered with Colonial Downs, a racecourse in New Kent, on the endeavor. the fastest online sports betting product with the most betting options, including in-play capabilities” “We ...
Plenty of money for a house A new champion has been crowned. In the wee hours of Thursday morning, Josef Gulas, Jr. defeated Johan Guilbert heads-up to win the 2021 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event and the €1,276,712 ($1,440,808) first prize. WSOPE Main Event Winner This years €10,350 main event created history by ...
Sands claims illegal Seminole interference The legal skirmishes over Florida’s gambling industry continue, this time with groups associated with Las Vegas Sands Corp suing parties acting on behalf of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The plaintiffs claim that the Tribe, along with organizations working its behalf, is illegally interfering with Sands’ efforts to get a ...
