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It was just a few days ago that 888 Holdings announced they were set to acquire bwin.party for $1.4 million. 888 was up against stiff competition for ...
The state of Delaware, one of the few states that offer legalized online gambling, has experienced a two month decline in revenue for the three locati...
King’s Casino in Rozvadov will play host to the PokerStars King’s Cup Turbo Edition this September, with the schedule of event’s having been released ...
South African gamblers waiting for legal online casino and poker games may need to wait for a new national government. South African Parliament member...
Despite a slightly richer offer from GVC and Amaya, 888 Holdings of Gibraltar has pulled ahead in a deal to purchase Bwin.party (including PartyPoker)...
The World Series of Poker Main Event has finished up, at least down to the November Nine, with the remaining players having to wait until the fall to ...
Last week Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment Plc confirmed that GVC Holdings Plc has made an offer to buy. The deal is reportedly worth US$1.4 billion (...
Day 6 of the World Series of Poker Main Event begins today at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas with 69 players returning to the felt to...
Christian Lusardi put together an ingenious plan that involved counterfeiting poker chips. The 43 year old Lusardi decided to buy counterfeit chips fr...
On July 8th 2015 it was reported in Las Vegas that last years main event World Series of Poker winner will not have the chance to defend his title thi...
Vietnam is is seeing growth in luxury casinos and one of them, the Ho Tram Resort Casino (Grand Ho Tram Strip) is offering an international standard p...
The operator of Seals with Clubs, Bryan Micon, has agreed to a guilty plea in a case based in Las Vegas to avoid serious jail time. According to Micon...
On the heels of Lindsey Graham and Marco Rubio's efforts to stick a fork in legal online gambling in the U.S., Republican Texas Congressman, Joe Barto...