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APPT Season 9 Macau Main Event Final—Yat Wai Cheng takes it for HK$2,525,000

May 31, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Poker Tournaments, Macau

After five days of grinding action, the Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau Main Event has come to an end, the most anticipated event of the 2015 PokerStars.net series stop. Final table play would see seven players a...

Amaya Gaming Receives UKGC Approval, Licenses for Poker, B2B Casino Games

Sadonna Price

March 22, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online Poker, Online Gambling News

Last Friday, Amaya Gaming announced that it has received approval from the United Kingdom Gambling Commission to offer online poker and other gaming in the UK, with their brands Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars. ...

Tribes need protection from PokerStars: Pechanga/Agua Caliente-led coalition

Sadonna Price

March 16, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Online gambling regulation, Online Poker, California

A coalition of six tribes of California have teamed up to try and keep PokerStars from entering the online poker marketplace if legislation is passed within the state. The coalition is led by the Penchanga Ban...

Malta to hold biggest European Poker Tour fest ever: March 25, 2015

Bernard Richter

February 28, 2015

Poker Tournaments, Brick-n-Mortar Poker Rooms, European Casino News, Poker, The Players Lounge

Start planning now. Malta to host biggest European Poker Tour Festival ever held. EPT teams up with Hilton Mallta and VisitMalta for Maltese Debut ONCHAN, ISLE OF MAN – March 25, 2015 – The PokerStars.com ...

New UK platform coming from PokerStars

November 4, 2014

Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Online Poker, European Casino News, Online Gambling News

iGaming Business - The PokerStars UK subsidiary of the Amaya Gaming-owned online poker brand is set to launch a new platform in the UK today (Monday). According to an email sent to customers, the launch of t...

PokerStars & Full Tilt boost Amaya in First Half

October 21, 2014

Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, North America Casino News, Online Poker, European Casino News, Licensed online casinos in USA, Online Gambling News

iGaming Business - Canadian gaming provider Amaya Gaming has been boosted by the news that its recently acquired online poker brands, PokerStars and Full Tilt, experienced significant year-on-year revenue and n...

New Jersey Sports Betting & EU Investigations

October 14, 2014

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, World Casino News, North America Casino News, Online gambling regulation, Online Poker, European Casino News, Online Gambling News

World Casino Directory - This week's video headlines include the growing opposition to New Jersey Sports Betting from professional sports leagues, the NCAA and the U.S. Department of Justice. Points of discu...

PokerStars expands Spanish offering with online casino games

October 7, 2014

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iGaming Business - The PokerStars Spain subsidiary of the Amaya Gaming-owned online poker brand will begin offering blackjack and roulette games. According to the Cardschat.com website, the launch comes afte...

Full Tilt & PokerStars exit various markets

October 3, 2014

Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Online gambling regulation, Casino closures, Online Poker, Online Gambling News

iGaming Business - Online poker brands PokerStars and Full Tilt have reportedly withdrawn their services from a number of national markets following a review of commercial opportunity and business risks. In ...

PokerStars Breaks Two World Records With One Tournament

Tina Golden

February 23, 2009

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News

The largest poker site in the world made the record books during the last weekend in December during it's Sunday Million poker tournament -twice! The first record was for the most players taking part in an onli...