Rab March 26, 2014 15:01:29
The UK division of multi-platform entertainment producer Endemol has appointed a new managing director of its Endemol Games business with an in-house promotion. Owain Walbyoff, who previously served as commercial director of Endemol Games, has been promoted to the position as reported in British gambling news. Walbyoff will replace the outgoing Jurian van der Meer, […]
Rab March 26, 2014 14:48:26
Gambling in enjoyed worldwide and fresh global statistics have named Australia as the biggest gamblers, as-well as the biggest losers. Australia is a crazy place. It’s hot as hell, and it’s full all sorts of poisonous, venomous and downright dangerous animals, places and things. And if that wasn’t bad enough, the parts of the place […]
Iva P. March 26, 2014 14:13:16
Jason Chaffetz, Utah Representative, considers following Senator Lindsey Graham from South Carolina, and introducing second bill seeking federal ban on all online gambling activities in the US. Graham has been an integral part of the news as strong opposer of online gambling sites in the US, who is planning to even go further and launch […]
Alex Nevsky March 26, 2014 14:00:43
The BIG ONE for ONE DROP returns to WSOP in June this year with 23 players already confirmed participation. The BIG ONE for ONE DROP charity poker event is gearing up for its second running this year. The unique $1 million buy-in No-Limit Hold ’Em tournament will take place under American gambling laws as part […]
Alex Nevsky March 26, 2014 13:45:39
The Securities and Exchange Commission launched an inquiry into a sale of online casino shares denominated in Bitcoins. An online casino in the United States is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after Bitcoin-denominated stock sale. SatoshiDice has listed its shares on a Bitcoin exchange back in August 2012, which were later […]
Iva P. March 26, 2014 13:03:20
Justin “J.C.” Tran wins the inaugural 2014 World Poker Tour Rolling Thunder $3,500 no limit Hold’Em Main Event. The player from Sacramento defeated Preston Harwell, winning his second WPT title and becoming the 20th player who won multiple WPT titles. He was recently put under N8 in the Global Poker Index Player of the Decade […]
Rab March 25, 2014 18:44:06
Imagine casino companies, for some reason, were now bears; who’d be the panda and who’d be the grizzly? If casino companies were somehow all bears, gamblers would be left in a strange place; sure the casinos would still be there, but they would be run, organized and managed by bears. Bears couldn’t cope with maintaining […]
Sheldon Adelson’s support for unelectable Newt Gingrich hurt Republicans in 2012; this time he will look for a more mainstream candidate. Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson is a vocal supporter of the Republican Party and hasn’t been afraid to put his money where his mouth is. His support for Republicans is about American gambling […]
Despite major setbacks of late, many are still optimistic that a bright future awaits the controversial virtual currency. Bitcoin has come under fire recently, with major exchanges MtGox and Flexcoin filing for bankruptcy and a third, Poloniex, losing 12 percent of its assets in a hack. Many have come to doubt the future of the […]
Casino execs have itching for a piece of the action in Miami, and David Beckham may have just made their lives a bit more difficult. A motley crew of casino execs including Sheldon Adelson of Las Vegas Sands, Steve Wynn of Wynn Resorts and Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay of Genting have set their eyes […]
