MGM Resorts is bringing online poker to New Jersey, in partnership with British online gambling operator GVC Holdings. On Wednesday 3rd May, MGM announced its deal with PartyPoker’s parent company. Under the terms of the agreement, the companies will launch an online casino site in New Jersey under the same playMGM brand that the company […]
Saloman Ponte has turned the air blue at Poker Night In America. The self-proclaimed ‘Hashtag King’ hurled insults at all and sundry at this weekend’s PNIA. And these weren’t your common-or-garden ‘you suck at poker’ barbs, either. Far from it – Ponte (below) called card sharp Doug Polk a “fucking retard”. He then described Polk […]
Online poker behemoths PokerStars and 888 have invited a bevy of stars to their Monte Carlo and Barcelona tournaments. PokerStars’ continued use of celebrities is interesting given that last month they seemed to have called time on the marketing technique. However, while they might have bid farewell to Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona’s Neymar […]
Two-time World Series of Poker Circuit winner Travell Thomas has received an eight-year jail sentence for his role in a debt collection schemed that embezzled upwards of $31 million. The sentence was handed down by a Manhattan Court on Thursday 20th April. In total, Thomas will serve 100 months. US District Judge Katherine Polk Faila […]
EvenBet Gaming is all set to partner up with GamblingTec. The online gaming software developer is going to provide GamblingTec and its platform uses with its state-of-the-art poker software. Partnership positions EvenBet Poker software alongside classic casino games GamblingTec is a benefit to online gaming start-ups since it provides its own platform and games integration. A PAAS […]
ePlay Digital’s PokerVision Media is to produce and broadcast two live poker tournaments in Canada. PokerVision bent on revamping old CPT events The first of these Canadian Poker Tour events, the Canadian Open Poker Championship, formerly aired on The Score TV Network. The new, improved version of the COPC will incorporate the CyberRail interactive broadcast […]
As Brighton And Hove Albion return to the top flight for the first time since 1983, all eyes are on the club’s chairman Tony Bloom. Since 2009, Bloom has sunk £250 million of his own money into The Seagulls. Such generosity has enabled the club to purchase a state-of-the-art stadium. It’s also provided manager Chris […]
The founder of the Players Poker Championship has filed for bankruptcy. Bryan Oulton’s debts exceed $890,000 while his assets total just $414,678. Oulton has filed for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida. Founder Oulton comes out of hiding to file for bankruptcy Oulton (above right) and […]
PokerStars has launched Jackpot Poker, a free-to-play social poker and casino game. The game has been made available to PC player via Steam, the world’s largest online gaming portal. Indeed, at its peak in January, Steam had well over 125 million active users. Of course, PokerStars prides itself on being the world’s largest online poker […]
The United Airlines flight fiasco is one of the biggest stories of the moment. And at the heart of it is poker player David Dao. Dao was dragged from United Airlines Flight 3411 when he refused to give up his seat. A doctor by profession, Dao left the Louisville-bound plane with blood streaming from his […]
