Partial Global Poker League Details Revealed

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We have heard about the Global Poker League (GPL) from Global Poker Index (GPI) CEO Alexandre Dreyfus before, but really all we have ever heard is that it is part of his plan to “sportify” poker. The GPL was always some blurry thing coming in the future, but never have any details been forthcoming. On… Read more »

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Poker Central Announces Programming Lineup

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After much hype, Poker Central, the world’s only round-the-clock poker television network, will make its debut on Thursday, October 1st. On Tuesday, it announced its inaugural programming lineup. Many of the shows, at least initially, will be pre-existing series that originally aired either in the U.S. or overseas, but Poker Central is developing original programming,… Read more »

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Two Florida Men Arrested for Operating Bar Poker Game

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Two men were arrested last Wednesday in Weston, Florida for allegedly running an illegal gambling operation. Michael Kieran McGuinness, 60, and Daniel Frederick Husley, 38 were led out of the Smoke on the Water Cigar Bar in zip-tie cuffs in the midst of what appeared to be a poker event. The arrests were the result… Read more »

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DFS Site Victiv Officially Rebrands as StarsDraft

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In an earnings call in April, Amaya Gaming CEO David Baazov said that he wanted his company to go live with a daily fantasy sports (DFS) product by the time the NFL season started. Mission accomplished. On Friday, PokerStars’ parent company officially launched StarsDraft.com in the United States, just in time for the NFL season,… Read more »

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888 Sweetens Deal for bwin.party, Terms Yet Unknown

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The battle for bwin.party, parent company of partypoker, continues. On Tuesday, bwin.party confirmed that it has received another acquisition proposal from 888 Holdings, though it has not revealed any of the proposal’s details. The brief announcement is as follows: Further to its announcement on 27 August regarding a proposal from GVC Holdings PLC (‘GVC’), the… Read more »

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Las Vegas Club Casino Closes in Downtown Vegas

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The face of Las Vegas continued to change last week as one of its oldest casinos, the Las Vegas Club, shut its doors for good just after midnight Thursday. It was almost dead already, but it was still a sad moment for its regular customers nonetheless. The Las Vegas Club opened in 1930, the year… Read more »

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Phil Ivey Files Countersuit Against Borgata in Edge-Sorting Case

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Professional poker player Phil Ivey and his gambling accomplice, Cheng Yin Sun, have filed a countersuit against the Marina District Development Co., LLC, parent company of the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, in conjunction with their defenses filed in the original “edge sorting” lawsuit brought against them by the Borgata. The saga dates back to… Read more »

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GVC Holdings Increases bwin.party Offer

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The tug-of-war over internet gambling firm bwin.party continues as GVC Holdings refuses to let go of the rope just yet. GVC confirmed Monday that it has made another proposal to buy bwin.party, sweetening its previous offer and ditching its former partner. Bwin.party, the parent company of partypoker, has been on the block for at least… Read more »

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Ladbrokes, Gala Coral Announce £2.3 Billion Merger

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UK-based gambling rivals Ladbrokes and Gala Coral announced their anticipated merger Friday, a combination that will create Britain’s largest bookmaker. The new company, called Ladbrokes Coral, will have a net revenue of £2.1 billion, EBIDTA of £392 million, and a market cap of £2.3 billion, according to a press release issued by Ladbrokes. “This is… Read more »

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GVC Mulling Another Bid for bwin.party

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As we reported late last week, the poker world was shocked Friday morning when 888 Holdings and bwin.party agreed to a $1.4 billion deal that would have 888 acquire its fellow online gambling firm. The surprise wasn’t because bwin.party was sold – that has been a possibility for years – but rather that 888 was… Read more »

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888 May Make One More Pitch for bwin.party

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According to SBC News, online gaming firm 888 Holdings plc may make one more run at bwin.party in an attempt to intercept it from the waiting arms of GVC Holdings and Amaya Gaming. Last week, bwin.party Digital Entertainment and GVC Holdings both publicly confirmed that the two are in talks and that GVC had made… Read more »

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Christian Lusardi Charged in Borgata Counterfeit Chip Scheme

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Christian Lusardi, the man who brazenly counterfeited chips and profited from them at the Borgata in January 2014, is finally being brought up on charges for his scheme. After being sentenced for completely separate wrongdoing, he is now being charged in federal court for his crime that derailed the 2014 Borgata Winter Poker Open. In… Read more »

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Four NJ Gambling Sites Hit with DDoS Attacks

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As residents of New Jersey were getting ready to celebrate Independence Day late last week, those who tried to partake in a little online gambling on Thursday afternoon were met with some unwanted resistance. According to NJ.com and later reported by numerous media outlets, four of New Jersey’s internet gaming sites were hit by a… Read more »

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PokerTek Acquired by Jackpot Digital

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Jackpot Digital announced last week that it has reached an agreement with Multimedia Games, Inc. to purchase the company’s PokerTek business unit. The deal is worth $5.4 million, but may increase to as much as $7.5 million if the terms of an earn-out formula are met. An earn-out, in a nutshell, is a deal in… Read more »

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California Supreme Court Rules Against Sweepstakes Parlors

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In a ruling that should surprise absolutely zero people on the planet Earth, the California Supreme Court ruled last Thursday that the “sweepstakes” games offered by many storefront shops are illegal. For some reason, there had been a question about these sweepstakes gambling parlors, as if there was some technicality that made them legal. It… Read more »

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PokerStars Bringing Back All-in Kitchen in July

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PokerStars has announced that it is bringing back the All-in Kitchen this year in conjunction with the UK & Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) stop in Bristol, England. The fun dining gimmick will be open July 27th through July 29th at Pata Negra, a highly-regarded Spanish tapas restaurant. At the All-in Kitchen, customers will be able… Read more »

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RNG Hacker Steals from Bitcoin Gaming Site

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For people who operate online gambling sites, one of their worst nightmares is the thought of somebody being able to crack the site’s random number generator (RNG) and end up having knowledge of exactly what cards, spins, or dice are about to appear. It is bad enough if the hacker ends up cheating the house… Read more »

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