AMERICAS CARDROOM TO HOST POKER CASH GAME IN COSTA RICA
Beginning September 28, Americas Cardroom (ACR) will be in Costa Rica. It’s just a little weekend getaway, but the US-facing poker site will host a poker live cash game for a few of the site’s lucky winners. The game, a Cage Event,…
TEMPOBET RENEWS BARÇA AND REAL ADVERTISING DEAL
Tempobet has renewed its agreement to advertise at both Real Madrid and Barcelona away league fixtures throughout the 2018-19 season. The agreement will see the operator feature on the pitch-side LED boards on television broadcasts outside Spain, throughout Europe and Latin America. Their branding…
MACAU GOVERNMENT MULLS MANDATORY CASINO CLOSURES IN PUBLIC EMERGENCIES
The Macau SAR Government is considering introducing laws that would make the city-wide suspension of casino operations mandatory in the case of a public emergency. The provision for mandatory casino closures forms part of a government proposal to overhaul the…
BLOCKCHAIN: THE NEW PARADIGM FOR IGAMING
The blockchain is the new technological paradigm redefining the way to transact. This type of technology has the potential to change the way we purchase and sell, interact with the authorities and verify the validity of services and things. It…
POKERSTARS GARRY GATES ON HIS ROLE AS SENIOR CONSULTANT OF PLAYER AFFAIRS
Lee Davy, sits down with Garry Gates, Senior Consultant of Player Affairs for PokerStars Live, to talk about his first year in the job. The first person I see when I walk into the Pullman Hotel, Barcelona, after travelling for…
ONE PERSON KILLED IN CASINO SHOOT-DOWN IN MIAMI
Police in Hernando County, Miami, has said that a manager of a casino has shot and killed his nephew after an altercation. According to the police, the nephew had gone there to pacify his uncle. The shooting happened at…
FORMULA 1 MD TO REVEAL DETAILS OF $100M LIVE BETTING DEAL AT BETTING ON SPORTS
Formula 1, the world’s most prestigious motor racing competition, has announced a ground-breaking sponsorship and data rights commercial partnership with Interregional Sports Group (ISG) to produce a F1 betting offering and give fans new ways to get closer to the sport they…
CHINA SPORTS LOTTERY SALES SOAR ON SECOND HALF OF WORLD CUP
China’s lottery sales soared by more than three-fifths in July as football-mad customers stormed sports lottery offices for the World Cup finale. On Monday, China’s Ministry of Finance announced that overall lottery sales had hit RMB 54.4b (US$7.91b) in the…
IS POKER GOING TO BE SCRATCHED IN MACAU?
Tencent, the company behind some of the most successful online gaming in China, as well as the WeChat social media platform, recently had to shut down a popular online Texas Hold’em game. The move came as regulators in the China have begun…
GAMBLING AND TECH COMPANIES CHARGE INTO AMERICAN SPORTS BETTING MARKET
THE RACE TO BENEFIT FROM SPORTS BETTING From soccer in Europe to cricket in India, people enjoy betting on the outcome of sports competitions. In fact, sports betting is one of the most popular forms of gambling in the world, producing an estimated $40…