Mike Sexton, the host of the World Poker Tour for the past 15 years, announced he would leave the WPT to accept a position as the chairman of partypoker. Partypoker
read full storyGarry Gates announced his position of Senior Consultant of Player Affairs at PokerStars. In his role of senior consultant, Garry Gates returned the poker site’s payout structure to its old
read full storyPokerStars announced a partnership with Genting Casinos UK this week. The two agreed to cross-promote in major online and offline events throughout 2017. The deal represents a business alliance by
read full storyAn opinion piece by Rob Davy on Calvin Ayre this week presented Blockchain as the future of online and mobile poker payments. Mr. Davy described a series of financial scandals
read full story50% of Plainridge Park Casino’s workers were unemployed or had a part-time job at the time they were hired. A study of the hiring practices at Massachusetts first licensed gambling
read full storyThe merger of DraftKings and FanDuel is not the only daily fantasy sports industry of note these days. People might assume that two companies which control 95% of the industry
read full storySands Casino Resort Bethlehem halted its $93 million expansion this week, which including a new poker room, casino floor space, and restaurants. The Las Vegas Sands Corp, current owners of
read full storyOnline poker site PKR announced last Wednesday it would shut down due to financial difficulties. PKR, which powered by Microgaming software, is owned by PKR Ltd. and PKR Technologies LTD.
read full storyCarl Icahn sold the Trump Taj Mahal for 4-cents on the dollar. That is what stats bourn out by Securities and Exchange Commission documents revealed on Tuesday show. In March
read full storyMGM Resorts International plans to launch its own online poker and casino portal in the New Jersey market in late 2017. MGM’s online gambling platform will be designed in partnership
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