Fire & Ice Rocks highlights video released
Feel the Noise in the 2019 highlights video Fire & Ice, thanks the top companies in iGaming for their sponsorship, which resulted in 2,000 executives and iGaming elite being hosted to the unique mix of theatre, music and networking that is Fire & Ice. Produced by Lyceum Media, The...
Partypoker MILLIONS SA: High Roller wins for Guillaume Nolet and Jonathan Depa
Poker’s alleycats continue to fight in the partypoker MILLIONS South American with Guillaume Nolet scratching his way to victory in the €10,300 High Roller, and Jonathan Depa clawing his way to the top spot in the €25,000 High Roller. Phil Hellmuth Jr. may be winning burlesque awards for his...
Sandeep Pulusani beats Ryan Tosoc to lock up Bay 101 Shooting Stars
The World Poker Tour may no longer partner the Bay 101 Shooting Stars event, but the iconic tournament went ahead, all the same, handing Sandeep Pulusani a rare win in San Jose. The opportunity to compete alongside some of poker’s most famous faces is one of the reasons people...
Poker player robs the home of Darren Elias; holds babysitter at gunpoint
A fellow poker player has robbed the home of Darren Elias, holding a 19-year-old babysitter at gunpoint while she cared for Elias’s two-year-old child. The New Jersey home of Darren Elias doesn’t feel like home to the Elias family this morning. On Thursday, 24-year-old, Shannon Soroka from Philadelphia, forced...
GVC looking for new chairman as Lee Feldman plots exit
UK-listed gambling operator GVC Holdings is on the hunt for a new chairman as current chair Lee Feldman is heading for the exits. On Friday, Sky News broke the story that Feldman (pictured) planned to surrender his chairman’s seat on or about the company’s annual general meeting on June...
Kosovo votes to ban gambling following two murders in a week
Kosovo plans to ban gambling within its borders following two murders at local gambling venues. On Friday, an extraordinary session of Kosovo’s parliament approved a measure to suspend operations at all gambling venues ahead of a permanent ban on their operations. Avdullah Hoti, leader of the opposition Democratic League...
Sweden’s gambling licensees fined for self-exclusion fails
Sweden’s gambling regulator has fined two of its online licensees for allowing self-excluded gamblers to access online gambling products. On Friday, the Spelinspektionen regulatory body announced that it had imposed a SEK4m (US$430k) penalty on Genesis Global Ltd, which operates nine Swedish-licensed online gambling brands, for allowing play from...
ASEAN Gaming Summit 2019: India could see massive growth
The ASEAN Gaming Summit 2019 came to a close after the discussion of potentially the biggest untapped market in the world, India. Ankush Gera of Junglee Games led a round table of several important figures in the Indian gambling industry, including Naveen Goyal of Khel Group, Amar Gahlot of...
Scientific Games completes $1 billion debt note
On March 5, Scientific Games announced that they would be offering notes in an attempt to raise $1.1 billion, which could be used to pay off unsecured notes that were due to mature in 2022. That goal appears to have been reached, as they have exceeded the $1 billion...
How to keep online casinos users interested: Advice from Christina Thakor-Rankin
According to the Conversion portal, the gambling market increased by €4.3 billion in 2018, and its volume would grow by €3.9 billion in 2019. It means that the industry competition will become even higher. Therefore, it is quite important for online casino owners not only to attract new gambler,...