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December 28, 2022
Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland Starts 2023 with $900K Poker Tournament
The event which is dubbed the 2023 Mid Atlantic Poker Tournament and is set to get underway on January 4, will also be the casino’s first major poker tournament in 2023. It will be held in The Poker Room at Live! And offers players a 16-event tournament series that will run through January 15. First […]
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December 22, 2022
Wind Creek Bethlehem Unveils New and Improved Poker Room
Famous as one of the best resort and casino locations in Pennsylvania, Wind Creek Bethlehem, announced it opened the doors of its new luxury poker room. Wind Creek Bethlehem Revamps Poker Room Managed by Wind Creek Hospitality, the authority of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, which is the only federally recognized Native American tribe […]
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December 19, 2022
NSW’s Planned Pokie Tax Hike Sets the Stage for Broader Reforms
Australia’s New South Wales government introduced proposed changes to poker machine taxation. The new reform will bring casino operator taxes in line with those for machines in hotels and clubs. The state plans to use the extra income to aid struggling communities. Casino representatives have already spoken up against the changes, but the government appears […]
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December 13, 2022
WSOP 2023 Goes to the Vegas Strip Once More
In 2022, for the first time in the last 17 years, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) changed its usual location at the Rio in Las Vegas and made a historic debut on the Vegas Strip, at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas. The 2023 event that will mark the prestigious event’s 54th annual event will […]
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December 12, 2022
PokerStars Launching Shared Pools in Michigan, New Jersey
A couple of days of server maintenance might be a small price to pay for players across New Jersey and Michigan, as something big might be on the horizon very soon. Although there hasn’t been an announcement, shared liquidity is all but officially coming. PokerStars First MSIGA Operator in Michigan On December 9, PokerStars announced […]
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December 1, 2022
GGPoker Receives an iGaming License in Germany
GGPoker, the world’s biggest poker room, has received a license to offer online gambling in Germany. The State Administration Office of Saxony-Anhalt, a regulator which currently provides licenses to operators, allowed the NSUS-owned company to operate poker for the next five years. GGPoker Receives a German License While Germany is known for its strict rules, […]
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November 23, 2022
PokerGO Amplifies Poker Coverage with YouTube and Primetime Channel
PokerGO is keen to make sure that poker is a more popular game worldwide. To get there, though, the company needs to have the right distribution channels, and this is precisely why the partnership with YouTube TV and Primetime Channels on the Google-owned streaming platform is the logical next step, the company said in a […]
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November 23, 2022
NCOSS: ”Pokies Grant Scheme Should Be Axed”
According to the NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS), the government of New South Wales should stop a grants scheme, which is funded by the profits of poker machines. The NSW’s utmost authority for welfare services withdrew its support to ClubGrants, one of Australia’s largest grant programs. No Cooperation with ClubGrants NCOSS wants to put […]
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November 16, 2022
Playtech Grows Poker Reach in Italy with AdmiralBet
Playtech continues to grow its iPoker network with AdmiralBet, the second partnership focusing on expanding the company’s online poker platform’s presence in the Italian market in so many weeks. This follows shortly on a similar agreement revealed with Lottoland and is a clear sign that Playtech believes in the future of poker in Europe and […]
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November 14, 2022
EvenBet Gaming Introduces Game Constructor Tool to Empower Operators
EvenBet Gaming has introduced its Game Constructor tool, a feature that is designed to tailor the final gaming product developed by the company and that empowers operators to ensure that their own portfolios remain competitive while delivering the same core experience. EvenBet Empowers Operators and Lets Them Customize Games In other words, Game Constructor is […]