Pechanga and Agua Caliente examining possibilities? Amidst continued discord regarding online poker legalisation in California, the usually reliable internet publication Online Poker Report (OPR) carried a story Wednesday reporting that the Pechanga Band of Luiseño and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians have been holding talks with 888 Poker. InfoPowa readers will recall that the Pechanga and the Agua...
Pockets a cool $240,000 The 2016/17 World Series of Poker Circuit's (WSOP) first Main Event was won by Michigan poker pro Steven Snyder earlier this week. Winning the event at Harrah's Cherokee, Snyder became the first official entrant into the 2017 WSOP Global Casino Championship and took home a healthy $241,198 pay check and a WSOP Circuit gold ring. The...
Koon and Rettenmaier enjoy substantial rewards The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) EVENT 22 $5,250 Championship saw Jason Koon emerge victorious from an entry field of 847 with a guaranteed prize pool of $5 million. "It's something that I reminded myself to burn into my brain, so on rough days I can think about this awesome day," Koon said...
Online revenues grow 38.6 percent year-on-year The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement released its July 2016 figures Friday, reporting that online gambling continues to prosper, delivering revenues up 38.6 percent year-on-year of $17.37 million (July 2015: $12.53 million). The online sector performed a million dollars a month better in July than in the preceding month, and the sector has...
Largest US contract client to date GameAccount Network (GAN) has revealed the Chickasaw Nation as its newest and biggest US client for the launch of a social casino offer developed on its proprietary Simulated Gaming platform. Chickasaw Nation owns and operates 20 regional casinos properties in Oklahoma, which include its largest gaming property, WinStar World Casino and Resort, principally serving...
New social casino launch to be followed by Lady Luck Solitaire later this year US land based casino operator Isle of Capri Casinos has launched its Lady Luck® social casino brand under a new interactive arm of the company. The social casino developed on GAN's simulated gaming platform is supported by Isle of Capri's 14 casino properties across the US...
Live streamed from purpose built on-site studio Golden Nugget Atlantic City's debut of a live dealer service into the New Jersey market late last week is powered by Ezugi. The service offers live dealer games Blackjack, Dragon Bonus Baccarat and American Roulette across desktop and mobile, broadcast from a purpose-built studio within the Golden Nugget Atlantic City casino. "We are...
Aims to attract recreational players US daily fantasy sports (DFS) operator DraftKings has released "DraftKings Leagues" in a new product update saying it hopes "to enhance its community and attract recreational DFS players". The new product allows DFS players to create private, customisable league contests among their friends on ten of its sports which include eSports and NFL. Online Casino...
Online gaming revenues nearly doubled y-o-y in July 2016 Delaware legalised online gambling appears to be getting into its stride, with another set of positive results for July 2016 released by the regulator, Delaware State Lottery. Online gaming revenues nearly doubled compared to the same period in 2015 at $281,137...an almost 98 percent year-on-year rise. Blackjack and roulette were up...
Integrity and Ethics Team starts with a set of guidelines Daily fantasy sports market leader DraftKings has announced the formation of a Game Integrity and Ethics Team which will be responsible for ensuring that action on the site is at all time fair and ethical. The move follows a similar initiative by rival FanDuel, which launched a bill of rights...
