"JayP-AA" scores $873,000 against some of the best nosebleed players Pokerstars high stakes player "JayP-AA" created a disturbance on the high stakes $200/$400 Pot Limit Omaha virtual tables this week when he demolished opposition that included names like Ike Haxton, Viktor Blom and Ben Sulsky to take home profits worth $873,000, in the process racking up what is believed to...
Parent Amaya will waste little time in going operational after award of transactional waiver by DGE The news late Wednesday that Amaya Inc. has at last been given the green light to operate in the New Jersey online gambling market by the Division of Gaming Enforcement has observers speculating on how soon the company's Pokerstars and Full Tilt brands, partnered...
Round-the-clock poker television all set to debut Poker Central, a new 24/7 poker television network, is ready for launch on October 1st and has published its program line-up, including its first world premiere, the Super High Roller Bowl Cash Game, which will air on December 2nd, 2015. The Super High Roller Bowl Cash Game will feature pros such as Phil...
Targeted advertising opportunities Digital sports media group Perform Group will launch sports betting ad technology from Fresh8 Gaming across its media portfolio. Fresh8 Gaming's platform is targeted specifically at the sports betting industry and allows advertising to be personalised, relevant, transactional and, ultimately, betable. Its operator and publisher partners include Bet365, Unibet, SkyBet and Marca Apuestas, as well as Sky...
Poker pro boosts his career earnings by $723,227 in his biggest pay-day yet New York poker pro David Paredes has scored his biggest live tournament win yet after claiming the winner's prize of $723,227 in the World Poker Tour Borgata Open. The $3,500 buy-in event carried a guarantee of $3 million and attracted a large field of 1,027 - many...
Based on hit TV series International Game Technology (IGT), in partnership with LionsGate, has developed a range of slots inspired by Jenji Kohan's TV drama series Orange is the New Black for IGT's social DoubleDown Casino and terrestrial casino floors. The launch of the slot on DoubleDown Casino was announced this week at the 2015 Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in...
By any standards the Pokerstars World Championship of Online Poker must be judged a success With main event now in progress, Pokerstars has released some numbers on its 2015 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), which has been a record-breaker. Total prize pool over the 70 events reached $66,245,305, making this years outing the richest in the series' 14-year history,...
Casumo continues expansion… and its fight against boredom The Scandinavian operators of online adventure casino Casumo have launched in the UK market after a successful integration of pound sterling into the platform. Casumo offers players the opportunity to win prizes and trophies by collecting in-game points that unlock new levels and planets to explore in their personalised casino, and the...
Partnership with R Franco brings development and distribution advantages NYX Gaming Group Limited and Spanish land games originator R. Franco have announced a development and distribution agreement on new games from Franco, including the popular Neopolis slot, which NYX has developed for online use and will distribute, along with other Franco titles. David Flynn, a business development executive at NYX...
All licensed sites required to display new "licensed and regulated" seal The New Jersey Directorate of Gaming Enforcement unveiled its new "licensed and regulated" seal Tuesday, announcing that all New Jersey regulated websites will be required to carry the design for the information and reassurance of visitors. Licensed operators have welcomed the move, saying that it assists them in distinguishing...
