Casino News Daily West Virginia Quietly Becomes Fourth State to Launch Sports Betting West Virginia quietly became the fourth state to launch legal sports betting after the US Supreme Court struck down in May a federal ban on wagering on professional and collegiate sports leagues. Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in Charles Town, West Virginia...

eGaming Playsugarhouse.com reports sportsbook trends Playsugarhouse.com sportsbook went live last Thursday, and reported that there are already some interesting trends to be seen. more info... ...

Las Vegas Sun Stories: Gaming Westgate SuperContest on pace to set record, winner will receive 'life-changing money' The Westgate SuperContest, a $1,500 buy-in contest that attracts professional handicappers and amateurs alike, is on pace this season to establish a record for participants. The winner gets 33 percent of the entry money, which projects...

Casino News Daily Mark Buckley Leads 56 Players into EPT Barcelona Main Event Day 4 The record-breaking 1,931-strong field of the EPT Barcelona Main Event was reduced to just 56 survivors during Day 3 of the tournament. The remaining players are set to resume play today at noon local time at Casino Barcelona. They will be led by Ireland’s Mark...

Casino News Daily Nayong Pilipino Foundation Slams Corruption Allegations over Casino Project Nayong Pilipino Foundation officials once again denied corruption allegations and stressed on the legality of the foundation’s deal with Hong Kong casino resort developer Landing International Development that secured the latter with a land plot for the...

Las Vegas Sun Stories: Gaming MGM, Wynn tamp down Boston casino intrigue Executives for MGM and Wynn are tamping down speculation the companies are quietly in talks over Wynn's Boston-area casino. MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren said today it would have to be an "extremely unique situation" for officials to ... more info... ...

Casino News Today Gaming in Spain Conference: new opportunities to a maturing market The 2018 Gaming in Spain Conference, which takes place November 7-8, 2018, in Madrid, is your single stop to stay informed of the increasingly attractive opportunities offered by the booming Spanish online gaming market. Click here to register. Lower tax rates...

Casino News Daily Former EPT Champ Ben Wilinofsky Leads after EPT Barcelona Main Event Day 2 The EPT Barcelona has over the years made a name for itself as a record-smashing festival and this year showed no diversion from this trend. The brand-new edition of the €5,300 Main Event drew a record number of 1,931 entries (including 457 re-entries)...

eGaming Live Dealer casino product -- 888 HOLDINGS 888 Holdings launches a new Live Dealer casino product backed by Evolution Gaming. more info... ...

Casino News Today LeoVegas launches BetUK The LeoVegas Group improves its offering in the UK market with the launch of BetUK as a new sports betting brand. BetUK will be LeoVegas Group’s first brand with sports betting as the primary focus. The launch will include sponsorship of the football club Swansea City AFC, for which BetUK is the official...

Casino News Daily NFL Club Owners Retain Stakes in DraftKings Despite Sports Betting Launch The owners of two NFL clubs have not disposed of their stakes in daily fantasy operator turned bookmaker DraftKings as the new season is weeks away from kicking off and sports betting legalization efforts are gaining pace in multiple states. Major US sports...

Las Vegas Sun Stories: Gaming Nevada regulators reject deal with sports books operator Nevada gambling regulators rejected a proposed settlement on Thursday with a troubled sports books operator, which admitted to taking unlawful bets and ... more info... ...

Casino News Daily Michael Copeland Takes Down WPT500 Los Angeles for $181,950 The 2018 edition of the WPT500 Los Angeles is now in the books. The tournament drew 2,509 entries who challenged their luck and tested their skills against each other at one of California’s hottest poker destinations – The Bicycle Casino. In the end, it was Michael Copeland...

Las Vegas Sun Stories: Gaming MGM, Wynn tamp down Boston casino intrigue Executives for MGM and Wynn are tamping down speculation the companies are quietly in talks over Wynn's Boston-area casino. MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren said today it would have to be an "extremely unique situation" for officials to ... more info... ...

Casino News Today First 50 tickets to Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Malta for 99 EUR each! Say goodbye to summer with discounts! First 50 tickets to Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Malta for 99 EUR each! From August 28 to August 31, you can buy tickets to the conference at the hottest price — 99 EUR! Hurry up, the amount of tickets is...

Casino News Daily Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Announced October Opening of Casino, Despite Legal Challenges The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska has announced that it will open its casino, currently under development in Carter Lake, Iowa, in late October, despite facing legal challenges from the states of Nebraska and Iowa. The Ponca Tribe broke ground on...

Casino News Today Belarusian online gambling launch date confirmed The Belarusian tax ministry has confirmed the country will regulate online gambling from the start of April 2019. Vladimir Mukvich, the Deputy Tax and Duties Minister, informs that there would be a transitional period lasting for two years, through the 1st of April 2019, when online...

Casino News Daily Michael Copeland Holds Massive Chip Lead Into Final Day of WPT500 Los Angeles The WPT500 Los Angeles in entering its closing stage after nine days of quality poker action at The Bicycle Casino in the Los Angeles area. The $570 buy-in tournament drew a field of 2,509 warriors, all eyeing the first-place prize and the accolades...

Casino News Daily Galaxy Chairman Expresses Strong Confidence in Boracay Casino Plan Chinese casino tycoon Lui Che Woo is confident that Galaxy Entertainment Group will build a $500-million integrated resort with a gaming floor on the Philippine island of Boracay, despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s apparent disdain for casinos. Mr. Lui shared...

Casino News Today Alfastreet introducing revolutionary novelties at G2E 2018 The 2018 edition of the G2E exhibition in Las Vegas will be yet again the key event for Alfastreet, announcing important novelties and game evolutions for the second part of the year, preparing the ground for future trends that will see the introduction of radically advanced...

Las Vegas Sun Stories: Gaming Nevada regulators reject deal with sports books operator Nevada gambling regulators rejected a proposed settlement on Thursday with a troubled sports books operator, which admitted to taking unlawful bets and ... more info... ...

Casino News Daily Dustin Gottstein Emerges as WPT500 Los Angeles Overall Chip Leader Saturday was an eventful day at The Bicycle Casino in the Los Angeles area as the ongoing WPT500 Los Angeles finally concluded its starting flights stage. Over the course of the past eight days, as many as 2,509 entrants paid the $570 buy-in fee to try their luck...

Casino News Daily Greek Casinos See Massive Decline in Wagers as Elliniko Gaming License Bidding Process Opens Soon Greece’s land-based casinos saw an enormous slump in the amount wagered by customers in 2017. According to information released by the Hellenic Gaming Commission earlier this week, patrons wagered €1.58 billion at the country’s gambling...

Las Vegas Sun Stories: Gaming MGM, Wynn tamp down Boston casino intrigue Executives for MGM and Wynn are tamping down speculation the companies are quietly in talks over Wynn's Boston-area casino. MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren said today it would have to be an "extremely unique situation" for officials to ... more info... ...

Casino News Daily Two More WPT500 Los Angeles Flights Now in the Books, Only Two More Left Poker excitement is building up at The Bicycle Casino where the latest installment of the WPT500 is taking place. The ongoing WPT500 Los Angeles is a special one. The $570 buy-in tournament features a record number of starting flights, which means a record...

Casino News Daily Las Vegas Judge Throws Out Steve Wynn Defamation Case against The Associated Press A Nevada judge has recently dismissed a defamation case lodged by disgraced casino tycoon Steve Wynn against The Associated Press and an AP reporter. It was in April when Mr. Wynn’s legal team filed a complaint against the news agency over a report...

Casino News Daily Mark LeBlanc and Jeff Yarchever Top WPT500 Los Angeles Days 1K/1L Chip Counts Days 1K and 1L of the latest edition of the $570 buy-in WPT500 Los Angeles were played at The Bicycle Casino in the Los Angeles area on Thursday. The two starting flights drew a combined of 264 entries who brought the overall field to 1,459 contenders....

Las Vegas Sun Stories: Gaming Nevada regulators reject deal with sports books operator Nevada gambling regulators rejected a proposed settlement on Thursday with a troubled sports books operator, which admitted to taking unlawful bets and ... more info... ...

Casino News Today GameArt introduces jackpot games GameArt is one of the young and quickly developing companies in the modern gambling market. From 2013 onwards, the provider succeeds in creating quality software for clients from different regions, e.g., Serbia, Slovenia, the UK, Malta, and many others. GameArt is pleased to announce a new stage...

Casino News Today Get €90 off the ticket to Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Stockholm! On the last hot summer days, Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Stockholm offers a discount of €90 to the tickets! Just go to the registration page, enter SUMMERBTC promo code and buy tickets at a lower price! The special offer will last until August 24....

Casino News Daily WPT500 Los Angeles Progresses at The Bicycle Casino with 10 Flights Now in the Books The WPT500 Los Angeles is in full swing as ten of the event’s sixteen starting flights are already in the books. The most recent two were ticked off as completed last night at The Bicycle Casino. Days 1I and 1J together drew 240 contenders on...

Casino News Today Red Rake Gaming launches Speed Heroes The drivers are ready at the starting line. They have their eyes on the prize. They are taking deep breaths and their pulses are racing. There’s only one goal: winning. The Valencia-based games company Red Rake Gaming brings innovation to the sector once again with a spectacular video slot...

Las Vegas Sun Stories: Gaming MGM, Wynn tamp down Boston casino intrigue Executives for MGM and Wynn are tamping down speculation the companies are quietly in talks over Wynn's Boston-area casino. MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren said today it would have to be an "extremely unique situation" for officials to ... more info... ...

eGaming AGS announces agreement with PokerStars Play PlayAGS, Inc. recently announced that it entered an agreement to provide AGS’s Social White-Label Casino to PokerStars Play. more info... ...

Casino News Daily WPT500 Los Angeles Days 1G and 1H End with Alexander Beleson and Aram Bedrosian Leading Two more starting flights of the WPT500 Los Angeles are in the books now. Days 1G and 1H were played at the host facility, The Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California to see the event’s overall field grow to 955 entries from a field of...