The latest edition of PokerStars MicroMillions is just around the corner. This year, the festival will feature an expanded schedule of 208 events, with $4.3 million guaranteed across 15 days of online action. Buy-ins Start at $1.10 The series opens with a bang on July 17 with 16 events running, the highlight of which is […]
Cambodia Casino Operators Not Renewing Licenses Due To Struggling Market Conditions
Cambodia’s casinos are still struggling to recover from the pandemic. This is the main reason why casino license renewals have fallen significantly in 2022. According to the country’s gaming regulator, the Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia, just 143 casinos applied for license renewal this year. Of that, 13 have successfully renewed their licenses. Pandemic […]
Australia to Launch “BetStop” National Register to Fight Gambling Harm
Australia is ramping up its efforts to fight gambling harm with the upcoming launch of a national register that will enable affected gamblers to ban themselves from all licensed gambling websites and apps across the country. The national register, established by the Australia Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), will be named “BetStop”. One-Stop Self-Exclusion Service […]
Universal Entertainment To Sue Kazuo Okada in Hong Kong Over Okada Manila Illegal Takeover
Universal Entertainment, which is currently involved in an ongoing legal dispute with the company’s former chairman Kazuo Okada, divulged this week that it would sue the Japanese billionaire businessman in Hong Kong along with his “collaborators” over their primary involvement in the alleged violent takeover of Okada Manila on May 31. Okada & Co Breached […]
PokerStars Ontario $1 Million Platinum Series Expected to Recover After Slow Start
The inaugural Ontario Platinum Series is well underway on PokerStars Ontario. The series features 90 events spread out across 9 days of online action, from July 10 – 18, with a massive $1 million total prize pool up for grabs. Multiple Overlays on Opaening Day Based on the initial figures, Ontarians hugely benefited from a […]
New South Wales To Offer Better Protection To Gamblers With New ClubsNSW Proposal
ClubsNSW has put forward a proposal that aims to help individuals suffering from gambling harm. Central to the new measure is family intervention, as well as setting up an independent panel that would assess whether an individual should be banned from clubs. But an anti-gambling advocate thinks it’s just one of those measures that ended […]
Curacao Bids Goodbye to Liberal Gambling Regime With Stringent Reforms In The Works
Curacao will introduce drastic changes to its online gambling regulations which will give the government more power and authority over the gambling sector. New Licensing Body for Gambling Among the key reforms included in new legislation that recently received the green light from the Council of Ministers is the creation of a new independent licensing […]
Yevgeniy “Kazak132” Minakrin Wins WSOP $1,000 NLH Online Bracelet for $238,315
Minnesota resident Yevgeniy “Kazak132” Minakrin was crowned the winner of the $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Online Championship. The Minnesota resident dominated a field of 994 players and defeated Dragos Trofimov heads-up to walk away with his first gold bracelet and $238,315 in first-place prize. The Results Minakrin took the lead at the final table after pulling […]
Junket Operators To Undergo Strict Assessments Under New Guide from PAGCOR
Philippine casinos are now required to perform stringent checks on junket operators before entering into any deals or contracts with them as part of new guidance that aims to aid land-based casinos in determining the fitness and proprietary nature of junket operators and the key people associated with them. Guidelines Focus on Four Areas Under […]
Jake Paul Makes Strong Allegations Against Conor McGregor After McGregor Declines Fight
YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul called out Conor McGregor earlier this week on social media and asked the MMA superstar to box him in what he termed could be a potential $100 million payday for both fighters. McGregor turned down the offer and went on to insult Jake by claiming that he struggled to sell […]
