PokerStars is bringing its popular Winter Series to Ontario! The operator will award over $1.3 million in prizes across 61 numbered events which will kick off on December 26, just a day after Christmas, an occasion called “Boxing Day” by the Canadians. 2022 Winter Series The 2022 Winter Series will run on PokerStars Ontario for […]
PokerStars Informs New Jersey and Michigan Players Of Upcoming Merger Under MSIGA
PokerStars has informed players in New Jersey and Michigan of a scheduled outage on Dec 12 and 13. Players in both states will not have access to online poker, casino or sports betting services as the online poker operator is carrying out server maintenance work. PokerStars will resume normal services from Dec 14. Merging of […]
River Room Social Club In Texas Completes Soft Launch Of Poker Room
Poker rooms in Texas have been under the scanner for the last couple of years as the authorities have carried out sting operators on these social club poker venues to see if any of these poker rooms are breaching gaming laws. Texas does not allow gambling in public but does permit poker to take place […]
Swedish Government Proposes Customer Data Sharing to Combat Problem Gambling
Sweden’s Ministry of Finance has tabled a proposal that would allow customer data sharing among licensed operators to prevent problem gambling. The measure, if approved, will be implemented in 2024. Data Sharing to Help Operators Prevent Gambling Harm Under new changes to Swedish gambling law put forward by the Minister of Financial Markets Niklas Wykman, […]
Macau To Create Exclusive Gaming Zones In Casinos to for Foreigners From 2023
Macau is pushing on with its tax incentive policy designed to boost the number of foreign customers visiting the city’s casinos. As part of new regulations announced by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), casino concessionaires will be required to create special gaming zones and chips exclusively for overseas patrons. Casinos Could be Eligible […]
Ireland’s New Gambling Regulation Bill Gets Approval From EGBA
Ireland finally published its Gambling Regulation Bill on December 2, 2022, a move welcomed by the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA). In a recent statement posted on its website, the trade association said the publication of the Bill is a “significant milestone” for Ireland. EGBA Fully Supports Ireland’s Gambling Regulation Bill Under the new […]
Macau Casinos Seeking Compensation From Ex-Suncity Group Boss Alvin Chau
Alvin Chau Cheok Wa, the former boss of the now-defunct Macau junket operator Suncity Group Ltd, will be sentenced on January 18, 2023. Chau, along with 20 other individuals charged with illegal gaming, fraud, and money laundering, will learn their verdicts on the said date, as announced by presiding judge Lou leng Ha. Chau Maintains […]
PokerStars Adds Two New Stops With Cyprus and France to 2023 EPT Schedule
The official schedule of the PokerStars 2023 European Poker Tour (EPT) is finally out, with two new stops added to the list – France and Cyprus. EPT action kicks off in February 2023, with the final event scheduled for December. 2023 EPT Schedule For the first time in seven years, the EPT returns to Paris, […]
South Korean Casinos Divert Focus to Japan, South Asia to Boost Casino Tourism
Jeju Island in South Korea is among Asia’s top casino destinations, attracting a huge number of visitors from neighboring countries each year. Traditionally, most of the tourists traveling to Jeju were Chinese nationals, but things changed when COVID-19 hit. Drop in Chinese Visitors Expected With pandemic-related travel restrictions still in effect in Mainland China and […]
New “12 Days of Xmas” Promo Running on WPT Global Until December 12
WPT Global is currently running a promotion called “12 Days of Xmas” which began on December 1, with exciting rewards up for grabs until December 12. Winning a reward is fairly easy, as you only need to complete a set of challenges. The Details You have three levels of challenges to choose from – Easy, […]
