Gambling regulators in the US state of Maryland have reported that the state’s five casinos collectively won over $103 million from gamblers during the month of April. The Old Line State has effectively set a new record for gaming revenue in the state, overtaking its previous record of $99 million in July last year, and
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Bitcoin Inventor Revealed as Australian Entrepreneur
The seven year mystery regarding the anonymous inventor of bitcoin has been revealed by the BBC. A 45-year-old IT and security consultant from Australia, Craig Wright, has come forward and provided evidence to the BBC that he is the founder of bitcoin, the original digital currency first introduced to the world in 2009. The inventor of
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US Firms Use Lobbying Groups in the Battle for Online Gambling
With the issue of online gambling raging on in the USA, it’s been discovered that political lobbying firms have been engaged by both the pro-gambling and anti-gambling sides to help convince legislators. The issue at stake is whether online gambling should be legal on a federal and state-wide basis. Both opposing sides of the feud are now
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Michigan to Introduce Online Gambling Bill
The state of Michigan is considering legalizing online gambling after Republican State Senator Mike Kowall introduced a bill last week to the Committee on Regulatory Reform. The proposed bill is entitled “The Lawful Internet Gaming Act” and would see online gambling, such as poker and casino betting, become fully legal and regulated within the Great Lakes State.
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Survey Finds UK Gambling Trends Changing
Results from a 2015 survey conducted by the UK Gambling Commission have been published, and they show a changing trend in gambling behaviours in the United Kingdom. The report was formed by surveying 4,000 people across the country via telephone to find out if and how they gamble online – what devices they tend to
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CEO of Amaya Takes Leave of Absence From Company
The CEO of Amaya Inc., the parent company of the world’s most popular online poker site, has taken a leave of absence from his position for an indefinite period of time. David Baazov announced that he will be leaving the organisation for a while, after growing concern about insider trading taking place within the company. Quebec’s
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WPT Launches “Champions Challenge” This March
The World Poker Tour (WPT) is partaking in its own version of “March Madness” this month as it has set up a contest between 64 past winners for the title of Champion. It’s essentially a poker popularity contest for fans to vote on their favourite past winner – the WPT is encouraging poker fans to vote
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Biggest Ever APAT World Championship This March
The Amateur Poker Association and Tour (APAT) will be holding its annual poker festival this month, as the 2016 World Championship of Amateur Poker (WCOAP) kicks off on the 19th of March for nine days of amateur poker action. The WCOAP is considered to be a World Series of Poker-style competition for recreational players and is one
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Amaya Linked to Playtech Buyout
The future of the Amaya group remains uncertain one month after the announcement that a panel of investors led by Amaya CEO David Baazov were to make a buy-out offer to the Canadian company, yet no further action has been taken on the issue. At the beginning of February, the Amaya company announced that it was due to receive a
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PokerStars Launching in New Jersey on 21st March
The world’s favourite online poker room, PokerStars, is finally making its long awaited return to the United States when it launches its new site in New Jersey on the 21st of March this year. PokerStars halted all online gambling services in 2011 after the notorious Black Friday incident. Now however, PokerStars customers who are physically located
