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Daniel Colman Shuns Spotlight After WSOP One Drop $15M Win
The most important poker tournament of the year, traditionally, has always been the World Series of Poker Main Event. But in recent years, a new tournament has taken its place as the most lucrative event with the biggest prize pool. It's the...
Massachusetts Casino Licensing to Continue as Scheduled
You know what they say: the show must go on. In a quick and unanimous decision, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission rejected Boston Mayor Marty Walsh's request to delay the awarding of the Greater Boston area casino license until after voters have had...
New Jersey Gamblers Would Go to New York Casinos, Says Poll
In the wake of this week's 17-company New York State casino license filing, which we reported on earlier, comes good news/bad news, depending on if you are New York State or New Jersey. That's because 12 percent of New Jersey's gamblers will...
Nevada Casinos See Massive Revenue Spike in May
In Las Vegas and other casino hubs, it's an age-old saying that the house always wins. But just how much the house takes in at the end of the month depends on numerous factors, and Nevada's casinos have been struggling to grow...
Poker Pro Chad Brown Succumbs to Cancer at 52
The poker world was saddened to learn that professional poker player Chad Brown passed away at approximately 1:15 am Wednesday morning at Calvary Hospital Hospice in New York City. His death follows a long battle with a rare form of cancer known...
Caesars, Genting File Applications for New York Casino Licenses
If you want to operate a casino in New York State, you're going to have to compete against some real heavyweights to do so. Major casino firms including Caesars Entertainment, the Genting Group and Penn National Gaming are among 17 applications that...
Thailand Military Coup Provokes Mini Casino Boom in Cambodia
While last month's military coup in Thailand, which toppled the democratically elected government, may be a cause for concern to the international community, it’s reportedly been a huge boon to the small Cambodian gambling town of Poipet, just across the border. Poipet...
IRS Steps Up Investigation of Macau Casinos
The amount of money that is passed around in a single day in Macau would boggle most minds. While the growth of Macau casinos has slowed, revenues continue to rise, with the enclave's gaming take coming in at $45.2 billion. But some...
World Cup 2014 Circus: Suarez Loses 888, While Neymar Briefs
It's all over but the shouting: as we reported earlier this week, the Bite That Rocked the World Cup, aka Luis Suarez loses his mind, now has 888poker officially cutting ties with the Uruguayan striker. Following a four-month playing ban by FIFA...
PokerStars Could Return to New Jersey Market by Fall
PokerStars' carefully orchestrated sale to Amaya Gaming for $4.9 billion looks like it might well pay off for the world's biggest poker site. The ink was still running down the page on that $4.9 billion contract when New Jersey gaming officials announced...
