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Casino Construction Gets Underway For First Casino In Japan
After several years of delays, construction on Japan’s first casino has now begun in Osaka. The $8.1 billion project is being built on the reclaimed island of Yumeshima, located in ...
Chicago Casino Bidding Facing Investigations
Chicago’s new temporary casino may have gotten off to a fast start, but officials are now reviewing the process that handed Bally’s the license for that facility and a future ...
Global Poker's 25 Days Of Poker Runs All Of December
Global Poker is closing out another year with the player favorite ‘25 Days Of Poker” online festival. Starting Friday Dec. 1, players can partake in an exciting line-up of social ...
Canadian Poker Player, EPT Winner Sought For Burglary Spree
Canadian police are looking to arrest a poker player alleged to be part of a string of burglaries in Ontario, Canada. Authorities believe Jordan Saccucci, 33, took part in 30 ...
New Durango Casino Debuts In Las Vegas
Las Vegas seemingly has gambling options around every corner. You can add one more casino property to the map as patrons were welcomed to the brand-new Durango Casino and Resort, ...
Macau Junket Operator, Casino Exec Faces Charges
A former gaming executive and Macau casino junket provider has been alleged to have run a “criminal syndicate” according to Chinese officials. A Beijing court ruled Nov. 24 that Ji ...
Jin Hoon Lee Wins World Series of Poker Paradise Mystery Millions
The 2023 World Series of Poker Paradise $1,500 no-limit hold’em Mystery Millions event attracted a massive field of 3,446 entries, surpassing the $5 million guarantee by $169,000. After five starting ...
Poker Hand Matchup: Andrea Dato vs. Gilles Simon
Preflop, with two players remaining and blinds of 200,000-400,000 and a big blind ante of 400,000, Andrea Dato limped in from the button. Gilles Simon raised to 1,400,000 from the ...
Indiana Lawmakers Pause Gaming Legislation After Corruption Scandals
After recent corruption issues involving Indiana officials and casinos, lawmakers in the state have backed off any further gambling proposals in the 2024 legislative session. House Speaker Todd Huston® and ...
Casino Revenue Booms According To Latest AGA Reports
The commercial casino industry continues to roar back from the pandemic, according to the latest quarterly report from the American Gaming Association (AGA). The report detailed $16.3 billion in total ...
Detroit Casino Workers Give New Contract Approval
After announcing a tentative deal about two weeks ago with two of Detroit’s three casinos, union members have now officially ratified the agreement with the final deal approved over the ...
Genius At Work
It’s been a dreadful year for Irish music. First, we lost Aslan’s charismatic front man Christy Dignam, a proud son of Finglas. The night Christy died, I left the poker ...
PODCAST: Poker Stories With Wolfgang
Wolfgang is a relative newcomer to the poker world, but that hasn't stopped him from finding a huge audience with his short-form vlogs. The Chicago native and Texas resident has ...
Efforts To Ban Casino Smoking Falls Short In New Jersey
Some legislators in New Jersey and Pennsylvania hope to make smoky casinos a thing of the past. Those efforts failed this week in the Garden State when backers couldn’t secure ...
Mistaken Lottery Ticket Brings Major Win For Illinois Man
A communication error recently led to quite a windfall for one Illinois resident while on a visit to Michigan. Michael Sopejstal enjoyed playing the “Lucky for Life” lottery while in ...
BetOnline Hosting $700,000 Guaranteed Winter Knockout Series
There’s plenty of ways to win yourself an incredible holiday season with BetOnline’s December promotions, including the $700,000 guaranteed Winter Knockout series and 25 Days of Poker. During the 25 ...
Poker Hand Matchup: Gilles Simon vs. Timur Vardanian
Preflop, with 17 players remaining, a six-handed table, and blinds of 20,000-40,000 with a big blind ante of 40,000, Gilles Simon raised to 80,000 from under the gun. Timur Vardanian ...
Sergei Kislinskii Wins MSPT Venetian $1,600 Buy-In
The second of two Mid-States Poker Tour main events wrapped up this week at The Venetian Las Vegas. The 2023 MSPT Venetian $1,600 buy-in tournament drew 238 players, surpassing the ...
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