Online gamers who play Playtech powered casino games could find themselves forced to find games developed by another provider. Sources close to the gaming software developer confirmed that Playtech will be unavailable in the Finnish and Dutch online gambling markets by the end of 2013. Initial speculation hinted that Playtech may remove itself from the…
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Nevada gamers are adjusting to legalized online poker, which was legalized across the state at the end of 2012. One year later, legalized online gambling, including poker and other casino games is expected to go live in New Jersey by the end of this month. The New Jersey system is raising many questions in Nevada…
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After months of waiting, the nine poker players who qualified for the WSOP main event final table are returning to the Las Vegas strip for the final round. The main event will once again be held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, where one Canadian player will face off against eight others for the…
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The popularity of online poker is slowly transitioning into mobile poker, which gaming analysts describe as the next logical step in the growth of digital poker gaming. PartyPoker, one of the founders of large collaborative online poker rooms, predicts the volume of mobile poker bets could rise to as much as 30 percent of all…
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The Toronto casino debate earlier this year was an issue that divided Canada’s largest city into two equally boisterous groups. While the motion was eventually struck down in an overwhelming 40 – 4 vote at Toronto city hall, one city councilor is determined to reignite the debate. Councilor Doug Ford, brother of embattled Mayor Rob…
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Hollywood Poker is one of the largest and most entertaining social gaming sites on the web. Online poker fans appreciate opportunities to meet and play with celebrities in a fun and exciting environment. Hollywood Poker is notable for hosting poker tournaments for poker fans across Canada, the US, and the entire world up against some…
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Ontario’s gambling modernization strategy took another blow in a surprise vote from Vaughan city council. Deputy Mayor Gino Rosati voted in favour of the OLG casino in May, but swung to the opposing side in a follow-up vote this week, effectively killing the motion for a casino in Vaughan. Rosati was the sole swing vote…
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William Hill, one of the world’s largest online casinos, is rapidly expanding into the mobile gambling market. The casino recently developed an iPad casino app now available for download across the UK market. If the app proves successful, William Hill will expand the mobile feature to other popular gambling markets like Canada. Developers of the…
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In the 2012 Manitoba budget, the provincial government announced that the Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Commission would be the reconfigured name of a union between the province’s Liquor Control and Lotteries commissions. But the full amalgamation of the two bodies is still far off as the bureaucratic process of merging thousands of workers into a…
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Today is the North American release date of the online poker movie ‘Runner, Runner’ starring Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck. The movie was produced under the eye of online poker advocate Leonardo DiCaprio and other pro-gambling executives, and is expected to be used as support for online poker reform in the US, Canada, and elsewhere.…
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