To demonstrate its commitment to putting the interest of the poker community first, PokerStars announced the cancellation of previously introduced and announced changes at PokerStars.com and shared liquidity sites. An exception to the cancellation is the rake increase announced for the "Spin and Go" games that took effect on November 03, 2014, denoting that the…
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Russian Federal Bill 478806-6, which the Russian Parliament State of Duma had deliberated on for several months in 2014, finally became a new law, after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed it last December. The new bill is actually an amendment to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, aimed at putting more teeth to Russia's…
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PokerStars is fast becoming more than just the world's largest online poker room as it has expanded its live gaming operations, by opening a second true-to-life poker room in another Crown-Melco operated City of Dreams, but this time in Manila. Last December 14, 2014, the PokerStars Live Manila poker room opened its doors and held…
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A few days after NBA Commissioner Silver made a call for NJ Governor Chris Christie to join him in addressing sports betting issues, by directing their attention to Congress and by coming up with a federal framework for Congress to consider, Gov. Christie stated in a televised interview that the NBA Chief is merely executing…
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In an interview conducted by ESPN's "Outside the Lines," Commissioner Silver told host Andy Kantz that Governor Christie should turn his attention to Congress in Washington D.C. . He added that they should work together to come up with a framework that "makes sense on a national basis," which would presumably allow other U.S. states…
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Carl Icahn, the American billionaire investor who would take control of the Trump Entertainment's assets once the bankruptcy plans become final, has reconsidered his position regarding the closure of Trump Taj Mahal property on Saturday Dec. 20, 2014. In a letter addressed to the CEO of Trump Entertainment Robert Griffin, Mr. Icahn conveyed his willingness…
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The buzz that Crown Resort's James Packer and BetEasy's Matthew Trip will join forces to build a sportsbook company in Australia's flourishing sportsbetting business turned out to be true. This week, the Australian casino magnate released a statement confirming the merger agreement between Crown's wholly owned Betfair Australia business and Tripp's startup betting company BetEasy,…
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International payments solutions provider SafeCharge, and one of the most favored payments processor in European regulated online betting and gaming markets, is all set to takeover CreditGuard, a PCI-DSS Level 1 payment services and credit card clearing solutions provider. For an initial cash payment of $8 million (€6.8 million) and deferred settlement scheme of up…
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Last December 08, 2014, Loto Quebec launched an online lottery service system especially for online group play, which players can access via desktop at "loteries.lotoquebec.com," or by way of a mobile device and the Loto Quebec Lotteries mobile application. The online tool, which is the first of its kind in Canada, requires users to be…
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After the midterm elections in January 2015, for which the Republican Party was able to gain control of the U.S. Senate, the Adelson camp had nurtured high hopes that the bill for the "Restoration of America's Wire Act (RAWA)" will be heard and passed during the Congress lame duck session. However, contrary to expectations held…
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