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An arrest warrant for Ted Forrest was issued last Friday by authorities. Forrest, 51, a six-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner with more than $6.3 million in live tournament earnings, has been charged with theft and bad check charges.

Read more » Six-time WSOP Bracelet Winner Wanted By U.S. Authorities

partypoker will run its biggest ever POWERFEST (198 events with $10,000,000 in guaranteed prize pools) 4th - 25th September, 2016. All players (new and old) who opened their first partypoker account through BankrollMob.com and make their first deposit (no bonus code needed - your bonus will be issued manually by partypoker) during the upcoming POWERFEST will receive the following bonus package:

• 100% up to $500 welcome bonus
• $20 FREE ($10 cash-restricted bonus and $10 tourney dollars)*

*120 party-points to release cash bonus - 3 months to meet points requirements. Bonus will expire 1 month after being issued if not used.

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Casino games are getting more popular by the day and a last week we thought to ourselves, "why not create a competition to reward casino players?" Now, we are proud to announce that we have teamed up with EnergyCasino (a safe and secure site where one can play for example slots from Microgaming, Net Entertainment and Novamatic) to create our very first Casino Leaderboard!

Read more » BRM-Exclusive Casino Leaderboard

Aussie Millions (established 1998) has been a part of PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour for the past 3 years, however, it will once again be a stand-alone event in 2017. The reason for this is that PokerStars will re-brand all its global tournaments (EPT, APPT, etc.) into one global tour.

Read more » Aussie Millions & PokerStars Part Ways

The final day of the EPT Barcelona Main Event saw the return of seven players instead of six players (it was supposed to be a six-handed final table but play went on longer than expected on Day 5). There weren't any big stars among the finalists, though, it was still it an exciting final table to follow as it was the biggest EPT Main Event ever (1,785 entries) with a massive prize pool at stake (€8,925,000)! 

Read more » EPT Barcelona: €27 Satellite Qualifier Wins The Main Event For €1,122,800

Novomatic - the gaming manufacturer of popular online and landbased slots such as Book of Ra, Lucky Lady's Charm and Sizzling Hot - has just released its results for the first 6 months of 2016. The turnover in the first half of 2016 was €1.1 billion, an increase of 10.8% compared to the same period last year. Gaming machines accounted for the largest gains with an 11.8% increase; and the number of staff members (currently 22,373) increased by 12.1%.

Read more » Record Turnover For 'Book Of Ra'-Creators

Anthony Chimkovitch, from Belgium, had an incredible run on Day 3 of the EPT Barcelona Main Event. The 23-year-old showed the experience of a long-time pro and managed to turn 144k in chips into a massive stack of 1.8 million! Chimkovitch was the first player to cross the 1 million chip mark, eliminating players such as US pro Chance Kornuth (close to $4.5 million in tourney earnings) along the way.

Read more » EPT Barcelona Main Event: Belgian Young Gun Out In Front After Day 3

Secrets of Atlantis is the latest video slot from Net Entertainment. This aquatic game tells the ancient tale of the elusive city of Atlantis, featuring all kinds of sea creatures and a mysterious mermaid. Secrets of Atlantis is a 5-reel, 4-row, 40-line (fixed) video slot with a Highlight feature, Nudge Wilds, Colossal symbols Re-Spins, and Win Both Ways. So get ready for a great underwater adventure and spin to see which Secrets of Atlantis you can reveal!

Read more » Secrets of Atlantis: Free Spins For Brand New NetEnt Slot

The EPT Barcelona Main Event is the biggest Main Event in EPT history with 1,785 entries! Thanks to so many entries, a massive €8,657.250 prize pool is up for grabs! Now, the money bubble has already popped (top 359 spots get a share from the prize pool) after 2 days of play and 290 players will return to the tables today and continue fighting for the top prize of €1,122,800!

Read more » EPT Barcelona Main Event Draws Record Field!

It took a bit less than 15 hours of play until just one player remained in this year's €25k Single Day High Roller in Barcelona, Spain. US poker pro Pratyush Buddiga bested an extremely tough field of 162 players to claim the title and $690,275 in prize money!

Read more » EPT Barcelona: Pratyush Buddiga Wins €25k High Roller!

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EnergyCasino creates new winners every day, and though winning isn't everything, it's still great to hear about them. Sometimes something really special happens, and a player emerges as a true inspiration for us all.

Read more » Amazing Winning Streak For EnergyCasino Player!

Germany's Fedor Holz brought the second largest stack to the 2016 EPT Barcelona Super High Roller final table on Monday, and he declined all proposed deals when there were 3 players remaining out of 9 (he must have had a good feeling he was going to be the winner).

Read more » Fedor Holz Wins EPT Barcelona Super High Roller (€1.3 million)

Season 13 of the European Poker Tour (EPT) is currently in Barcelona, Spain, and the €50,000 buy-in Super High Roller is down to a final table of 9 players out of 102 entries (86 entrants and 16 re-entries - 3 more entries than in 2015) after 2 days of play.

Read more » EPT Barcelona: €50k Super High Roller Final Table Starts Today

Niagara Falls, New York - An 85-year-old man from Waterloo, Iowa was robbed a total of $250 while he was inside a restroom at the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino last Thursday, August 4.

Read more » Robber Stole Old Man's Wallet In Casino Restroom

Yggdrasil Gaming, the winner of Slot Provider of the Year at the 2016 EGR B2B Awards, recently introduced a unique function called ‘BRAG' that allows players to replay winning spins and share them with friends and family on social media.

Read more » Replay & Share Video Slot Wins

Poker legend Doyle Brunson turned to his Twitter account last Friday afternoon and told his 400,000+ followers in a series of tweets that he was informed by the Las Vegas Metro Police Department about an armed robbery incident in his neighborhood, and that he might probably be the original target of the robbers.

Read more » Brunson Narrowly Escapes Armed Robbery

Poker legend Dave "Devilfish" Ulliot passed away in April last year after losing a short battle with cancer. Now, the World Poker Tour foundation has teamed up with Dusk Till Dawn and partypoker to create a brand new tournament series in his honour.

Read more » £1 Million Guarantee Tourney In Memory Of 'Devilfish'

Montreal, Canada - The Amaya online gaming company announces a huge profit jump as well as making a permanent replacement for its former CEO David Baazov, who early this year stepped aside to deal with the charges laid against him by Quebec's securities regulator.

Read more » Amaya’s Interim CEO Permanently Replaces David Baazov

William Hill rejects the joint takeover proposed by 888 and Rank Group, labeling it "opportunistic". Earlier last week, the board of William Hill (considered as one of the biggest bookmakers in Britain) has unanimously rejected the £3.16 billion ($4.2 bn) takeover bid from online operator 888 Holdings and casino giant Rank Group.

Read more » William Hill rejects £3bn takeover bid by 888 and Rank

While the Trump Taj Mahal Casino has been the highest grossing casino in Atlantic City for more than two decades, it has been badly hit by difficult times, especially after the Borgata opened in 2013. Billionaire Carl Icahn bought the casino two years ago and after investing $100 million on it, the casino is scheduled to shut down this October.

Read more » Trump Taj Mahal Closing in October