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An Irish poker player managed to snag a six-figure victory plus a well-deserved title of WPT Champion from a humble $33 investment.

Daniel Smyth from Ireland entered a WPT satellite for a $33 buy-in and turned that into a $320 ticket. The Irishman then parleyed that $320 into a $3,200 WPT Knockout Championship seat and then went all the way to win the event for $208,803, an extra $204,588 worth of bounty rewards, plus a free seat to the next WPT Tournament of Champions worth $15,000.

Read more » Daniel Smyth Turns $33 into $428,391 at WPTWOC Event

Strutting onto the online gaming scene in complete style, ZevCasino is an elegant, sophisticated, and brand new Casino that's been serving up gold ever since its establishment in early 2020. ZevCasino falls under the S.G. International N.V. Casino umbrella and is licensed under Curacao's rules and regulations.

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Get ready for 10 days of poker action with the new Summer Circuit tournament series at Unibet Poker, where a guaranteed €250,000 is up for grabs!

Unibet Poker €250,000 Summer Circuit Series

• Duration: August 21 to August 30, 2020
• Tournaments: 40
• Prize pool: €250,000 guaranteed

The first arcanebet Slots Tournament is now Live, and free to absolutely all players to participate... No fees, no opt-in required, and a total prize pool of €5000 Cash should make for the perfect adventure for all players that like to wager on high-quality video slots.  

The rules are fairly simple, each €0.10 wagered on any of the 32 games carrying the Tournament Label (Casino -> Tournament tab -> all eligible games are visible) will earn players 0.15 points, and by September 1st, the top 50 positions will share a massive Prize Pool of €5000 Cash - that's right, no wagering, no restrictions, just pure straight-up cash!

Read more » 5000 Reasons to Play at arcanebet Casino this August

An epic high stakes online poker showdown at Natural8 saw a Polish player win $842,000 in an invitation-only VIP cash game last week. According to High Stakes Database, this amount so far is the biggest No-Limit Hold'em pot to be ever won online.

Read more » Malinowski wins $842K Pot vs Addamo in Biggest Online NLHE Cash Game at Natural8

Daniel Negreanu posted on his Twitter account telling his followers that his friend was robbed and he asked them to notify him should they spot stolen Aria chips with a "significant amount of $25kchips and $5k."

Read more » Daniel Negreanu's Friend Got Robbed of $25K Aria Chips in Casino

The artificial intelligence research department of Facebook has recently published a paper detailing the creation and successful testing of the newest poker bot called ReBel. According to the developers, its algorithms are more powerful and efficient than the ones used in Libratus, the only known bot that was able to beat poker pros.

Read more » Newest AI ReBel by Facebook can Beat even Poker Pros

Established in the early 2020, arcanebet (yes, the ‘a' is lowercase) is a promising up and coming new Casino, powered by TH Gambling N.V. and currently licensed by the Government of Curaçao.

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- Win Cash or Poker tickets daily for three weeks in the Summer Freeroll Series of Unibet Poker!

Unibet Poker €15,000 Poker Summer Freeroll Series

• Duration: July 26 to August 15, 2020
• Prize pool: €15,000 worth of cash and poker tickets

Every player gets a daily Freeroll ticket from Sunday to Friday to play for €500 cash, the top 100 players every day also win tickets to the exclusive €2,000 Saturday Freeroll.

In all, Unibet Poker is giving away €15,000 in Cash and Poker Tickets!

Read more » Unibet Poker Promo - €15,000 Poker Summer Freeroll Series

An online casino in Malta run by 'Ndrangheta, one of Europe's most dangerous mafia organizations, apparently had its payments processed by Wirecard right up to 2017, according to the Financial Times.

The revenues from CenturionBet, whose gaming license was suspended by the Malta Gaming Authority in 2017, comprised only a small fraction of Wirecard's worldwide operations. However the discovery raised several questions about the business model of the German company that was "once lauded as a pioneer of European fintech".

Read more » Wirecard Reportedly Processed Payments for Mafia-linked Online Casino in Malta

UK casinos will not be allowed to open as expected under original government plans.

They were forced to shut down on March 23 because of the COVID-19, and a recent announcement by the prime minister has disappointed yet again those keen to get back to dealing the cards.

Prime minister Boris Johnson said on July 4 that some leisure and hospitality businesses were allowed to reopen, but casinos were not included among them.

Read more » Halt on UK Casino Reopening slammed by CEO of The Hippodrome

Weekends get even better at 888poker, as they have launched a brand new event called "A Good Tournament", boasting a $20,000 guaranteed event with two starting flights and a $215 buy-in.

A lot of online tournaments out there have a very long late registration period, unlimited entries and several Day 1 flights.

If you're one of those who believe that such tournaments are detrimental to the online poker ecosystem, then this weekendtournament is for you!

Read more » 888poker's Latest Promo - Weekends Get Even Better with ‘A Good Tournament'

Las Vegas may have reopened most of its casino-hotels and other businesses, but travelers say they will highly likely not travel there until a coronavirus vaccine has been made available.

Even if Las Vegas started to reopen its doors in May after the shutdown of casinos and other entertainment destinations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the city will have a hard time convincing people to come as many are hesitant to visit until a working vaccine has been made.

Read more » Virus Vaccine First before visiting Vegas, Travelers say on Macquarie Survey

Canadian poker pro Daniel Negreanu has gotten his account banned from streaming on Twitch after he spurted out some profane expletives over the weekend.

The 6-time WSOP bracelet winner got his account suspended on Sunday (July 26), after an incident that happened on Friday - while streaming a WSOP event on WSOP.com, he fiercely responded via stream chat to someone who said a rude comment about his wife.

Read more » 2020 WSOP: Daniel Negreanu's Violent Meltdown gets him Banned from Twitch

According to a statement made by British prime minister Boris Johnson in the morning of July 17, casinos in the United Kingdom, particularly in England, will finally be allowed to reopen starting August 1st.

Betting shops were the first allowed to reopen last month. Several retail casino businesses have hoped to reopen next in July, but lawmakers have moved the date to August 1, as confirmed by the prime minister himself.

This decision was highly praised by the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), which for many occasions had urged the government to allow gambling businesses to operate again ever since England was placed in lockdown for over four months already.

Read more » UK Casinos to Reopen on August 1

The World Poker Tour has renamed the WPT Champions Cup, their main tour trophy, after long-time WPT commentator Mike Sexton.

Mike Sexton served as lead commentator for the first 15 seasons, and won the WPT title himself in Montreal in 2016. The trophy, which bears the names of every WPT main tour winner etched on the base, shall now be called the "Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup".

Read more » WPT renames its Trophy to Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup

Eldorado Resorts Inc. completed its $17.3 billion acquisition of Caesars Entertainment Corp. after overcoming a series of hurdles, including the worldwide pandemic, to become as the largest casino owner in the world.

The New Jersey Casino Control Commission finally approved the merger after two days of hearings with Eldorado executives. An antitrust analyst assured the commission that the deal will not concentrate too much of the local casino market. The new company will still be called Caesars Entertainment, but some are already calling it "New Caesars".

Read more » Eldorado and Caesars complete Merger Deal to become Largest Casino Owner in the World

The latest slot release by Push Gaming takes players to a night at the Mystery Museum, where secrets of the past and hidden riches can be discovered!

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