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Business & Industry, 10 years ago

CEO of Ladbrokes Leaving the Company

Big:R;ichard Glynn, a chief executive of Ladbrokes, will be leaving the company in 2015 after spending almost five years working there.Ladbrokes was founded by W.H. Schwind and a man known only by

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

PokerStars Rolls the Dice with New Casino Venture

Big:P;okerStars will become a complete online gaming portal in 2015, according to a recent press release that confirmed that casino games would be the first products launched. With wagering limits

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

Dutch Players Blocked from William Hill

BIG:G;ambling company William Hill sent an email to their partners to remove all Dutch marketing materials promoting their business. William Hill, a trusted brand operating worldwide, decided to

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

Yahoo! Poker to Close at End of Year

Big:I;f you’re a keen player of Yahoo! Fantasy football then you’ve likely seen a whole lot of advertising for Yahoo’s poker offering. However, that advertising has more or less been futile as

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

UK Point of Consumption Tax Comes Into Effect

Big:T;he UK Government attracted some controversy over the last year and a half after it announced plans to implement a 15% tax on the gross profits of online gaming companies that have UK

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

FTOPS XXVII Kicks Off at Full Tilt

BIG:T;he 27th edition of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) is underway and will run from November 30 through December 14.Fifteen days of exciting tournament action in which 30 events are

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

PokerStars Shines at eGR Operator Awards

Big:T;he 2014 eGaming Review (eGR) Awards took place in London this week and, as expected, PokerStars was the biggest winner in the poker categories.The Isle of Man-based online poker powerhouse took

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

Pala Casino Enters New Jersey Poker Market

Big:N;ew Jersey poker players have something extra to celebrate these days, the presence of an additional online casino establishment on the local market, and a legal one at that. The initial beta

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

Big Growth for Unibet in Third Quarter of 2014

Big:O;ne of the biggest gaming operators around, Unibet is posting revenues in the 8 figure range with their poker operations, and they’re still growing and improving their financial standing.

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

Live Events Registration No Longer Available for Some PokerStars Players

Big:S;ome of the PokerStars fans will be disappointed to hear that a recent policy change will mean that they’re no longer able to buy-in directly into the live events using the software.Coming as

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

Japan Delays Legalization of Land Based Casinos

Big:T;hough the hope was that Japan’s leading party would legalize land based casinos in 2014, it appears that plans have changed and the current date for this to happen is set for 2015. The ruling

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

End of Road for Ultimate Gaming

Big:A;ccording to Las Vegas Review-Journal, after 19 months of operation Ultimate Gaming will be ending its involvement in Nevada. The first regulated online room in USA. The company employees

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

Croatia’s Gambling Bill Approved by European Commission

Big:W;hen we talk about the countries that may belong in the grey market, we’ve mentioned Balkan countries as a specific group where online gambling stays mostly under the radar. Croatia is now set

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

Bwin.party in Sales Negotiations

Big:F;ollowing the rumors about a bid for the Bwin.party, online operator has been forced to reveal its hand through a regulatory announcement. The announcement confirmed the speculations about

Business & Industry, 10 years ago

iPoker Announces Implementation of "Source Based Rake" on Jan. 1, 2015

The current trend in the online poker industry that is aimed at attracting recreational players as opposed to grinders has again reared its head on the iPoker Network where a new "Source Based Rake"