WSOP Circuit Controversy as Main Event Third Place Evicted With Best Hand
Maurice Hawkins has won his 18th World Series of Poker (WSOP) Ring at an event in Maryland. But sadly for the polarizing poker pro, his victory isn’t the main topic of conversation. Instead, people are more focused on the eviction of Divyam Satyarthi in third. It came to light after the fact that Satyarthi had […]
Santander Bank Accused of Overreach in UK for Messaging Customers Who Gamble
Santander sending messages about problem gambling support to UK customers even if spending is low Bank accused of “massive overreach” British bank Santander UK has been accused of “massive overreach” for sending out messages to customers expressing concern about their gambling, The Racing Post reports. Santander says the messages are a way of offering support […]
Flutter Issues Strong 2025 Guidance Backed by FanDuel Growth
Flutter forecasts sizable 2025 EBITDA, revenue growth US operations could represent close to half of 2025 sales Flutter Entertainment (NYSE: FLUT) announced impressive 2025 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), and revenue guidance on Tuesday — outlooks that accompanied the gaming company’s fourth-quarter results. The Flutter logo as seen in an investor deck. […]
BetMGM Trimming Staff at New Jersey Headquarters, as Online Gaming Firm Labors
BetMGM is terminating 83 employees in New Jersey The layoffs are at BetMGM’s headquarters BetMGM is primarily engaged in sports betting and iGaming BetMGM is reducing its overhead at its New Jersey headquarters by showing dozens of workers the door. The BetMGM Sportsbook at Gila River Resorts and Casinos Lone Butte in Chandler, AZ. BetMGM […]
Poker Pro Mark “Doc” Toulouse Passes Away Mid-Tournament at Texas Card House
Tragedy struck during a tournament at the Texas Card House in Dallas on Sunday when one of the players passed away. Mark “Doc” Toulouse was playing the $300 NLH tournament when he collapsed and died at the table. Todd Witteles reported on the issue for PokerFraudAlert. He explained that Mark was taken to a local […]
Opinion: Players Deserve More After 5th Anniversary GGMasters Fiasco
GGMasters 5th anniversary edition chaos Back on February 23, GGPoker hosted the 5th anniversary edition of its signature GGMasters $150 tournament. To commemorate the occasion, the site boosted the guarantee considerably, promising a prizepool of $5,000,000. The players were excited by the prospect of a huge tournament and a potential overlay but when game-time arrived, […]
Dara O’Kearney: Bad Boy Lappin Punished in Barcelona
Worst ruling ever Apart from Vegas, Barcelona is the foreign destination I’ve played the most abroad. I have a lot of memories both good and bad from Spain. It was in San Sebastián I got the worst ruling of my career. The hand started with the big blind not realizing he was big blind, looking […]
GGPoker Bans 31 Players from Site, World Series of Poker for RTA Use
GGPoker has announced that it has banned 31 players for violating site rules. In a Friday tweet, the world’s largest poker room did not specifically say how the accounts broke the “fair play rules,” but did say that it investigated the accounts in collaboration with GTO Wizard, so it is probable that the players used […]
Evolution’s Anonymous Accuser to Be Named in Libel Case
A New Jersey Superior Court judge has ordered that the authors of a notorious anonymous report that wiped $3 billion off the market cap of gaming software giant Evolution AB should be named. Evolution claims it was defamed by a shadowy competitor whose identity will be revealed before the end of this week. Watch this […]
Entain Upheaval Could Prompt Fresh MGM Bid
MGM could consider new bid for Entain following CEO exit US casino operator tried to acquire BetMGM partner four years ago Following the recent departures of three high-level executives, including now former CEO Gavin Isaacs, Entain Plc (OTC: GMVHY) could draw a new takeover bid from MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), its partner on the […]
