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Written By: Maya Michaels | November 21, 2018 | Posted In Poker News

Asian Poker Tour (APT) will continue its expansion into new markets and has just added another stop to its tour next year. Back in October, they announced the tournament series would travel to Japan but now they expanded their lineup with a stop in Taiwan. APT announced that they will host another event in Taipei, […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | November 14, 2018 | Posted In Poker News

After the recently displayed preview, PokerStars Virtual Reality is now live and available to download and play in all of the company’s global markets. Immerse yourself in a totally unique VR world and experience the game play like no other before! PokerStars’ latest innovation was created in collaboration with virtual reality developer Lucky VR and […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | November 7, 2018 | Posted In Poker News

Although poker is illegal in Israel, it’s a big deal in this country, played usually in clubs and apartments in the form of “underground games”. So far, poker players were facing a year in prison for the first offence while the organizers of poker tournaments were facing three years of imprisonment, but all this is […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | October 31, 2018 | Posted In Poker News

Partypoker is back on top! At least according to EGR Operator Awards 2018 where Partypoker won Poker Operator of the Year for the second year in a row. Going back-to-back is a rare feat in the industry but Partypoker nailed it again. At the award show, often referred to as the Oscars of the iGaming […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | October 24, 2018 | Posted In Poker News

Gaming solutions provider BetConstruct has been granted a license by the Malta Gaming Authority to add online poker to its set of licensed products. Class III approval has been granted for online poker vertical for under both B2B and B2C licenses. The new license will lead to opening a new network of online poker sites […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | October 17, 2018 | Posted In Poker News

Following the record-breaking Galactic Series, PokerStars announce yet another eight-figure guaranteed tournament series for players in Southern Europe. The Southern Europe Championship of Online Poker (SECOOP) will be held at the end of the month for players from France, Portugal and Spain with €10 million guaranteed prize pool and three platinum passes for grabs. The […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | October 10, 2018 | Posted In Poker News

Great news for poker players! It has just been announced that the U.S. Poker Open will be back in February 2019 from Aria Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas strip. Aria, already a home to other high-roller series, including the Super High Roller Bowl and the Poker Masters, will now welcome the second leg […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | October 3, 2018 | Posted In Poker News

The summer behind us demonstrated that sky is the limit when it comes to online poker gambling in any sense of the word. Not only did the number of poker tournaments increase drastically during the past period but the numbers are nothing short of mind-blowing. Just over the last month, seven major online poker markets […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | September 25, 2018 | Posted In Poker News

The world’s largest poker site PokerStars has decided to combine both live and online poker in a brand new VR experience. Always testing its limits PokerStars is at the top of poker innovation to make the game more compelling, accessible and interesting for both the old and new players. This time, they’ve come up with […]

Written By: Maya Michaels | September 19, 2018 | Posted In Poker News

Had it not been for the sports betting and re-openings in the Garden State, the gaming market would have been downward flat last month. The online poker market revenue was down 12.8% year-over-year despite the shared poker liquidity with Nevada and Delaware but New Jersey hopes the upcoming PokerStars New Jersey Poker Championship (NJCOOP) will […]