Poker News

11th October, 2025 at 07:15:06

Makarios Avramidis takes down the Euro 2,200 buy-in Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em event.

German restaurant owner and enthusiastic poker fan Makarios Avramidis is Euro 105,000 richer today (Sunday) following his weekend victory in the first event of this year's Berlin-hosted World Series of Poker Europe, the Euro 2,200 buy-in Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em competition.

Full Story: First Gold Bracelet Won In This Year's World Series Of Poker Europe »

11th October, 2025 at 07:15:06

Approval by the gaming distribution channel could open up a new demographic for online gambling operator.

The growing fame of online gaming distribution channel Steam has clearly caught the eye of Amaya's Full Tilt online gambling subsidiary, which has applied through Steam's crowd-approval Greenlight facility for exposure of the free-play Full tilt software.

Full Story: Full Tilt Applies For Steam Exposure »

10th October, 2025 at 07:57:31

Directorate of Gaming Enforcement's investigation was comprehensive and thorough, 89-page report shows.

The New Jersey Directorate of Gaming Enforcement has released its 89-page report detailing a conscientious and exhaustive investigation into Pokerstars and its parent group Amaya and their suitability for licensing.

Full Story: New Jersey Regulator's Report On Pokerstars Released »

10th October, 2025 at 07:57:31

Aces rebound to score big on the virtual tables at Pokerstars.

Swedish high stakes poker ace Viktor "Isildur1" Blom was riding high on the virtual high stakes poker tables at Pokerstars this week, prospering by $673,881 in almost 14,500 hands over 109 sessions after taking a loss of almost a quarter million dollars in the preceding week.

Full Story: Ivey And Blom The Top Nosebleed Stakes Poker Players This Week »

09th October, 2025 at 21:07:55

5.00 p.m. on 6 November 2025 is the new deadline.

The possible acquisition of Sportech plc by Canada's Contagious Gaming group is taking longer than anticipated, and for the second time the negotiating parties have been given an extension on time limits for the deal by the London stock exchange.

Full Story: Sportech Gets A Second Extension On Contagious Gaming Deal »

09th October, 2025 at 09:40:00

Online and land betting company secures financing for Coral merger.

The UK online and land betting group Ladbrokes plc announced Friday that it has signed a GBP 1.35 billion facility with a syndicate of relationship banks to provide committed financing for its proposed merger with Coral announced on 24 July 2025 (see previous reports).

Full Story: Ladbrokes Completes Gbp 1.35 Billion Merger Financing »

09th October, 2025 at 08:30:51

Second class action faced by DraftKings and FanDuel.

More pressure was heaped on the beleaguered daily fantasy sports operators DraftKings and FanDuel Thursday when a class action was filed against them by a Kentucky resident - the second such action following a 'bait and switch' class action claim filed in Florida last year but since abandoned (see previous report).

Full Story: Class Action Filed Against D.f.s. Market Leaders (update) »

09th October, 2025 at 08:30:51

On the bright side, online casino and sports betting verticals thrive.

Italian market statistics for September 2025 from regulator AAMS make depressing reading from an online poker perspective, reporting that online tournament entries fell 19 percent to Euro 58.7 million, and net revenues declined by 17 percent y-o-y to Euro 5.3 million.

Full Story: Online Poker Decline Apparent In Latest Italian Stats »

08th October, 2025 at 16:24:10

Attorney General Maura Healey gives DraftKings a clean bill of legal health.

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, who InfoPowa readers will recall has been reviewing the legality of DFS in her state, gave the daily fantasy sports business a fillip Wednesday when she told the Boston Globe that she's not pursuing any criminal inquiries into Boston-based DraftKings Inc.

Full Story: Daily Fantasy Sports Is Legal, Says Boston A.g. (update) »

07th October, 2025 at 04:46:43

New media partners.

WSOP Europe is set for its inaugural German launch at Spielbank Casino in Berlin.

Full Story: Wsope Set To Kick Off With Reportage From Twitch And Pokerfirma »

07th October, 2025 at 04:46:43

In PokerStars' $0.01 Common Cents Kick-Off tournament.

Amaya Inc. brand PokerStars set a new record for 'largest online poker tournament' Tuesday night when a staggering 253 698 online players participated in the $0.01 Common Cents Kick-Off tournament.

Full Story: Largest Online Poker Tourney Record Beaten »

06th October, 2025 at 08:05:54

Latest assault caused losses of $200,000 at Winning Poker Network.

Winning Poker Network has confirmed that it was again the subject of a Distributed Denial of Services attack late Sunday - the latest in a series targeting the operator, who has refused to pay ransom to the perpetrators in the past.

Full Story: Online Poker Network Endures Another D.d.o.s. Attack »

06th October, 2025 at 08:05:54

Twitch streaming a proven channel, but Pokerfirma a puzzling choice for live reporting.

The World Series of Poker has announced that this year's streaming and live reportage on WSOP Europe has been contracted to Twitch and the German online publication Pokerfirma respectively.

Full Story: Twitch And Pokerfirma Chosen For W.s.o.p.e. Reportage »

04th October, 2025 at 07:19:55

PPA chief John Pappas says next tranche of payments could be just weeks away.

Another tranche of Full Tilt reimbursements could be on the way within weeks, according to Poker Players Alliance executive director John Pappas, who posted Friday that his contacts at the Department of Justice had given him a heads up on the latest pay-out developments.

Full Story: More Full Tilt Payments On The Way »

02nd October, 2025 at 07:26:43

Continuing slide was forecast by analysts.

Macau's woes continued in September as gross gambling revenues dropped 33 percent year-on-year as forecast by analysts, who attributed the drop to China's ongoing clampdown, slower traffic in the run-up to the Golden Week holiday, low VIP win rate and junket liquidity issues.

Full Story: Macau Revenues Down Again - 33 Percent In September »