International
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European Regulators Discuss Online Poker Desegregation, But Path Forward Riddled With Obstacles
EU regulators may agree that segregated online poker player pools are a bad idea, but the path toward unification stands to be rife with challenges....
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Online Poker Operators May Be Excluded From Finland, Sweden, And Poland After EU Lets State Monopolies Go Unchallenged
The EU has accepted new laws from Finland and Sweden despite EU treaty provisions against monopolies. It may also accept Poland's online poker monopoly.
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Upcoming VIP Club Changes At PokerStars Could See Traditional Rakeback Shelved: Who Stands To Benefit?
Upcoming VIP Club changes at PokerStars are bound to have a massive impact -- on both online poker players and the company itself.
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Phil Galfond’s Plans For A New Online Poker Room Expose Challenges Any New Market Entrant Must Face
Phil Galfond's announcement that he is launching a new online poker room provides an opportunity to examine the difficulties posed by today's market.
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Playtech Half Year Results See Online Casino Soaring While Online Poker Continues To Plunge
Despite improvements to the model, online poker continues to struggle for Playtech. Its other verticals, particularly online casino, are doing anything but.
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Online Poker In Poland May Be Restricted To A State Monopoly: No PokerStars, 888, Or Partypoker
Poland's new gambling laws may restrict online poker to a state monopoly, hurting online poker revenues for big operators such as Amaya, 888 and GVC.
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Caesars Entertainment Reports Growth In Q2 But Loses $2 Billion On Voluntary Bankruptcy Of Operating Company
Caesars Entertainment Q2 results show weak casino growth, a $2 bn loss from CEOC's bankruptcy, and WSOP now looks out of place in the corporate...
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Playtika Sale to Giant For $4.4 Billion Leaves WSOP An Orphan And Mitch Garber The Hottest CEO In Online Gambling
The sale of Playtika to Giant for $4.4 billion leaves the WSOP in need of a new corporate home, and CIE CEO Mitch Garber in...
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Amaya Sheds Full Tilt Staff And Strikes A Slots Deal With Playtech
Amaya job losses after merging Full Tilt are not a restructuring. A deal with Playtech for online slots does not mean a full bid for...
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William Hill Is The New Target Of 888’s Corporate Ambitions As It Launches A Takeover Bid In Partnership With The Rank Group
Last year William Hill bid for 888, now, 888 is bidding for William Hill. In the intervening period, 888 has soared while William Hill has...
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The Rapid Decline Of Cash Game Traffic On PokerStars: Cause For Concern Or Expected Outcome?
Cash game volume on PokerStars is declining at an increasingly faster clip. Is this something Amaya anticipated or are alarm bells sounding?
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European Court Of Justice Ruling On Excessive Regulation May Sound The Death Knell For Segregated Player Pools
The CJEU has opened EU gambling legislation to legal challenge by expanding the definition of proportionality. Segregated poker rooms may be illegal.
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Leaving Las Vegas: The Big One For One Drop Heads To Monte-Carlo
The world's most expensive online poker tournament, Big One For One Drop, is undergoing a bevy of changes, including a move from Las Vegas to...
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The Netherlands Rejects Experience And Votes For Punitively High Online Poker Taxes
The Dutch Parliament has approved online gambling but imposed a 29 percent tax, a rate that will send players to the gray market and cut...
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New Jersey, UK Take First Steps Toward Sharing Online Poker Liquidity
Gambling regulators in the UK and New Jersey have come to an agreement in principle on sharing online poker player pools, but numerous questions remain.
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Online Gambling Legislation Delays Give Black Market Operators The Green Light In Portugal, The Netherlands And Slovenia
Legislation that requires PokerStars and other online poker operators to exit markets until licences are issued leaves them susceptible to black market.
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Amaya Shareholder Meeting Reveals That Another Bidder Is In Play
The board of Amaya, parent company of PokerStars, is quiet on the identity of a new bidder, which emerged at the company's shareholder meeting on...
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The Hidden Impact Of The Brexit Vote On Online Poker
If Britain decides to exit the EU, there will be reverberations in the online gambling world for operators and players, but the changes won't be...
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PokerStars Gives Penny Poker The Push In Belgium
The removal of nanostakes games by PokerStars in Belgium may prompt similar changes in the New Jersey online poker market, pending player reaction.
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Lottery Sit And Goes On WSOP/888 A Potential Game Changer In New Jersey
The dominance of PokerStars will be put to the test should 888 Poker debut its upcoming lottery sit and go game in the New Jersey...
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New Laws In Poland And The Czech Republic Bring Almost 50 Million EU Citizens Into Regulated Online Poker Markets
Poland and the Czech Republic are on the precipice of regulating online poker, but will high taxation and betting restrictions hamstring the new industries?
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GVC Deal With Betfred Indicates Network Strategy For PartyPoker
Having announced a new operating deal with UK-based Betfred, GVC may be looking to position Party Poker, which it acquired this year, as a major...
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As Broader Questions About Company Swirl, Amaya Continues To Broaden The Business Of PokerStars
PokerStars parent company Amaya discussed one of the most tumultuous quarters in the company’s history Monday in an earnings call that spanned the deeply positive to...
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Eilers & Krejcik Gaming Launch Quarterly European Online Gambling Tracker Report
Leading gaming market research firm Eilers & Krejcik is introducing a new quarterly report that will be specifically focused on European gambling markets.
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French Senate Votes For Limited International Shared Liquidity In Online Poker
The French Senate has passed a series of amendments to the Digital Bill, including one that would allow for shared online poker liquidity agreements.
