Canada’s Amaya Gaming, a growing player in international gambling business, has hired former Absolute Poker CEO and COO Paul Leggett as its head of online gaming, replacing Paul Bertilsson, who will continue on as a consultant with the company.
Canada’s Amaya Gaming, a growing player in international gambling business, has hired former Absolute Poker CEO and COO Paul Leggett as its head of online gaming, replacing Paul Bertilsson, who will continue on as a consultant with the company.
On Friday, owners of popular poker forum Two Plus Two held a telephone conversation with “top officials” from long-term advertisers Lock Poker, which resulted in a promise that a new Lock representative would “give a more detailed explanation” of the serious cashout issues players face.
A bill currently being considered in the US state of Oregon may force poker rooms across the state to close if it passed.
Legislation to legalise casinos and live gambling, which would likely include poker, may be put forward in Japan’s parliament later this year.
Playtech has made several strides over the past two years to bolster its business and expand into new regulated markets. Its efforts have paid major dividends and the software company is seeking to build upon this success.
A prominent New Yorker picked by US President Barack Obama to be the next US Ambassador to France has abruptly turned down the post due to asserted ties to the recently uncovered high-stakes poker ring.
Online social gaming service Zynga has announced a $4.1 million profit in the first quarter of 2013. While the news was welcomed by those at the company, it came as a surprise due to the dwindling number of people playing the games on Zynga’s service. Analysts even predicted the company would actually lose over $27 million in the quarter.
A 24-year-old man from Anhui Province was arrested in a garment factory in Jianggan District in Hangzhou after confessing to killing his 19-year-old girlfriend, surnamed Cheng.
During a conference call with investors, the hotel’s chief executive officer, Keith Smith, said Borgata will quickly introduce online betting once New Jersey officials finish the regulations.
bwin.party has blamed technical difficulties for the failure of PartyPoker’s annual PokerFest III tournament series to start as advertised on Sunday.