During a global pandemic, it might have been assumed that poker would go the way of live music festivals, with the much-photographed mass gatherings of poker tournaments being such a draw to new and aspirational poker players. Poker, however, has shown its hand during the current COVID-19 crisis and it’s a pairing of resilience and poker,…
This week sees a chapter of poker history come to a close as Full Tilt Poker is officially absorbed by PokerStars. From the avatars to the adverts, the tournaments to the tantrums, life without FTP will never be the same again.If it seems a long time ago that Full Tilt Poker was the place to…
This midweek’s Champions League fixtures will see Chelsea and Manchester City head into action against Atletico Madrid and Borussia Monchengladbach respectively.Both English Premier League teams face a test of their ability, determination and mentality, and over the course of two legs, neither or both could genuinely prevail.Which will come out on the right side of…
When Novak Djokovic began the first Grand Slam of the year, he knew that he was coming into the action as both the favourite and to some degree, the narrative ‘bad guy’.That the Serbian has carried those twin pressures on his shoulders is one thing, but for Djokovic to have used those weights as inspiration…
The political winds have changed, and so to have the fortunes of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. The U.S. Interior Department have withdrawn their appeal to revoke the tribe’s federal reservation designation, an effort that began with the Trump administration.In a filing in a federal appeals court, the Interior Department noted it had “conferred with the…
Odds courtesy of OddsShark.comBack in late November, we previewed a UFC Fight Night card from the organization’s Apex facility in Las Vegas that was headlined by a heavyweight bout between Americans Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis. That was set for November 28, but only a few hours before the Friday weigh-in, it was canceled when…
Australian casino operator Crown Resorts is facing a new regulatory probe into its Crown Melbourne operations, while losing yet another member of its board of directors. On Monday, Crown announced that the state government in Victoria had established a royal commission to determine Crown’s suitability to hold a gaming license for its Crown Melbourne casino. Queen’s…
Imperial Pacific International (IPI) has already acknowledged that it doesn’t have the financial resources to cover all of its debt. It still owes millions of dollars to various government and private entities, as well as former and current employees, and has been threatened with receivership if it can’t take its responsibilities more seriously. As the operator behind…
The final numbers are in for how the Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday period treated Macau and they’re not too impressive. Despite increased travel options as certain COVID-19 restrictions were eliminated and lower prices at the city’s hotels, average occupancy rates were substantially lower than they were last year. Given that last year also saw a…
In the drama of a presidential election, perhaps the conversion of a casino property on the East Coast isn’t headline news, but this week, Donald Trump’s former flagship Atlantic City casino, Trump Plaza, was reduced to rubble after being demolished.Atlantic City is home to some of the world’s best casinos, with gambling houses such as…
