Tough times have arrived for Holland Casino, which revealed that it suffered a loss of €3.5m ($3.9m) in the first half of 2024. That’s a sharp decrease from last year, when the company posted a profit of €17.2m ($19.2m) in the same period. The company partially blames the losses on the 1% increase in gambling tax…
Thailand May Soon Become Synonymous With Gambling
Thailand hopes new casino will attract locals Las Vegas has become synonymous with gambling, and soon Thailand may join the same ranks. But don’t expect people from Las Vegas to flock to Thailand’s proposed entertainment complex project, which includes a casino. According to the country’s Finance Ministry, up to 90% of customers are expected to…
KSA Forces Dutch Influencers to Delete YouTube Video Marketing Illegal Gambling Site
Two influencers have been forced to remove a YouTube video advert promoting an illegal gambling operator following pressure from the Netherlands’ Gambling Authority, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA). The unnamed Dutch pair produced the video ad marketing the illegal website themselves. According to the gambling regulator, the influencers told their audience they sometimes played games on the illegal…
South Africa Woman Accused of Staging Kidnapping, Gambling in Casino
Fake kidnapping in South Africa A South African woman and her lover have been charged over an alleged staged kidnapping. The woman was reported missing by her husband after sending voice messages claiming she had been abducted. Instead, she was later seen gambling in a casino in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. her husband received two voice messages…
Rumble CEO Flees Europe After Telegram Founder’s Arrest
Rumble founder on the run The CEO and Founder of video streaming platform Rumble, Chris Pavlovski, has left Europe amid a crackdown on content-sharing platforms that saw Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested by French authorities. Pavlovski stated days earlier that Rumble had withdrawn from France and Brazil after being threatened by the authorities. The UK…
Intralot Will Keep Providing Tech to Lotteries in Ireland and Netherlands to 2027
Multi-year deals Intralot has announced the extension of two of its existing contracts in Europe, through which it provides technology to lotteries in Ireland and the Netherlands. In addition to the term extensions, the company will broaden the range of services it offers in both these markets. lengthened its deal with Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI)…
Seth Davies Wins Super High Roller Bowl IX for $3.2m
With nearly $30m in live poker tournament winnings in his career, Seth Davies has earned his share of gigantic paydays. None, though, were as big as the prize he claimed on Sunday, when he won the Super High Roller Bowl IX for $3.2m. The tournament field was only 24 entries, but that is understandable with…
Lily Newhouse Stars in Nail-Biting Climax to the PokerStars “Big Game”
“Sorry David, I don’t remember” Last week, Dara O’Kearney and I interviewed “Big Game” loose cannon Lily Newhouse for “The Chip Race” poker podcast. It was four days before the airing of the finale of the show, which was filmed nine months ago during the NAPT in Las Vegas. After a 25-minute chat full of…
DraftKings Moves Into Online Poker in Michigan
DraftKings has made a major step into the world of online poker, releasing a real money, player-vs-player poker game in Michigan. The game, called Electric Poker, can be found by any players in Michigan with a DraftKings account in the casino lobby. allows players to win large amounts of money from a small buy-in in…
Hustler Casino Live Co-Owner Declares NBA Star Jimmy Butler Persona Non Grata
When Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler appeared on the Hustler Casino Live poker livestream in June, it did not seem like he particularly enjoyed his time at the table. It appears that others shared the same feelings about him. On Monday’s stream, HCL co-owner Nick Vertucci said that Butler will not be welcomed back to…