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Poker April 18, 2025

Poker Pro Steve O’Dwyer Slams Late Reg Abuse as Soft Cheating Most poker tournaments are fairly tolerant of latecomers and would sometimes even allow a player to register once the late registration period has closed. Not everyone is on board with this, however, as one poker pro vented his frustration about players who abuse this tolerance. O’Dwyer Says Being Late on Purpose Is “Soft Cheating” Steve […]

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Poker April 9, 2025

ACR Poker Returns with $12M GTD Dual Venom Events In just a few days’ time, popular US-themed online poker site ACR Poker will hit the refresh button on the much-anticipated Dual Venom tournament, one of the most lucrative series of the year. With a jaw-dropping $12 million guaranteed across two headline events, the event that had its debut in 2019 with $5 Million Venom […]

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Poker March 10, 2025

Dutch Regulator Carried Out Six Raids on Illegal Poker Tournaments in Q4 The Dutch Gaming Authority (Kansspelautoriteit/KSA) announced that it has cracked down on several illegal poker tournaments that took place in 2024. The regulator added that its enforcement led to the seizing of tens of thousands of euros in cash and the issue of a financial penalty of EUR 110K to an organizer of such events. […]

Poker March 26, 2025

UK Sanctions PokerStars over Irresponsible Instagram Advertisement The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has officially condemned Stars Interactive, the company behind PokerStars, for a “socially irresponsible” Instagram advertisement featuring social media influencers. The ruling reinforces the ASA’s commitment to maintaining strict advertising standards in the gambling industry, ensuring users remain safe from reckless or misleading gambling promotions. Influencers Boasted About the Ease […]

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Poker March 5, 2025

Poker Pro Passes Away During Dallas Tournament A professional poker player has tragically passed doing what he loved at a tournament in Texas. Mark Toulouse, also known as “Doc” collapsed at the table and was rushed to a hospital where he passed away. The Player Suffered a Heart Attack Toulouse was competing at the $300 NLH tournament at the Texas Card House […]

Poker March 24, 2025

Poker Pro Maria Konnikova: The Biggest Cheaters Are High Rollers Maria Konnikova, a prominent poker player and author, has commented on the prevalence of cheating in both online and in-person poker. She emphasized that regulators and casinos should do something to safeguard the integrity of the game even if it ends up inconveniencing players in the short term. Konnikova Started Playing to Understand More About […]

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Poker March 4, 2025

GGPoker Bans 31 Players for Illegal RTA Use A total of 31 players have been banned by the GGPoker while the use of real-time assistance (RTA) software continues to rise in the online poker scene. GGPoker Announces Bans GGPoker, the world’s largest poker room, revealed it has banned 31 players for violating the platform’s rules. This follows previous statements by poker pro Fedor […]

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Poker January 31, 2025

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Can the Gambling Industry Be Sustainable? The gambling industry, like any other, has the potential to be sustainable, if it is managed and regulated properly. But what does ‘sustainability’ actually mean? Let’s first try to agree on its meaning before finding out whether it can indeed be sustainable. Sustainability is not the same as corporate social responsibility or ESG (environmental social […]

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The Power of Influencers and How They Are Transforming the iGaming Industry It’s no secret that influencers are becoming increasingly important for brands in any industry, the iGaming industry included. Whether you think this is true or not, there is something special about influencers. Jimmy Donaldson, perhaps more known as Mr Beast, is one of the most known influencers today. Surpassing over 120 million subscribers on YouTube, […]

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iGaming’s Regulated Future with Johan Törnqvist As the company behind blockbuster slot games including Book of Dead, Play’n GO titles are enjoyed by online casino players in more than 25 regulated markets around the world, including the UK. Chief executive and co-founder Johan Törnqvist explains why sensible regulation is the only way to ensure a sustainable and safe future. Q: Why […]

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Responsible Gambling: Where Business Meets Ethics I founded the harm minimisation gambling charity, BetBlocker. The investment to develop the software came straight out of the small business I owned at the time. It later was broken off as a charity because the service became very popular, and the business could not sustain the continued growth of a free service. We did […]

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Stronger Together: Raising Awareness of Safer Gambling The theme of this year’s ICE London event is Stronger Together, which could not be more apt when referring to the ongoing challenge we face in raising awareness of safer gambling and reducing gambling harms. Gordon Moody is a charity founded over 50 years ago by the Reverend Gordon Moody himself. Mr Moody had already […]

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GamCare and Consumer Protection Q: Are gambling companies overall getting better at protecting consumers? What we have seen over the past few years is more investment and resources being applied to player protection. Yet we know there is still a long way to go. In 2021, we conducted a survey with YouGov, and it was clear that the public […]

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Striking the Balance between Player Freedom and Consumer Protection Getting the right balance between player freedom and consumer protection arguably remains the holy grail of the gambling industry. I’ve always felt that having what I call a ‘healthy tension’ between regulators and industry is needed to ensure industry continues to raise standards in responsible and safer gambling whilst allowing industry freedoms to innovate and […]

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GamblingNews Talks Regulation with GeoComply SVP Operations, Gaming Chad Kornett (Podcast #19) GamblingNews and GeoComply’s Senior Vice President Operations, Gaming Chad Kornett, explore how the company is making sure gaming operators function within the limits established by regulators. Compliance with regulations ranks at the top of the list of priorities for gaming regulators. This is true in any jurisdiction, particularly in the US. The structure of the […]

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Connective Games CEO Serge Mukhanov: “We Bring Our Offer to a Global Audience and Add Innovation to the Industry” Connective Games is a respected name in the online poker industry with more than 15 years of experience in building localized poker products and powering some of the biggest brands in the market. The company operates in more than 12 countries and has developed 500+ gaming solutions to cater to all tastes and player preferences. […]

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GamblingNews Discusses iGaming and Sports Betting with 888 Holdings’ SVP Yaniv Sherman (Podcast #7) The GamblingNews podcasts continue to provide valuable insight into what’s going on in the gaming world, and one of the most recent guests is an original pioneer in the space. 888 Holdings took time out from its negotiations with Sports Illustrated and Caesars Entertainment so its senior VP and Head of US, Yaniv Sherman, could […]

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GamblingNews Discusses iGaming Cybersecurity with Hedgehog Security (Podcast #5) The GamblingNews podcasts are delivering a wealth of knowledge on various aspects of the gambling industry and one aspect that can never be overlooked is security. We invited Peter Bassill, the founder and CEO of Hedgehog Security, to sit down with us to discuss how the company is helping gaming operators around the world ensure […]

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ESA Gaming Maria Malfasi: “We’re Proud of the Innovation and Creativity We Bring to the Table” ESA Gaming has had a busy year so far in 2021. Hot on the heels of a new partnership with iSoftBet, the company’s sizable footprint is growing. As one of the premier developers of iGaming products, ESA has sought market entries in multiple jurisdictions around the world, from Europe to Latin America and it has […]