Can I Make it as a Professional Poker Player? By 12 Year Poker Pro Carl "The Dean" Sampson

The fourth annual UK Backgammon Open Championship has been hailed a “great success” after it was hosted for the first time at a historic Warwickshire venue.

UK Gambling Commission, Executive Director, Tim Miller previews his appearance at WrB Responsible Gambling Innovation, (12 September, OXO2, London) and argues why having a strong set of social values is the way for business to connect with Generation Z
 
When it comes to social responsibility can enough ever be enough?

In the immortal words of Yogi Berra: “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” Despite this, some things may safely be said about the future of the gaming market in Atlantic City. One thing we know for certain is that Atlantic City will never return to its heyday, when gaming revenues there rivaled those of the Las Vegas strip. Competition from neighboring states is probably the greatest single factor that caused the downturn, resulting in the closing of several casinos.

It’s not surprising that the initial response by the authorities in Manila to a rampaging gunman, setting fire to gaming tables in the Resorts World casino was to suspect an act of terrorism - especially as ISIS opportunistically claimed the attack as their own. As the investigation progressed, the authorities have dismissed any terrorist or political motivation. The attack was simply a someone with a gambling problem intent on stealing chips! Regardless of the motivation, the outcome was dreadful: 37 people killed and many more injured.

The companies, FBM, Wins Systems and Zitro have teamed up to offer a great party full of fun and excitement during the week of the international trade show G2E in Las Vegas. Under the motto "The Great Pack Party", these three companies will offer all their guests a unique event, to be held in one of the most emblematic venues in the city.

Ahead of next week’s Sports Betting USA webinar on the 15th August (register here) exploring how leagues are preparing for possible scenarios coming out of the Supreme Court ruling in the New Jersey sports betting case, Ewa Bakun, Head of Content at Clarion Gaming, shares her insights.

South Korea wants casino expansion but is its economic model viable? By David McKee

With Japanese casinos still somewhere in the hazy yon and the Chinese government turning the pressure on Macao up and down like the burners on a stove, South Korea and Singapore are where the action is. However there’s one significant difference between the two: if you’re a South Korean you can’t gamble in your native land. Almost.

Glyn Thomas catches up with Derik Mooberry, Group Chief Executive – Gaming, Scientific Games, at the recent G2E Asia event in Macau

The data centre industry looks set to cash in on the rapid growth of the online gambling businesses. With online gambling accounting for 33 per cent of all gambling in Britain, data centres with the low-latency and high uptime expected by online corporations stand to make the biggest gains. This is according to colocation provider, Aegis Data.