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Czech Player Wins Historic 2021 Wsop Europe Main Event

Just a few weeks ago, the 2021 World Series of Poker wrapped in Las Vegas. That wasn’t the end of the action, though, as the WSOP Europe was already underway in the Czech Republic. As had been the case before the pandemic, King’s Casino hosted the WSOP Europe in the...

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Controversial Tasmania Pokies Bill Moves Forward

A quick internet search for the Tasmania Gaming Control Amendment (Future Gaming Market) Bill 2021 garners two very different results, some very positive and others negative. In an attempt to amend the outdated Gaming Control Act, some members of Parliament say the bill is weak and represents a missed opportunity...

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Crown Melbourne 12-hour Rule May Nix Tournament Poker

Crown Resorts has been implementing numerous new policies during the pandemic. Most of them are results of the NSW Liquor and Gaming Authority inquiry into allegations that Crown properties had become conduits for money laundering and other types of trafficking. While the inquiry’s final report concluded that many issues needed...

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Poker Players Await Season V Info After Apt Brisbane

More poker. The Australian poker community wants more poker. They have little access to online poker due to illogical laws, which were created by lawmakers who can’t seem to distinguish poker from pokies. And the pandemic has been hurting the live poker scene for more than a year and a...

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Latest 2021 Wsop Information For Aussie Players

Many Australians remain on lockdown or under notable restrictions into September 2021. Overall, this makes travel to the United States for the 2021 World Series of Poker very difficult – even impossible in some cases. For those Aussies who have already departed their home country or those with permission to...

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Tabcorp Banks on Demerger With Long Timeline

At a time when most companies are seeking involvement in mergers and acquisitions, Tabcorp is looking to do the opposite. It is actually considering demerging its lotteries and keno division. The company expressed the idea publicly in a corporate structure review in March and has been toying with the idea...

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Crown Appoints Carter As Director Amidst Shakeup

Crown Resorts Limited has been making numerous management and organizational changes of late. It has been happening at the same time that Crown submitted its closing statements in the Victoria Royal Commission into Crown and its activities. With that commission expected to render its decision and reveal its findings by...

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Tasmania Begins to Propose Gaming Market Changes

Changing gaming and gambling regulations can be one of the most contentious, both among lawmakers and in seeking public opinion. The Tasmanian Government has been looking to update its gambling laws for years, and the results of studies have prompted lawmakers to put forward some policy proposals. It is all...

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Russell Crowe Films Poker Face Movie In Sydney

Filmmakers have been portraying poker in films for decades upon decades. In most people’s opinions, nothing has come close to the representation of poker in Rounders, the 1998 film which starred Matt Damon and Edward Norton. Everything revolved around a dream of playing in the World Series of Poker, and...

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Pokerstars Wcoop Offers 100m Reasons to Play

This will be the biggest World Championship of Online Poker in its 20-year history. PokerStars put a $100M guarantee on its signature WCOOP series this year. The annual series of tournaments will start on 22 August and run for several weeks, providing opportunities for players to win WCOOP titles for...

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