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Macau’s Big Game has been in full swing this week, with two pros faring considerably better than their last trip out to the Chinese gambling enclave. Earlier this year, Gus Hansen won around US$3.8 million and Sam Trickett $2.3 million playing at the StarWorld... 

Joe Kuether has won the WSOPC Harrah’s Rincon, after overcoming a field of 332 players over three days to win a gold ring, and collect the $111,104 first place prize. Joe Kuether’s victory in San Diego, California follows recent wins at the Wynn Classic... 

UK online gaming firm SportingBet had operated in the US between 1998 and 2006, but then pulled out of its online betting market after president George Bush introduced the UIGEA. In September 2010 the company then admitted attempting to disguise payment to US players... 

Veronika Pavlikova has won the France Poker Series, after overcoming a field of 296 players over three days to lift the title, and collect the €70,000 ($93,387) top prize. What makes Veronika’s victory all the more impressive is that the young Czech winner was... 

This week, four new players were added to the Bet24 Poker Pro Team and amongst their numbers were Switzerland’s Michael Schuerpf, Austria’s Stjepan Jokic, Norway’s Mads Åmot and top UK pro Paul “Pab” Foltyn. Following their signing, poker manager... 

Online gambling business 888 Holdings has released its financial figures for 2011, revealing a 26% increase in revenue to $331.1 million, while company profits were also up by 94% to $55.6 million. At the end of 2010, 888 reached a crisis point after its pre-tax... 

Las Vegas is often included in the stops of holidaymakers visiting Los Angeles and San Francisco. However, tourists may soon have an extra option to reach  ’Sin City’ other than by car or airplane, if the proposed new high-speed railway goes ahead. DesertXpress... 

Gordon Huntly has won the 2012 ANZPT Sydney, after overcoming 461 players over four days on his way to collecting his first career title and the US$238,524 first place prize. After his stunning victory at Sydney’s Star Casino, the Scottish native now based... 

Aliro Diaz has won the 2012 LAPT Chile, after defeating a field of 651 players over five days to lift the title, and collect the $76,560 top prize, after a six-way deal was struck. After his victory, Chile’s Aliro Diaz honoured his friend who died in an accident... 

Gavin Griffin is a 30 year-old live tournament pro who has amassed $4,634,067 playing live tournaments, and a little over $70,000 online. The California resident is also a triple crown winner, having taken down a WSOP, EPT and WPT title between May 2004 and January... 

One casino punter may have had a successful night at his local casino, but he was unable to hang onto his winnings after being robbed by a man pretending to be a police detective, while on his way back home.  Robert Barilla, 53, of Monroeville had been gambling... 

Robert De Niro played the part of Sam “Ace” Rothstein in Casino (1995), in which the top gambling handicapper was brought in to the Tangiers Casino to help improve the business, before eventually doubling the casino’s profits. Now the Paradise... 

The Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, Chicago has been fined $25,000 for violating  Illinois’s self-exclusion program and enticing gambling addicts to play at its casino. A self-exclusion program allows people with gambling problems to ban themselves from a casino,... 

The UK’s gambling industry got dealt a “definite blow” this week, after the British Government announced the introduction of a 20% Machine Games Duty (MGD) to replace the current 17% Amusement Machine Licence Duty and VAT. The new tax hike on...