Tag Archives: Poker
US – Allied Esports rejects sale of WPT to Bally’s to improve terms with Element Partners
Allied Esports Entertainment, has rejected the chance to sell the World Poker Tour to Bally’s Corp, having agreed to a revised stock purchase agreement with Element Partners. It will now sell all of the outstanding capital stock of each of the legal entities that collectively operate or engage in the company’s poker-related business and assets….
US – Bally’s Corp. makes bid for World Poker Tour
Bally’s Corporation has made a formal bid with Allied Esports Entertainment to buy the rights to The World Poker Tour. Bally’s proposal would require the company to terminate its previously announced agreement with Element Partners to sell all of the equity interests of Club Services, Inc., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the company that directly…
Philippines – PAGCOR suggests using double-width poker tables
Philippine gaming regulator PAGCOR has suggested to operators that they use double-width poker tables to be able to seat more players. PAGCOR sent a memo to casino executives saying they would be allowed to join two poker tables together to help resume operations. The memo stated: “Poker Operators shall be allowed to refurbish, widen and/or…
US – World Poker Tour changes hands as Element Partners shuffles its deck
Allied Esports Entertainment, a global esports entertainment company, and Element Partners, a privately-held investment vehicle, today announced a definitive agreement under which Element will acquire the Company’s poker-related business and assets, including the entities comprising the World Poker Tour. Under the terms of the agreement, Element will acquire World Poker Tour for a total of…
US – Poker returns to Rivers Casino Philadelphia
Live poker is back in Philadelphia with the reopening of the Rivers Casino Philadelphia poker room after being closed since the March 15 property-wide shutdown to help slow the spread of COVID-19. The casino’s gaming floor reopened on July 17. Rivers Casino Philadelphia will operate around-the-clock. The poker room can run up to 14 tables…
US – Wynn Las Vegas to reopen Wynn Poker Room
Wynn Las Vegas has announced it will reopen the Wynn Poker Room on September 30. Located in the Encore Resort’s casino, the Wynn Poker Room will operate seven days a week, 24-hours a day, for guests to responsibly enjoy their favourite game in a socially distanced playing environment. “We are thrilled to welcome guests back…
UK – Cash poker returning to Grosvenor’s The Vic, Golden Horseshoe and Luton
In club cash games will be making their return to Grosvenor venues today for the first since they closed their doors in March, with the iconic Poker Room at Grosvenor Casino The Vic launching cash games to customers from 4pm today. The Grosvenor Casino Golden Horseshoe and Grosvenor Casino Luton will be next to welcome…
US – Governor closes down Los Angeles card rooms again
Los Angeles poker rooms have been instructed by California Governor Gavin Newsom to close their doors again, just two weeks after reopening. As a result, Commerce Casino, Bicycle Hotel & Casino, Hollywood Park Casino, Hawaiian Gardens Casino, Hustler Casino were all forced to close. The governor said COVID-19 was spreading at ‘an alarming rate’ in…
UK – Rumours emerge that Genting will close all of its poker rooms in the UK
Genting Casinos UK has reportedly taken the decision to stop operating poker at all of its 42 casinos in the UK. Although waiting for offcial confirmation, a Senior Manager at Genting has reportedly confirmed the strategy to PokerNews. Genting Resorts World Casino in Birmingham is facing 98 job losses with the rest of the Genting…
