The Rank Group Plc (Rank) has changed its recommendation to its shareholders on an offer of 150p per share from Guoco Group in time for the closing of acceptances of the offer. While Rank maintains that the offer undervalues the company, it notes that should Guoco attain 75% of Rank shares it will be in [...]

According to the Washington DC political newspaper The Hill, the latest attempt to federally legalise and regulate online poker in the United States could be launched as early as next week by Texas Republican Representative Joe Barton. Barton’s staff have reportedly been working overtime to ready the bill, which will propose the appointment of a [...]

On Tuesday, the Obama administration made a move that could allow for more casino expansion in the United States. The Interior Department rescinded a rule passed by the Bush Administration in 2008 that limited the ability of Native American tribes to open casinos. The 2008 rule required tribal casinos to be within commuting distance from [...]

Industry observers have been waiting for the first of the low ($1000) buy-in events at this year’s World Series of Poker in the hope that it might give an insight into how the blitz on internet poker in the US has impacted this prestigious event. On Saturday the first of the low budget competitions, event [...]

Although the 2011 World Series of Poker is only a few days old, several events have made headlines throughout the poker world; some on the felt, and some away from the tables. Sean Drake won the first bracelet of the Series at the US$500 buy-in Casino Employees No-Limit Texas Holdem event. He survived a field [...]

One of the online gambling industry’s most successful and established software development firms, Microgaming, has partnered with training company People Dimensions, in the launch of three new training solutions for the eGaming industry: the Certificate in eGaming Programmes, the eGaming Essentials Course, and Tailored Training. The innovative personnel training courses are presented by experienced HR, [...]