by Brian Pempus | Published: Sep 26, '17

Las Vegas-based Scientific Games Corporation and NYX Gaming Group Limited said last week that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Scientific Games will acquire the Canadian firm in a deal worth $630 million. The acquisition creates a “global digital gaming and lottery powerhouse,” the companies said. Scientific Games also said it will […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: Oct 11, '16

Amaya Gaming, the parent company of PokerStars, and leading U.K. bookmaker William Hill are in merger discussions, according to media reports. The market value of William Hill is $3.3 billion, while Amaya is worth $2.6 billion, according to a report from Bloomberg. The discussions are preliminary at this point. News of a potential deal sent […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: Nov 17, '15

New Jersey online gambling sites had $12.9 million in revenue in October, up from $9.5 million during the same month last year, according to figures released recently by state regulators. It was a 35.6-percent increase. Borgata led the way with $3,498,988 of that revenue, followed by Caesars Interactive NJ with $2,902,762 and Tropicana with $2,850,154. […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: Sep 22, '15

The share prices of Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment and GVC Holdings, which won the bidding war for the former early this month, have fallen significantly in the weeks since the deal was reached, and that has cast “doubt” over the takeover, according to a report from The Independent. The decline in GVC stock has made it […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: Sep 16, '15

Games-maker Zynga has acquired Rising Tide Games, a rival social casino games company, Zynga announced in a company blog post on Monday. A price tag was not disclosed. Rising Tide Games is a startup from former Zynga and Playtika executives. “I am excited for Rising Tide Games to join forces with Zynga,” said Maytal Olsha, […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Mar 18, '26

Yuri Dzivielevski completed one of the most incredible streaks in mixed game tournament history with a victory in the $100,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl Mixed Games. The 34-year-old secured the $1.3 million first-place prize to cap off a stretch in which, in rapid succession, he won a $15,000 event and finished second twice on […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Mar 18, '26

On Dec. 12, Card Player columnist and high-stakes tournament pro Sam Greenwood posted to Twitter/X, asking who were the next breakout players on the circuit. “When people list the best poker players in the world, the players who are picked are players [that are already] running hot. I want people to call their shot. Who […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Mar 18, '26

Just three days before winning the Super High Roller Bowl Mixed Games title, Yuri Dzivielevski went on a late-series heater at the 2026 PokerGO Tour Mixed Games festival. The 34-year-old strung together back-to-back-to-back top-two finishes in the final three events, including one outright win, to be steal the series championship. Dzivielevski had not recorded a […]

by Craig Tapscott | Published: Mar 18, '26

Justin Saliba graduated from the University of Dayton with a degree in chemical engineering, but the former college soccer player had already fallen in love with poker and decided to pursue his dream in Las Vegas. The 31-year-old has been on an incredible run over the last few years, going from a relatively anonymous online […]

by Alex Fitzgerald | Published: Mar 18, '26

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