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Loot Boxes in Video Games Under Investigation Over Gambling Concerns

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November 27, 2017

Every video game player has encountered loot boxes – maybe every once in while or regularly depending on the game you are playing. If you are not familiar with the term, then loot boxes refer to the containers that often pop up in video games offering random items and prizes for players to win. Winning or losing is random – familiar, right? But does this make it gambling? The concept of loot boxes has long eluded many people with varying opinions from different areas but there is something that they can all agree on; they are unregulated and are marketed… Read More

Chris ‘Big Huni’ Hunichen and Rainer Kempe Scores Big At PartyPoker’s 2017 Caribbean Poker Party

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November 23, 2017

Former top-ranked online player, Chris “Big Huni” Hunichen on Tuesday racked up the highest live tournament score of his career by topping a field with 43 entries and winning the Partypoker $25,000 Caribbean Poker Party Super High Roller in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Other participants included Partypoker Ambassador Kristen Bicknell, Fedor Holz, Rainer Kempe as well as Steve O’Dwyer – the tournament which was hosted by the Melia Caribe Tropical Resort recorded 43 entries that added up to a cumulative prize pool of $1,042,750. Rainer Kempe joined Chris Hunichen to be one of the latest winners of the 2017 Caribbean… Read More

PokerStars #GameOn Face-off Between Kevin Hart and Usain Bolt

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November 22, 2017

What comes to your mind when you put the world’s funniest man, Kevin Hart and the world’s fastest man in one sentence? Rivalry! The two have gone head to head for quite some time as part of Stars Group’s #GameOn marketing campaign that began earlier this year with Hart and Bolt trying to outsmart each other in a series of social media video posts. The superstars have faced-off fiercely in an exciting battle of wits with their social media channels acting as scoreboards and their fans being the judges of every battle. The ultimate culmination of this high-profile rivalry is… Read More

Hard Rock Casino Atlantic City Aims to Open 2018 Summer

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November 20, 2017

The shuttered Trump Taj Mahal casino, built and owned by the President of the United States, will soon have its presence and influence – most of which did nothing more than tarnish the once-bustling tourist hub famous for its gambling scene – completely erased from Atlantic City as new owners Hard Rock International puts up their very first billboard on the site to announce a targeted opening date for summer of 2018. The new Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City signage was unveiled at the corner of Absecon Boulevard and Virginia Avenue by Matt Harkness, president of Atlantic City… Read More