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Christopher Alcindor turned the largest score of his live poker career into a first bracelet, winning WSOP Event 37: $1,500 Big O for $387,110. Good to Know Christopher Alcindor won his first WSOP bracelet. WSOP Event 37 $1,500 Big O drew 2,150 entries. The five-card pot-limit Omaha eight-or-better event created a $2,802,785 prize pool. Alcindor…

Artur Martirosian added another major title to one of poker’s strongest high roller resumes, winning WSOP Event 38: $25,000 No Limit Hold’em High Roller 6 Handed for $1,286,285. Good to Know Artur Martirosian won his fourth WSOP bracelet. WSOP Event 38: $25,000 No Limit Hold’em High Roller 6 Handed drew 242 entries. Pavel Plesuv finished…

Singapore police are investigating 30 people after a late-May enforcement operation linked illegal online gambling to bank account misuse and suspected criminal funds. Good to Know Police identified or arrested 21 men and nine women aged 17 to 79. Authorities froze about S$19,000 in suspected illicit proceeds. Five suspects allegedly placed bets with unlicensed online…

Finland is moving toward a licensed online gambling market, and the pressure is now hitting both sides of the transition. Regulators are reviewing about 50 licence applications, while Veikkaus is tightening player protection before its monopoly ends. Good to Know Around 50 operators have applied for Finnish gambling licences. Veikkaus will add age-based loss checkpoints…

Hard Rock Bet has produced two New Jersey online casino millionaires in less than a month, with both Mega Jackpot payouts landing near $1.94 million. Good to Know A New Jersey player won about $1.9 million from a $2.20 Hot Rod Hog spin on June 4. Hard Rock Bet paid another NJ Mega Jackpot worth…

Online casino revenue carried Britain gambling market through the final quarter of 2025, with Gambling Commission data showing digital casino games far ahead of every other online vertical. Good to Know UK gross gambling yield reached £4.5 billion in Q4 2025, up 2.27% from Q4 2024. Remote casino gaming produced £1.49 billion, equal to 70%…

BGaming has added a football-led release to its #Casual portfolio with Penalty Duel with Júlio César, a new game built around the former Brazil goalkeeper. Good to Know Penalty Duel with Júlio César has a 96.14% RTP and a max win of ×4,860. The game includes a Buy Bonus feature worth ×100 the stake amount.…

New Zealand has locked in the final rules for licensed online casinos, setting up a capped market with stricter player protection, payment controls, advertising limits and operator reporting. Good to Know The Online Casino Gambling Regulations 2026 take effect on 3 July 2026. Up to 15 online casino licences can be issued through a competitive…

Two Coppers Casino has started taking players near Eaglecrest Ski Area, giving Juneau a tribal gaming venue that also sits inside a much wider legal fight over Class II gaming in Alaska. Good to Know Two Coppers Casino opened with about 100 slot-style electronic machines. The Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska plan a…

Frederic Normand now has both a WPT title and a WSOP bracelet. The French-Canadian pro won Event #21: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better at the 2026 WSOP for $235,337. Good to Know Frederic Normand won Event #21: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better for his first WSOP bracelet. The event drew 1,093…

Naoya Kihara went from a 14 year WSOP title drought to two bracelets in a few days. The Japanese poker pro won Event #23: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship for $301,970, just after taking down the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship. Good to Know Naoya Kihara won Event #23: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship…

Jeff Madsen has another WSOP bracelet nearly 20 years after his breakout summer in Las Vegas. The 40-year-old won Event #20: $1,500 Dealer’s Choice at the 2026 WSOP for $161,057, beating a 656-entry mixed game field. Good to Know Jeff Madsen won Event #20: $1,500 Dealer’s Choice for his fifth WSOP bracelet. The tournament drew…

Kristen Foxen added another record to a poker career already ahead of every other woman in WSOP history. The Canadian pro won Event #19: $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed at the 2026 WSOP for $1,773,083, the biggest payout of her career. Good to Know Kristen Foxen won Event #19 at the 2026 WSOP for her sixth…

Federal prosecutors want former Supreme Court lawyer Thomas Goldstein sent to prison for 97 months after a tax and mortgage fraud conviction tied partly to high stakes poker winnings. Good to Know Prosecutors say Goldstein hid more than $25M in gambling and legal income from 2016 to 2023. A jury convicted him in February of…

Loto-Québec has crossed $3B in annual revenue for the first time. The Québec crown corporation reported $3.09B for fiscal 2025 and 2026, with casinos, lotteries and gaming establishments all adding to the record year. Good to Know Loto-Québec reported $3.09B in total revenue for fiscal 2025 and 2026. Net income reached $1.53B, staying above $1.5B…