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Ukrainian poker player wins 571,910 Euro at 2018 EPT Prague Main Event

Andriey POKER UKRAINE 19 December 2018 No comment

Paul Michaelis from Deutschland has won 2018 European Poker Tour Prague €5,300 Main Event, Michaelis raised €840,000 (~$950,000) along with a Platinum Pass to the 2019 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold’em Championship valued at $30,000. Artem Kobylynskyi from Ukraine earned €571,910 while third-place Alexandr Merzhvinskii has got €631,500. They got through a field of

Developers from Belarus launched a cryptocurrency platform for sports betting

Andriey BELARUS 18 December 2018 No comment

According to the news on dev.by, a startup from Minsk has launched the high-speed Scorum Bet betting exchange. Previously, the team has already released a blog platform with a reward in cryptocurrency. The official launch of the new service took place on December 13th. Representatives of Scorum Bet consider transparency, decentralization, speed of work and […]

Azov-City and Krasnaya Polyana publish November attendance numbers

Andriey RUSSIA 17 December 2018 No comment

Russian gambling zones Azov-City and Krasnaya Polyana were visited by 86,952 people in November 2018. This was reported by the press service of the Department of Property Relations of the Krasnodar Krai. Krasnaya Polyana gambling zone welcomed 49,119 people (including Casino Sochi with 41,877 visitors and the slot machine hall Bonus Slots with 7 242 […]

An illegal luxury casino uncovered in the center of Kyiv

Andriey UKRAINE 15 December 2018 No comment

Police detectives stopped the activities of a VIP illegal casino which was located in a shopping and office center in the heart of Ukraine’s capital. The information was announced on December 14 by the press service of the Kyiv police. According to the detectives, casino welcomed only VIP guests and it was very hard to […]

iGaming conference to be held in Minsk

Andriey BELARUS 14 December 2018 No comment

On April 24, for the first time in Belarus, the Minsk iGaming Affiliate Conference will take place. The event will be dedicated to iGaming, affiliate marketing and affiliate programs. It is worth noting that online casinos will be legal in Belarus from April 1, 2019, so the event is very timely. The participants of the […]

The first charity tournament in sports poker to be held in Kyiv

Andriey POKER UKRAINE 13 December 2018 No comment

The first charity tournament in sports poker, which will start a series of events throughout Ukraine, will be held with support from the Ukrainian sport poker federation. The tournament is called Big Hearts. The unique event will gather successful people, philanthropists for their favorite game. All funds received will be transfered to the Tabletochki Foundation. […]

PokerStars.es to close access for players from Russia

Andriey RUSSIA 12 December 2018 No comment

The support of the Spanish PokerStars.es has sent a notification about the imminent closure of the poker room for Russian players. The website has already terminated registration for users from Russia, and soon all accounts with Russian id will be blocked. The administration does not specify the deadlines for the procedure, however, it assures that […]

Ukraine: the number of bets on eSports has more than doubled

Andriey UKRAINE 12 December 2018 No comment

According to the betting company “Favorit Sport” the total number of bets on virtual sports increased by 230% compared with last year. At the same time, the audience of clients interested in eSports has increased 2.5 times. Counter-Strike and Dota 2 are still the most popular games among Ukrainian cybersportsmen. So, Dota 2 occupies 50% […]

Roskomnadzor blocks 3 thousand gambling websites and fines Google

Andriey RUSSIA 11 December 2018 No comment

The Russian telecom watchdog has fined Google 500 thousand rubles for refusing to remove illegal resources, including online casino websites, from search results, TASS informs. Moreover, about 3 thousand gambling sites were blocked by the service in December. The blocked list of domains mostly consists of “mirrors” of famous brands of bookmaker offices. The list […]

Betsoft Gaming Expands into Eastern Europe

Andriey IGAMING LATVIA NEWS 10 December 2018 No comment

Betsoft Gaming has signed its latest strategic content agreement with established online operator SoftGamings. Designed to cover a range of different regional markets, the agreement is comprehensive. All Betsoft titles from the signature Slots3TM series are included, giving SoftGamings’ players access to recent innovations as well as established hits that have proven