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Amaya/GVC confirm competing bid for Bwin
Amaya Inc joins battle to buy Bwin.party GVC and Amaya link up for bwin.party bid
888, PartyPoker, GVC, Amaya, Who Will Win?
The race for market share in the online poker/gaming market turns another corner today as 888 and Bwin negotiate a merger. A rival bid could come from London listed GVC with cash from Amaya. I’m not entirely clear about British… Continue Reading
Amaya shares soar on earnings update
Shares of Amaya rose sharply today on an earnings update. The data released today gives investors a clearer picture of Amaya in the Pokerstars era, now that Amaya has mostly divested itself of non-Pokerstars/Full Tilt assets. Going forward, investors will be… Continue Reading
Amayaa Gaming Hell’s Angels Connection
I’m not sure if I should laugh or cry, but the Financial Post is reporting today that a leading member of the Hell’s Angels bought $10,000 of Amaya Gaming shares leading up to their announcement of a deal to acquire… Continue Reading
Online Poker Trends
As the online poker market develops, more countries are regulating online poker and network effects are taking hold. I believe the network effects that impact online poker are encouraged by greater regulation, as the larger more sophisticated operators will be… Continue Reading
PokerStars Sunday Millions anniversary
Glad to see PokerStars hitting it out of the park again. The tournament was highly anticipated by players. Brayden Fritzshall Tops Over 50,000 Players To Win $9M Guaranteed Sunday Million
Ranking Poker Hands
I’ve never been a successful texas hold’em poker player, but I enjoy analysing gambling games (and games in general), so I decided to take a closer look at starting hands in an effort to slowly build my poker skill. Many… Continue Reading
Las Vegas Poker Room Survey
When I’m in Las Vegas, how do I decide which poker room to play in? Since there are so many different casinos offering poker, I decided to start by listing some of the major criteria I think will be important:… Continue Reading
Heads up Limit Poker Solved?
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