Day: 30 October 2017

Dmitry Yurasov Conquers 2017 ACOP High Roller Title for HKD 3,560,000

Mon 30 Oct 2017 10.34 Harry Evans
Dmitry Yurasov Conquers 2017 ACOP High Roller Title for HKD 3,560,000

The latest edition of the Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) has seen a spectacular ending, with the Russian poker player Dmitry Yurasov emerging as victor of the High Roller tournament. The 2017 Asia Championship of Poker was hosted by PokerStars LIVE Macau from October 13th to 29th 2017, with the ACOP 2017 High Roller tournament being scheduled to be held from October 27th to 29th. The HKD 250,000 buy-in event gathered a total of 48 player, including 8 re-entries, who accumulated a total prize pool of HKD 11,289,600. Dmitry Yurasov,…

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UK Gambling Industry Review Could End Up with FOBTs Crackdown

Mon 30 Oct 2017 8.26 Daniel Williams
UK Gambling Industry Review Could End Up with FOBTs Crackdown

The Department for Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS) is expected to publish its UK gambling industry report any time soon. The results of the review could change the entire gambling industry landscape in the country, since the report is to provide more clarity on matters related to the highly-controversial fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs). If the UK Government takes into account the arguments of all opponents of the FOBTs, local bookmakers could face a crackdown on betting machines, which have been described as one of the most dangerous forms of gambling…

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