Day: 12 November 2018

Yiannis Liperis Takes Down 2018 GUKPT Leg 8 Blackpool £1,100 Main Event for £84,250

Mon 12 Nov 2018 11.53 Harry Evans
Yiannis Liperis Takes Down 2018 GUKPT Leg 8 Blackpool £1,100 Main Event for £84,250

One of the iconic stops of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) – Blackpool – saw the £1,100 Main Event come to an end mere hours ago, with Yiannis Liperis emerging victorious from the competition. Leg 8 of the 2018 GUKPT kicked off on November 4th at the Grosvenor G Casino Blackpool, offering a number of live poker tournaments, all-day cash games and various side events featuring different buy-ins and prize pools. Of course, as Casino Guardian reported earlier, the Main Event at the Blackpool stop has been the most…

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UK Government’s Decision Could Be Compromised Due to Bookmaker-Commissioned Report

Mon 12 Nov 2018 8.06 Daniel Williams
UK Government’s Decision Could Be Compromised Due to Bookmaker-Commissioned Report

An information that the UK Government’s decision to delay the reduction of the maximum betting stakes allowed at fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) until October 2019 was based on a “discredited” secret report issued by local gambling operator has emerged. As Casino Guardian reported, last week Chancellor Philip Hammond revealed that the implementation of the gambling industry crackdown was put off in order for the Treasury to compensate for the revenue expected to be lost as a result of the cuts. The delay fuelled a massive outrage among anti-gambling campaigners and…

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