Jennifer Newell has been writing about poker and gambling since 2004. As the online gaming sectors have changed and grown, particularly in the United States and Canada, she has followed it all and written about it for websites like World Poker Tour and PokerScout. In her free time, she runs a small business, reads, cooks, and enjoys music.
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New Game of the Week: Legacy of Dead by Play’n GO
The first game to be released by a major online slot developer in 2020 is Legacy of Dead on January 2. Play’n GO couldn’t wait to launch its first game of the new year by taking players back to ancient Egypt. First of 52 Legacy of…
Top Canadian Poker Pros by 2019 GPI Rankings
Every year, the Global Poker Index reveals the top poker players from around the globe. And on the first or second day of the new year, GPI presents the rankings from the previous year, complete and in order of points earned. For the 2019 year, two Canadians topped important GPI…
Gateway Casinos to Restructure for $1.1B NYSE Listing
Just days before the end of 2019, Gateway Casinos announced an agreement with Leisure Acquisition, the latter becoming a subsidiary of the former. Essentially, Gateway is restructuring. Other changes, including Leisure Director Marc Falcone taking over as CEO and President of Gateway, will follow when the…
Canadian Online Casino Holiday Promotions Ending in Days
Attention: These holiday promotions will expire in a few days! As the month of December comes to an end, so do many of the exciting and lucrative promotions that Canadian online casino operators offer for the holidays. Casino sites like All Slots, 888Casino, and Playamo have unique holiday-themed promotions…
Important Steps After Winning an Online Casino Jackpot
Everyone who plays an online casino game or the lottery hopes to win. They hope to win a jackpot or the lotto in the form of millions of dollars, a life-changing sum of money. However, most people have no idea what to do when they actually win. When we asked…
Canada Revenue Agency Pursues Poker Pro Taxes
Canadian poker players benefit from their winnings more than in many other countries because that money is not taxable. However, when a person’s main livelihood is poker – poker pros, one might say – they must pay taxes. On that basis, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is investigating more than…
Mega Moolah Pays Big as Microgaming Offers New Games
Just as Microgaming and its independent studio and game development partners prepared to release three new video slot games, there was other news. Microgaming’s all-time most popular game, Mega Moolah, paid out a massive multi-million-dollar jackpot to a UK player. It’s been a chaotic time of year for Microgaming, but…
Keeping New Year’s Resolutions While Playing Games Online
It’s almost that time of year. It’s the time of one year to make resolutions that will make the next year better. Resolutions provide the chance to make promises to oneself to improve one’s life and make positive changes. However, it can be tough to keep those resolutions. Most people…
World Series of Poker Announces Core 2020 WSOP Dates
The World Series of Poker offered its annual holiday gift earlier than usual this year. Last week, WSOP executives offered up the starting and ending dates for the 2020 summer series, as well as the dates for some of the most popular events. 51 Days of 51st Annual WSOP A…
New Holiday Online Games from 1X2 Gaming
Many online casino slot game developers introduce a holiday-themed game in November or December each year. Rarely, however, does a company release two games. It seems 1X2 Gaming wanted to buck the trend in 2019. When 1X2 Gaming launched in 2002, its goal was to develop innovative fixed odds gaming…
