The professional poker pro, Tony G. (Antanas Guoga) has won the biggest pot in online poker history. The massive $7.75 million win took place at the cryptocurrency based CoinPoker which regularly attracts high stakes poker players.
The big win was achieved in a $5K/$10K Pot-Limit Omaha game with two other players up against Tony G: HannibalGetya and Chattahoochee.
The online poker room was already on everyone’s radar after Tony G. and Leon Tsoukernik (King’s Resort owner) played for a $1.8 million pot last month. Since then, multiple $2 million pots and six-figure flips have taken place at the site. High profile players such as Laszlo Jujtas and Timofey Kuznetsov have added to the action and players are flocking to CoinPoker to watch as things unfold.
Tony G. has long advocated for a greater use of cryptocurrency in the online gaming sphere. As a politician with the European Parliament, he has spoken in favor of Bitcoin, and has established a blockchain center in Lithuania, where he was born.
He has appeared on ESPN’s World Series of Poker broadcasts and during his poker career he’s made five WSOP final tables and cashed 20 times for over $1.6 million during the series. He has also cashed over half a million dollars in the World Poker Tour. During casino tournaments, he has raked in more than $7.6 million.
The Microgaming-powered 32Red Casino has teamed up with On Air Entertainment, to bring players a new Live Casino experience. On Air products will be available at 32Red Casino, as well as Betway Casino.
Both brands will have access to On Air Entertainment’s Live Blackjack products which will be a welcome addition to their live casino lobbies.
The 32Red commercial operations manager, Adam Newnham said that the new addition of On Air Entertainment products was excellent news for players.
“We are delighted to be able to offer our players the refreshingly new live casino product from On Air Entertainment via the Microgaming platform,” said Newnham.
32Red Casino, via its collaboration with On Air, will be able to deliver a collection of proven and popular products from a highly acclaimed portfolio.
32Red Casino said that it was committed to developing its games portfolio with On Air Entertainment so that customers could further benefit from the collaboration.
New games are set to launch in the very new future, including a Live Roulette game which will go live on the 24th of this month.
On Air Entertainment only just took its first steps into the UK gambling market, with its products live in the UK for a month. However, its games and products have been around since 2020 and it has made giant strides in all markets where it has been active until now.
If the first thirty days of New York’s fledgling mobile sports betting industry are anything to go by, things are looking very promising. Reports show that New Yorkers wagered around $2 billion over the course of the month since the Empire State launched its legal online sports betting market.
New York launched its market on January 6th, and numbers were recorded until February 6th by the state’s Gaming Commission.
Key figures from the report show:
– $600 million was wagered on football.
– $540 million was wagered on basketball
– $80 million was wagered on ice hockey.
– Gross gaming revenue for the first 30 days reached $138.5 million.
– $70.6 million in tax revenue was generated for the state due to its 51% tax rate.
– 187 million transactions were made during the period.
New York Beats New Jersey’s Record
New York has now beaten the US monthly handle record for the first 23 days of legalization in a state. The last record was held by New Jersey when it launched in October 2021 and consumers wagered $1.30 billion.
Consumers in New York wagered $1.63 billion in the first 23 days, in comparison.
“Over the past month, we’ve seen how mobile sports wagering can be an economic engine for New York, driving significant funding to our schools, youth sports, and so much more,” said NY governor Kathy Hochu. “As this new industry continues to grow, New York will make sure we have the resources and guidelines in place to make it a success for all.”
Scientific Games has entered into a partnership with Rush Street Interactive, a US-based gaming company that will see it taking its casino content live with leading Colombian operator brand RushBet.co.
The expansion of the existing partnership between the parties sees a range of sought-after in-house and third-party titles rolled out through the OpenGaming ecosystem to RSI’s players in Columbia, with the first offering to hit the market including Big Time Gaming’s ‘Bonanza Megaways’, SG Digital’s ‘Raging Rhino’ and ‘Dragon Palace’ by Lightning Box, the studio which joined the Scientific Games family earlier this year.
An additional range of captivating games will be obtaining certification for RushBet.co to offer its players in Columbia over the next few months as part of the multi-year agreement.
RushBet.co will also gain access to exclusive content from Scientific Games, including a selection of enthralling digital conversions of the Company’s land-based popular games.
Tatiana Garcia Barrenechea, Commercial Director – LATAM, Scientific Games, iGaming commented that Scientific Games is proud to partner with RSI, a respected and proven gaming operator for online casinos in the US and Latin America.
She added that this expansion of their existing agreement with RSI is another major step towards achieving their goal of becoming the leading content aggregator in the region.
Barrenechea also said that with a localized offering including land-based inspired titles, they are certain that the roll-ouT of content to RushBet;co’s players through OpenGaming will prove to be highly popular and hugely beneficial to both parties.
Omar Calvo, General Manager of RSI Colombia, said that games from Scientific Games are fan favorites at RSI’s online casino sites in the US and they anticipate RushBet.co players in the regulated market of Colombia will find them entertaining as well.
Microgaming, a leading supplier of award-winning online casino software has released a new ancient-themed video slot game titled ‘Links of Ra’ that it created together with Slingshot Studios.
The 5 reel, 4 rows and 40 pay lines video slot is playable from 20p up to £20 per spin on desktop, mobile and tablet devices.
The high volatility ‘Links of Ra’ video slot can pay up to 25,000x a player’s total stake and comes with an RTP of 96.2%.
The video slot is set amongst the Egyptian pyramids with symbols on the reels including 4 different colored gemstones. The higher value symbols are represented by ancient Gods of Egypt and players will find Khnum, Sobek, Sekhmet, Anubis and Ra. The most lucrative paying symbol is Ra that awards 1.25, 3 or 7.5x a player’s total stake for 3, 4 or 5 Ra symbols.
The Wild symbol is the Links of Ra logo that pays 2.5, 5 or 25x a player’s stake for 3, 4 or 5 in combination. The Wild also substitutes for all symbols. The Scatter symbol is the Ankh that activates the Free Spins.
‘Links of Ra’ boasts a number of great Bonus features which includes a Power Stacks feature on every spin and Free Spins with a doubling Multiplier. In the Links& Win feature, coins give players cash prizes.
Players have an opportunity to land a number of coins which can lead to 2,500x stake payouts which are worth double, up to 5,000x stake in the Free Spins feature.
The Free Spins feature is triggered by landing 3 or more Ankh Scatter symbols anywhere on the reels with 3, 4 or 5 giving a 1.10 or 100x stake payout as well as 15 Free Spins.
