The Americas
Europe
The crew was at the EiG Totally Gaming conference this week, you can read and watch their recaps for Day 1 and Day 2. Watch Esteve Calzada talk at the Sports Marketing 360 conference about the importance of team sponsorships. David Martin takes over at Ladbrokes as a mystery investor, presumably PlayTech founder Tedy Sagi, took a 37m stake in the British bookmaker; Gibraltar executives are voicing their displeasure with the UK’s 15% point of consumption tax on gambling firms. The EPT was in London; Awards were given and the Germans dominated the tables; Robert Bull took the UKIPT London Title; Jason Kirk looks at 5 WSOP trends to watch as we approach the start of the WSOP Europe.
Asia
The team was at Resorts World in Manila to cover the Asian Poker Tour’s High-Roller tournament; Travellers cut their IPO price to Php11.88 per share; Entertainment City’s upcoming Belle Grande is now “The City of Dreams Manila”; The Philippines is expected to move to second behind Macau but only if the tax situations are right; South African casino mogul Sol Kerzner is making a bet on China’s Hainan Island; Our Becky Liggero interviews Mr. Yuiga Sano on the Japanese affiliate gambling market.