Category Archives: Gambling

Headlines Hurt: Concern Grows as Media Push for Tougher UK Gambling Regulations

Parts of the British media have taken a momentary break from sensationalizing COVID-19 to take aim at the gambling industry.

Gamblers in the UK are concerned that media scare stories may negatively impact the industry ahead of legislative changes. (Image: The Times)

As the UK government prepares to update its national Gambling Act, voices from both sides are starting to have their say. However, one side of the debate is currently drowning out the other, according to some members of the community.

The Times newspaper recently led with the headline “We lost £11.8 Million: It’s time to make the betting industry pay.” Horse racing enthusiast Jason Brautigam believes this article could harm the UK gambling industry.

Paulius Plausinaitis Wins $10 Million Guaranteed WSOP Circuit Online Main Event

Paulius Plausinaitis took down a $10 million guaranteed WSOP Circuit Main Event on the GGPoker poker site — a $1,700 buy-in tournament — for $1,236,361. He beat a tough final table table that included tournament crusher Joseph Cheong.

Paulius Plausinaitis won one of the biggest WSOP Circuit events in history. (Image: WSOP.com)

Plausinaitis hails from Lithuania, home of the legendary Tony G, one of the most colorful and loud poker players ever. The recent Circuit ring winner outlasted a field of 6,395 players, making it the largest Circuit event in history.

Cheong is no stranger to crushing massive field tournaments. In 2010, he finished third for $4,130,000 in the WSOP Main Event, a tournament with 7,319 unique players. And at the 2019 WSOP, he won his first and only bracelet in a 6,214-player field ($1,000 Double Stack No-Limit Hold’em for $687,782).