U.S. brick-and-mortar casino operator Boyd Gaming has entered into a mega buyout agreement with fellow casino operator Peninsula Gaming. The deal will cost Boyd $745 million

Titan Poker has broken its veil of silence and has explained why it has parted ways with pros Sam Trickett and Marvin Rettenmaier. The departure of the site's pro team was made to make way for a new branding strategy, Titan says.

A number of large European operators have been included in an expanded blacklist of online gambling operators who continue to serve Belgian players without a proper license. Players who play on the sites could face fines of up to €25,000.

Spain's newly regulated online poker market will go live for the first time on June 1st. All sites without a valid license at that time will be required to leave the Spanish market to make room for the new license holders.

Lock Poker continues to expand and has announced plans to acquire the Cake Poker Network. The network will be rebranded to Revolution Gaming once the takeover is complete.

888poker is looking to re-enter the American market through a strategic partnership with Caesars Entertainment in Nevada. Once back, 888poker will be following ambitious expansion plans, new CEO Brian Mattingly has said.

888 Holdings continues to produce mind-blowing results as the company consolidates itself increasingly on the online gambling market. The latest results point to an 88% growth in year-on-year revenues for 888Poker.

PokerTableRatings has caved in to legal demands from PokerStars and has removed all data for the site's players. The data-mining service will now introduce an opt-in service for PokerStars players instead.

PokerTableRatings has agreed to remove all PokerStars profiles from its database following legal threats from the industry leader. PokerTableRatings laments the decision, but promises to adhere to PokerStars' demands.

PartyPoker pro and World Poker Tour host Mike Sexton has issued a wakeup call to professional poker players around the world. Act right and respect the game, or the profession as a whole might suffer, Sexton says.

Another major acquisition deal on the online gaming market has been announced today, as the Betsson Group revealed to have acquired competitor NordicBet. The deal will cost Betsson €65 million.

PokerStars has become the first major online poker company to launch an attack on data-mining service PokerTableRatings.com. PokerStars has issued a warning to the site to stop its operation or face legal action.

PokerNordica has pulled the plug and has closed down for business without further warning. Players have been notified and are now urged to withdraw or transfer all account balances before May 1st.

PokerStars remains the undisputed market leader in terms of online poker traffic. With more than 40,000 active players during peak hours, PokerStars is now almost seven times bigger than its closest competitor.

Unibet has announced the acquisition of competitor Nordic Betting Ltd, best know for its Bet24 operation. The takeover will cost Unibet €13.5 million in cash and will see a number of employees move to new headquarters in Malta.

Zynga is eager to enter the real-money online gaming market and is reported to be in talks with brick-and-mortar giant Wynn Resorts. Partnerships with UK betting operators could also be on the agenda for the social games developer.

PartyPoker will jump the bandwagon and introduce its own version of a Rush Poker variant, bwin.party digital CEO Jim Ryan has revealed. The new game has still to be named and there is no release date out yet.

Bwin.party Digital Entertainment has released its yearly results alongside its annual report on developments in the world of online gambling. Despite a 10% decline in gross revenue, the gambling titan remains on the forefront of the industry, the report says.

888Poker continues to grow and has revealed new remarkable numbers. The online poker branch of 888 Holdings saw revenue grow a full 58% from $38 million in 2010 to $61 million in 2011.

Bodog has begun the process of informing its Spanish players that they can no longer use the network's real-money services. All accounts will be closed and players will be requested to cash out.

PokerStars has yesterday added a number of new games and stakes to its new Zoom Poker format. Players will now be able to play with stakes up to $0.50/$1 on both NLHE and PLO, as well as a $0.10/$0.20 FLH table has been launched.

PokerStars has officially launched its newest game invention, the fast paced Zoom Poker. The game is available already ready now, although beta testing is only taking place at the nano stakes and play-money levels.

A new fast-paced poker variant is on its way to players on Unibet, Betsson and iGame's 24hpoker skins. The new game resembles Rush Poker and allows for a faster poker experience, the developers say.

Nevada is dedicated to become the first U.S. state to offer legal online poker, chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, Mark Lipparelli says. The first operators could go live already this fall.