7 days agoLatest NewsComments Off on Flutter announce PokerStars chief as new UK & Ireland CEO following restructure
FLUTTER ENTERTAINMENT have announced their new UK&I CEO after Ian Brown’s resignation.
Brown is set to leave the company to pursue options elsewhere after just over two successful years in the role during tricky times for the betting industry.
Flutter Entertainment
Flutter operates a range of betting brands, including Sky Bet, Betfair, Paddy Power and PokerStars.
And it’s current PokerStars chief executive, Kevin Harrington that will take over from Brown in January 2025.
It’s the latest in a long line of promotions for Harrington, who initially joined the company as Betfair’s UK commercial director in 2011.
He performed a similar role at Paddy Power before rejoining Betfair as managing director.
Harrington then moved on to PokerStars in 2020, first as chief commercial officer and then CEO in August last year.
The announcement comes amidst a change to the company’s structure, with the international division sitting alongside the US business.
There’ll be five regions in the new international plans, with UK & Ireland joined by Southern Europe & Africa, Asia-Pacific, Central & Eastern Europe and Brazil.
Flutter chief executive Peter, Jackson said: “Ian’s time at Flutter has been enormously successful. He has transformed the UK & Ireland business on almost every metric and he will be a hard act to follow.
“Kevin’s promotion is very well-deserved and the business will be in safe hands as we embark on the next phase of our growth plan.”
Harrington added: “I’m incredibly proud to be given the chance to take over and run a business I first joined more than a decade ago.
“I want to continue the work that has made Flutter the clear market leader across the UK and Ireland and maintain the high standards we have set – with responsible gambling at the core of all our work.”
On his departure from the company, Brown said: “The transformation over the last two years has been tremendously exciting. I am particularly proud that we have taken share in a challenging market, investing in customer innovation and our people.
“Kevin has a deep knowledge of our business, and I am confident he will build on the strong momentum to take Flutter UK&I to new heights.
“I would like to say a sincere thank you to Peter and the whole Flutter team for what has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my career.”
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7 days agoLatest NewsComments Off on PokerStars announce EPT schedule for 2025 as iconic venues return
POKERSTARS have revealed the first three stops of their European Poker Tour for 2025.
The poker giants start begin their third decade of the EPT, having successfully celebrated 20 years of the tour across the continent last year.
And it’s three fan favourites that will return next year.
They have revealed EPT Paris, EPT Monte-Carlo and EPT Barcelona will all return in 2025.
Paris kicks off the tour once again in February, with Monte-Carlo in May and the beautiful Barcelona setting coming in August.
With further dates and venues to be revealed and no confirmation of tour visits later in the year, that leaves the participation of EPT Cyprus and long-term fave EPT Prague in doubt.
But with the PokerStars Power Path, there’s more chances than ever before of securing your seat in a bid to win life-changing money.
EPT Paris
– When: February 12-23
– Where: Le Palais des Congrès
Paris returns for its third year after two hugely popular previous years.
France’s Poker Series Main Event recorded a whopping 4,149 entries – a new record for that particular event – with the EPT Main Event drawing in 1,224 players from 69 countries.
The jam-packed, off-the-felt activities are like some you won’t experience anywhere else, too.
There’s a couple of ways to secure your seat in Paris, too:
EPT Paris online satellites will be live from Sunday November 17, offering players the opportunity to win a full package to EPT Paris. This is worth €8,000, including a €5,300 EPT Main Event buy-in, 8 nights’ accommodation for the player and a chosen plus one at the Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile, PLUS €484 in expenses.
Or, Players will also have the chance to win a package (worth €3,300) to the France Poker Series (FPS) Main Event, featuring a €1,100 buy-in and 7 nights’ accommodation for the player and their guest, plus €261 expenses.
PokerStars’ Power Path also allows players a path to the action via any of the following steps:
Gold Pass: EPT Paris Main Event entry + 8 nights’ hotel for player and their guest, plus expenses (worth €9,300/$10,300)
Gold Pass: EPT Paris Main Event entry, FPS Paris Main Event entry, FPS Paris Cup entry, plus expenses (worth €9,300/$10,300)
Silver Pass: FPS Main Event entry, FPS Paris Cup entry, plus expenses (worth €2,300/$2,500)
Bronze Pass: €100/$109, for online tickets.
EPT Monte Carlo
– When: April 30 – May 10
– Where: Monte-Carlo Casino
Just the most stunning location and a perfect setting to test your poker ability.
The picturesque venue and the glitz and glamour of Monte-Carlo are a must-experience, again with off-the-felt activities a real treat.
EPT Barcelona
– When: August 18-31
– Where: Casino Barcelona
The bread-and-butter of the EPT schedule, Barcelona is the mainstay location for the tour.
Last year saw wild celebrations as thousands made the trip to the Spanish city to mark the 20th year of the EPT.
It also recorded the fourth-biggest field in the 20-year history, with the €5,300 EPT Barcelona Main Event recording 1,975 entries from 1,469 unique players.
Players from 82 countries worldwide competed for a share of the sensational €9,578,750 in prize money!
Live Events Senior Business Development Manager, Julien Liarte said: “We’re excited to announce the first part of the calendar with the return of EPT Paris, Monte-Carlo, and Barcelona for 2025.
“These iconic stops have become cornerstones of the European Poker Tour, each offering unique experiences and unparalleled competition. We can’t wait to welcome players back for another incredible year of live poker.”
7 days agoLatest NewsComments Off on Mia Khalifa slams rumours she’s dating ex-Man City star Julian Alvarez in bizarre statement
MIA KHALIFA has denied rumours that she is dating former Manchester City star Julian Alvarez.
Recent reports in Italy and Argentina have linked the pair – despite Alvarez being in a long-term relationship.
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The Atletico Madrid forward, who moved to Spain in a club record £81million summer deal, is dating childhood sweetheart and social media influencer Maria Emilia Ferrero.
Former adult star Mia, 31, has taken to social media to deny any involvement with the 24-year-old, after rumours began to circulate on social media.
She wrote on X: “To clear things up: I’m not dating anybody, and if I was, it certainly wouldn’t be someone not old enough to remember where they were on 9/11.”
Mia has twice been married but is currently single.
She wed her high school boyfriend in 2011, with the pair divorcing five years later.
The Beirut-born star then wed Swedish chef Robert Sandberg, although the pair split the following year.
Mia has since dated rapper Jhayco.
She has made no secret of her love of football in the past.
She began: “I’ve got to say (David Beckham) Becks because I’m a girl.”
Mia then went on to add: “Zinedine Zidane because that (his World Cup final head-butt) was the most exciting thing I’ve seen happen in a football match.
“I love violence and I hate that there is so much flopping in football. Yes! That (the headbutt) was the greatest moment of all time.”
After naming two Real Madrid legends, she then made a very left-field pick – justifying her selection by likening him to NBA star Kawhi Leonard.
She concluded: “And Aaron Mooy. He’s like the Kawhi Leonard of football. He doesn’t look like him but he acts like him.
“He’s kind of camera shy, he’s a little goofy but you never see it.
“I don’t know, he reminds me of him. Kawhi Leonard is a good guy.”
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Kenny RamsayThe former adult star has a soft spot for Aaron Mooy[/caption]
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Після обрізки пеларгонія не завжди здатна самостійно почати нарощувати бокові пагони. Рослині потрібно потужне підживлення. Саме за допомогою нього можливо отримати потрібний результат. Квітникарі розповіли, яку саме суміш речовин повинна отримати пеларгонія, щоб ви могли побачити нові бокові пагони. Чим підживити пеларгонію Для приготування розчину потрібні такі компоненти: аміак; бурштинова кислота; вітаміни групи В. […]
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1 week agoLatest NewsComments Off on Glastonbury HACKERS made millions of queue-barging robot ‘ghost customers’ to push fans to front of ticket queue
GLASTONBURY ticket sales were targeted by hackers who created more than a million “ghost” customers to get to the front of the queuing system, it has emerged.
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AFPThe highly sought after festival tickets sold out in less than 40 minutes when released[/caption]
PAPunters blasted the queue scams after struggling to get tickets[/caption]
But a probe by The Sun has uncovered a sophisticated system used by tech pirates to sell places at the front of the queue for between £70 and £100-a-pop.
A number of unscrupulous groups used software to create hundreds of thousands of queue barging robots which take up the places of normal punters.
When the ‘bots’ reach the front of the line they get a code which the hackers share to their clients – giving them instant access to one of the 143,000 tickets.
The Sun spoke to one hacker, a 21-year-old from London, who had 100,000 fake customers in the queue and gave out 500 free places to real people online.
The computer whizz, who did not want to be named, said he did not make any money from it but did it to expose Glastonbury and sales firm See Tickets weaknesses.
He said: “Essentially it’s like people doing what they did years ago when they left a chair in the queue to hold their position.
“Once it’s their turn they just jump in.
“People put ghost users into the queue to get a better queue position.
“I ran 100,000 bots but I know two or three groups that had 200-500 members and each of them ran 10,000 bots.
“You can multiply that out and the number can easily add up to millions or more.
“Real people don’t even make up half the people in the queue.
“It’s legal because you’re just joining a queue, everyone would do the same thing to increase their chance. This is not a guarantee of tickets but just increasing their chance to get one.
“Some offered £70 for one person to access the channel, the other £100. They are now deleted but they ranged from £50-100 per access.
“There is so much demand for Glastonbury tickets. It’s the only event that doesn’t even announce the headliners for it to sell out.”
Explaining why he did it, the hacker said: “I want See Tickets to make it fairer by implementing a system where they send a unique queue link that is tied to their registration ID, so people cannot join the queue more than the amount of registrations they have.”
Around 2.5million music fans are registered for Glastonbury tickets but a much lower number actually apply.
There were 143,000 customer tickets available for the giant five-day event held near Pilton, Somerset, which features world famous music stars.
Another Glastonbury ticket loophole this year allowed individual punters to buy up to 30 tickets each.
Once through to the purchase page, customers are limited to buying six tickets for their friends and family using their unique registration codes.
However syndicates using spreadsheets with multiple registration codes reported being able to “hit the back button” and return to the previous screen and order six more – in some cases up to five times, buying 30 tickets.
‘OUTRAGEOUS’
Regular attendee Amanda, 60, from Wiltshire was unable to get a ticket this year and became aware of the “bot scam” and syndicates operating.
She said: “I’ve been going for over 35 years and it’s become harder and harder to get tickets.
“These queue scams are outrageous and just stop your average person like me from getting them. If you are tech savvy and can get access to someone with bots you can almost guarantee a ticket.
“Glastonbury and See Tickets should be doing something to stop this. It’s totally unfair and is ruining it.”
The Sun found dozens of people on social media site Reddit reported using the bot scam to get their tickets.
The Eurovision finals in Liverpool last year were also targeted by scammers using the queue jumping bots.
They have also been used to hit other in-demand items such as designer trainers and new games consoles.
Glastonbury backlashes
Glastonbury Festival has been going for 54 trailblazing years - but at times it has been a stormy ride Here, we look at the biggest backlashes to hit the iconic music event.
The Smiths (1984): One of the first bands to divide the early Glastonbury purists were Manchester indie stars The Smiths. The band’s set even sparked a full scale stage invasion as they introduced the crowd to their guitar-driven, post-punk romanticism music. Guitarist Johnny Marr described their usual fanbase as “cup final supporters”, adding: “Eventually, I did manage to instigate a stage invasion, which raised a few eyebrows. One fan was trying to climb on stage, I helped pull him up, and then a few more people followed, and all of a sudden we’d managed to turn it into a Smiths gig.”
The Fence (2002): It wasn’t a band or musician that sparked controversy in 2002… it was a fence. Organiser Michael Eavis came under fire when he organised the erection of a £1million fence around the site. The ring of steel was brought in to protect ticket holders and those who might inadvertently endanger themselves by breaking in. Diehard Glasto fans, however, felt it was at odds with the event’s hippy ethos of peace and love. Eavis and co refused to back down, though, and the fence remains in place today.
JAY-Z (2008): Despite its long history, Glastonbury had never welcomed a rapper for a headline set – until 2008. Jay-Z’s top bill booking was met with a flurry of digs, including some from Oasis’s Noel Gallagher, who claimed hip hop had no place at the festival. In a perfect clap-back, Jay-Z walked out to a version of Wonderwall before launching into his powerful hit 99 problems. Seven years later, his pal Kanye West followed in his Glastonbury footsteps and topped the bill.
Metallica (2014): Thrash metal rockers Metallica were met with raised eyebrows when they were announced as Glastonbury headliners. Some critics claimed they lacked mainstream appeal, while others felt they were past their prime. However, frontman James Hetfield managed to quickly win the crowd round thanks to his good humour and polite manners.
Adele (2016): Although Adele wowed both festival goers and music fans at home with her headliner set, the British songstress did cause a stir by turning the air blue. She warned the crowd about her “potty mouth” but not everyone was impressed with with the 30 plus expletives she dropped on the stage during her headline set, which aired on the BBC.
Glastonbury Festival said: “Glastonbury has long been committed to ensuring that tickets for the Festival are sold fairly and at face value to genuine, registered Festival-goers (who are then unable to sell their tickets on).
“This year, we made changes to the way the booking process is accessed, as part of that commitment to making the process as smooth, robust and fair as possible for all.
“We take seriously any suggestion of these systems being exploited and are working with our ticket sellers, See Tickets, and their service providers to review and combat any alleged attempts to bypass or manipulate the queue process.”
The Sun attempted to contact See Tickets for a comment.
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The former goalkeeper-turned-coach has handed in his resignation with the Blues to work with Tuchel at England.
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Після обрізки пеларгонія не завжди здатна самостійно почати нарощувати бокові пагони. Рослині потрібно потужне підживлення. Саме за допомогою нього можливо отримати потрібний результат. Квітникарі розповіли, яку саме суміш речовин повинна отримати пеларгонія, щоб ви могли побачити нові бокові пагони. Чим підживити пеларгонію Для приготування розчину потрібні такі компоненти: аміак; бурштинова кислота; вітаміни групи В. […]
