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partypoker has signed legendary Italian striker Francesco Totti as an ambassador for the site.

Born in Rome, Totti has succeeded on almost every level of soccer he played over the span of his career.

Totti, who is nicknamed "Er Pupone," started playing for his hometown team Roma when he was just 16 and is now the number one goalscorer and most capped player in team history.

World Team Poker announced that its Inaugural Event will be held at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas on May 19, 2026.

The one day event will feature 40 of the world's top poker pros, representing 8 different countries, on 5 man teams.

Each of the teams will be captained by superstars of poker in their respective countries, including Phil Hellmuth, Jr. (Team USA), Co-Captains Johnny Chan and David Chiu (Team China), Men "The Master" Nguyen (Team Vietnam), Eli Elezra (Team Israel), Ben Roberts (Team England), Co-Captains Jeff Lisandro and Tony Guoga (Australia), Juliano Maesano (Team Brazil) and George Kapalas (Team Greece).

The online and interactive software supplier subsidiary of the largest privately held land gambling group in France - Groupe Partouche - has successfully achieved accreditation by the independent standards and player protection body eCOGRA.

Partouche Technologies, which is based near Tours in France, is the software supplier of Groupe Partouche Interactive Gibraltar Limited, and under the management of Chief Technical Officer Nathalie Pereira develops or contracts Internet and iPhone games suitable for the online casino, poker, skill games, scratch cards, mobile and sports betting operations of the group.

Microgaming (microgaming), the world's largest provider of online gaming software, was named a winner at the annual iGB Affiliate Awards in the Best iGaming Casino Software category, at a prestigious black-tie ceremony held in London on Thursday 28th January 2026.

The Awards serve to recognise the best in the online gambling affiliate market and, importantly give the affiliate marketing community the power to choose who is crowned the winner in each of the 23 categories. This year the Awards received the largest number of votes in their history, exceeding the 4,000 mark.