The Morongo Band of Mission Indians has spoken of its willingness to compromise in order to bring online poker to California. Speaking at an online poker panel at the Western Indian Gaming Conference in Southern California this week, Robert Martin, the tribal operator’s chairman, said that all the tribes needed to unite for the good […]
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The first reported foal by grade II winner and Bridlewood Farm stallion Corfu is a filly born Jan. 31 at Green Key Farm in Sparr, Fla.
Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course will increase overnight purses by more than 5% effective March 2. The 2015 winter/spring meet at the Ohio track runs through April 25.
Dual Eclipse Award winner Main Sequence breezed an easy half-mile on turf in :50 at Palm Meadows Training Center Feb. 16 in preparation for his scheduled 2015 debut in the $200,000 Mac Diarmida Stakes (gr. IIT).
Gulfstream Park president Tim Ritvo announced Feb. 16 the Hallandale Beach, Fla., track is taking steps to improve physical access for patrons with disabilities.
The notably adorable toddler snuggled up with Simpson in a sweet pic shared to Instagram on Friday. The snap is just the latest in a long series of precious photos of Maxwell, 2, and brother Ace, 19 months, that fill Simpson’s Instagram feed.
Lottery winner Tom Crist smiles for a photo at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre in Calgary, Alta., on Tuesday December 17, 2013. Crist won a city-record $40 million and said he’ll give it away to charity, with the Tom Baker Cancer Centre getting the first dose– an extra chunk on top of what he’d normally give to the centre, where his late wife was treated.
Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 121 entries for its 2015 Texas 2-year-olds in training and horses of racing age sale to be held March 31 at Lone Star Park
James Tagliaferri, a major investor in the IEAH Stable that raced Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown, has been sentenced to six years in prison for securities and investment adviser fraud.
A convicted sex offender can spend his $3 million Florida lottery winnings any way he wants, over the protestations of two of his alleged victims, a judge ruled Friday. Timothy Poole won the Florida Super Millions scratch-off lottery in December, taking home a lump sum of $2.2 million.
Online gaming operator 888 Holdings has terminated £744m ($1.1b) takeover discussions with bookmaker William Hill after talks broke down over price with a key stakeholder.
888 said that the board of the company and the representatives of the principal shareholder trusts, together with their respective advisers, have had a number of discussions with William Hill and its advisers concerning a possible recommended offer.
“Due to a significant difference of opinion on value with a key stakeholder, it has not been possible to reach agreement on the terms of a possible offer and the Board of the Company has agreed with William Hill to terminate discussions, said 888.
888 announced last week that Hills made an offer of 210p per share, a total of £744m followed by a statement saying that it had “received an approach regarding a possible offer,” but there was no guarantee that “any firm offer will be made nor as to the terms on which any firm offer might be forthcoming.”
Shares in 888 fell 16% at 142.75p on Monday, having soared more than 25% before closing to 18% at 171.5p last week after it was revealed to be in talks with William Hill.
“The company is in good health and continues to trade comfortably in line with expectations,” said 888 CEO Brian Mattingley. “The company will announce its full year results on 24 March 2015 and the board of the company looks forward to the future with confidence.”
Shares in William Hill Plc. rose by nearly 0.5% to 383.90p on Monday and the company is due to report full-year results on February 27.
A winter storm has led Oaklawn Park to cancel its Feb. 16 Presidents’ Day card that included the $300,000 Southwest Stakes (gr. III).
Analysts projected 10.2% to 19.15% 1 yr. net gains for FAST; GILD; MSFT; AMGN; VIAB; VOD; WDC; CMCSA; KLAC; PCAR.
It’s no secret that women have their place within the industry but if your mind automatically drift towards bingo when you think of the female players, you might be making a big mistake. Several studies over the years have announced woman as the more attractive segment in the gaming industry.
We sat down with Mikael Strunge, CEO of AnnaCasino.com, as he talks about the fairer sex in the world of online gaming.
Anna Casino was founded in November 2014 and is managed and operated by a Maltese company, which has many casino brands under its wings. The website offers close to 200 casino games that appeals to wide range of slots fans and especially to the ladies in the house.
Mikael, why do you think women are such an attractive segment in general?
The female segment of the online gaming market is terribly overlooked by the established online gaming community. Naturally, discussing women in general as a segment is a bit wide since they, as their male counterparts, fall into many different sub-segments but the work done on the subject does suggest them to be of higher value. The main reason for this is to be found in their motivation for being consumers of gaming products. Women tend to use our products as they were intended – as a means of relaxing and having fun. This leads them to play for less money at a time but have a much longer activity span. They are more sensible about their use of gaming products you might say. Men, on the other hand, are more in it to win and they tend to play more aggressively and hence stop playing earlier if they don’t reach their objective.
Are the higher overall value of the female players the only reason why they are an attractive segment?
No, the female players also have a tendency to shop around between operators much less. They tend to find an operator they like and stick with that operator for a longer period of time. This fact naturally contributes to the overall attractiveness of the female players from an operator’s point of view.
On February 20 Tbilisi will host major professional event of gambling business in Georgia and all the CIS countries – Georgia Gambling Congress. The event will bring together managers and executives of major casinos, hotels and other establishments of tourist business, foreign investors, manufacturers of gaming equipment, government officials, junket tourists and players.
Congress will include a lot of presentations and seminars both of Georgian and international experts in the field of casino, poker, slot machines, betting and online gambling, as well as interactive discussions with professionals who are willing to share their experience and knowledge.
Speakers of the congress are professionals such as:
Giorgi Pertaia, director of Georgian National Investment Agency;
Tornike Zirakishvili, Head of International Relations, National Tourism Administration of Georgia;
Lavrenty Gubin, Director of Public Relations, Storm International;
Delcho Dobrev, Business Development Manager, Casino Technology;
16 February 2015 – Singapore: Asia’s largest mixed martial arts organization with a 90% market share, ONE Championship™ (ONE FC), has announced an additional bout for ONE FC: AGE OF CHAMPIONS, which takes place 13 March in Kuala Lumpur. Rising star Amir Khan returns to lock horns with Florian Garel, and Walaa Abbas replaces Angela Lee as opponent for Ann Osman.
Amir Khan is a Singaporean mixed martial artist with an undefeated amateur record who has competed in the United States. He is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belt under Relson Gracie, and also has competitive wrestling and Muay Thai experience. With more than seven years of combat sports experience under his belt, Khan now faces Florian Garel after being victorious in his first two ONE FC bouts.
Originally from France, Florian Garel trains out of Taiwan Top Team and has made Taiwan his second home. Garel studied the Chinese language while in university and moved to Taiwan to marry his Taiwanese wife. A 4th Dan Karate black belt, Garel eventually settled in Taichung where he now teaches martial arts.
Walaa Abbas is a national Egyptian kickboxing champion who has notched a 2-2 record so far as a professional mixed martial artist. She boasts of exceptional striking prowess and always looks to finish fights early. Abbas will be taking on Malaysia’s warrior belle, Ann “Athena” Osman after replacing Osman’s original opponent, Angela Lee.
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About ONE FC
With a 90%+ market share in Asia, ONE Championship™ is Asia’s largest Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) organization. Headquartered in Singapore, the world’s most exciting mixed martial arts organization hosts the best Asian mixed martial artists and world champions, all signed to exclusive contracts, on the largest media broadcast in Asia. ONE Championship™ has partnered with FOX and STAR Sports for an unprecedented 10-year cable television deal with a coverage that spans 70+ countries across the world.
The NBA’s annual mid-season classic has come and gone and boy, it was pretty special, wasn’t it? I’m not usually that excited over the festivities of the NBA’s All-Star weekend, but this year proved that it can still catch the attention of hardcore and mainstream fans alike.
I like to consider myself in the first category so I’ve seen my fair share of All-Star games. Some lived up to the hype. Some didn’t. But over the past few years, I’ve grown disenchanted about what happens during the weekend. Everything seemed staged and even the games themselves have turned me off.
Ahead of this year’s festivities, I had to find a way to get excited about All-Star weekend. So I did what any self-respecting sports gambler would do. I sized up the events and I bet on them, not knowing exactly what to expect. So I put a few units on some of the props, specifically the winners of the Three-Point Shoot Out, the Dunk Contest, and the Shooting Stars game. I didn’t win all of them, but I made enough to at least break even for the weekend.
Ultimately, I ended up watching a lot more of the All-Star weekend than I probably should. But for what its worth, I actually enjoyed what I saw, especially the All-Star game itself. Shout out to Russell Westbrook for cashing in on those 15/1 odds for All-Star Game MVP.
The All-Star game had a plethora of props but I’ll focus on those that I bet on. The BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge was the first on my ticket and while my bet didn’t cash – Rudy Gobert at 25/1 odds – the Stifle Tower did make it interesting with a very productive showing. If it weren’t for Andrew Wiggins – the favorite at 3/1 odds – I probably would’ve celebrated a huge win to begin my prop-betting on All-Star Weekend.
Saturday’s festivities included a host of events, although some of my money went to the Three-Point Contest and the Dunk Contest. I lost out on the Greek Freak and his 3/1 odds to win the Dunk Contest, but I did make good scratch on Steph Curry winning his first Three-Point Shootout at 13/4 odds. Not a lot of money was won, but it was still decent enough to spot a few bets on the All-Star Game MVP.
Speaking of the actual All-Star Game, I put money down on MVP on four players with the hope that at least one of them would cash in. I had two of the favorites at bigger sums – Steph Curry at 13/4 odds and LeBron James at 7/2 odds – and two longer shots – Russell Westbrook and John Wall, both at 15/1.
Two West Australians have giant smiles to come after each winning a $2.2 million Division 1 prize in Saturday’s Lotto Superdraw. More than 224,000 WA players picked up a prize in the $20 million prize pool but the two big-winning tickets were sold at Busselton Boulevard Lottery Centre and Woodlands Newsagency.
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has said that it expects the local casino industry to post significant revenue growth in 2015 despite China’s increased crackdown against corruption.
According to PAGCOR chairman and CEO Cristino Naguiat Jr., the Philippines is likely to survive the crackdown unscathed, as PAGCOR’s casino model doesn’t rely too heavily on China’s VIP market.
“China is not our number one market,” Naguiat said told the Philippine Daily Inquirer. “Of course, more Chinese coming here would be better for us, but of 100 million outbound Chinese tourists, we get less than 1 percent of that. It’s relatively small.”
“There’s a wider mix of nationalities coming here to play in our casinos. It’s not just the Chinese,” Naguiat added.
Naguiat and PAGCOR are projecting another year of double-digit casino revenue growth in the Philippines on the strength of Solaire Manila’s expansion and the opening of City of Dreams Manila. The Philippine casino industry saw its gross gaming revenue increase by 16% in 2014 while VIP and junket players have increased by almost 50%.
Naguiat also believes that the Philippines may have benefited from the construction delays experienced by the casino projects of Andrew Tan’s Alliance Global and Kazuo Okada’s Tiger Resorts & Leisure Entertainment, as there’s no over-capacity in the Philippines casino market that might have been negatively impacted by China’s crackdown.
Casino operator SkyCity is calling an audible on its planned convention center in downtown Auckland after the government ruled out public funding to help pay for the project’s costs.
The casino operator is revising its design for the convention center to keep its cost around the initial budget of $400 million. That could mean developing a smaller scale project, something Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce said the government was amenable to as long as the new designs wouldn’t be more than 10% smaller.
“We have indicated today that we are prepared to accept a slightly smaller NZICC if that’s required to meet the agreed total construction cost, but again that’s at the Crown’s option, we have to decide whether we’ll accept that,” Joyce said, as quoted by Radio New Zealand.
Joyce also said that it’s up to SkyCity to come up with “suitable” design changes and submit them to the government. Likewise, SkyCity is free to ramp up its own budget if it saw the need to take that route.
“The Government has made it clear it will be absolutely our cost,” SkyCity Chief Executive Nigel Morrison said.
CASINO CANBERRA EXTENDS OPENING HOURS
Casino Canberra announced that it would extend its opening hours from Saturday as part of the new owners’ plan to help revitalize the area. The casino would now open every day at noon and close at 4am, with an option of staying open until 6am if it’s busy.