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The Jockey Club published a list of more than 42,000 names released from active use, the majority of which are for horses that are more than 10 years old and which have been inactive for at least five years
The Jockey Club announced Dec. 21 that beginning with the 2018 breeding season it will charge $35 for each mare reported bred by a stallion on the annual Report of Mares Bred form. The fee will supplement aftercare initiatives.
Boyd Gaming announced on Wednesday that it would purchase Pennsylvania’s Valley Forge Casino Resort in King of Prussia for $280.5 million. The acquisition, which isn’t expected to close until Q3 of […]
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Woodbine Entertainment announced Dec. 21 a donation of $10,000 USD to the California Retirement Management Account (CARMA) to assist those impacted by the tragic Lilac Fire at San Luis Rey Downs Training Center in Bonsall, California.
Sweden hopes to have its new liberalized gambling regime in place by 2019, which will finally allow international online operators the chance to legally participate in the market.
On Thursday, the Swedish government confirmed it had sent a copy of its draft gambling legislation (viewable here, in Swedish) to the European Commission for vetting. The formal standstill period will end on March 20, 2018 and the government plans to begin accepting applications for new gambling licenses by July with the new market launch date set for January 1, 2019.
Minister for Public Administration Ardalan Shekarabi said the goal of the legislation was to “regain control of the Swedish gambling market.” Recent figures from the Lotteriinspektionen gaming regulatory body show internationally licensed online operators control one-quarter of Sweden’s overall gambling market.
The new legislation reserves state control over land-based casinos, major lotteries and gaming machines outside casinos, but online sports betting, casino, bingo and other digital products such as virtual sports will be open to all qualified applicants.
Colombian punters will soon be welcoming their country’s sixth officially approved online gambling site, Mijugada.co.
On Wednesday, Colombia’s gambling regulatory agency Coljuegos announced that it had issued its latest online gambling license to Bogota-based Grupo Empresarial Geonline S.A.S., which will operate in Colombia’s regulated online market under the Mijugada brand.
The Mijugada.co website is currently only an ‘under construction’ splash page but does include a counter ticking down to the site’s official launch some 30 days from now.
The concession is valid for three years, and Coljuegos president Juan B. Pérez said the value of the contract was worth COP 3.7b (US $1.25m). Colombia issued its first online license in June and Pérez said the new online sector had contributed COP 3.76b to the regulator’s kitty through the end of November.
The Tax Bill cleared by Congress for President Trump’s signature contains a number of provisions beneficial to horse breeders and owners, according to an initial assessment by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA).
Jockey Luis Saez rode six winners on the 10-race program Dec. 20 at Gulfstream Park, continuing a blistering start for the 2017-2018 Championship Meet.
Yutaka Take, one of the most successful jockeys of his time, accepted the Longines and IFHA International Award of Merit Dec. 21 in a ceremony held in Tokyo ahead of the running of the grade 1 Arima Kinen (The Grand Prix).
21st December, 2017 – Yggdrasil Gaming has further extended its reach in Italy with a deal to provide content to leading Italian gaming operator Snaitech.
The agreement will give Snaitech, leader in betting retail, access to award-winning Yggdrasil titles certified under Italian regulations. Snaitech will receive Yggdrasil’s collection of in-game promotional tools, BOOST™ and social sharing tool BRAG™, enabling the operator to increase and complete its online casino offer.
Yggdrasil CEO Fredrik Elmqvist said: “To agree a deal with Snaitech, one of the most respected names in European gaming, shows that our approach is being welcomed by both operators and players in Italy.
“This partnership with Snaitech is the latest step in Yggdrasil’s ambitious plans for the Italian market.”
21st December 2017 – Omni-channel slots specialist Play’n GO has reinvigorated the much-loved fruit slot in its latest title Mystery Joker 6000.
The 3-wheel, 5-payline game delivers the same classical symbols known to slots fans, with the introduction of the Joker symbol which triggers free spins and big wins on finding it.
When players land a Joker on a payline that runs across reels one and two, the third will re-spin while the rest are held, and if a third Joker is found, the innovative Mystery Wheel feature is triggered, potentially paying out up to 6000 times the current coin value.
Mystery Joker 6000 allows players to transfer winnings from the main game into the Super Meter mode, where bets cost double but wins even bigger, and with the Mystery Wheel even easier to find.
The Chinese government has reportedly changed its mind on its plans to loosen restrictions on package tours to South Korea.
Korea JoongAng Daily reported that China’s tourism authority has rejected recent applications for group tour visas following the recent state visit of South Korean President Moon Jae-in to Beijing.
Citing tourism industry sources, the Korean news outlet reported that tour operators in Beijing and Shandong Province were told by the Chinese government that group tourist visas to Korea will be blocked again, effective December 20.
The Chinese authorities did not provide any explanation for blocking package tours anew, according to the report. The rejection of group tourist visa applications to South Korea came as a surprise to tour operators since it was the same Chinese government agency that lifted the ban in November.
It’s full steam ahead for U.S. gaming technology provider Scientific Games’ acquisition of NYX Gaming Group Ltd., after the Canadian-listed firm’s shareholders overwhelmingly approved the $631 million takeover.
On Wednesday, NYX Shareholders voted to approve the acquisition by way of a Guernsey court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement. Under the Guernsey law, NYX needed the support of at least 75 percent of its shareholders for the deal to push through. Final results show that NYX shareholders’ votes represented 99.6 percent of the shares in the court meeting, according to the company.
NYX will now have to present the tally of the shareholders votes and get the approval of the Royal Court of Guernsey. A Guernsey judge has set the hearing for January 5.
In a statement, NYX CEO Matt Davey described the acquisition as “a win-win for both companies and our collective shareholders,” noting that joining Scientific Games means that they “will become part of a company with unmatched global reach, resources and industry leading content.”
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21st December 2017 – Premium slots and table games provider Habanero is inviting players to a festive fiesta in its upcoming release, 5 Mariachis.
The vibrant 5×3 slot is sure to spice things up with a fast-paced party atmosphere featuring well-known Mexican symbols, such as chili peppers, cacti, and the mariachi band’s very own guitarróns.
Players will be treated to regular, consistent payouts, enhanced by the seductive senoritas, who transform into kisses and then multiple-winning symbols during free spins rounds.
The traditional party piñata will also be ready to drop random amounts of cash on the fortunate when they hit three of these symbols on the reels.
Between Stephanie Raquel and I, the CalvinAyre.com team schedules, shoots and edits literally hundreds of video interviews a year, one of the features that truly separates our industry news site from the rest. After reviewing the numbers for 2017’s top ten most viewed CalvinAyre.com interviews, one thing stood out immediately – five out of the ten on the list are related to Bitcoin and Blockchain.
Considering in 2017 we interviewed world-famous sports legends such as Roberto Carlos, David James, Frank Bruno, Eddie Hall and Chris Kamara– none of which who made this list- it’s strong message that Bitcoin is an enormous topic of interest with our readers, according to the numbers. The other topics hitting our list include virtual sports, online lottery, the role of bonusing and a call for innovation, all also important areas to understand in order for our industry to grow and prosper.
Top 10 most popular CalvinAyre.com Video Interviews of 2017
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Outside Powell’s bookstore in Portland is a beggar. If you’ve ever been to that neck of the woods, you’ll be aware of the homeless problem. Imagine being one of them. Competition for the penny change is fierce. The beggar outside of Powell’s is different. He is selling things, not asking for things. You can tell he’s thought about his strategy. In making things that we care about, we’re more likely to put our hand in our pocket.
I buy a trinket from the man and step inside the store. The first person I see is a young woman dressed like the Elisabeth Moss character in Bruce Miller’s brilliant TV adaptation of Margaret Attwood’s dystopian novel from the 80s, the Handmaid’s Tale.
I look at my wife, Liza, smile and whisper, “Blessed be the fruit.”
The esports market stat monsters, NewZoo, have released a white paper looking at four major European countries while asserting an optimistic view that the industry could be worth $2.4bn by 2020.
“Dad, how crap is Sami Khedira?”
“Well, it depends on how you rate the guy,” I explain, taken aback by the question. “He’s a destroyer, chosen to break up the play, so if you are looking for him to do that then he’s great, but if you’re looking at him to get you ten goals a season, then he’s crap.”
“Exactly,” said my boy. “He’s just banged two past me, and he’s a CDM, it’s ridiculous.”
The French, I-don’t-know-what-you-call-him, Bernard Tapie, is preparing for more court time after The Guardian reports he will be in the dock on charges relating to embezzlement and misuse of public funds.
My mother is giving my boy £50 for Christmas. I’m getting £100. My boy is 16, and I’m 42. As a child of four, growing up on a council estate in Reddish, Stockport, I never got much at Crimbo. There was no gratitude for what I did get, only complaints about what I didn’t get.
So, here we are, having a transatlantic phone conversation about materialism, wealth, and mean as fuck fathers who suddenly mellow out during old age.
“How much will an extra million increase your happiness if you already have multi-millions,” I ask my son.