Lee Davy sits down with Luckbox CEO, Lars Lien, to talk about the positive impact the PokerStars’ founders had on his life, why integrity is his most important value, and much, much more.

Luckbox.

You still can’t make a bet, but, slowly, and surely, the esports betting platform with a beating heart the shape of a Red Spade, is transforming into something beautiful.

For once, this week, the team didn’t announce that another Titan of the gambling or esports industry had joined the mission. Instead, we received news that the organisation has a new website, and I have to admit, it looks spiffing.

Another round-up from the World Series of Poker this time focusing on a successful revenge mission for Shaun Deeb, a long-awaited win for Scott Bohlman, and a bracelet for Spain.

The last episode of The Handmaid’s Tale was an odd one. While it contained one of the most disturbing and harrowing taboo-violating scenes you are ever going to see, it ended with a whimper no louder than an ant’s fart.

Lazy writing.

There’s no excuse.

Another round-up from the World Cup, this time from Groups C & D as Croatia and France move into the knockout stages, Peru leave the competition, and Argentina sits bottom of their group.

Lionel Messi.

Gonzalo Higuaín.

Sergio Aguero.

Another round-up from the World Series of Poker this time focusing on bracelet events in Texas Hold’em with victories for Eric Baldwin, Preston Lee, and Robert Nehorayan. 

When Eric Baldwin won his first bracelet, he had to contend with the Triple Crown winner Roland de Wolfe, and the man who would later become the champion of the world, Martin Jacobson.

That was 2009.

Nine years ago.

Kenya’s online sports betting operators may yet catch a break after local parliamentarians breathed new life into a plan to fix the country’s punitive gambling tax regime.

On Sunday, Business Daily Africa reported that Kenya’s Finance and National Planning Committee had proposed cutting the planned 20% tax on gambling winnings in half, while also cutting operators’ revenue tax rate from 35% to 15%.

Since January 1, Kenyan operators have been required to pay the new uniform 35% tax on all gambling products, be it sports betting, gaming, lotteries or prize competitions. The new tax was a significant step up from the previous rates, which for betting operators had been a mere 7.5%.

Some gambling companies suspended their Kenyan operations, claiming that the new taxes had made their business unviable. National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale then floated a plan to cut the 35% rate to 15% while offsetting the cuts by re-imposing a 20% tax on gambling winnings that was originally introduced in 2016 but was suspended due to implementation problems.