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Monthly Archives: June 2018
Olmedo Seeks Classic Double in Prix du Jockey Club
Olmedo (FR) faces 15 rivals at Chantilly on June 2 as he bids to complete a classic double and add the QIPCO Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby, G1) to his score in last month’s Emirates Poule d’Essai des Poulains (French Two Thousand Guineas, G1).
Masar Gives Godolphin First Epsom Derby Victory
Masar gave Godolphin a long-awaited and much-coveted first success in the Investec Derby (G1) at Epsom June 2.
Justify Gallops, Tenfold Breezes for Belmont
Undefeated Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Justify galloped 1 1/2 miles June 2 at Churchill Downs.
$100K High Roller Introduces Big Blind Ante, Shot Clock to WSOP Nosebleed Events
Justin Bonomo appreciates fast play, so it’s no wonder the 32-year-old pro bought in to the World Series of Poker’s $100,000 High Roller event this weekend. It marked the first […]
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Master Troll: Doug Polk Billboard Taunts Daniel Negreanu Outside WSOP
Doug Polk says he doesn’t “feel like playing” poker this summer, but he does feel like playing games with Daniel Negreanu. Polk took his trolling skills to new heights this week […]
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Caesars reaches labor deal with unions, other casinos face strike
MGM Resorts’ Las Vegas casinos are bracing for labor strife after the company failed to agree on a new contract with its unionized employees.
Labor agreements between 34 Las Vegas casinos and the 50k workers of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165 expired at midnight Thursday. The union members had previously voted to hit the picket lines if new deals weren’t reached by Friday.
Early Friday morning, the Culinary Union announced that it had reached a tentative agreement with Caesars Entertainment, which operates nine of the strike-vulnerable casinos. Specifics of the new five-year agreement have yet to leak but the unions had been seeking annual wage hikes of 4% and greater workplace safety protections.
MGM, which operates 10 of the affected casinos, claims to be continuing to negotiate with the unions, but offered no timeline on when it expected any breakthroughs.
Gunnevera Returns to Sano Barn at Gulfstream Park West
Salomon Del Valle’s Gunnevera returned to trainer Antonio Sano’s stable at Gulfstream Park West June 1 to begin preparation for a return to racing after vacationing in Ocala, Fla., for more than a month.
Hundreds expected at funeral of 'Lotto Angel' who gave away most of $10 million jackpot
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Ryan Laplante, Team CardsChat Take on WSOP Colossus with Last Longer Prize Sweetening the Pot
One million dollars and a gold bracelet are up for grabs next week at the Rio in what is sure to be the biggest event field of the summer. And […]
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Philippines struggling with gaming-related illegal detentions
While Macau’s gaming-related illegal detentions are on the decline, Philippine police are having trouble reining in local kidnappers.
This week, Teresita Ang See of the Movement for Restoration of Peace and Order (MRPO), a local anti-crime watchdog group, told the Philippine Star that casino-related kidnappings – in which loan sharks detain unlucky gamblers until their friends or relatives can make good on their debts – were “getting to be a lucrative business.”
Ang See’s comments followed reports of a male Chinese national who managed to escape his kidnappers, to whom he owned a sizable gambling debt from play at a casino in Pampanga. The victim claimed that other Chinese nationals were being held for similar debts.
Glenn Dumlao, chief senior superintendent of the police Anti-Kidnapping Group, told the Star that two of the nine Chinese kidnappers had been arrested. The Chinese embassy reportedly released a photo of a “badly beaten victim” to remind Chinese nationals of the perils of getting involved in gambling while traveling abroad.
B. B. Dude First Winner for Shakin It Up
Jerry Durant’s B. B. Dude made his first start a winning one and also became the first winner for Spendthrift Farm’s Shakin It Up when he took a Churchill Downs maiden race June 1.
Saxon Warrior, Roaring Lion Face Off at Epsom
Old rivals will renew hostilities at Epsom on June 2, as Saxon Warrior and Roaring Lion headline a field of 12 3-year-old colts for the 239th running of the £1,500,000 Investec Derby (G1).
Noble Indy, Vino Rosso Work for Belmont Stakes
Trainer Todd Pletcher was a busy man the morning of June 1, as he shuttled between Belmont Park’s main track and training track to fit in a number of scheduled works for next week’s Belmont Stakes Racing Festival in between the raindrops.
Charity Event to Offer Handicapping of Belmont Stakes
The guest list for the Charitable Impact Group’s Belmont Stakes handicapping event benefitting Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) and the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF) will feature top trainers and jockeys.
Week Before Belmont, Focus on 3-Year-Old Turf Runners
As the racing world awaits Justify’s Triple Crown bid next week, another flashy unbeaten 3-year-old runs at Belmont Park in the June 2 $200,000 Pennine Ridge Stakes (G3T).
Justify, Belmont Challengers Gallop at Churchill
Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Justify schooled in the starting gate and galloped about 1 1/8 miles June 1, as he prepares for a sweep of the Triple Crown in the June 9 Belmont Stakes (G1).
O'Brien Lands Seventh Oaks with Forever Together
The Aidan O’Brien-trained Forever Together (IRE) broke her maiden in style at Epsom June 1, powering clear in the straight to land the 240th running of the Investec Oaks (G1) by 4 1/2 lengths from Godolphin’s Wild Illusion (GB).
Int’l sites increase control of Austria’s online gambling market
International online gambling operators continue to dominate Austria’s online market, putting further pressure on the government to legislate these pesky interlopers into oblivion.
On Friday, Austrian media outlet Nachrichten published an interview with Andreas Kreutzer of the Kreutzer Fischer & Partner consultancy, who claim that the overall Austrian gambling market revenue hit €1.675b in 2017, up 4% from 2016’s total.
Kreutzer claims the land-based casino, slots hall and sports betting sector claimed €716m of this market revenue, up from €700m in 2016. The lottery business (both offline and online) claimed the second largest slice at €676m, a €20m improvement over 2016’s result.
Online gambling claimed 2017’s smallest share at €283m but this was 11% higher than the previous year, making the online sector Austria’s fastest growing segment, accounting for nearly half of the market’s overall growth.
Belmont Stakes Winner Tapwrit Set for Seasonal Bow
The site of Tapwrit’s peak career moment is, appropriately enough, going to be the venue when he launches his long-awaited 4-year-old campaign as he is slated to end a 10-month hiatus on June 3 in a 1 1/16-mile allowance race at Belmont Park.