THE AMERICAS

Mike Gatto pulls plug on hearing of his AB 9 poker bill; Federal prosecutors decided not to appeal U.S. District judge’s dismissal of an illegal gambling case against Paul Phua; Bitcoin online gambling site Primedice has revealed how a scammer exploited a software flaw to take the site for over $1m worth of bitcoin last year; and E-sports betting website Unikrn has raised $7m in its latest funding round;

Trump Plaza casino owner Trump Entertainment Resorts filed a deed restriction to avoid mandatory payments in lieu of taxes; Melco Crown Entertainment’s shares was withdrawn from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on June 29; Baha Mar Ltd.has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection; the city of Boston has issued subpoenas for state police officers and members of the attorney general’s office who allegedly provided unauthorized access to a ‘wiretap room’ to investigators working for casino operator Wynn Resorts; details leaked on James Packer’s new resort in Las Vegas Strip; Boyd Gaming Corporation has announced its $45m expansion plans for Delta Downs Racetrack Casino Hotel in Louisiana; and Mark Frissora has assumed Caesars Entertainments’ president and CEO role;

The Pittsburgh Steelers has submitted its application to host the Super Bowl LVII; LeBron James has opted out of his contract with Cleveland Cavaliers; the NBA teams handed out more than $1b on the first day of free agency; Pro golfer Phil Mickelson had been tied to an illegal sports betting case brought by US federal authorities; Keven Stammen defeats Joe Serock in heads-up action to win the Season 3 Hollywood Poker Open Main Event at the M Resort in downtown Las Vegas; and Tatjana Pasalic takes us to the Final Table of this year’s High Roller For One Drop at the Rio Casino in Las Vegas for WSOP 2015.