The late nomination period for this year’s Triple Crown ends March 23 at 11:59 p.m. EDT. Thereafter, 3-year-olds can be made eligible only through supplemental nomination fees.
Monthly Archives: March 2015
Bill Would Protect Purses at Finger Lakes
Legislation has been introduced in both houses of the New York legislature to require the owners of a future commercial casino to make whole any losses suffered by horsemen and breeders at nearby Finger Lakes.
Lottery players vote to give Clapham charity an extra 75,000
THE Clapham-based Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust is celebrating after the players of People’s Postcode Lottery voted to give it an additional A 75,000. Of this, A 50,000 was given as a special award in recognition of the charity’s consistent performance in joint communication.
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis Makes Mad Poker Prediction
Greece can make €500 million per annum in tax revenue from online gambling. That’s the ambitious claim Yanis Varoufakis made to his peers recently when discussing the subject of online gambling. Although Greece is currently experiencing a major financial crisis, Varoufakis believes his projections are correct and that he can find half a billion Euros each […]
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Winning numbers drawn in 'Play4 Day' game
ROCKY HILL, Conn. — The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon’s drawing of the Connecticut Lottery’s “Play4 Day” game were: The YGS Group provides digital and printed reprint services for Daily Herald.
March Madness 2015: Top seed Villanova gets early exit
We all knew that it was going to happen. The only question was which number seed was going to fall first. Well, we got our answer when 8 seed North Carolina State bounced out top seed Villanova, 71-68, in the Round of 32.
It was an upset that you can add to the Wolfpack’s lore of stunning March Madness runs. Sure, it’s not quite as special as Jimmy Valvano’s 1983 championship-winning squad, but you can definitely slot this one just below that. NC State also got some help from a surprisingly tight Villanova, a far different team from the one that walloped 16 seed Lafayette by 41 points two days ago.
Villanova’s surprising early exit was the biggest storyline in a day that saw the other top seed in action, Kentucky, book their ticket to the Sweet 16 by beating 8 seed Cincinnati, serving notice yet again that they’re the clear-cut favorites to go all the way.
2 seed Arizona also advanced to the Sweet 16, as did 3 seed Notre Dame and 4 seed North Carolina. The other 4 seed in action, Georgetown, got sent home by 5 seed Utah while 11 seed UCLA continued its improbable run by running past 14 seed UAB.
Caution over casino cash future
Richmond City Council will not be throwing caution to the wind despite a record $21 million windfall last year from River Rock Casino and Resort revenues. That’s because the long-term fate of the casino, including an agreement that sees the B.C. Lottery Corporation provide 10 per cent of casino revenue share to the city, is not set in stone.
Texas man arrested in Hot Lotto case
Police say 46-year-old Robert Clark Rhodes II, of Sugar Land, Texas, was arrested Friday night and has been charged with two counts of fraud. Rhodes is being held on $500,000 cash-only bond in the Fort Bend County Jail in Texas, where he is awaiting extradition proceedings to bring him back to Iowa.
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THE AMERICAS
Caesars Entertainment publicly expressed concern over its “ability to continue as a going concern:” Bwin.party said it had made a land-based partner in Pennsylvania; the Restoration of America’s Wire Act hearing was rescheduled (again); George Orwell and Dr. Seuss got mentions at New Jersey’s sports betting court fight; the Borgata’s free-throw tourney proved a hit; Adam Meyer pled insanity to his extortion and weapons charges; legal issues caused the demise of Warren Buffett’s $1b March Madness bracket challenge; Nathan Associates’ Alan Meister dished on his Indian Gaming Industry Report and Koolbit CEO Gerrard Cunningham celebrated GiGse’s moves towards the ‘unconference’ format.
EUROPE
The UK Gambling Commission suspended the licenses of 666bet and MetroPlay; World Betting Exchange shut down due to increased regulatory costs in the UK; the UK gov’t told betting operators to brace for a new Horserace Betting Right; Ladbrokes promoted Jim Mullen to CEO; Bwin.party launched Manchester United’s first real-money online casino; London’s Park Lane Casino offered high-rollers a light; Italian online sports betting nearly doubled; SafeCharge GM Shemer Ktaz offered tips on crafting payment strategies; Rafi Farber expressed concern over where Net Ent’s money might be stashed while Lee Davy quizzed Jason Somerville about reinventing the sponsorship game and revealed why Microgaming’s Alsx Scott is one person you’ll never ask ‘why so serious.’
Cambridge News published National Lottery: What time is the draw tonight (Saturday March…
Are you feeling lucky? Then stay tuned to BBC One because you could be winning millions on tonight’s National Lottery jackpot.
Borgata free-throw tournament a hit with players; Borgata sues AC over borrowing
The son of a basketball coach has won the first non-poker skill-based tournament organized by a US casino.
Atlantic City’s Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa announced its basketball free-throw tournament last month in what Borgata Snr. VP Joe Lupo called a bid to engage “a little bit younger demographic.” By 9am on Saturday, there was a 50-deep lineup at the sign-in station. In the end, 1,022 people – mainly twenty- and thirty-somethings – anted up the $20 entry fee for a shot at a $10,220 payday.
But the day belonged to Al Callejas, a 37-year-old Pennsylvania resident who played NCAA Division III ball at the University of Scranton. New Jersey native Wayne Nelson earned $6,132 for placing second, despite an unorthodox style that involved banking in every shot off the backboard. The Press of Atlantic City quoted Nelson justifying this technique by saying: “It’s a casino. The bank is always open.”
The Borgata won’t truly know if the event was a success until data from the contestants’ Borgata Rewards cards indicates how many stayed on to eat, drink and gamble at the casino. Regardless, Lupo said the Borgata will “100%” host similar skill-based contests in future. Lupo told the Inquirer that future contests could involve electronic games similar to Angry Birds, X-Box titles or even the venerable old arcade game Asteroids.
London’s Park Lane Casino preps outdoor gaming area so high-rollers can smoke
A swanky London hotel is preparing to launch an outdoor casino at which patrons would be allowed to smoke ‘em if they got ‘em.
The Hilton Hotel in Park Lane opened a ‘no riff raff’ private casino last year for which entry requires a £1k membership fee. The hotel, which is owned by Malaysian gaming and hospitality conglomerate Genting, now plans to open a roof garden extension next month to cater to its nicotine-addicted high-rollers.
The Daily Mail quoted the hotel’s operations director David Mills saying many of the venue’s clients come from countries that have never heard of smoking bans. The rooftop addition to the Park Lane Casino would feature roulette, baccarat, blackjack and three-card poker tables. However, Westminster Council has banned the property from providing live or recorded music lest it disturb the neighbors even more than the waft of some really nasty Middle Eastern cigarettes.
CAESARS PLEADS FOR EXEMPTION FROM NEW ORLEANS SMOKING BAN
Shot Clock Proves Popular At Dusk Till Dawn
Poker shot clocks have been a controversial topic over the last few years. While few think they should be in every single event, many in the poker community have argued that having a set time limit for players would both speed up the sometimes glacial pace of play that occurs as players start to spend […]
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1 Way Las Vegas Sands Makes Easy Money in Asia
In 2014, the company posted $2.84 billion of net income, well ahead of Wynn Resorts luxury brands to certain higher-end resort properties. Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson had this to say during the Q4 2014 earnings conference call: “Our combined retail mall operations in Asia achieved an operating profit just shy of US$0.5 billion in 2014.
Playing for a president
Not many pianists can say that they played for a president. Even fewer can say that the president invited them back for a repeat performance.
Ashleyluvssugar Plays Spoiler in San Luis Rey
A year and a half after his last stakes race, Ashleyluvssugar broke through for his first graded stakes win in the $200,000 San Luis Rey Stakes (gr. IIT) March 21 at Santa Anita Park.
Brother to Indian Blessing Gets First Winner
Shug’s Hope won the sixth race at Sunland Park March 21 and became the first winner for New Mexico stallion Shame On Charlie, a full brother to dual champion filly Indian Blessing.
Italian online sports betting up 90%; SNAI enjoys ‘significant’ virtual betting boost
Italy’s online sports betting market enjoyed a surge in February but punter-friendly results kept revenue flat.
Online sports betting stakes in the month of February rose 90% to €227.1m, reflecting the expansion of betting options introduced last year by Italian regulator AAMS and last fall’s launch of Bet365’s Italian-facing site. However, Italian-licensed online sportsbook revenue was flat at €20.2m as a host of football favorites lived up to their reputations.
Hopes are high that the turnover trends will continue due to AAMS proposals to further loosen restrictions on betting options. A plan to swap the turnover-based tax for one based on gross gaming revenue is also expected to help Italian-licensed operators offer the kinds of incentives currently only available via operators licensed outside Italy.
VIRTUAL BETTING HAS “VERY SIGNIFICANT” IMPACT ON SNAI RESULTS
Three Jockeys to Hospital After Tampa Spill
A three-horse spill in the sixth race March 21 at Tampa Bay Downs sent jockeys Keiber Coa, Silvia Zapico, and Ricardo Mejias to the St. Joseph’s Hospital Trauma Center in Tampa, Fla.
Don't Leave Me Flies Late in Bourbonette Win
Don’t Leave Me rolled down the center of the track past front-running favorites Sweet Success and Sharla Rae and won the $150,000 Bourbonette Oaks (gr. III) March 21 at Turfway Park.