Officials pick the lucky numbers for the lottery’s top prizes at the new office of the GLO on April 16, 2015. Lottery prices will be capped at 80 baht a pair in June, according to the prime minister, who pledged to use his absolute power under Section 44 of the interim charter to make it happen.
Monthly Archives: April 2015
'Duck Dynasty' Family Attends 'Duck Commander Musical' Premiere in Vegas
Members of the Duck Dynasty family reportedly attended the Duck Commander Musical in Las Vegas for its April 15th opening performance. The show is billed as one “the entire family can see,” and it features music that “fuses country, rock, gospel and pop.”
Queen of The Sand Rebounds in Santa Barbara
Queen of The Sand rebounded from an eighth-place finish in the Santa Ana Stakes (gr. IIT) March 15 to claim her first graded victory in the $150,000 Santa Barbara Handicap (gr. IIIT) April 18 at Santa Anita Park.
New online gambling merchant category codes no ‘silver bullet’ for US markets
Friday saw the launch of new Merchant Category Codes (MCC) for online gambling, but their introduction isn’t expected to change the fortunes of operators in US regulated intrastate markets anytime soon.
One of the biggest problems states like New Jersey have had in jumpstarting their fledgling online gambling markets is the reluctance and/or outright refusal of many large financial institutions to process transactions for gambling sites.
In the absence of a nationwide federal stamp of approval for online gambling – not to mention significant efforts underway to stuff the intrastate genie back in the bottle – major banks and credit card companies have been understandably leery about embracing the new islands of forward thinking.
Last September, plans were announced to introduce a raft of new online gambling MCC to replace the catch-all 7995 MCC that had become so toxic in the eyes of financial firms following the 2006 passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. On Friday, Mastercard, Visa, American Express and Discover introduced three new online gambling MCCs covering state-sanctioned online lotteries (7800), online casino games (7801) and advance deposit wagering for horse and dog racing (7802).
Eldorado Resorts Shares Go Higher Amid Takeover Battle Between Two Rivals
Since March 9, when Gaming and Leisure Properties announced that it sent a letter to the Board of Directors of Pinnacle Entertainment conveying an offer to acquire the real estate assets of Pinnacle at an enterprise value of $4.1 billion, shares of Eldorado Resorts have been on a huge run. Over the same time span, Eldorado Resorts has increased 35%.
Taketheodds, Russell Road Win at Charles Town
Robert Manfuso’s homebred Taketheodds, with Mike Smith aboard, ran down front-running Flattering Bea at the wire to capture the $150,000 Sugar Maple Stakes at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races April 18.
Bodhisattva Gets Classic Credential in Tesio
Bodhisattva shook off a determined challenger with a powerful late surge and won the $100,000 Federico Tesio Stakes at April 18 Pimlico Race Course, possibly earning consideration for the Preakness (gr. I) next month.
Find out what Gaston County store sold a $377,000 winning lottery ticket
The Kingsway on Chapel Grove School Road in western Gaston County was one of two stores that sold winning tickets for Thursday’s Cash 5 game, which had a jackpot of $754,482. Because two tickets have winning numbers, the lottery prize will be split.
8 IBD 50 Stocks Bucking The Market Sell-Off
Stocks are sharply lower today, with the Nasdaq suffering its worst loss of the month. Here’s a look at eight IBD 50 stocks bucking the market sell-off.
Shared Belief Eased as Moreno Wins CT Classic
Multiple grade I winner Shared Belief failed to finish April 18 in the $1.5 million Charles Town Classic (gr. II), eased by Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith as Southern Stables’ Moreno took the 1 1/8-mile test at Charles Town.
Unspurned Makes Grade in Whimsical
Despite not having started since Nov. 8, Christine Hayden’s Unspurned finished full of run to take the $146,287 Whimsical Stakes from Woodbine Race Course on April 18.
Whiskey Ticket Wins IL Derby Like a Pro
Whiskey Ticket came off the one and only start of his career — a March 19 maiden special weight victory at first asking at Santa Anita — and bravely held off Conquest Curlinate to win the $400,000 Illinois Derby (gr. III).
Hootenanny Successful in Season Debut
Trainer Wesley Ward needed the April 18 season debut of Hootenanny to help gauge the 2014 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. IT) winner’s conditioning levels. It took just over a minute at Keeneland to find out good to go.
Irish online point of consumption tax kicks in Aug. 1; Paddy CEO gets 30% pay raise
Paddy Power CEO Andy McCue (pictured) got a 30% pay bump since assuming the chief executive role on New Year’s Day.
McCue’s pay rise was revealed this week via the release of Paddy’s 2014 annual report (ever so humbly titled “The Year Paddy Power Saved The Earth.”) McCue’s base annual salary now tops €700k, only €80k less than his predecessor Patrick Kennedy was earning when he hung up his spurs last New Year’s Eve.
Paddy enjoyed record betting turnover of €7b last year, a 16% gain over 2013. Revenue rose 18% to €881.6m, only slightly less than the sum Paddy plans to return to shareholders in the form of dividends over the next few years, pending shareholder approval at Paddy’s annual general meeting next month.
Paddy might want to hold off on making it rain, given that Ireland’s new point-of-consumption regime now has an official starting date. The Irish government announced this week that their new POCT would take effect Aug. 1, after which all Irish-facing online operators will pay a 1% turnover tax – or 15% of betting exchange revenue – on all wagers taken from Irish punters.
Two Equal Fastest Furlong Time at OBS Show
The marathon six-session under tack preview for Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s spring sale concluded April 18 at Ocala Training Center with Hips 1,001-1,203 breezing for prospective buyers.
Dramedy Lights Up Elkhorn at 30-1
The longest price on the board delivered a game performance at Keeneland April 18, 30-1 shot Dramedy putting pressure on frontrunner My Afleet all the way around and then just holding off the late charge of Dynamic Sky.
Yahilwa Recovers to Win Sixty Sails Handicap
A stumble out of the gate may have been a blessing in disguise for D. P. Racing’s Yahilwa in the $150,000 Sixty Sails Handicap (gr. III) April 18 at Hawthorne Racecourse.
Dortmund Records Bullet Work at Santa Anita
Kaleem Shah’s Dortmund breezed five furlongs in a bullet :58 4/5 April 18 at Santa Anita Park in his second-to-last timed workout in preparation for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
Pondarosa Miss Prevails in Easter Thriller
Four horses were seemingly locked together at the finish of the Manco Easter Handicap (gr. I) April 18 at Ellerslie, but Pondarosa Miss got her head in front after storming strongly down the outside.
Pint-Sized Pasadena Girl Uncorks Champagne
Pasadena Girl added a third stakes win to her four-race career April 18 at Royal Randwick when flashing down the outside late in the Moet & Chandon Champagne Stakes for 2-year-olds.