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Monthly Archives: April 2015
NHL Playoffs: No clear-cut favorite to win Stanley Cup
The start of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs begins in few days and for the first time in quite some time, no team has emerged as the clear favorite to raise Lord Stanley’s Cup in June. It’s come to the point that if you ask 10 people who they think would win the Stanley Cup, you’re probably going to get 10 different answers.
Parity reigns supreme in the NHL this season and picking a team to go all the way once the playoff seedings are set is going to be a lot more difficult than in past seasons. but somebody has to be considered a favorite, right? Loose a term as it may apply in this occasion, there has to be a team listed as the odds-on favorite.
For now, that distinction belongs to the New York Rangers, which currently has 6/1 odds to win what I think is the most prestigious trophy in all of professional sports. 6/1 odds! For a favorite! By contrast, the Golden State Warriors are the favorites to win the NBA title and they’re odds right now are at 2/1. Go down a little further and you have the Cleveland Cavaliers priced at 21/10 while the San Antonio Spurs are at 3/1. In other words, three teams in the NBA have shorter odds to win the NBA title than the favorite to win the Stanley Cup. Parity, I tell you!
The lack of a clear-cut fave is even more indicative with the odds offered to the next two teams on the list: the Chicago Blackhawks and the Minnesota Wild. Currently, the Hawks and the Wild are both getting 8/1 odds, just above the Anaheim Ducks and the St. Louis Blues, both of which are priced at 9/1 odds.
Why a lottery won't resolve Baldwin County's school tax issues
If there is one thing almost all sides of the recently defeated Baldwin County School System tax referendum can agree upon, it’s this — the chances of a lottery funding a massive county-wide school construction program has as much chance of happening as someone hitting it big in a Mega Millions jackpot. But in the aftermath of last month’s ballot box loss for the school system, some people have taken to social media and tossed out the word “lottery” as a solution to the school board’s money needs for a massive construction plan.
A lottery I endorse
I don’t want a big tax refund. And no, I’m not loopy. I just know that if my tax situation doesn’t change much – I did not add a dependent, get married or buy a home – I try to figure out what I call the tax “sweet spot,” meaning I either get a tiny refund or owe a few hundred dollars or less.
MGM Grand hosts the upcoming Billboard Music Awards and you're invited
The award show will be hosted by Ludacris & Chrissy Tegen and takes place in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The MGM Grand Arena is a great venue for concerts & events.
Kentucky Lottery picks Festival Fanatic
Through a special second chance promotion sponsored by the Kentucky Lottery, 43-year-old Okolona resident Michael Ernstberger, of Louisville, Kentucky, won the opportunity to be this year’s Festival Fanatic for the 2015 Kentucky Derby Festival. As part of his big win, Ernstberger will serve as the Thundernator for the Derby Festival Opening Ceremonies: Thunder Over Louisville on Saturday, April 18. Ernstberger will provide the Thunder countdown and “zero” ignition to activate the Thunder launch system sequence in the Command Center at the Galt House Hotel.
Saskatoon man wins half million with lottery ticket
Two Saskatoon men have plans in mind after winning the lottery. One of lucky individuals is a half-million dollars richer, according to Saskatchewan Lotteries.
Gaming Industry News Weekly Recap – Stories You Might Have Missed
THE AMERICAS
Amaya Gaming sold its Chartwell and Cryptologic software operations to NYX Gaming Group and Amaya CEO David Baazov was targeted by Quebec’s insider trading probe; Major League Baseball put limits on its players’ fantasy play and the commish says bets are more evil than steroids; Zynga founder Mark Pincus announced he was resuming his CEO duties; one-fifth of one percent of mobile gamers account for two-thirds of revenue; doubt was cast on reports of California tribes coming together over online poker; Delaware’s online gambling sites haven’t earned a penny for their casino partners; the surviving Atlantic City casinos improved their profitability in 2014; Florida legislators’ gambling ambitions went off-script again; former betting tout Adam Meyer had his bail revoked; Christian ‘Chipgate’ Lusardi was sentenced to five years in prison; I. Nelson Rose explained why online gambling operators won’t screw up interstate online poker liquidity and Rebecca Liggero previewed the top-five ‘must attend’ sessions at the 2015 iGaming North America confab.
EUROPE
A key Dutch pol says it’s full speed ahead for the Netherlands’ online gambling legislation; Cherry AB launched its first branded white-label site; Bwin.party’s Foxy Bingo added casino options; Italy’s online gambling market grew very little in 2014; Romania’s lottery found itself under investigation over illegal slot machines; Betway signed on as Snooker UK’s title sponsor; the UK Gambling Commission stalled its CEO’s departure; Genfour’s Ian Dunning discussed what Robotic Process Automation can do for the gaming industry and Lee Davy paid tribute to the late Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliot.
Criterion Breezes to Easy QE II Stakes Win
Criterion willingly took to the front entering the Royal Randwick stretch in the AUS$4 million Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Aus-I) and shot clear to best an international field on April 11, Day 2 of The Championships.
Schoolkids tops $1 milion in earnings
Schoolkids, a son of I Am A Fool-Game Bunny is in his 8th season of racing. He started his career in 2008 in the Tracy Brainard Stable, winning 7 races and over $200,000.
No winning ticket drawn for Friday's $22 million Lotto Max jackpot
The lottery’s grand prize was last won on Mar. 20th, when a ticket for a $50-million jackpot was sold in Hamilton. We want you to tell us what you think of our articles.
Home Journey Too Tough in Las Cienegas
Home Journey led every step of the way on the Santa Anita Park downhill turf course and held off another late run by Go West Marie to capture the $100,000 Las Cienegas Stakes (gr. IIIT) April 11.
Phil Ivey stars in new Chrysler commercial
Poker great Phil Ivey is among the celebrities featured in a new ad campaign for the 2015 Chrysler 300 sedan.
The first 60-second commercial (viewable below) of Chrysler’s new ‘Drive Proud’ campaign features Ivey and a number of other “kings and queens of America” striding regally toward, er, something or other.
While they’re walking, Game of Thrones’ star Peter Dinklage adds an appropriately ominous voiceover about how there’s no “royal blood” in the US of A, and thus all the goodies are just waiting for people of suitably bold and dynamic personality to “reach out and take it.” (We don’t actually think Dinklage is suggesting you walk down to your local Chrysler dealer and just take a 300 off the lot, but you’ll never know until you try, will you?)
In addition to Ivey – identified in the accompanying presser as a “professional gambler/entrepreneur” – the spot features San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon, Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian, photographer Kwaku Alston, restaurateur Caroline Styne and a few others. None of the individuals are identified by name in the spot, leaving it up to the viewer to use their Audubon Field Guide of Minor American Celebrities to identify these uncrowned royals.
Many Clouds Takes Jockey to 2nd National Win
Many Clouds won the Crabbie’s Grand National April 11 at Aintree, providing jockey Leighton Aspell a second consecutive win in the world’s most famous steeplechase.
Pletcher Trio Breezes at Palm Beach Downs
Trainer Todd Pletcher sent out a trio of classics contenders to breeze on the training track at Palm Beach Downs April 11.
March winners in state Lottery listed
Brian Dimmick, of Coal Township, won one of the top prizes of the $300,000 Buried Treasure instant game in March, according to records released by the Pennsylvania Lottery and the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue. The other top winner for March in instant tickets was Therese Garvey, of Danville, winning $10,000 in the $20 $1 Million Payout game.
Upstart Misses Scheduled Breeze With a Fever
Lambholm South Holy Bull (gr. II) winner Upstart was scheduled to breeze the morning of April 11 at Rick Violette’s Palm Meadows base in Boynton Beach, Fla., but the workout was postponed when the colt developed a fever.
American Pharoah Impressive in Arkansas Derby
Zayat Stables’ homebred American Pharoah continued his tour-de-force of the Oaklawn Park 3-year-old prep series April 11, blowing away seven rivals in the $1 million Arkansas Derby (gr. I) with an impressive 8-length score.
Alex Dreyfus Shares Global Poker League Info
Global Poker Index (GPI) CEO Alex Dreyfus has made it his mission to “sportify” poker by offering the kinds of events that fans of other sports expect to see on a regular basis. That began with the Global Poker Masters, a “world cup” style competition that pit teams of top professionals from various nations against […]
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MLB commish says steroid abusers less of a threat to integrity than sports bettors
The commissioner of Major League Baseball (MLB) believes players who gamble deserve harsher punishment than players who take performance-enhancing drugs.
Commissioner Rob Manfred (pictured) appeared on CNBC’s Squawkbox program on Friday, shortly after the announcement that the league would prohibit its players from participating in daily fantasy baseball contests that involved the chance to win a prize of some value.
Manfred told CNBC that there was a “line in the law” that distinguished fantasy sports from traditional sports betting, referring to the fantasy sports carveout from the 2006 UIGEA. Manfred said MLB had carefully studied the issue before getting into bed with DFS provider DraftKings. Manfred went on to say that DFS was “really, really important to us in terms of engaging young people.”
CNBC host Joe Kernen asked Manfred about former Cincinnati Reds great Pete Rose’s lifetime ban from baseball for betting on games. Kernen wondered why “known juicers” were currently starring in the league while Charlie Hustle languished in Hall of Fame purgatory.