Bryan Micon once attempted to buy rogue poker site Lock Poker to “make all the players whole,” according to evidence obtained by the Nevada Control Board following a raid on his home in February. Micon, founder of the now defunct Bitcoin poker site SealsWithClubs, was charged earlier this week with a single count of operating […]
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Power Alert, who has made an impression since his arrival from Australia, continued his good form with a course-record victory in the Twin Spires Turf Sprint presented by Twinspires.com (gr. III) May 1 at Churchill Downs.
Chilean-bred filly Furia Cruzada rallied strongly from off the pace to deny Carinosa a victory in won the Gran Premio Criadores (Arg-I) May 1 at Palermo
Owner Ahmed Zayat said El Kabeir did not go to the track at Churchill Downs the morning of May 1 because he took a couple of bad steps and was not sound but has not been scratched out of the Kentucky Derby.
Justin Zayat of Zayat Stables has confirmed multiple graded stakes winner El Kabeir will not run in the May 2 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) at Churchill Downs.
Canada’s Amaya Gaming has offered a preview of its upcoming Q1 financial results and instituted a significant policy change for PokerStars affiliates.
Amaya says it expects to announce revenue of between C$336m and C$342m (US $276m–$281m) for the three months ending March 31 when it releases its final numbers on May 14. The overwhelming bulk (C$333m–C$337m) of this bounty comes from Amaya’s B2C online gambling operations, which include PokerStars and Full Tilt.
The recently divested B2B assets of Diamond Game Enterprises and Cadillac Jack will be listed as discontinued operations in the Q1 report. Had their contributions been included, Q1 revenue would have reached a range of C$363m–C$374m. Amaya expects its former Chartwell and Cryptologic software divisions to follow the path into discontinued operations status in Q2.
AFFILIATE REVENUE SHARING CHANGES AHEAD
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder wants to overhaul Detroit’s troubled state-run school district and divide its operations to address the “crushing” debt he says is hurting education in the city. Under the plan unveiled Thursday, an entirely new Detroit school district would be created to handle the academic operations of the city’s public schools.
A 19-1 shot gave 7-5 favorite Protonico what-for in the $400,000 Alysheba Stakes (gr. II) on the Longines Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) undercard, but the 4-year-old Giant’s Causeway runner surged back May 1 to win.
Portugal‘s government has published the final details of the country’s new online gambling framework, paving the way for the new regime to kick in on June 29.
Portuguese legislators approved the legislation in February and this week saw the publication of the framework in the country’s Official Gazette.. The legislation would end local lottery firm Santa Casa de la Misericordia’s online monopoly and allow international firms to apply for Portuguese licenses.
The publication of the legislation’s final text starts the 60-day countdown before the new rules take effect. But Portuguese regulators have suggested that new licenses aren’t likely to be issued until Q3 at the earliest.
The county hopes the new regime will reap an annual €25m for the state but it remains to be seen how many operators will take Portugal’s bait. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has stated that the new tax rates – particularly the tax on sports betting turnover, not revenue – could cause up to 80% of new operators to exit the market within the first year of the new regime. PwC estimated that this wholesale exodus could cost the country €20m over the first three years.
There was a wild and enthusiastic packed crowd for Journey ‘s debut of a nine-show mini-residency at the Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel on Wednesday night, and contributing photographer Tom Donoghue was onsite for his great photo gallery. It’s the band’s first-ever Las Vegas residency, and Clark County officials honored the rockers with “Journey Las Vegas Day” on Wednesday.
Lucy Zeh, author of Etched in Stone: Thoroughbred Memorials, a book on the grave markers of Thoroughbreds, was shot and fatally injured by her estranged husband last month outside of a Louisville-area dance studio.
Industry organizations May 1 came out in opposition to legislation that would repeal the Interstate Horseracing Act because of alleged cheating in horse racing, with one group calling it a shameless publicity stunt.
Feathered seized control at the start and went wire to wire to win the Edgewood Stakes (gr. IIIT) over 3-2 favorite Quality Rocks on the May 1 Longines Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) card at Churchill Downs.
Molly Morgan rallied inside off the far turn to win the $300,000 La Troienne Stakes May 1 at Churchill Downs, earning the first grade I victory of her career.
Customers of online gambling sites 666Bet and MetroPlay are breathing a little easier this week after the sites began processing some withdrawal requests.
It’s been over a month since the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) suspended the operating license of Metro Play Ltd., the parent company of both gambling sites. A week later, news broke that 666Bet director Paul Bell had been arrested as part of a £21m VAT fraud and money laundering investigation.
As time dragged on and the sites remained dark, players protested their inability to access their account balances. 666Bet and the UKGC engaged in some ‘he said, she said’ banter over the cause of the delay until earlier this week, when 666Bet announced it had reached a deal with online wallet Skrill to process payouts. Shortly thereafter, online forums began filling up with players reporting happy reunions with their formerly frozen funds.
The UKGC has since issued an update expressing its understanding of the current situation. Both 666Bet and MetroPlay’s websites are once again live although many customers have failed to receive responses to emails. The UKGC understands that the only viable means of communication are the sites’ social media accounts. Payouts from both sites are being processed via Skrill but pending withdrawal requests from March aren’t being processed.
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association announced May 1 that Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack has earned re-accreditation from the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance.
Logan Bailey, the general manager of the Kentucky office of Daily Racing Form, dies April 28. The Frankfort, Ky., native was 75.
Five of the fillies who finished behind Ben Keswick’s Spirit of Xian in the Providencia Stakes (gr. IIIT) will take another shot at her in the $200,000 Honeymoon Stakes (gr. IIT) May 3.
Harvey Masonson of Accord is among 16 employees at a biotech company in New York City who will share $58 million in state lottery winnings. Masonson, who could not be reached for comment, will collect $1.65 million after taxes and the 16-way split.
Owner Ahmed Zayat said El Kabeir did not go to the track at Churchill Downs the morning of May 1 because he took a couple of bad steps and was not sound but has not been scratched out of the Kentucky Derby.