A by-the-numbers look at Zayat Stables’ American Pharoah’s Triple Crown run in which he became the 12th Triple Crown winner completing a sweep of the classics with his June 6 victory in the Belmont Stakes.
Monthly Archives: June 2015
GeoSweep investment losses warrant full investigation, Dominic Cardy says
Robert Jones has been a reporter and producer with CBC New Brunswick sincen 1990. His investigative reports on petroleum pricing in New Brunswick won several regional and national awards and led to the adoption of price regulation in 2006.
Star Surveillance: Imagine Dragons, Debbie Gibson, Olivia, Donny, Mario
Imagine Dragons returned home to Las Vegas to film a video for their new “Shots Broiler Remix” while braving the world’s highest thrill rides atop the Stratosphere. From 109 floors above the Strip, frontman Dan Reynolds and band mates slid, spun and shot into the night sky from X Scream, Insanity and Big Shot, then suited up for SkyJump and plunged 855 feet to the base of the tower a without breaking a sweat or forgetting the lyrics! * Flamingo headliners were united when Donny Osmond was spotted in the audience of Olivia Newton-John ‘s “Summer Nights” show at the casino resort.
Photo of The Day: Mayweather, Broner, Herring, Easter
The Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas is packed with fighters who are preparing for scheduled assignments in the coming weeks. On June 20th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Broner will face fellow former champion Shawn Porter in a Premier Boxing Champions televised main event on NBC.
Baffert Throws First Pitch Before Dodger Game
Trainer Bob Baffert took a victory lap at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night, tossing out the ceremonial first pitch in celebration of American Pharoah’s Triple Crown victory.
Temporary Senator called a lobbyista Jun. 9, 2015, 9:35 PM Ast
Temporary Government Senator Cindy Gibbs-Mohammed during yesterday’s sitting in the Upper House at Tower D, International Waterfront Centre, Port of Spain. THE MAIDEN contribution of temporary Government Senator Cindy Gibbs-Mohammed caused heated debate in the Upper House yesterday, with Opposition Senator Camille Robinson-Regis labelling it a “violation of the spirit of the Parliament”.
PUC at odds on Switch after last-minute proposal is issued
The three-member Public Utilities Commission heads into a controversial vote on Wednesday with conflicting opinions and one swing vote that will ultimately decide if a Las Vegas tech company can purchase and create power without NV Energy, the state’s dominant power company. The commission will vote on whether Switch, which houses data for companies like eBay and Sony, can exit its current power purchasing agreements with the utility.
Champions League final 2015 brings a boost to Britain’s bookies
Worldpay, one of the world’s leading payment processing companies, has today released exclusive 2015 data showing how busy Britain’s online bookies were during Saturday’s Champions League Final between Barcelona and Juventus. Worldpay’s data shows that on the Saturday of the big game:
The number of transactions rose by 7.0%*
There was a 16.4% spike in the total value of transactions*
The average transaction value increased by 8.9%*
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I’m not much of a gambler. I’m not particularly good at it, and I don’t really have the luck.
Tower Holdings aims a casino license in Great Keppel
Tower Holdings calls for a casino license to attract international investors, after receiving an approval from the Queensland government to build its $2 billion Great Keppel Island resort.
The developer has confirmed that it would like to proceed with the construction of the resort but in order to source international finance to fund the project, it would need to show investors a casino license to prove that the resort can profit via its casino gaming revenue.
The Queensland government has been hesitant to approve a boutique casino license because the two regional casinos— Jupiters Hotel & Casino in Townsville and the Reef Hotel Casino in Cairns—have a similar number of casino tables.
The Jupiters operates 27 tables while the Reef operates 38 tables and hence granting a boutique license to operate 35 casino tables for the Great Keppel casino would cause a controversy.
Gaming Commission chairman under investigation over Boston casino license
Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) Chairman Stephen Crosby confirmed that he is under investigation for a possible conflict of interest in a casino license review for Everette.
The Massachusetts Ethics Commission (MEC) has launched a preliminary inquiry after receiving a sworn statement indicating that Crosby “actively participated” in a review for a casino license in Everett, just north of Boston, after he removed himself from the proceedings.
“I have rigorously adhered to all regulations and guidance provided to me by the State Ethics Commission over the last three years,” said Crosby in a statement. “I am fully cooperating with what I understand to be a preliminary inquiry and I look forward to an expedient resolution of that inquiry.”
Crosby revealed that Paul Lohnes, the land owner of the site where Steve Wynn planned to build his $1.75 billion resort casino, is his long time friend. However, he didn’t reveal his relationship with Lohnes until he was questioned by the state police in 2013 investigating the possibility that Lohnes had secret partners with criminal records.
Unclaimed $1 million lottery ticket purchased in Oak Harbor
According to the Washington Lottery’s website, a winning ticket for $1 million in the Mega Millions game played on June 2 was purchased in Oak Harbor. The prize was still listed as unclaimed a week later, however, the winner has until Nov. 29 to do so.
Suspect sought after man reportedly robbed at gunpont in Dover Downs parking lot
Dover Police say on Monday, just before midnight, a 39-year-old man was approached by a man armed with a handgun, in the parking lot of the Dover Downs Hotel and Casino on North DuPont Highway. According to the report, the man demanded money from the victim, at which the victim turned over an undisclosed amount of cash.
Isle of Capri reports Q4, full-year profit
Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. reported a profit of $3.1 million in its fiscal 2015 fourth quarter compared with a loss of $141.5 million for the prior year’s quarter, when it recorded $162.1 million in non-cash impairment charges on the company’s properties.
Jay Farber: “Dan Bilzerian is my Inspiration.”
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Dennis Valdes on Philweb Egames Technology in The Philippines
Rebecca Liggerro talks to Philweb Corporation CEO Dennis Valdes as he discusses his company’s technology and its future plans.
PhilWeb Corporation is the leading gaming technology provider in the Asia Pacific Region. The company became an Internet company in January 2000 upon the stockholders’ approval of a restructuring plan. Now the company grows from 30 to 305 e-games location.
“Philweb started out as a dot.com play. We did not know what we are really doing at that time. We just try t do anything that is web related. and it turned out that what really made money in the web specially when the Philippines is concern was gaming,” Valdes
“And so about 10 years ago, we started into opening up e-games cafe. when i joined the company 10 years ago we started from 30 cafes and all we’ve done is open them up wherever we can get a license from Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) and a mayor’s permit. So far it’s been a good ride.”
National Lottery millionaire bus driver returns to work to hand out…
Lucky ticket: Lottery Winner Sean Lloyd returned to work as a bus driver for the afternoon at Oldham bus depot A lottery winner who scooped almost A 2million has returned to his old job on the buses to hand out tickets of a different kind. Sean Lloyd stopped in on pals at Oldham Bus Station to say hello and give passengers lottery tickets in his first visit to the depot since he quit a as a bus driver.
Isle of Capri reports Q4, full-year profit
Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. reported a profit of $3.1 million in its fiscal 2015 fourth quarter compared with a loss of $141.5 million for the prior year’s quarter , when it recorded $162.1 million in non-cash impairment charges on the company’s properties. The company booked the profit for its fourth quarter ended April 30 despite a $13.8 million loss on early extinguishment of debt and a $9 million non-cash impairment charge taken on its Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Pennsylvania.
How Psychic Numbing Fills the Venetian Poker Room
The Mid States Poker Tour break their attendance record after 1,964 players enter their Venetian event prompting Lee Davy to ponder why people play in the lair of the enemy in the first place?
It’s my wedding anniversary on Friday. We will celebrate it where it all began, in Las Vegas. I welcome advice on the best eateries in town. I only have one golden rule: I will not eat in an establishment owned by Sheldon Adelson.
Adelson called online poker a ‘cancer waiting to happen.’ He promised to spend whatever it took to shut online poker down. He is currently the 18th richest man in the world, with an estimated fortune of $31.4 billion. He took that money from the world’s gamblers. He is a hypocrite as well as a threat to our industry.
This is why I won’t set foot in a Sheldon Adelson owned property. If I do, and I spend some money, then my money will be used to create bills like the Restoration Of America’s Wire Act (RAWA). Bills designed to prevent people from gambling online. Bills designed to stop me working.
A 1m lottery couple enjoy an extra bit of luck as they rescue winning ticket from the rubbish
Old soldier Geordie Rhodick threw the life-changing EuroMillions ticket away after missing out on the main draw but his wife fished it out to check the extra raffle Old soldier Geordie Rhodick, 71, chucked his EuroMillions ticket in the rubbish after failing to win anything in the main draw. But wife Betty, 63, fished it out and found out they had won the Millionaire Maker raffle when the ticket was checked at the shop where Geordie bought it.