International simulcasting exchanges, Southern Hemisphere shuttling, medication rules, and new technologies for tracks and bettors all covered at opening day of the inaugural Pan American Conference.
Monthly Archives: June 2015
Maria Ho: The Rebel Who Found Her Cause
Lee Davy sits down with Maria Ho to talk about her new TV show Poker Night: The Tour, and to learn more about the life of one poker’s true stars.
Maria Ho has the glamorous side of poker pretty much licked. With over $1.6m in live tournament earnings, spread across all forms of poker, she also has the game pretty much licked.
So what else needs licking?
Maria Ho is not just a fantastic poker player. Maria Ho is a brand, and a very noticeable and successful one at that. For the past two years she has been shouting out the action at the Heartland Poker Tour (HPT). This week she announced a change of tact. She would leave the HPT to focus on a new TV show called Poker Night: The Tour.
Calling the Clock: Moans & Groans From the WSOP; Controversy in Aria High Roller, and Much More
Lee Davy brings you his normal weekly round up of news and views from the world of poker, including all the moans and groans from the 46th Annual World Series of Poker, a funny story from the $25k Aria High Roller, a change of direction for Maria Ho, and much more.
Not even Matt Salsberg could have written the script for the opening scenes of the 46th Annual World Series of Poker (WSOP).
We have had complaints, cheating scandals, and even a starring role from Hollywood’s very own: Mr. James Woods. A man so famous there is even a high school named after him in Quahog.
Let’s start with the complaints.
Slumber Looks to Awaken in Monmouth Stakes
Several older runners looking to recapture past form, including Slim Shadey, Lochte, and Slumber, will try the Monmouth Park turf June 7 in the Monmouth Stakes.
WSOP Day #8 Recap: Cheating Allegations Rock Heads-Up Contest; Europe Bag Their First Two Bracelets
Lee Davy brings you up to speed on the main news stories coming from the eighth day of the 46th Annual World Series of Poker, including cheating allegations coming out of the $10,000 Heads-Up, and the first two bracelets for the Europeans.
The World Series of Poker’s (WSOP) reputation is being questioned like never before. Since the advent of social media the private view of the customer is now available for the world to see. There is a growing disgruntlement falling out of The Colossus. Everyone can feel it, and yesterday it took another blow to the mid section.
It all started with a simple tweet, after Connor Drinan was eliminated from Event #10: Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em Championships by a relatively unknown player from Moldova called Valeriu Coca.
Bubbled the HU. Hands down strangest hour and a half of poker of my life. Felt super-used
DinoBingo.com Digs Up Jurassic Prizes For Top Affiliates This Summer
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Thailand finds itself overrun by South Korean online gambling operators
Are there any South Korean ex-pats currently residing in Thailand who aren’t running an illegal online gambling operation? Seriously, show of hands…
On Monday, Thai police raided a luxury condominium in Bangkok, arresting three South Korean men who were running an illegal online casino catering to their countrymen back home. This site had reportedly been in operation for around six months.
On Wednesday, police raided a different Bangkok luxury condo, arresting two South Koreans while seizing five computers and six mobile phones. Here too, the men reportedly confessed to running their illegal online gambling business for the previous six months. This site also catered exclusively to a South Korean clientele.
That same day, police in Phuket arrested eight South Koreans running an illegal online sportsbook out of a condo and a commercial property that had been made to look like a tourism business. In addition to multiple computers and phones, police seized 60 South Korean bankbooks, which contained records of betting transactions totaling 100m baht (US $3m).
Zindaya Pulls away in Intercontinental
Regis Racing’s Zindaya earned her second straight stakes win when she pulled away from the pack to take the $150,000 Intercontinental Stakes at Belmont Park June 4.
His Race to Win to Start Season in Eclipse
Sam-Son Farm homebred His Race to Win, a two-time grade III winner, will make his 2015 debut in the $200,000 Eclipse Stakes (Can-II) June 7 at Woodbine.
Plumber wants to keep working after $136 million jackpot
A Staten Island plumber who’s won a $136 million Powerball jackpot said Thursday he wants to keep working – but also plans to “relax a little more.” A friend had told him where the winning ticket had been purchased, but she thought a teacher had won.
Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C. on March 12, 2015.
Sheldon Adelson, the Las Vegas casino magnate and highly sought-after Republican mega-donor, still isn’t sure which Republican presidential candidate he will back for the nomination in 2016. But Adelson’s younger, lesser-known brother has lent his support to Sen. Lindsey Graham ‘s long-shot White House bid.
Wynn Everett To Open An Office In Medford
On Thursday, reps from Wynn Resorts – a casino slated to eventually open in Everett – announced they’re setting up their offices in Station Landing at Wellington Circle in Medford. There, up to 50 Wynn employees will oversee development, construction and operation of the future gaming establishment.
AHC: New Equine Medication Bill Introduced
Three members of Congress June 4 introduced legislation to regulate equine medication and drug testing–but it’s not the same bill proposed by U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko of New York.
Macau vows to get tough on illegal gambling advertising
Macau’s government has pledged to crack down on unauthorized outdoor advertising promoting gambling services.
On Wednesday, officials from Macau Economic Services (MES) revealed that they had investigated 316 suspected instances of illegal gaming-related advertising in the last six months of 2014. Only 14 of these ads had been approved by the Civic and Municipal Services Bureau (IACM), the body responsible for issuing ad permits.
Compounding matters, those ads that had been approved – many of them promoting online gambling sites – were apparently okayed in error. MES deputy director Tai Kin Ip said these ads had been “deceptive enough to have cheated the IACM authorities for the go-ahead.”
That does little to assuage the concerns of local taxi drivers, some of whom have been threatened with prosecution for displaying the mistakenly approved ads on their vehicles. Critics have voiced concern that the overlapping mandates of MES and IACM have led to confusion as to what’s legal and what isn’t, which prompted the government to issue some clarification on its advertising laws.
Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Stock Soaring as Casino Sector Rallies
So far today, 8.59 million shares of Las Vegas Sands have exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 5.40 million shares. One factor driving casinos higher this afternoon is Credit Suisse ‘s belief that the Macau gaming hub in China is starting to show some improvements, Barron’s reports.
Frosted Carries Hopes of Sheikh Mohammed
Sheikh Mohammed seeks to compete in classic races around the world, and he will have Frosted to carry the colors of his Godolphin in this weekend’s Belmont Stakes (gr. I).
8,000 Tickets Remain to be Sold for Belmont
Approximately 8,000 general admission tickets remain for American Pharoah’s Triple Crown quest June 6 in the Belmont Stakes presented by DraftKings (gr. I).
Prospect Park Returns for Affirmed Stakes
Pam and Martin Wygod’s Prospect Park will make his return to racing June 7 in the $100,000 Affirmed Stakes (gr. III) at Santa Anita Park, after an April infection forced the Tapit colt to sit out the Kentucky Derby.
Undefeated Golden Horn Rolls into Epsom Derby
Undefeated Golden Horn will aim for classic success in the Investec Epsom Derby (Eng-I) June 6. He enters off easy victory in the Betfred Dante Stakes (Eng-II).
Find Joy First Winner for Sire Drosselmeyer
With the Belmont Stakes Presented by DraftKings (gr. I) coming up this weekend, 2010 Belmont winner Drosselmeyer picked up his first winner as a sire Thursday, June 4 when Find Joy won the fourth race at Pimlico Race Course.