Monthly Archives: July 2015

Brazil’s Felipe Ramos Signs for PokerStars

PokerStars continued its PR assault on Brazil and South America this week with the signing of PLO expert and friend of Neymar Jr, Felipe Ramos. Otherwise known as “mojave”, Ramos has been one of Brazil’s leading pros for a number of years thanks to his antics both on and off the felt. In fact, during […]

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Gaming Industry News Weekly Recap – Stories You Might Have Missed

THE AMERICAS

A judge ruled creditor lawsuits could continue against Caesars Entertainment during bankruptcy proceedings; a federal indictment of two Israeli stock manipulators took down a major US-facing online casino group; DraftKings inked a partnership with Major League Soccer; Mohegan Sun launched a New Jersey online casino site and a free-play Play4Fun site in Connecticut; Boyd Gaming’s online gambling turned a $1.6m profit while Delaware’s online gambling revenue hit a new low; Antigua made a last-ditch effort to resolve its WTO dispute with the US; Yahoo’s definition of a daily fantasy sports guarantee came under fire; Tony Romo’s cancelled fantasy sports convention sued the NFL for $1m; BCLC’s PlayNow.com boosted annual revenue by 20%; a court ruled that the Bahamas didn’t need to recognize Baha Mar’s US bankruptcy filing; PokerStars queried its former US players on their daily fantasy sports preferences; GLPI finally sealed its REIT deal with Pinnacle Entertainment; Churchill Downs Inc. shut down Bluff Media; the Massachusetts Institute of Technology launched an online poker course; Stephanie Rccquel offered insights into building a social brand and Rebecca Liggero explained why casinos need to embrace NFC and Beacon technology.

EUROPE

Ladbrokes and Gala Coral Group sealed a merger deal but the merged brands will retain some independence; Italian police cracked down hard on the Betuniq online betting operation; Gaming Realms acquired the Slingo social casino brand from RealNetworks; sports betting became France’s dominant online gambling vertical; Casino Gran Madrid shut its online poker room; 32Red boosted its H1 revenue by 22% while Betsson’s H1 rose 19% and IG Group boosted its 2014 revenue by 5%; LGBTBet founder Kim Alexander discussed the unique challenges facing an LGBT-themed online gambling site; Liverpool FC inked a deal with MarathonBet and Winamax inked OGC Nice; PokerStars announced the priciest ever online poker tourney and the biggest ever WCOOP; Full Tilt signed Marc Kennedy as its first ever Player Ambassador; Bwin.party poker director Jeffrey Haas left the company but Rafi Farber explained why 888’s acquisition of Bwin.party won’t fail.

Triple Nines Drawn in PICK 3 Day Game

Triple nines have been drawn a total of 12 times since the Lottery’s three-digit draw game began in Overall, triples have been drawn a total of 201 times – 153 times in the evening drawings and 48 times in the day drawings – since the debut of The Daily Number, now called PICK 3. 2010 holds the record for the most triples drawn in a year with 14. per play. Players may play up to five panels on each playslip.

Wynn Resorts Announces Second Quarter Earnings Release Date

Wynn Resorts, Limited announced today that it will release the Company’s financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015 after the market close on Wednesday, July 29, 2015, followed by a conference call at 1:30 p.m. PT . The call will be broadcast live at www.wynnresorts.com under the “Company Information” section.