The first witnesses, including the lottery’s vice president of security, took the stand Tuesday after opening statements in the trial of a former lottery worker charged in the Hot Lotto mystery winner case.Iowa, Hot Lotto, Fraud, Crime, Trial, Multi-State Game, Court
Monthly Archives: July 2015
NC residents can now play lottery at the pump
North Carolina residents can now play jackpot lottery games while pumping their gas.North Carolina, Retailer, Technology, Ticket Machine, Vending Machine
Lottery security chief: Rigging computerized game "sadly" possible
The top threat to any lottery’s integrity is its own information technology employees, a former lottery security chief told jurors in the trial for his coworker accused of rigging a Hot Lotto drawing to win a $14.3 million ticket.Iowa, Hot Lotto, Technology, Computerized Drawings, Fraud, Crime, Trial, Multi-State Game, Court
Ex-lotto worker may have ticket out of scam allegations
Witnesses will give new testimony in the fraud trial of a lottery worker accused of orchestrating the largest lotto scam ever. Eddie Tipton was one of only four people who had security clearance to the lottery’s so-called drawing room.
Epic views from Vegas hotel rooms
Guests staying in the Supreme King Corner Suite at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino can marvel at the Strip from the comfort and privacy of their bed. The Hard Rock’s Nirvana Suite offers floor-to-ceiling windows in the living room — with this view, who needs a TV? The Cosmopolitan’s deluxe wraparound terrace suite’s claim-to-fame is views like this of the Strip and beyond.
GBGA Strikes Blow Against UK Tax Regime
The UK point of consumption tax, which has had a trickle down effect on the country’s online poker players, forcing up rakes and curtailing VIP schemes, is about to be challenged in Europe’s highest court. The Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association (GBGA), which has long railed against the new UK licensing regime, received a boost […]
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Published Search Warrant Throws New Light On Amaya Trading Probe
New details of the Amaya Inc stock trading investigation have emerged with the publication of a search warrant that was used by the Quebec financial regulator to seize computers, e-mails, and phone records from three Amaya officials, including its chief executive officer David Baazov. The court lifted a publication ban on the warrant last week, […]
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Darley Stallions to be Bred on SH Time
Darley in America, near Lexington, announced its stallions will be available to be bred on Southern Hemisphere time, effective Sept. 1 for the Australian breeding season and Aug. 1 for South America.
IND Standardbred Trainer Suspended 10 Years
Standardbred trainer Bradley Moffitt has been suspended for 10 years for a positive test for darbepoetin alfa, marking the first time a synthetic blood doping agent has been found in Indiana.
Congaree Moves to Lane's End Texas
Multiple grade I winner Congaree will stand the 2016 breeding season at William S. Farish’s Lane’s End Texas near Hempstead, according to the Texas Thoroughbred Association.
Gulfstream Will Again Host 'Claiming Crown'
Gulfstream Park announced July 15 it will kick off its 2015-2016 Championship Meet Dec. 5 with the 17th running of the Claiming Crown, a slate of races with purses totaling $1.1 million.
Mister Marti Gras Wheels Back In Hanshin Cup
Nine older horses square off in the one-mile $100,000 Hanshin Cup over Arlington’s Polytrack in a wide-open affair
Mr. Z, Divining Rod Rematch in Indiana Derby
Fresh off a win in the $500,000 Ohio Derby, Calumet Farm’s Mr. Z has been selected as the morning-line favorite for the $500,000-added Indiana Derby (gr. II) July 18 at Indiana Grand Racing & Casino.
Salix-Free Race at Gulfstream Proves Popular
A Salix-free race proved so popular at the entry box Wednesday that the over-subscribed field of 2-year-old fillies was split into two races for Saturday’s program at Gulfstream Park.
'Chrome' Sister Hope's Love Sidelined
Hope’s Love, the 2-year-old full sister to California Chrome, will be sidelined four to six months with a hairline fracture in her shoulder, trainer Steve Sherman said July 15.
MGM Resorts to fight Connecticut tribes’ plan to build casino off tribal lands
Connecticut’s two tribal casinos reported a rare increase in slots revenue in June.
The Mashantacuket Pequots tribe’s Foxwoods Resort Casino saw slots handle rise 1.2% to $484.9m in June, while revenue rose 2.3% to $38.6m. Meanwhile, the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority’s Mohegan Sun casino reported slots handle up 1% to $580.1m and revenue up 3% to $46.7m.
However miniscule, the increases will be welcome news to the two facilities, which have undergone a prolonged stretch of negative numbers due in part to increased casino saturation in the US Northeast region. The threat of even more competition across the border in Massachusetts led Connecticut Gov. Daniel Malloy to approve legislation last month authorizing the tribes to build a jointly run $300m casino along Interstate 91 near the Massachusetts border.
That proposal has irked MGM Resorts, which is building a new $800m casino just across the border in Springfield, MA. MGM CEO Jim Murren had previously scoffed at the notion that a tribal “box of slots” could compete with MGM’s flashy new digs. Murren went as far as to say he’d “love to go toe to toe” with the tribes to see who was best equipped to win the affections of the region’s gamblers.
$1 Million Mega Millions Lottery Ticket Sold in South Jersey
A winning Mega Millions Lottery ticket worth $1 million was sold in Burlington County, the New Jersey Lottery announced Wednesday morning. The ticket matched the 5 white balls from Tuesday night’s drawing.
Brazil poised to okay legal sports betting
At long last, Brazil appears set to finally authorize legal sports betting.
On Monday, Brazil’s Senate approved the 671/2015 legislation; otherwise known as ‘MP Football’ because it is intended to shore up the finances of the nation’s football clubs. Part of the legislation involves the creation of two new lotteries, from which a portion of the proceeds will be diverted to the clubs.
One of the lotteries will be an instant-win scratch game using Brazilian football team iconography, while the other appears to be less of a lottery and more of a traditional fixed-odds betting scheme. This product will be overseen by the country’s federal bank, the Caixa Econômica Federal (CEF), either directly or via a concession awarded to third party operators.
The only forms of legal gambling currently permitted in Brazil are lotteries, horseracing and live poker tournaments. As the world’s fifth-largest country by population, Brazil is the white whale of South American markets for online gambling operators. Previous legislative efforts to approve online betting have failed to gain much traction but apparently the lingering costs of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the upcoming costs of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games are helping to change attitudes.
Never miss the big lottery prize again
Lottery customers now have more time in the evening to buy OLG lottery tickets for a draw the same night. The cut-off time to purchase tickets for a draw that evening has been moved to 10:30 p.m. Eastern Time from 9 p.m. Eastern Time.
Downtown taxing district is expected to cross 'Ninth Street divide'
City officials hope to draw more businesses – and customers – into western Louisville by extending a special taxing sector across the “Ninth Street divide.” The Louisville Metro Council is expected to approve an ordinance that would expand the city’s Downtown Management District – or business-improvement district – to add major businesses and organizations such as Mercer Transportation, Zirmed and the Kentucky Lottery, The Courier-Journal reports.