Opening statements are underway Tuesday morning in a trial of a former lottery worker who is charged in the Hot Lotto mystery winner case. During openings, Assistant Iowa Attorney General Rob Sand said the evidence will show the charges against Tipton are backed up by evidence.
Monthly Archives: July 2015
GN'R "Resort Attraction" Headed To Hard Rock Las Vegas
Hmmma what on Earth could these Guns N’ Roses teases mean inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas? While some are speculating another residency that really doesn’t make sense when you consider the verbiage “resort attraction.” So, what could this attraction be? Here’s some of our ideas: A whole new GN’R themed gaming area equipped with slots, video poker/blackjack, etc.
Mediarex and GPI CEO Alex Dreyfus Putting $4.9M Investment Into Poker To Solidify Its Sporting Position
Alex Dreyfus is on a mission to see poker recognized as a sport, and he’s putting his money where his mouth is. The CEO of Mediarex Sports & Entertainment (the parent company of the Global Poker Index), moved a step closer to realizing Dreyfus’ dream of “sportifying” poker this week thanks to a cash injection […]
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Postman wins A 2.6MILLION lottery jackpot but will keep his job delivering letters
Matt Evans, 35, from Barry in Glamorgan, will take a holiday from the 11-hour shifts and return as the richest postie in the land Matt Evans, 35, will take a four-week holiday from the 11-hour shifts and return as the richest postie in the land. Matt said: “I am not planning on going back to work for the next four weeks but I love my job.
Myrtle Beach man finds $1 million Powerball winner in stack of old lottery tickets
A local man came forward last week at a Carolina Forest Scotchman and cashed in his $1 million-dollar, winning Powerball ticket after the ticket sat in a stack of others for more than a month. The ticket was sold at the Scotchman at 3225 Postal Way in the Carolina Forest area of Myrtle Beach, and a drawing on June 6 turned the ticket holder into a winner, according to a press release from the South Carolina Education Lottery officials.
Lottery ticket thief gets prison term shortened
An appeals court shortened the prison term for lottery-ticket thief Andy Ashkar by at least three-and-a-half years, reducing a sentence imposed by a judge because it was “unduly harsh and severe.”Legal, New York, Scratch Games, Crime, Court
Calgary lottery winner says she always thought she'd win the big one
Nabila Batarseh of Calgary is shown in a Western Canada Lottery Corporation handout photo. Batarseh says she’s believed for years she would win big in the lottery.
Daniel Negreanu Offers Schwartz “Life-changing” Heads-up Match
Daniel Negreanu and Justin “Stealthmuck” Schwartz are, at the time of writing, almost neck and neck in the World Series of Poker Main Event. With 27 players left at the end of Day 6, they sit ninth and tenth, respectively, each hoping to make his mark on WSOP history. But when all that nonsense is […]
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Erupt Stamps Arc Credentials at Longchamp
Darley’s megastar stallion Dubawi gained his eighth group I winner of the year when unbeaten Erupt captured the Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris (Fr.-I) for 3-year-olds, Bastille Day, July 14, at Longchamp.
Maragh Released from Hospital
Jockey Rajiv Maragh was released from North Shore Hospital July 13 and is resting at home near Hempstead, N.Y., after sustaining several injuries in a July 10 fall at Belmont Park.
Evans to End Executive Duties at Churchill
Churchill Downs Inc. announced July 14 that Robert L. Evans will retire as executive chairman of the company and as a member of management effective Sept. 30.
Atlantic City casinos have mixed June; North Jersey expansion efforts stall
Atlantic City’s eight surviving casinos had a mixed June, with four posting year-on-year gains and four posting losses.
Total gaming revenue at AC’s elite eight casinos came to $204.9m last month, not counting the $11.7m contributed by the state’s regulated online gambling sites. Compared to the same eight casinos’ performance during June 2014, this year’s total is up 4.4%. However, add in revenue generated by the casinos that have closed since last June and the numbers are down 9.5%.
The Borgata continued its market-leading run, with brick-and-mortar gaming revenue rising 17.9% to $56.7m. That was nearly as much as the second and third ranked operators combined, as Harrah’s rose 7.3% to $31.2m while Caesars fell 2.4% to $28.2m.
The Tropicana slipped 4.8% to $24.7m, while Bally’s fell 3% to $17.4m. The Golden Nugget posted the month’s biggest gain, rising 19.6% to $17.1m. The Trump Taj Mahal’s recent rescue from bankruptcy wasn’t enough to remove the aroma of failure, as it posted the month’s biggest loss, falling 23.5% to $15.3m. Resorts Atlantic City rounded out the chart with $13.7m, up 19.2%.
Paulding lawmaker on panel studying tax on gambling to fund HOPE scholarship
A Paulding state lawmaker will serve on a study committee considering how to create additional funding sources for the HOPE Scholarship, including taxing casinos and horse racing if legalized in Georgia. District 17 State Rep. Howard Maxwell, R-Dallas, will serve on the seven-member House Study Committee on the Preservation of the HOPE Scholarship Program, which was formed by House Speaker David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, last week.
Weemissfrankie Filly Leads Japan Foal Sale
A Deep Impact filly out of U.S. grade I winner Weemissfrankie sold for the highest price of Y180 million ($1.46 million) July 14 at the foal session of the Japan Racing Horse Association select sale in Hokkaido.
Sheer Drama Primed for Lucrative Del Cap
Harold Queen’s Sheer Drama will attempt to avenge her loss to Frivolous in the June 13 Fleur de Lis Handicap (gr. II) when those two and five other fillies and mares face off in the $750,000 Delaware Handicap (gr. I) July 18.
New Jersey online gambling market weathers summer doldrums
New Jersey’s regulated online gambling market continued tis winning ways in June, with revenue rising 22.8% year-on-year to $11.7m.
June’s revenue total is 6.5% less than the market generated in May 2015, but hey, it’s summertime and the state experienced a larger (9.5%) decline from May to June last year, so, er, progress! The online casino vertical generated $9,865,000 (+32% year-on-year, -7.5% sequentially) while online poker contributed $1.835,000 (-10.4% year-on-year, -4.4% sequentially).
As ever, the Borgata/Bwin.party/Pala Interactive combo led the pack with $3.55m in total revenue, down around $400k from May’s total. The loss was shared between verticals, with casino down around $250k to $2.6m while poker shed $150k to $950k.
Caesars Interactive Entertainment New Jersey reported total revenue of $2.64m, a slight improvement over the previous month’s $2.6m and just enough to vault it back into second place on the revenue chart. CIE’s casino operations reported $1.75m in revenue while poker contributed $885m, both roughly on par with the previous month’s performance.
White House Ceremony for American Pharoah?
Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY) sent a letter to President Barack Obama July 14 asking the White House to hold an official ceremony honoring American Pharoah and the team that guided him to his historic Triple Crown.
ESPY Voting for American Pharoah Ends July 15
Fan voting for the 2015 ESPYS in two key categories with nominees from Thoroughbred racing closes at the start of the show’s live broadcast, Wednesday, July 15 at 8 p.m. ET. Fans are encouraged to vote online at ESPYS.com.
32Red strikes deal to acquire Roxy Palace online casino for £8.4m
Gibraltar-based online gambling operator 32Red has struck a deal to aquire rival online casino operator Roxy Palace for £8.4m.
The deal, which was announced on Tuesday, will see 32Red pay £2m in cash and issue 10m new shares at 64p per share to cover the cost of the acquisition. The Malta-licensed Roxy Palace, which is owned by Hyperlink Media Ltd and Applied Logics Ltd, has around 230k registered players and reported earnings of £1.6m on revenue of £10.1m in 2014.
Roxy Palace earns the bulk of its bones from the UK market, although it has a significant presence in the grey markets of Netherlands and Sweden. For the moment at least, 32Red intends to maintain the Roxy Palace brand “along with maximizing synergies where appropriate.” 32Red says it expects the acquisition to be immediately earnings accretive before synergies.
32Red CEO Ed Ware said the acquisition “fits well with our regulated markets growth strategy.” Ware said his firm has “known and respected [Roxy Palace’s] business for many years and share a number of common values.” Both 32Red and Roxy Palace are based on the Microgaming platform, which Ware believes “will aid in making for a smooth integration.”
WSOP Day 49: Thomas Kearney Leads Main Event as Daniel Negreanu Makes Final Table Run
The World Series of Poker Main Event is down to its final 27 players, and at this point, everyone can smell the final table. And while many notables fell on Monday, one of poker’s biggest names is making a bid to make the November Nine and the first Main Event final table of his career. […]
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