All the best, worst and most public fighter reactions from the UFC’s own as they watched the fights at UFC 189 unfold from the sidelines. What a main card, what a night what an incredible string of fights.
Monthly Archives: July 2015
GBGC Says Gray Gaming Markets Still More Profitable Than Strictly Regulated Ones, But Future Trends May Change That
Global Betting and Gaming Consultancy (GBGC) CEO Warwick Bartlett says that gray gaming markets are still the most profitable for operators, at least based on the numbers from the last five years. The GBGC leader says that these are the conclusions that can be drawn from his company’s recently published index of iGaming companies, listing […]
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California Chrome Likely Out for the Year
California Chrome, the 2014 Horse of the Year and dual classic winner, will likely sit out the rest of the year and may not race again because of a cannon bone bruise, trainer Art Sherman said July 12.
Ben's Cat 'Fine' After Parx Dash Foray
Mid-Atlantic star gelding Ben’s Cat, who has earned nearly $2.5 million, has returned to Laurel Park after finishing what his trainer described as a “very disappointing” sixth in the Parx Dash Handicap (gr. IIIT) July 11.
Hamlet man wins $10K lottery prize
The Sandhills saw several lottery winners this week, with the biggest prize going to Dorothy Myers of Raeford, who cashed in on a $2 million Powerball jackpot. Myers is retired and lives at home with her husband.
Is It Time To Look At Las Vegas Sands?
Next week, casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp is scheduled to report its fiscal second-quarter results. It should not surprise if LVS’s Macau operations show continued signs of weakness due to very unfavorable business conditions since the second quarter of 2014.
Gelding First Winner for Gr. I Winner Dublin
Grade I winner and New York-based stallion Dublin gained his first winner July 12, when 2-year-old colt Dr Blarney scored by 3 1/2 lengths in his debut in the first race at Monmouth Park.
Mulhall to Send String to Gulfstream Park
Trainer Kristin Mulhall, who notably saddled Imperialism to a third-place finish in the 2004 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) at just 21 years old, will send a string of horses to South Florida for the first time.
Colt First Winner for MD Sire Friesan Fire
Morning Fire won the second race at Parx Racing July 12 and became the first winner for multiple graded stakes winner and Maryland-based stallion Friesan Fire.
Caren Wins Shady Well in Stakes Debut
Just more than a month after Robert Marzilli’s Caren became the first winner for the stallion Society’s Chariman, the 2-year-old filly again provided her sire a milestone in the $150,000 Shady Well Stakes July 12 at Woodbine.
Territories Goes Last to First in Jean Prat
Closing from off a swift early pace, Godolphin Racing’s Territories completed a last-to-first rally to win the Prix Jean Prat (Fr-I) July 12 at Chantilly.
WSOP Day 47: Joseph McKeehen Leads Main Event Going into Day Five, Carl DiVeglia III of Team CardsChat Still Crushing It
The World Series of Poker Main Event enters Day Five today, and it’s getting serious. And with WSOP 2015 quickly wrapping up at the Rio Convention Center, the Pavilion Room no longer has any poker in it, and the Poker Kitchen won’t be serving any more food this summer. But the players still playing out the […]
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Daily Fantasy: Is Simpler Better?
By Joe Favorito @JoeFav @TheDailyPayoff
With Yahoo moving heavily into the daily pay fantasy space to challenge market leaders DraftKings and Fan Duel, the rumors swirl that other big media companies will follow suit to expand their fantasy offerings at some point,.
But the question still remains over market size; especially growing the market size vs. splitting up the existing pie continue to exist.
Yahoo’s move into the pay fantasy space makes sense because of the time its executives have already spent in the traditional fantasy business and their extensive work in search over the years that my give them insight into where and who to engage. If it can translate those casual searchers already on their platform into engaged fantasy players who can now win cash, their business grows.
However the one key factor that all these platforms need, and the one factor that remains a possibility for smaller players, is simplicity. The casual fan remains to see pay fantasy as a daunting task. No time to understand or plan for large drafts and to do research, especially for baseball, mean that simple, almost lottery-type games that translate easily to a mobile environment, might be the golden opportunity.
“The ‘casual’ fan wants simplicity so that they can participate in fantasy football contests. The two big players are far from simple and cater to the avid, GM type fan,” said Chris Johnson, founder of another startup in the space, Top3 Fantasy Sports, www.top3fantasysports.com, which will launch this fall around the NFL season. “The ‘casual’ US fan base is gigantic, however, all of the games on the market are all similar in nature, caps, trades, waivers, etc. Fans are clamoring for simplicity and Top3 has created it. Top3 eliminates all of the confusion and complexity.”
Still that lack of complexity needs marketing to break through the clutter, and although Johnson understands that louder draws the attention in marketing, he still sees that the growing pie, especially around big events, may migrate to simple games. Those games are attractive when fans can spend a little, win a lot, and not have to be distracted for more than minutes at a time.
“Select which QB you believe will score the most fantasy points on any given Sunday wins a big cash prize,” he added. “Like fans do for the Kentucky Derby, easy as 1.2.3. Select based on matchups, your favorite team or whatever suits your fancy and have fun! No need to have a PHD to join.”
Simpler the better, is what Johnson and many smaller challengers like DraftPot and others are banking on, literally. Will the big media companies making the noise also go that route more deeply, or will their marketing noise grow the pie for all. That will be the million dollar business challenge.
Fairfax Man Wins Big Prize in Virginia Lottery
A local man has struck it rich in the Virginia Lottery, winning $100,000 with a ticket he bought at a Fairfax City convenience store. Paul Goss, a retired government worker, picked the winning numbers in the July 2 Cash 5 Night drawing, the Virginia Lottery announced Wednesday.
American Pharoah Logs Final Santa Anita Drill
Triple Crown winner American Pharoah logged his final summer workout at Santa Anita Park July 12 before he’ll relocate to trainer Bob Baffert’s barn at Del Mar. The Zayat Stables colt breezed five furlongs in :59 1/5.
Fairfax Man Wins Big Prize in Virginia Lottery
A local man has struck it rich in the Virginia Lottery, winning $100,000 with a ticket he bought at a Fairfax City convenience store. Paul Goss, a retired government worker, picked the winning numbers in the July 2 Cash 5 Night drawing, the Virginia Lottery announced Wednesday.
Millionaire Raffle Awards Over $5 Million in Total Prizes, Creates Four New Millionaires
Those eight winning numbers were televised during this evening’s live drawing show. The remaining winning raffle ticket numbers for third- and fourth-tier prizes were also selected, but were not televised due to time constraints.
#ENnies 2015 interview 13: Fabled Environments
In this interview, the latest installment in my annual series leading up to the 2015 ENnies , I interview Charles White, the co-founder/ and director of marketing for Fabled Environments. Fabled Environments’ Cake Walk is nominated for a Best Adventure and Best Electronic Book ENnie.
Lottery results: winning numbers for Powerball, Megabucks and Win for Life
Players use paper slips to enter their specific choices in the national lottery game. It is played in 44 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
UFC189 Fight Night at the MGM Grand
The UFC189 fight night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena brings together top matches of Conor McGregor and Chad Mendes with Robbie Lawler meeting Rory MacDonald in the octagon.