According to the California Horse Racing Board, there were only four Class 1, 2, or 3 medication violations in the state during the 2014-2015 fiscal year, the lowest number in at least 40 years.
Monthly Archives: July 2015
Calling the Clock: Jesse Pinkman Joins the Cast of the Main Event, Soulja Boy Joins the World Poker Fund, and Let’s Hope Devilfish and Thor Hansen Join the Poker Hall of Fame
Lee Davy brings you all the news of an exciting week of poker whilst repeatedly being jabbed in the back by an over exuberant young girl during a flight to London.
Aaron fucking Paul played in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event this week.
Aaron fucking Paul!
That’s Jesse Pinkman…bitches.
DraftKings embraces automated software tools, causes daily fantasy divide
Daily fantasy sports (DFS) operator DraftKings is catching hell for changing its terms of service to accommodate the use of automated software by its high-volume multi-entry players.
On Wednesday, DraftKings’ director of customer experience Jon Aguiar posted news of the change in RotoGrinders, a forum for DFS junkies. Aguiar said that while DraftKings’ policy had been to “disallow automated access or scripting on the site in all cases,” the company had changed its tune following “a long internal discussion.”
Going forward, Aguiar said DraftKings will allow the use of scripts to “automate a short list of time consuming behaviors,” including creating a contest, creating a lineup, editing a lineup, entering a guaranteed contest and withdrawing from a guaranteed contest. There is “no other scripted or automated behavior that will be tolerated” and violators could face penalties “up to and including forfeiture of all winnings/balances on the site.”
Reaction to Aguiar’s post has been mixed. Some players argued that DraftKings was simply recognizing already widespread practices while other players accused DraftKings of essentially grandfathering ‘disallowed’ behavior by its power users – without penalty for previous transgressions – in order to preserve the volume of entry fees flowing through its system, thereby allowing it to continue promoting its ever-ballooning prize pools.
Russia’s Primorye casino zone development picks up the pace
Cambodian casino operator NagaCorp has broken ground on its $369m resort casino project in Russia’s Primorye gaming zone near Vladivostok.
Local news outlets recently carried photos of NagaCorp president Tan Sri Dr Chen Lip Keong presiding over a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Russian casino. NagaCorp chairman Tim McNally subsequently confirmed to GGRAsia that the first of the project’s planned three phases was indeed officially underway.
McNally said the project’s first phase, which the company expects to open “not later than 2018” had a budget of between $150m to $200m. Renowned Las Vegas casino architects Steelman Partners are guiding NagaCorp’s project, which a local Primorye news outlet said was using the working title of Seaside Entertainment Resorts City.
Lawrence Ho’s Primorye project is scheduled to open next month. The Tigre de Cristal property, which is being developed by the Ho-controlled First Gambling Company of the East, plans to open its first phase on Aug. 28 (although the project has a history of missing deadlines).
WSOP Day 2A Round Up: Anand Amar Leads; Chattha, Molson and Hastings Have Stacks
The incumbents of Day 1A and Day 1B huddled together to form Day 2A of the World Series of Poker Main Event. It started with 1,624 players, it ended with 650 remaining, and this is what happened in between.
I think it was Bob Dylan who said that anyone who was not busy being born was busy dying. Well, Day 2A of the $10,000 buy-in World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event was a birth of sorts for one man, and we saw 974 players dreams die at the other end of the scale.
The 470 Day 1A survivors and the 1,154 Day 1B survivors competed for a place in Day 3 of a tournament of Sisyphean proportions. At the end of five levels only 650 remained from the maelstrom that had preceded them.
The birth I spoke about was Anand Amar who finished the day as the chip leader bagging up 603,500 chips. According to the Hendon Mob, Amar has only ever cashed once in his life, and that was for $750 at the WPT500 at the Aria in 2014. It was a performance that made his hairs on the back of his neck stand and salute. Just how far he can go is anybody’s guess.
Lottery operations to continue
Lottery operator Ithuba would continue to run the popular numbers game while government reconsidered the awarding of the licence agreement, deputy trade and industry minister Mzwandile Masina said on Thursday. The high court in Pretoria found trade and industry minister Rob Davies’ decision to conclude an agreement with Ithuba for the third National Lottery License was unlawful.
Geelong Powerball: Winner Gary Baron reaches legal deal with syndicate members
Courier turned multi-millionaire Gary Baron has not yet agreed to share the spoils of his $16.6 million Powerball win with the members of his lotto syndicate, Fairfax Media understands. The Geelong man is accused of keeping the big win to himself, cheating the other members of the syndicate out of their share of the $16.6 million group draw last October.
Alamos Gold Provides Notice of Second Quarter 2015 Results and Conference Call
Senior management will host a conference call at 12:00 pm ET on that day to discuss the results. Participants may join the conference call by dialling 340-2216 or 223-7781 for calls within Canada and the United States, or via webcast at www.alamosgold.com .
Tapit Filly Stars as F-T July Sees Gains
Led by a $500,000 Tapit filly, Fasig-Tipton’s July sale opened the select yearling season on a high note with across-the-board gains and a lower buyback rate.
WSOP 2015 – Main Event Day 2AB Summary
Tatjana Pasalic takes us to WSOP 2015 Main Event Day 2AB Summary at the Rio Casino in Las Vegas. Also, check out WSOP Main Event Day 1A, Day 1B and Day 1C Summary Videos.
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F-T Sale: Scat Daddy Colt Brings $385,000
Florida horseman James J. Crupi, already quite active during the first half of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July sale, goes to $385,000 for son of Scat Daddy.
Tapit Filly Tops F-T July Sale at $500,000
A filly by Tapit brings a sale-topping bid of $500,000 deep in the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July yearling sale in Lexington. Bloodstock agent Steven Young signed the ticket on the chestnut out of French Dip, by Speightstown.
Arqana Extends Race Sponsorships to UK
The French auction house Arqana has announced a three-year sponsorship agreement with two group races held at Newmarket.
OSF Receives $2 Million from State Lottery Fund
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, currently celebrating 80 years, received $2 million from the State Lottery Fund to improve the aging infrastructure of OSF’s two oldest and largest theatres and its landmark public courtyard. OSF is one of four arts organizations to receive funding, thanks to the efforts of the Cultural Advocacy Coalition.
house seats Las Vegas Hosts the Set List Benefit Tonight
The Set List continues its season by honoring the top selling album of 1987, Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi. The special event, benefiting Rudy Foundation, will take place tonight, July 9 at 11 p.m at Vinyl inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
PokerStars Bans Skier_5 Software, Are HUDS Next?
PokerStars has banned controversial third-party assistance software that until recently was being used by players at the high-stakes HUSNG tables. The online poker giant also hinted at a wider overhaul of its third-party software rules, suggesting that the days of regs multi-tabling via their HUDS might soon be a thing of the past. The existence […]
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Christian Lusardi, Alleged Borgata Chip Counterfeiter, Indicted at Last
Christian Lusardi, the infamous alleged Borgata chip counterfeiter, was officially indicted by a grand jury in New Jersey on Wednesday. The North Carolina native was arrested on January 24, 2014, after the Borgata in Atlantic City reported the incident. Police later found a stash of fake chips clogging pipes that led to Lusardi’s room toilet […]
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Filly Happy as a Queen Iqbaal's First Winner
Florida-based stallion Iqbaal saw his first winner July 9, when juvenile filly Happy as a Queen won the fifth race at Gulfstream Park.
Caren Goes for First Stakes in Shady Well
Robert Marzilli’s Caren, a 2-year-old filly and first winner for the stallion Society’s Chairman, will look to replicate her debut success in the $150,000 Shady Well Stakes July 12 at Woodbine.
OpenBet confirms Singapore Pools deal; ex-staffer sentenced for odds manipulation
Online sports betting technology specialists OpenBet have confirmed their deal to develop a new online sportsbook for Singapore Pools.
Earlier this week, Singapore Pools revealed that it was talking with OpenBet about replacing its existing 10-year-old site, which offers wagering on football and motor racing in addition to lottery games. On Thursday, OpenBet confirmed that it had struck a seven-year deal to provide Singapore Pools with sports betting products and services.
Singapore’s new Remote Gambling Act (RGA) took effect on Feb. 2, outlawing most forms of online gambling and blocking hundreds of unauthorized websites. But local operators who devote a significant portion of their revenue to social causes were allowed to apply for exemptions to the RGA, and both Singapore Pools and the Singapore Turf Club indicated this week that they were seeking such exemptions.
Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but earlier reports had pegged the value at around $10m. It’s also unclear exactly when the new OpenBet-powered site would launch, although the Ministry of Home Affairs had said Singapore Pool’s application for exemption would take up to a year to evaluate.