London Tower dug in gamely down the lane to turn back the challenge of Galina Point and win the $125,400 Eternal Search Stakes July 29 at Woodbine.
Monthly Archives: July 2015
Virginia truck driver claims Mega Millions jackpot in Pa.
A professional truck driver for nearly 30 years will be retiring early thanks to a lottery ticket he purchased at a Pennsylvania travel plaza.Mega Millions, Winner Stories, Pennsylvania, Jackpots, Multi-State Game
O'Neill Sets Del Mar Record With Five Wins
Doug O’Neill’s afternoon at Del Mar went as well as it possibly could July 29. Of the six starters the 47-year-old conditioner sent out Wednesday, five ran first, which set the record at Del Mar for most wins in a single day.
Confessions of a Poker Writer: How Not to Behave During an Interview by Biz Markie
In this week’s confessions series Lee Davy talks about a car crash of an interview he heard between James Altucher and Biz Markie before pulling out a few informational gems from the wreckage.
I don’t want it all.
I don’t need enough information to sculpt a bust of blood.
I have the probing eye of a snail. Let me see enough. I know you can twist me into all kinds of uncomfortable positions, and for a short time the listeners will laugh, but keep twisting and there is a feeling of uncomfortableness that makes people shut down.
Bart Lybaert Wins the FPS Main Event in Lille
Belgian Bart Lybaert has won the France Poker Series Main Event in Lille after beating Jamel Hassani in heads-up action to take the first prize of €122,000.
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French live poker still has a pulse.
Bart Lybaert has won the €122,000 first prize in the €1,100 buy-in France Poker Series (FPS) Main Event in the Hotel Casino Barriere de Lille, after defeating Jamel Hassani in heads-up action.
Grade II Winner Moulin de Mougin Retired
Grade II winner Moulin de Mougin has been retired according to owners Jan Van de Bos and Robert Naify, who bred the mare and raced her in the name of their Ran Jan Racing.
Top West Coast Mares Ready for Clement Hirsch
Spendthrift Farm’s two-time Eclipse Award winner Beholder and Benjamin Warren’s upstart 5-year-old Warren’s Veneda will take another run at each other in the $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (gr. I) Aug. 1 at Del Mar.
Italian online sports betting and casino good, poker bad, advert rules worse
Italy’s regulated online gambling market reported healthy gains in sports betting and casino gaming in H1 while poker continued its inexorable decline.
Figures for the first six months of 2015 show overall online gambling revenue rising 9% year-on-year to €398m, thanks mainly to an improving casino vertical, which rose 24% to €153m.
The combination of new betting options and new market entrants (we’re looking at you, Bet365) helped boost online sports betting turnover by 90% to around €1.3b while sportsbook revenue rose 18% to €126m. Meanwhile, the already struggling poker business continued its downward trajectory, falling 15% to €82m.
Figures for the month of June were slightly kinder to the poker vertical, which saw tournament revenue rise 13% to €5.7m, although cash games fell 22% to €6.1m. Sportsbook and casino grew 20% and 22% respectively during the month.
PokerStars MicroMillions Main Event Swept by Canadian Player
PokerStars MicroMillions has never been the highest-profile online tournament series. After all, as the “Micro” in its name would suggest, the stakes aren’t nearly as high as in the World Championship of Online Poker or SCOOP. But for players who aren’t comfortable putting up hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars for a tournament buy-in, there’s […]
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PokerStars Launches Lads Night In Charity Initiative
From One Drop to disaster relief, we have all seen how poker events can be a great way to bring awareness and money to charitable efforts. That connection is about to be thrown into the spotlight yet again, as PokerStars will be working with Prostate Cancer UK to create a special charity event this September. […]
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March Into Amsterdam Off Two Stakes Victories
Robert LaPenta’s March will try to secure a third straight graded stakes win when he starts in the $200,000 Amsterdam Stakes (gr. II) Saturday, Aug. 1 at Saratoga Race Course.
American Pharoah Arrives at Monmouth
American Pharoah arrived on the East Coast safe and sound July 29, after traveling from Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s California base to Monmouth Park where he will run in the Aug. 1 Haskell Invitational (gr. I).
Turkish illegal gambling operators posing as political parties want your vote
Authorities in Turkey have busted more gambling organizers posing as political parties to evade the country’s strict anti-gambling laws.
On Tuesday, Turkish authorities raided an office of the Future Party of Turkey (GTP) in the southern province of Adana after being tipped off that illegal gambling was going on inside. The police were forced to break down the building’s doors with a sledgehammer after repeated efforts to ring the doorbell went unanswered.
For the record, the Adana Police Department had now conducted over 100 raids on the same building, which was previously occupied (in turn) by the Cukurova Labor Union for Workers in the Entertainment and Accommodation Sectors (CEK-IS), the Rise of the Nationalist Will Party (MIY) and the Trust party.
Police have denounced all four organizations as mere fronts for illegal gambling activity. The Trust party was dissolved last year after its premises were raided 44 times. The MIY party was raided 11 times in roughly its first month of existence while the labor union popped its raid cherry in June.
Lottery Opens For Tickets To Pope Francis WTC Interfaith Service
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Round Lake man instantly becomes $500K richer with lottery win
Jermaine Roby, 35, of Round Lake, bought the winning Blackout Bingo ticket at a Stop and Save in Hainesville, according to a statement from the Illinois Lottery. When he checked the scratched ticket with the self-service Lottery scanner, a message saying “File a claim” appeared on the screen.
Nanaimo Block Watch captain thwarts scammer
Joy Livingstone, a Nanaimo Block Watch Captain, can spot frauds and knows how to respond to telephone scammers, so she didn’t fall for the line she had won a $40-million lottery and new Mercedes-Benz during a telephone scam attempt Tuesday. Livingstone received a phone call from a man who identified himself as Scott Davis of Ontario Lottery and Gaming.
Rascal Flatts Chats with Dan Rather on "The Big Interview" Tonight
Rascal Flatts gives Dan Rather an in-depth look at their life on the road on The Big Interview Tuesday night at 8:00 ET on AXS TV. The chat took place earlier this year during the Flatts’ residency at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas.
Belmont Runner-Up Frosted Back in Jim Dandy
Grade I winner Frosted is scheduled to start in the $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (gr. II) on Saturday, Aug. 1 at Saratoga Race Course, his first race since June 6 when he finished second in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I).
Xtra Heat Halter to be Auctioned
Woodford Thoroughbreds, home of 2015 Hall of Fame inductee Xtra Heat, will offer her halter in an online auction with proceeds going to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance.
Record Derby Week Keys Strong CDI Performance
Record adjusted earnings for Kentucky Derby week, up more than $6 million compared with last year, helped Churchill Downs Inc. register record adjusted second-quarter earnings of $157.2 million.