Monthly Archives: September 2015

Woman Finds $1 Million Lottery Ticket Mixed with Old Mail

A Michigan woman who won a $1 million lottery prize didn’t know about it for months, after leaving the ticket in a pile of mail. Lottery officials say Linda Tuttle of Kentwood stepped forward Tuesday with a winning ticket from the May 26 Mega Millions drawing.

Commission To Sell Pieces Of Michigan's Capitol Dome

The public will have a chance to buy pieces of Michigan’s Capitol dome that are being replaced as part of a restoration. They’re from the original 19th century construction of the Capitol, and hundreds of decorative sandstone pieces are being replaced in a $6.5 million overhaul of the dome.

Release of NY Asmussen Probe Delayed

The much-anticipated September 24 release by New York regulators of their probe into the care of horses trained by Steve Asmussen is being delayed.

Maragh Offers Positive Update on Progress

Jockey Rajiv Maragh offered a positive update on his long road to recovery Sept. 23, when he shared news of his latest doctor’s exam with followers on Twitter.

Waldrop Q&A: Safety and Integrity Alliance

In an Aug. 29 Blood-Horse magazine story, National Thoroughbred Racing Association president Alex Waldrop and other industry leaders assessed the work of the NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance.

Annual BC Children's Lottery close to sold-out

With ticket sales approaching 85% it appears that BC Children’s Hospital Dream Lottery may be headed for yet another early sell out. The popularity of this lottery continues to grow due to both the exceptional Grand Prize options and the cause.

Gamblit Gaming teams up with Playboy to develop real-money gaming

California-based Gamblit Gaming has clinched a partnership with Playboy Enterprises to develop new real money gambling games.

The partnership will release new games in 2016 in the skill-based category (where players can bet real money on outcomes for games that require skill (rather than pure luck) for the UK mobile market as well as U.S. land-based casinos in Las Vegas and Atlantic City.

We are thrilled to be working with Playboy,” said Gamblit Gaming CEO Eric Meyerhofer in a statement. “Playboy is an incredible company with a rich history, both in casinos and arcades. Being able to create brand new skill based gaming experiences that help us grow our audience of consumers with an iconic brand like Playboy is a dream come true!”

“Real-money gaming is a thriving industry and Gamblit is an innovator in the space,” said Matt Nordby, Playboy Enterprises’ president of global licensing, in a statement. “We believe that consumers will be drawn to the powerful mobile and land-based skill gaming experiences that we create together.”

Sands gives up on in Florida, new target: Georgia

After six years of lobbying for a casino in Florida, Sheldon Adelson is calling it a day.

Sands’ Florida casino lobbyist Nick Iarossi has confirmed Tuesday that Las Vegas Sands Corp has cancelled all consulting contracts for public relations and lobbying to get a destination for a casino and resort in Florida.

A push to bring resort casinos to South Florida is dead for this year’s legislative session and Rep. Dana Young filed a substitute bill in April, dropping casino proposal for two high-end, high-class convention-and-casino resorts in South Florida, one each in Broward and Miami-Dade counties.

Iarossi also noted that a possible renewal of the gambling compact between the state and the Seminole Tribe for the exclusive rights to offer blackjack in Florida, played a big factor on Sands’ decision.

Winning $2.62 million Match 6 Lotto ticket sold at Stovera s News, Columbia

A jackpot-winning Match 6 Lotto ticket worth $2.65 million sold by a Columbia, Lancaster County retailer for the Monday, September 21, drawing was the game’s highest jackpot win thus far during 2015. The ticket correctly matched all six winning numbers, 10-14-15-16-23-25, to win a jackpot of $2,650,000, less 25 percent federal withholding.

DoubleU Games to increase global market share in social casino games

Korean social casino games maker DoubleU Games Co. aims to expand its business by drawing more funds from the local stock market.

DoubleU Games has unveiled a plan for an initial public offering (IPO) on the tech-heavy KOSDAQ in November. The company looks to raise around 250 billion won ($209.8m), the largest amount of initial funds raised for a KOSDAQ-listed company.

The company announced its plan to list their shares on the KOSDAQ in April due to Korean bourse’s relatively cheap operating expenses and better valuation.

Kim Ga-ram, chief executive officer of DoubleU, said that the funds will be used to beef up marketing and to diversify its target markets to Southeast Asia, Latin America and Russia.