Monthly Archives: February 2016

EXCLUSIVE: Olivia Wilde Says She Won the 'Life Lottery' With Son Otis: 'Everyday I'm More Grateful'

Olivia Wilde recently shot down pregnancy rumors in an epically hilarious way, but the 31-year-old actress can’t stop gushing about her son Otis, who turns 2 years old in April. “I’m just everyday more grateful and realizing how I have completely won the life lottery,” Wilde gushed to ET’s Katie Krause at UNITE4:GOOD and Variety’s 3rd Annual “UNITE4:HUMANITY” event presented by Karma on Thursday.

EXCLUSIVE: Olivia Wilde Says She Won the 'Life Lottery' With Son Otis: 'Everyday I'm More Grateful'

Olivia Wilde recently shot down pregnancy rumors in an epically hilarious way, but the 31-year-old actress can’t stop gushing about her son Otis, who turns 2 years old in April. “I’m just everyday more grateful and realizing how I have completely won the life lottery,” Wilde gushed to ET’s Katie Krause at UNITE4:GOOD and Variety’s 3rd Annual “UNITE4:HUMANITY” event presented by Karma on Thursday.

Gaming Industry News Weekly Recap – Stories You Might Have Missed

THE AMERICAS

Amaya Gaming set a March 21 date for PokerStars’ New Jersey launch while warning that Stars’ former owners won’t help pay its $870m legal bill in Kentucky; Intertain’s CEO stepped down after the company scrapped its executive bonus plan; Virginia became the first state to send a pro-DFS bill to its governor; Western Union found itself the subject of an FBI online gambling probe; California’s new online poker bill would make it a felony to play on international sites; New Jersey published skill-based game regulations; Caesars Interactive Entertainment had a record year thanks to social gaming gains and racing took a back seat to social gaming in Churchill Downs Inc’s 2015 report; Rock Gaming rebranded as JACK Entertainment; Donald Trump mulled a Las Vegas casino joint venture with Phil Ruffin; Nevada sportsbooks set another new sports betting record; more legal hassles forced Wynn Resorts to postpone its Everett casino project; the World Series of Poker released its 2016 schedule and the Global Poker Index handed out its American Poker Awards; Rafi Farber said MGM Resorts was a great buy and a study examined the legacy of America’s Indian casino gaming industry.

EUROPE & MIDDLE EAST

Former Bwin.party CEO Norbert Teufelberger was charged with bribery over a failed Turkish betting license bid; William Hill’s 2015 profit fell after £87m in new UK gambling taxes while Ladbrokes posted its first annual loss in a decade; Playtech’s grey/black-market Asian business grew 49% in 2015; Denmark’s regulated online gambling market closed out 2015 on a high note; Tabcorp set a spring date for its UK online gambling launch; Mr Green vowed to launch its sportsbook before Euro 2016; an Israeli government report said Eilat casinos could generate $500m per year; Lee Davy recapped the inaugural Global Poker League draft; Bates, Wells & Braithwaite solicitor Gemma Boone explained why start-ups should mind their legal P’s and Q’s before launching and William Hill’s Crispin Nieboer offered tips on how to inspire technical innovation at your company.

Unite Here has 'various issues' with Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta's Red Rock Resorts Ipo

On Jan. 14th, Red Rock Resorts Inc., the casino company controlled by UFC co-owners Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta and formerly known as Station Casinos, filed an amended S-1 with the SEC to go public. As Bloody Elbow previously reported , the net proceeds of the offering will not finance growth or business development activities, but will go to key corporate insiders and their family members, including $112.5 million to each of the Fertitta brothers and $53 million to trusts for their six children.

Surfs Up – Big Lottery Funding Helps Older People Get online

In a landscape where social isolation is common and financial pressure amongst older people on fixed incomes is increasing, Hanover Housing Association has been exploring different ways of encouraging its residents to enjoy the benefits of going online. According to the ONS, 67 per cent of over-55s regularly use the internet, with the figure dropping to 35 per cent for those over-75.

Surfs Up – Big Lottery Funding Helps Older People Get online

In a landscape where social isolation is common and financial pressure amongst older people on fixed incomes is increasing, Hanover Housing Association has been exploring different ways of encouraging its residents to enjoy the benefits of going online. According to the ONS, 67 per cent of over-55s regularly use the internet, with the figure dropping to 35 per cent for those over-75.