A new wave of crisis is threatening the already fragile global financial market.

Last week, the Turkish lira dropped 5 percent against the U.S. dollar—a worrying trend for a major currency—less than 24 hours after news broke out that the military has taken over the government of Turkey. The violent uprising, which left at least 161 people dead, caused the iShares MSCI Turkey ETF to decrease significantly in value as well.

So far, it appears things have already calmed down in Turkey. But it remains impossible to tell how the matters will unfold in the coming days. The uncertainty in the country has already prompted consumers and investors to rush to bank ATMs to withdraw their cash, putting a strain on the local economy.

On a global scale, the events in Turkey could deal another blow to the international financial market, which is still reeling from the effects of the Brexit vote. So where does digital currency fit into all of these?

The 47th Annual World Series of Poker has its November Nine and Cliff Josephy, Griffin Benger and Kenny Hallaert headline as we take a break until 30 October when we will return to the Rio to crown an $8m World Champion.

It begins with a dream.

To win the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event.

But to get there, you have to make the November Nine.

What can the gaming industry expect from what is considered to be the wildest and most unpredictable of U.S. presidential elections? Not much, if the presidential campaign contributions are any indication.

Filings with the Federal Election Commission showed a smattering of relatively minor contributions to the presidential candidates’ coffers. As of June 21, the gambling industry has contributed a total of $513,121 across the entire field of candidates—a pittance compared to the millions of dollars that the operators, particularly Sheldon Adelson, shelled out five years ago.

The biggest individual donor so far is Wynn Resorts Chairman and CEO Steve Wynn, who has given $65,800, mostly to Republican hopefuls who have since dropped out of the race. Of the total amount, $25,000 went to a super PAC that supported New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie; another $25,000 went to a super PAC supporting Carly Fiorina; $7,700 to the Marco Rubio’s Rubio Victory committee; $5,400 to the campaign of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz; and $2,700 to Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton’s campaign.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. chairman Sheldon Adelson was more frugal this time around, with a total of $18,300 to the presidential campaign donations so far—a far cry from the estimated $92 million he blew on Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney five years ago. This time, Adelson’s money went to Rubio ($10,200), Jeb Bush ($2,700), Cruz ($2,700), and Sen. Lindsey Graham ($2,700), according to Las Vegas Review-Journal.

As the U.S gambling industry starts to evolve due to the introduction of bills aim to regulate other forms of gambling, credit debt watcher Fitch Ratings sounded alarm bells that such progress will come with a hefty price.

Fitch warned that Atlantic City casinos will feel the full brunt of these pending gaming regulations in the near term even though other casinos across the US will also face a changing regulatory landscape

Among the challenges that Atlantic City has to face includes the surge of public’s interest in iGaming and daily fantasy sports, and the casino expansion in North Jersey. New Jersey residents is expected to put to vote on whether to legalize gaming outside the Atlantic City in November.

Should New Jersey residents vote in favor of the construction of new casinos in North Jersey, Fitch pointed out that more Atlantic City casinos will be shuttered.

With the World Series of Poker Main Event playing down to the November Nine, Lee Davy gives you a blow-by-blow account of all the action of the final day level-by-level and here is Level 34.

Welcome to the round-up of the fourth level of Day 7. Blinds will be 200k/400k Ante 50k.

Four players lost their tournament lives in the previous level: Jeff Hakim, Matthew Moss, Kakwan Lau, and Thomas Miller. Each of them received $269,430. The person unfortunate enough to lose their way in 18th position will get a pay jump to $338,288, and I don’t think any of them will care.

Cliff Josephy ended the level as the chip leader; James Obst ended it as the short stack.

Australia’s bookmakers and television networks are hitting back against efforts to restrict their ability to advertise.

Australia’s recent elections left longtime anti-gambling politicians Nick Xenophon and Andrew Wilkie with new capacity to further their agenda, including banning bookmakers from advertising on TV during live sports broadcasts and ‘G-rated’ family-friendly time slots.

Tim Worner, CEO of Australian media giant Seven West Media, slammed the proposed ad ban as “draconian and unnecessary.” Worner said broadcasters already had “extensive restrictions in place” and claimed that the effectiveness of these restrictions meant that “the incidence of complaints from our viewers on sports betting ads is actually low.”

Ten Network CEO Paul Anderson echoed Worner’s concerns, saying free-to-air television was “not seeing complaints or concern from our audience.” Anderson also reminded pols that FTA TV was already “by far” the most restricted advertising platform.

With the World Series of Poker Main Event playing down to the November Nine, Lee Davy gives you a blow-by-blow account of all the action of the final day level-by-level and here is Level 33.

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Welcome to the round-up of the third level of Day 7. Blinds will be 150k/300k Ante 50k.

The second level saw two impressive specimens leave the contest. Mark Newhouse remains the only player to find his way back to the Nov Nine bosom after Kakwan Lau eliminated Antoine Saout in a three-way all-in that also saw Adam Krach hit the rail. And we also lost the eight-time World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) gold ring winner Valentin Vornicu.

A new app is looking to merge real-money sports betting with Uber-style user rankings, all while trying to avoid earning the ire of US law enforcement.

Bait, a new app created by Chicago resident Ian Peacock, attempts to satisfy Americans’ desire to bet on sports while not resulting in jail time for either bettors or its creator. The app, which is currently in beta release, hopes to make its official debut before the start of the upcoming 2015 NFL season.

Bait works by accessing a user’s phone contact list. Bettors can set up head-to-head wagers – straight up, over/under, against the spread – with friends and family using Las Vegas betting lines. The app will initially offer wagers on college and pro football, basketball and hockey, while golf will likely be added in a few months.

Once the outcome of the wager is known, Bait automatically notifies each sides of the bet. The losing bettor is then asked to click the app’s ‘pay’ button, which takes he/she to the winner’s account on Venmo, the mobile payment subsidiary of PayPal.

With the World Series of Poker Main Event playing down to the November Nine, Lee Davy gives you a blow-by-blow account of all the action of the final day level-by-level and here is Level 32.

Welcome to the round-up of the second level of Day 7. Blinds will be 120k/240k Ante 40k.

In the first level of play Michael Ruane took the chip lead after coming out on top in a hand against James Obst that lasted 18-minutes. Kenny Hallaert also had a good level doubling up through Valentin Vornicu.

William Kassouf eliminated Chris Kusha in 27th place, and James Obst sent Philip Postma to the rail in 26th place.