Sheep Pond Partners Lady Eli, who continues her comeback from laminitis, worked a half-mile on the inner turf course at Belmont Park July 3, about one year since her last race at the New York track.
Monthly Archives: July 2016
Gaming Industry News Weekly Recap – Stories You Might Have Missed
THE AMERICAS
Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives approved online gambling and daily fantasy sports legislation; California’s anti-PokerStars tribes said a 10-year ban and a $60m fine was the mandatory price of admission to the state’s regulated market; Intertain Group named ex-Sportingbet boss Andrew McIver as its new CEO; Brooklyn’s DA busted a “billion dollar” online betting ring; a Connecticut eSports player sued Valve Corp for allowing skin betting on CS:GO matches; Baha Mar’s receivers have reportedly shortlisted two bidders for the stalled $3.5b resort; Nevada casino sportsbooks really, really missed Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Lee Davy recapped all the goings-on at the World Series of Poker 2016.
EUROPE and MIDDLE EAST
Win Cash Live entered administration after failing to secure new investors; the UK Brexit vote set a betting record while the UK Gambling Commission warned licensees about novelty betting integrity; Deutsche Telekom shut its German-facing Tipp3.de site after just one year; Betsson shares lost one-third of their value following a Q2 profit warning; Russia got its third licensed online sports betting site while Russian legislators proposed banning betting on non-sporting events and the average Russian’s wager size fell 25% in Q1; Spain revived its BCN World gaming zone plans in Catalonia; PokerStars halted real-money online poker in Israel; myBet shut its underperforming online poker site; Bet365 was publicly shamed for delaying a punter’s £54k withdrawal request; LeoVegas’ Karolina Pelc talked up the relationship of gambling and gossip; Webe Gaming’s John English discussed having a life outside gambling; Martin van Geest said slots developers needed to be more socially aware and Mondogoal’s Shergul Arshad talked up the massive potential of daily fantasy football (soccer).
Gaming Industry News Weekly Recap – Stories You Might Have Missed
THE AMERICAS
Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives approved online gambling and daily fantasy sports legislation; California’s anti-PokerStars tribes said a 10-year ban and a $60m fine was the mandatory price of admission to the state’s regulated market; Intertain Group named ex-Sportingbet boss Andrew McIver as its new CEO; Brooklyn’s DA busted a “billion dollar” online betting ring; a Connecticut eSports player sued Valve Corp for allowing skin betting on CS:GO matches; Baha Mar’s receivers have reportedly shortlisted two bidders for the stalled $3.5b resort; Nevada casino sportsbooks really, really missed Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Lee Davy recapped all the goings-on at the World Series of Poker 2016.
EUROPE and MIDDLE EAST
Win Cash Live entered administration after failing to secure new investors; the UK Brexit vote set a betting record while the UK Gambling Commission warned licensees about novelty betting integrity; Deutsche Telekom shut its German-facing Tipp3.de site after just one year; Betsson shares lost one-third of their value following a Q2 profit warning; Russia got its third licensed online sports betting site while Russian legislators proposed banning betting on non-sporting events and the average Russian’s wager size fell 25% in Q1; Spain revived its BCN World gaming zone plans in Catalonia; PokerStars halted real-money online poker in Israel; myBet shut its underperforming online poker site; Bet365 was publicly shamed for delaying a punter’s £54k withdrawal request; LeoVegas’ Karolina Pelc talked up the relationship of gambling and gossip; Webe Gaming’s John English discussed having a life outside gambling; Martin van Geest said slots developers needed to be more socially aware and Mondogoal’s Shergul Arshad talked up the massive potential of daily fantasy football (soccer).
Casse, Leparoux Complete Stakes Double
Owner John Oxley, trainer Mark Casse, and jockey Julien Leparoux, completed an impressive 2-year-old stakes double July 2 at Churchill Downs.
Casse, Leparoux Complete Stakes Double
Owner John Oxley, trainer Mark Casse, and jockey Julien Leparoux, completed an impressive 2-year-old stakes double July 2 at Churchill Downs.
Dalmore Upsets Danzing Candy in Affirmed
Dalmore continued his rapid improvement on the Southern California circuit July 2 with an upset of odds-on favorite Danzing Candy in the $100,000 Affirmed Stakes (gr. III) at Santa Anita Park.
Dalmore Upsets Danzing Candy in Affirmed
Dalmore continued his rapid improvement on the Southern California circuit July 2 with an upset of odds-on favorite Danzing Candy in the $100,000 Affirmed Stakes (gr. III) at Santa Anita Park.
Spelling Again Prevails in Princess Rooney
Seajay Racing’s Spelling Again turned back a late bid from Cali Star and won the Princess Rooney Handicap Presented by Hardacre Farm (gr. II) by a neck July 2 at Gulfstream Park.
Spelling Again Prevails in Princess Rooney
Seajay Racing’s Spelling Again turned back a late bid from Cali Star and won the Princess Rooney Handicap Presented by Hardacre Farm (gr. II) by a neck July 2 at Gulfstream Park.
Handle Jumps on Summit of Speed Card
Total handle July 2 on Gulfstream Park’s Summit of Speed program was $9.702 million, an increase of 18% from 2015 when Gulfstream first played host to the event.
Handle Jumps on Summit of Speed Card
Total handle July 2 on Gulfstream Park’s Summit of Speed program was $9.702 million, an increase of 18% from 2015 when Gulfstream first played host to the event.
Res Judicata Upsets Salvator Mile
An aggressive early ride by Nik Juarez early paid off for Res Judicata controlled the pace early and drew off in the stretch for an upset win in the $100,000 Salvator Mile Stakes (gr. III) July 2 at Monmouth Park.
Smack Smack Edges 'Kowboy' in Cornhusker
Smack Smack halted a seven-race winless streak when coming from off the pace to edge pacesetter Shotgun Kowboy in the $300,000 Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap (gr. III).
Tribes Say PokerStars Should Pay $60 Million for California iGaming License
PokerStars’ could be blocked from a newly regulated Californian iGaming economy for ten years if the state’s tribal coalition gets its way. The long running debate over bad actors (sites active in the US post-UIGEA) reared its ugly head again recently after a tribal coalition indicated that such sites should be excluded for ten years. […]
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Tribes Say PokerStars Should Pay $60 Million for California iGaming License
PokerStars’ could be blocked from a newly regulated Californian iGaming economy for ten years if the state’s tribal coalition gets its way. The long running debate over bad actors (sites active in the US post-UIGEA) reared its ugly head again recently after a tribal coalition indicated that such sites should be excluded for ten years. […]
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Delta Bluesman Battles Back in Smile Sprint
Monster Racing Stables Delta Bluesman extended his streak of hitting the wire first and claimed his first stakes win July 2 in the $250,000 Smile Sprint (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park.
Delta Bluesman Battles Back in Smile Sprint
Monster Racing Stables Delta Bluesman extended his streak of hitting the wire first and claimed his first stakes win July 2 in the $250,000 Smile Sprint (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park.
Off the Tracks Wires Mother Goose
Off the Tracks led all the way in the $300,000 Mother Goose (gr. I) July 2 at Belmont Park, turning back dual grade II winner Lewis Bay at the end to gamely earn her first grade I score.
Off the Tracks Wires Mother Goose
Off the Tracks led all the way in the $300,000 Mother Goose (gr. I) July 2 at Belmont Park, turning back dual grade II winner Lewis Bay at the end to gamely earn her first grade I score.
Outsider The Conglomerate Wins Durban July
Ingrid and Markus Jooste’s The Conglomerate caused a 20-1 surprise when holding on to win the R4.25 million Vodacom Durban July (SAf-I) July 2 at Greyville.