Monthly Archives: October 2016

Sidney's Candy to Remain in Argentina

Grade I winner Sidney’s Candy, who has stood at WinStar Farm since 2012, will take up permanent residence at Ricardo Benedicto’s Haras La Pasion in Argentina where he will stand during the Southern Hemisphere breeding season.

Violence Filly Had Top F-T October Return

A filly from the first crop of Hill ‘n’ Dale stallion Violence bought in July for $25,000 returned a quick substantial profit for her owner when sold for $190,000 at the Fasig-Tipton October yearling sale.

74 Keeneland Sales Grads Pre-Entered in Cup

Headed by seven horses in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I), 74 horses that are graduates of Keeneland sales have been pre-entered in the World Championships Nov. 4-5 at Santa Anita Park in California.

Slot jockey’s $43m jackpot ruled a glitch

A slots player is contemplating a lawsuit after her $42.9m jackpot was determined to be the result of a software glitch.

On Friday, New York TV station WABC reported on the sad case of Katrina Bookman (pictured), who in late August believed she’d struck it rich when the slot machine she was playing at Genting’s Resorts World Casino New York said she’d won nearly $43m.

Following a few moments of giddy celebration, Bookman said she was escorted off the floor by casino staff, then told she needed to come back tomorrow to meet with casino officials. When she returned, she was told the machine had malfunctioned and thus she was owed nothing, although the casino offered to comp her a steak dinner.

Clearly, something wasn’t right in Denmark, as the Spielo-manufactured Sphinx Wild slot offers a maximum payout of only $6,500, not the $42,949,672.76 that it displayed at the time of Bookman’s all too brief moment of glory. And the casino’s policy is spelled out right on the machine: “malfunction voids all pays and plays.”

Mirai DDoS Attack on Dyn Was Biggest Ever Seen

The Mirai DDoS attack that disrupted a large portion of the internet last week was the largest of its kind and has been confirmed to be the work of the […]

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Mirai DDoS Attack on Dyn Was Biggest Ever Seen

The Mirai DDoS attack that disrupted a large portion of the internet last week was the largest of its kind and has been confirmed to be the work of the […]

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Churchill Downs hits revenue record despite social casino slump

Churchill Downs Inc. posted record revenue in Q3 despite decreased activity in its social casino division.

Figures released Thursday show CDI revenue topping $303.4m in the three months ending September 30, an 8% year-on-year gain and a new CDI record. Adjusted earnings fell 7% to $67.3m while net income more than doubled to $8.7m.

The Big Fish Games online gaming division continued to be CDI’s top earner with revenue up 18% to $122.3m, although the division’s earnings fell nearly one-third to $23.4m, dragged down (in part) by $4.4m in extra spending on user acquisition.

The bulk of online revenue came from casual and mid-core free-to-play games, which shot up more than one-quarter to $51.8m. This helped offset a 7% decline in social casino bookings ($44.2m) and a 16% fall in premium games ($22.5m). The social casino operation saw an 8% increase in average paying users but a 14% decline in average bookings per paying user, suggesting some social casino whales either lost interest of defected to another provider.