The 2016/2017 World Series of Poker Circuit regular season came to an end this past weekend, with the conclusion of the WSOP Circuit Harrah’s New Orleans. This final stop consisted […]
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Carl Moore Management’s sprinter Finley’sluckycharm will put her unbeaten record at Churchill Downs on the line May 27 as she attempts to land her first graded stakes in the $100,000 Winning Colors Stakes (G3) against seven other fillies and mares.
New Jersey’s quest for legal sports betting has taken a hit after the White House’s top legal eagle urged the US Supreme Court not to hear the case.
On Wednesday, the office of Acting Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall filed a brief with the Supreme Court urging it not to hear New Jersey’s appeal of lower court rulings preventing the state from authorizing legal sports betting within its borders.
In January, the Court requested the Solicitor General’s opinion on New Jersey’s latest sports betting legislation, which sought to undo the federal PASPA sports betting prohibition by selectively authorizing the activity at state racetracks and Atlantic City casinos.
New Jersey’s legal argument was based on its view that PASPA is unconstitutional due to its violation of the US Constitution’s anti-commandeering clause, which prohibits the federal government from requiring states to enact or enforce federal regulations.
Highlighted by a program of six stakes on June 24, Laurel Park will offer 21 stakes worth $1.6 million in purses during its summer meet which opens Friday, June 9.
John R. Gaines, Ogden Mills “Dinny” Phipps and Matt Winn have been elected to the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame as the 2017 Pillars of the Turf selections, it was announced May 24.
The Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation announced May 24 that the Phipps family will be the recipient of the inaugural Dinny Phipps Award when it is presented at the Belmont Stakes Charity Celebration the evening of June 8 in New York City.
A former exec at the Philippines gaming regulatory agency has sued the Asian division of casino operator Wynn Resorts for unlawfully disclosing personal data that damaged his career prospects.
On Wednesday, the Macau Daily Times published an exclusive interview with Rogelio Yusi Bangsil Jr., a former exec at the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR). Bangsil has accused Wynn Macau of illegally sharing his personal data with a US law firm investigating alleged misconduct involving PAGCOR execs and Japanese gaming mogul Kazuo Okada.
Bangsil was one of the PAGCOR execs named in a report compiled by former FBI director Louis Freeh at Wynn’s request. The report alleges that Universal Entertainment CEO Okada improperly lavished the PAGCOR execs and their family members with MOP 880k (US $110k) worth of hotel stays and other perks at Wynn Macau and casinos in Las Vegas in order to win concessions regarding Okada’s proposed Manila casino project.
Macau has strict laws regarding the transfer of personal data to authorities outside the Special Administrative Region, and Wynn was fined MOP 20k in 2011 for violating the Personal Data Protection Act. Bangsil filed suit against Wynn last November and a hearing has been scheduled for June 22.
RakeTech Group, one of Europe’s leading iGaming affiliates, today announced the acquisitions of Denmark’s leading poker community Pokernet.dk as well as leading iGaming affiliate websites Odds.dk and Casinoguide.dk. Together with the previous acquisitions of BetXpert.com and TVsporten.dk, RakeTech has cemented its leading position in the Danish affiliate market and continues its clear focus on providing user value and high-quality casino, poker, and sports content.
Pokernet.dk is Denmark’s largest poker community, which was founded and operated by several experienced poker enthusiasts over the years including former World Series of Poker champion Peter Eastgate. Since its inception, the community has developed into a large and engaged user network that today involves all types of casino games.
Odds.dk is one of Denmark’s leading sports betting affiliate websites with multiple partner sites in various iGaming verticals. The acquisition also includes key Danish websites such as Blackjack.dk, Bonusodds.dk, Casinoguide.dk, Livescore.dk, Spilforslag.eu and Sportbonus.net.
Through the new assets, RakeTech strengthens its leading position in the Danish affiliate market. Previously, the company has acquired BetXpert.com, Denmark’s most established and largest sports betting community, as well as TVsporten.dk, one of Denmark’s main go-to pages and apps for high-quality sports content including TV listings, match previews, breaking news, viral video content and betting tips.
Leeds, 8th May 2017
We are excited to announce that it is finally time for players to cast their votes for the WhichBingo Awards 2017!
With a new website, three brand new categories and a staggering 10 player voted awards, the 2017 WhichBingo awards are set to be a night to remember.
Player votes for each category can be submitted until Wednesday 31st May 2017 using the new voting form – https://www.whichbingo.co.uk/awards/vote/
Breakout Gaming Offers BRK, Merchandise & Trip to Costa Rica in Exciting New Promotion
24 May 2017 – San Jose, Costa Rica (Press Release): The Breakout Gaming Group is providing members with opportunities to win their share of 1 million BRK cryptocurrency coins, along with hundreds of other prizes including cash, merchandise, tourney entries, and trips to Costa Rica.
The new promotion, titled “BRK FREE – 1 Million BRK Giveaway” is now up and running and continues to December 31, 2017. It provides prizes for various actions including social sharing, registrations, play activity and a unique weekly scavenger hunt. In addition, members can win prizes from the Breakout Game Store and other group websites.
The Breakout Gaming Group operates entertainment sites for both gamers and gamblers, through a network of sites including Breakout Gaming, which offers a full sportsbook, both RNG and Live Dealer casino games, online poker, virtual and fantasy sports, skill games and financial betting.
In this episode of the CalvinAyre.com Rundown, Stephanie Raquel brings you the top industry news and the latest on Ireland mulls shifting betting tax burden from operator to punter, GVC pull brands from Czech market to protest licensing regime, Founder loses Spartan Poker trademark suit vs rival faction.
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24th May, 2017 –Yggdrasil Gaming will transport players to the beach as it releases its new slot, Sunny Shores.
The feel-good slot, utilising Yggdrasil’s HTML5 client framework iSENSE 2.0, will take players on a break as they immerse themselves in its colourful graphics and captivating gameplay.
The vibrant game incorporates beautifully simple fruit symbols, set in a tropical paradise where players will have the chance to scoop big wins across the 5×5 slot.
Offering plentiful opportunities to boost winnings, with common wilds and re-spins, the straightforward slot will offer significant prizes to gaming beginners and experts alike.
It is back to the drawing board for MGM Resorts International after their intense lobbying failed to stop the Senate from approving a new satellite casino in Connecticut.
Voting 24-12, the state Senate gave Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes the thumbs up to build a casino in East Windsor, which aims to buffer the state from potential revenue losses when MGM Springfield opens in September 2018.
Hartford Courant reported that it took more than two hours before majority of the House Senate come to realize that they will be needing a new casino not only to help capture convenience gamblers headed north to MGM’s new casino in Springfield, Mass but also to create jobs in the state.
“This is a jobs bill at its core,” Sen. Tim Larson, D-East Hartford, said, according to the news report. “The Mohegans and Pequots have been excellent partners to our state and are the backbone of our tourism economy.”
The Kentucky Lottery Corp. board voted Tuesday to approve Gov. Matt Bevin’s appointment of Tom Delacenserie as the new president and CEO of the state’s lottery.Administration, Kentucky, Director
In this interview with CalvinAyre.com’s Stephanie Raquel, Melvin Byres of Business of Sport Network shares his thoughts on what sports betting operators should do before entering the Asian market.
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Fifty-six companies have announced an agreement that seeks to resolve bitcoin’s underlying scaling issue.
The agreement, published in a Medium post tilted “Bitcoin Scaling Agreement at Consensus 2017,” outlined a plan to deploy Bitcoin Core’s Segregated Witness (SegWit) proposal and a 2MB hard fork within six months.
The proposal has the support of miners representing 83.28 percent of bitcoin’s hashing power, 20.5 million wallets and $5.1 billion of monthly transaction volume on the bitcoin network, according to the Barry Silbert-led Digital Currency Group (DCG).
First, the agreement lowered the barrier of SegWit’s activation from the original threshold of 95 percent to 80 percent of the network’s mining power. Second, it stated that the businesses would agree to activate bitcoin’s block size upgrade to 2MB within six months via a process known as a hard fork.
Aristocrat’s J*Series™ of games are specifically created for players who like a gaming experience with frequent jackpots, and the new Spin It Grand™ collection is a SAP family with a new wheel-style mechanic in the top box.
Spin It Grand is available in Aristocrat’s Helix™ and Helix+™ cabinets and is a 3×5 50-line game with a one-level jackpot and two bonus prizes, which are awarded in the Spin It Grand feature.
Spin It Grand comes to casinos with two fun base games: Fabulous Riches™ and World of Riches™. Each is a 50-line game with high volatility and a frequent feature frequency. Denominations range from 1c to 25c, and max bet is 500 credits.
The main action takes place on the bottom screen while a scrolling wheel in the top screen entertains players by showcasing the bonus credits and jackpots that can be won. Traditional core-game style play is enhanced with Wilds and with Spin It Grand symbols that increase different segments in the wheel on the top screen.
The second Grand Slam event of 2017 will have a much different look because the winners of the Australian Open on both the men’s and women’s sides will not be participating in the French Open for the first time ever.
Odds courtesy of OddsShark.com
Roger Federer and Serena Williams each withdrew from the event at Roland Garros before the tournament started, making the field more competitive from a betting perspective.
Nine-time French Open champ Rafael Nadal is the -125 favorite to take home his 10th men’s singles title in the French Open as the No. 4 seed. However, at least four other players are expected to challenge the Spaniard Nadal this year based on the latest betting odds, including three who are seeded higher than him.
Poker Central launch PokerGO, a poker subscription digital media channel that includes coverage of the World Series of Poker and Super High Roller Bowl, and Bobby Baldwin pulls out of the latter at the last minute.
When Poker Central acquired the World Series of Poker (WSOP) television & digital media rights and nuked the November Nine, the one unanswered plot line was the nitty-gritty of the non-televised coverage.
The wait is over.
I’m not sure that you’ll like it.
Mike Sexton announces his retirement from the World Poker Tour to concentrate on his new position as Chairman of partypoker.
The secret is out of the bag, partypoker want their crown back.
The one time largest online poker room in the world has appointed Mike Sexton to the position of Chairman, and one of his goals is to make partypoker LIVE the biggest live tournament poker tour in the world.
‘We are not aiming for second place,’ wrote Sexton as he spoke of his new role.