The final grade 1 event of the Japanese season, the Hopeful Stakes at Nakayama Dec. 28, is a 2,000-meter test for 2-year-old prospects for the 2018 Classics that has attracted Gendarme, by Kitten’s Joy; and Lucas, a full brother to Maurice.
Monthly Archives: December 2017
WSOP 2017 Memories: Rough Coolers, Jesus Rising, Alleged Killer Cash, and Three Outs for $8.15 Million
Imagine busting out of the most prestigious tournament in the world with aces full. That was just one of many incredible moments we’ll long remember from the 48th annual World […]
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The top casino stories of 2017
MACAU IS BACK
The Macau casino market’s tentative return to growth that began in 2016 accelerated dramatically this year, with each month posting strong double-digit year-on-year growth and the full-year total is now projected to come in at least one-fifth higher than the year before.
Perhaps the most unexpected aspect of Macau’s resurgence was the fact that it was driven by VIP gambling, despite Beijing’s crackdown on corruption showing no signs of abating, and despite all the talk about Macau’s pivot toward mass market gamblers. Even the once beleaguered junket industry is back to opening new VIP rooms.
The market was buoyed by the first full year’s contribution from new casinos such as Las Vegas Sands’ Parisian (pictured above, behind Sands boss Sheldon Adelson) and even the ban on proxy betting couldn’t dent Macau’s momentum. Some stakeholders are now projecting a return to Macau’s pre-2014 revenue heights.
Racing group rolls out new system for Japan’s problem gamblers
Japan Racing Association (JRA) is unveiling this week a new mechanism that will allow families of problem gamblers to block their kin from online horse betting.
The new system corresponds to the Japanese government’s appeal to operators of horse racing, cycle racing and pachinko to limit the access of problem gamblers, the Japan Times reported.
On Thursday, the horse racing group has announced that they will start accepting gambling prevention applications from families living with problem gamblers.
Aside from allowing families to bar their kin from gambling, JRA also implemented a system for problem gamblers who wanted to exclude themselves from the games.
Cash-strapped Kentucky takes another look at legalizing casinos
Kentucky lawmakers are now studying proposals that will amend their constitution in a bid to accommodate four casinosacross the Bluegrass State.
WCPO TV 9 reported that State Reps. Dennis Keene and Rick Rand have pre-filed BR-197, which seeks to legalize casinos and at the same time expand pari-mutuel gambling, in the first week of December.
Kentucky, currently one of the 10 U.S. states that does not have a casino offering, is becoming more receptive to the measure compared to the previous years, according to Keene.
Aside from allowing casinos in the state, Keene’s bill also opened the possibility of allowing sports betting in Kentucky.
Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference in Gibraltar: experts to discuss industry present and future
Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Gibraltar will take place on February 8, 2018. It is a conference dedicated to cryptocurrencies, blockchain solutions and ICOs.
The conference will bring together about 300 participants: entrepreneurs, investors, developers as well as lawyers, financial experts and marketing specialists engaged in the digital currency and blockchain sector. Presentations will be divided into several sections.
Organizer
The Gibraltar event is one of 20 conferences held by Smile-Expo across the globe in 2018. Previous year, the international company organized two conferences recognized as the CIS largest ones: Bitcoin & Blockchain Conference Moscow and Bitcoin & Blockchain Conference Kiev. In total, they brought together 3500 attendees. In 2017, 13 other conferences of this series took place in Russia, Europe and Central Asia.
Masters of the Game: Senior Poker Players Who Made Us Give ‘Em Props in 2017
They say poker is a young person’s game, but a few savvy senior poker players this year showed us in 2017 that old dogs already have quite a few tricks […]
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Best and Worst of Poker 2017: Who Made Us Proud, Who Made Us Murmur, and Who Broke Our Hearts
Poker speaks to humans because, at the end of the day, it has everything: hope, despair, heroes, demons, and luck (or lack thereof). And 2017 certainly didn’t disappoint in any […]
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Gun Runner, not Arrogate, rises above all late
The calendar year was just three months old, with roughly 100 grade 1 races still to be contested. Eventual champions had yet to make their debut, and sophomores had yet to separate themselves fully en route to the American classics.
Kitasan Black Goes Out a Winner in Arima Kinen
In the final start of his stellar career, Kitasan Black (JPN) led from the first strides, was in control all the way, and won the Arima Kinen (G1) by a comfortable 1 1/2 lengths Dec. 24 to the delight of a roaring Nakayama Racecourse crowd.
Craziest Poker Player Prop Bets of 2017: Big Macs, Weight Loss, and $1 Million
Prop bets seem to go hand in hand with poker, or in some cases foot in mouth. For 2017, the list of ridiculous prop bets that caught the poker world’s […]
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X Y Jet Comes Back to Win Mr. Prospector
X Y Jet became the only horse in the 63-year history of the $100,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes (G3) to win the six-furlong sprint twice, winning by a half-length Dec. 23 at Gulfstream Park.
Zanotti Rallies to 38-1 Queens County Upset
Ten Strike Racing’s Zanotti shipped outside Parx Racing for the first time and found a sloppy Aqueduct Racetrack to his liking as the Gio Ponti gelding rallied on the outside to post a neck victory in the Queens County Stakes at 38-1 odds.
Do Share Surges to Gravesend Score
Racing back in just a little over a week since his win in an optional-claiming allowance race, Do Share rallied from fifth to take the Dec. 23 $100,000 Gravesend Stakes by a half-length over Life in Shambles at Aqueduct Racetrack.
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English Soul, Cause We Are Loyal Head East View Stakes
A talented field of nine New York-bred juvenile fillies will each look to end the year with a stakes victory in the $100,000 East View Stakes Dec. 28 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Hollywood and Poker in 2017: Ben Affleck, Kevin Hart Bring Celebrity Shame and Scandal
Hollywood celebrities have long been fans of poker, but in 2017, that posse made more than their fair share of bad decisions away from the tables. Big names such as […]
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New York Examines Workers' Comp Options for Riders
Rising workers’ compensation costs for a jockey injury protection fund in New York could be sharply slowed or even reduced under a series of ideas in intensifying discussions among Thoroughbred interests, insurers and state regulators.
CardsChat Interview: Bernard Lee Provides Gifts for Homeless Kids and Families in New England
Poker pro Bernard Lee helped fill holiday “Wish Lists” last week for more than 40 homeless families, including 58 children, in the Boston area. It marked the seventh year in […]
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