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Puig’s betting did not go well Former Los Angeles Dodgers star outfielder Yasiel Puig lost hundreds of thousands of dollars placing bets with an illegal gambling site in 2019. On Monday, he agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of lying to law enforcement regarding those bets. According to a statement put out by… Read more »
The public kept pumping up the favorite When there is no apparent reason for bettors to flood sportsbooks with wagers on one side of an event, there is often reason to raise an eyebrow. This is exactly what is happening with Saturday night’s UFC between Darrick Minner and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke, as it is under investigation… Read more »
Economy has changed The United States casino industry has gone through changes in the last few years, as companies have bought and sold casinos, shut some down, and renamed others. On Tuesday, we found out that one thing will stay the same in the immediate future: Caesars Entertainment is not going to sell any of… Read more »
Casinos tend to be pretty good at keeping underage people away from gaming tables and machines. They don’t have a 100% hit rate, but overall, they do a solid job. Non-casino venues that have gaming machines like pubs generally have a more difficult time with it, as they are not trained gambling security professionals. In… Read more »
Not how I would have handled things Last night during trick-or-treating, I let kids select two pieces of candy from a big bowl. In one group, a girl picked her candy and, as she watched her friends/siblings take theirs, she said to me, “I’m going to take three,” and she did just that. I did… Read more »
Sportsbooks have been dominating the betting public this NFL season, thanks largely in part to the multitude of upsets during the first half of the season, or at least games we all thought were upsets at the time. As it turns out, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Green Bay Packers are not good, and teams… Read more »
Mixed message In a political campaign, candidates will often say anything to get votes. Who knows if that is the case in the Texas gubernatorial race, but Republican Governor Greg Abbott, who has historically been staunchly against gambling, has indicated that he would be open gambling expansion should he win his bid for re-election. “We… Read more »
Putting his money where his fandom is The 2022 Major League Baseball World Series kicks off on Friday, as the Houston Astros take on the Philadelphia Phillies. In terms of baseball history, it is pretty significant. Houston is aiming to cement itself as the dynasty nobody notices (aside from the cheating scandal from a few… Read more »
More limits on gambling streams Twitch’s ban of unregulated gambling streams only took effect about a week ago, but already some streamers believe they have found a loophole in the rules that will allow them to keep broadcasting their online slot play. Twitch announced the decision to get stricter with gambling streams in September and… Read more »
Make way for another huge casino on the Strip The Las Vegas Strip’s skyline is about to get more crowded. On Wednesday, the Clark County Commission approved entertainment and dining mogul Tillman Fertitta’s plans for a 43-story, 2,420-room (!) casino resort on the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Harmon Avenue. The property would… Read more »
Are they really upsets at this point? It feels like almost every NFL team is awful this season. Even some of the ones with good records feel like impostors and I am just waiting for the other shoe to drop on their seasons (though six games into the season, maybe they are what they have… Read more »
Micro-betting sports wagering company Betr has taken an unprecedented step in the US sports betting industry. This week at the Global Gaming Expo, Betr co-founder Joey Levy announced that his app will not allow customers to deposit with a credit card, making it the first sports betting app in the United States to install this… Read more »
Concerning figures, but imperfect study A study conducted by researchers from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and Bowling Green State University found that active US military personnel have problem gambling rates 3.5 times higher than the general population. Commissioned by the Kindbridge Research Institute (which drew donations from Playtech and DraftKings), the study… Read more »
They took everything The Watauga Social Lounge in Watauga, Texas was raided by law enforcement on Sunday in the middle of a big poker tournament. Staff members were placed under arrest and players were assessed fines of $360 each. According to the warrant, obtained by PokerNews.com, it appears that the reason for the raid was… Read more »
Root for no touchdowns! At the almost-quarter mark of the NFL season (moving to a 17-game schedule last year really messed up the nice, clean arithmetic) things are already weird. The Philadelphia Eagles are undefeated, the New York Giants and Miami Dolphins are 3-1, and the Jacksonville Jaguars look…decent? Tua Tagovailoa and Geno Smith are… Read more »
NFL stock market You know sports betting is booming in the United States when a service launches that offers something other than the typical wagering experience. On Monday, the Mojo app, founded in part by former baseball star Alex Rodriguez, went live in the New Jersey market, giving customers the opportunity to buy and sell… Read more »
Big win turned sour What would you do if a bank refused to let you deposit a check? For 71-year-old Lizzie Pugh, her experience in April trying to do that exact thing was frustrating, embarrassing, and drudged up awful memories of discrimination from her childhood. Now, she is suing the bank for how she was… Read more »
Change is inevitable My wife hates change. She cannot handle a new television remote, a new laptop that has a different plug, or a toaster oven that isn’t exactly what she is used to. I’ll have to keep her away from the Las Vegas area, as two popular locals casinos are in the process of… Read more »
Massive percentage boost Hard Rock International is putting a sizeable chunk of change into the pockets of thousands of its US employees. On Monday, the entertainment and hospitality company announced that it will give about 10,000 of its non-tipped staff significant raises, totaling over $100 million. The pandemic shined a light on the awful pay… Read more »
But how much did you lose? Nobody likes losing a poker hand. It is even worse when you have a hand like four-of-a-kind and likely got all your money in the pot. Who expects to lose with quads? If you are West Virginia’s Benjamin Flanagan, though, losing with quad aces at Rivers Casino Pittsburgh last… Read more »
Note: This article was originally published 8/24/22, but technical issues required it to be re-posted. Tragedy in Sacramento The pandemic was not a fun time for anyone, but casinos really took a hit, as almost all of them were closed for several months and those that did reopen in 2020 did so at partial capacity.… Read more »
Note: This article was originally published 8/23/22, but technical issues required it to be re-posted. A complete mess The end is likely near for Lottery.com, the lottery ticket management service that lets people play the lottery and keep track of their entries from their phones. On Monday, the Portnoy Law Firm announced that it has… Read more »
Switching to Battle Pass system Loot boxes are one of the most controversial monetization mechanics in video games. And now, Overwatch, one of the most popular games of the last several years to use loot boxes, will soon phase them out. According to the game’s August 9 patch notes, Blizzard, Overwatch’s developer, players will no… Read more »
The reason is a mystery If you were planning on placing a wager on an upcoming election on PredictIt, you had better do it now and be sure the results will be in before February 15, 2023. It is that date that the popular political betting exchange may be forced to shut down in the… Read more »
The Orioles have been surging This article is not about poker and it is kind of old news, but I was watching baseball last night and the topic entered my brain, so I thought it would be fun to write about. I’m a Milwaukee Brewers fan and while my team has been one of the… Read more »
