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Freedom from a casino Those who wanted a big, glitzy casino in Manhattan have had a rough few days. With the local Community Advisory Committee (CAC) voting against the Freedom Plaza casino proposal Monday morning, every Manhattan possibility for the three downstate New York casino licenses has been rejected. The casino plan, which would have… Read more »
Poker to prediction markets Daniel Negreanu was already the top spokesperson for the world’s largest online poker room, GGPoker, and now he is repping one of the major players in prediction markets, Kalshi. On Tuesday, the Poker Hall of Famer tweeted that along with his new partnership with the site, he is giving one person… Read more »
Take the under, do poorly on purpose The NCAA has banned three men’s college basketball players for participating in a gambling scheme that relied on one of them manipulating his play to win the bets. Fresno State guard Jalen Weaver, Fresno State forward Mykell Robinson, and San Jose State guard Steven Vasquez, who played at… Read more »
Competition for the M Anthony Marnell III, the developer behind the M Resort Spa Casino in Henderson, Nevada, wants to give his former baby a little competition. He recently filed a conceptual site plan to build a new resort with a casino, 600-room hotel, food hall, meeting space, a pool, and all the other trappings… Read more »
Back after three years The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a “no-action” letter regarding swap data reporting and recordkeeping regulations for event contracts, opening the door for prediction markets leader Polymarket to operate in the States. The letter, released Wednesday in response to QCX LLC and QC Clearing LLC, reads: “The divisions will… Read more »
Billion with a “B” Somebody in the US could end up having the Labor Day to end all Labor Days. For the 13th time in history, a US lottery jackpot has eclipsed the $1 billion mark. On Monday night, the estimated jackpot for the multi-state Powerball drawing is $1.1 billion; it hit a billion for… Read more »
From humans to robots The Golden Gate Hotel and Casino, the oldest hotel in downtown Las Vegas, is doing away with live dealer table games. Completely. First reported by Casino.org’s Vital Vegas blog, the change will happen quickly, with “high energy” electronic gaming machines, including computerized versions of traditional table games, expected to replace the… Read more »
Just hope they aren’t injured late Sports betting leader DraftKings has introduced a new option to help customers ease the pain of losing a bet if an athlete gets injured. With the “Early Exit” program, customers will receive cash credits to their accounts “when a bet is materially impacted by a player’s early exit due… Read more »
Professional poker player Elvis Bersai Lopez-Ambrosio, best known to livestream poker fans as “Pepe,” was among eight people charged with human trafficking crimes by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico. The Lopez Human Smuggling Organization, as the government is calling it, operated out of both the United States and Guatemala. In… Read more »
Rushed to get all the bets in It’s been half a year since the news broke that the Miami Heat’s Terry Rozier was under federal investigation for possible links to suspicious sports betting activity. Now, further details have emerged as to what some of that activity specifically was. According to ESPN’s David Purdum, someone placed… Read more »
Three people at the JokerStars Poker Room in Houston learned that all it takes is a little access to be able to run a poker cheating scheme. They also learned that there are security cameras everywhere. On Sunday, an employee of the club and two of his friends were caught using technology to scam their… Read more »
When in Rome…. For years, there have been attempts to expand gambling in the state of Georgia, but nothing has ever come to fruition. Sports betting, casinos, online poker, nothing – and most attempts at legalization haven’t gotten particularly far. Georgia has the lottery, but that’s about it. And now there is another push for… Read more »
Better be confident Circa Sports has announced a new ultra-high stakes NFL survivor pool called Circa Grandissimo. The contest costs a staggering $100,000 to enter and has a $1.5 million guaranteed prize pool. Those who enter will receive the “Grandissimo Experience,” regardless of how they fare in the competition. The package includes a round-trip Las… Read more »
Here, this one’s on the house Two employees – or former employees – of Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland have been arrested for allegedly engaging in a scheme to steal $27,000 from the casino. Unlike other incidents in which casino staff implemented scams, Sonejah Richards and Allen Hill were not table game dealers but rather… Read more »
Final season in Connecticut? The 2025 WNBA season kicks off Friday, and excitement could not be higher after a historic 2024 season that saw the league enjoy an unprecedented level of fan interest. But a cloud will be hanging over players, staff, and fans of the Connecticut Sun, as the team’s owner has engaged an… Read more »
Back from the dead Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Tuesday that players who were previously on the league’s permanently ineligible list are reinstated once they pass away. This means that 16 players, including on-field legends Pete Rose and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, who were banned for gambling violations, are now back in the good… Read more »
New poker options in time for World Series We are now officially to the point where we can say the 2025 World Series of Poker is this month. The highlight of the festival is, of course, the 100 gold bracelet events, but the WSOP is also fantastic for cash game players, as there is tons… Read more »
Hockey, millions of dollars make for a great night Nobody ever wants to lose a poker hand. Except…EXCEPT if your poker hand is so good that it’s nearly a can’t lose situation. Make sense? If it does, you know about bad beat jackpots. And on Wednesday, poker players at Casino du Lac-Leamy in Quebec celebrated… Read more »
Promises, promises Fans of famed YouTuber MrBeast were excited for the “MrBeast Experience at Resorts World” in Las Vegas April 13-15, but it turned out to be a complete fiasco. According to first-hand reports, the entire event was essentially a pile of nothing and MrBeast himself, real name Jimmy Donaldson, did not make an appearance.… Read more »
Years in the making Four years ago, Detroit’s Jacqueline Davis went on an online gambling run to end all online gambling runs. Over the course of five days playing Luck O’ the Roulette on BetMGM, Davis won nearly $3.3 million, down from a peak of $11 million. But when she tried to cash out, she… Read more »
Poker is a game that, in the U.S. at least, an estimated sixty million people enjoy. It has entranced politicians, actors, musicians, athletes, and writers for its complexity and challenge. But who has been the best “celebrity” poker player? Let us examine some of the candidates for the top honor. Best Politician Poker Player Everyone… Read more »
Designing promos to attract problem gamblers The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore have sued DraftKings, Inc. and Flutter Entertainment plc, the latter the parent company of FanDuel, for what they call “deceptive and unfair practices.” The lawsuit, filed by the law firm of DiCello Levitt, claims that the companies specifically target “vulnerable” gamblers. The… Read more »
Part of the lease sale With only about two months before the deadline to submit New York City casino proposals, the Associated Press noticed a detail with one of the competitors that is, at the very least, quite interesting. Bally’s, which wants to build one of three downstate casinos in the Bronx, will have to… Read more »
Easy decision for lawmakers Arkansas has become the 44th state to ban greyhound racing. On Tuesday, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed House Bill 1721, which also requires off-track betting facilities to phase out simulcast greyhound racing by 2028. “Greyhound advocates everywhere applaud Governor Huckabee Sanders for signing this important bill,” said GREY2K USA President and… Read more »
Bought ticket through lottery courier An anonymous Texas woman is getting close to losing her patience with the state over an $83.5 million lottery win that she has yet to receive. The sticking point: her use of a lottery courier to buy the ticket. According to the Texas Tribune, the woman and her lawyer, Randy… Read more »
