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The Athens Banner-Herald reported Monday that Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens said that his office is embarking upon an investigation to determine if daily fantasy sports violate state law. Unlike in New York, it does not sound like Olens is on a crusade to rid his state of the pastime, though only time will tell… Read more »
Daily fantasy sports (DFS) leader FanDuel has decided to exit the New York market, at least temporarily. The move comes a week after New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sent FanDuel, based in New York, and DraftKings, based in Boston, cease and desist letters, saying that they were engaging in illegal gambling. The two daily… Read more »
It what should not come as much of a surprise, a New York judge has denied the temporary restraining order daily fantasy sports (DFS) companies FanDuel and DraftKings filed against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. The motions were filed Monday morning and by Monday night, New York Supreme Court Justice Manuel Mendez had shot… Read more »
New York Attorney General Eric Scheiderman announced today that daily fantasy sports (DFS) contests constitute gambling and as such, are illegal in the state. To that end, he has sent a “cease and desist” letter to market leaders DraftKings and FanDuel, telling them that they must stop accepting action from New York players. In a… Read more »
One would not normally consider the day one is handed down a sentence for a crime to be a good one, but for Bryan Micon, it may actually be welcome, as it might allow him to start bringing closure to what has been a tough year. The SealswithClubs founder, who was charged with the illegal… Read more »
The lawsuits keep piling up against daily fantasy sports sites. The latest actually comes from someone who has indirectly benefited from fantasy football, Washington Redskins wide receiver Pierre Garcon. First reported by The Washington Post, Garcon filed a class-action lawsuit against DFS site FanDuel on Friday on behalf of all NFL players. One may wonder… Read more »
Jennifer Harman and John Juanda were announced as the newest members of the Poker Hall of Fame today after nomination, vetting, and voting phases dating back to this summer. They will be inducted on Friday, November 6th at Binion’s Gambling Hall, the former long-time home of the World Series of Poker. Harman and Juanda are… Read more »
I’m not going to go so far as to say that the end is nigh for daily fantasy sports (DFS), but it is not looking good for the young and suddenly extremely popular gaming pastime. On Monday afternoon, yet another shoe dropped, as Amaya Gaming announced that it is pulling its DFS site, StarsDraft, almost… Read more »
Oh good, Senator Harry Reid (D – Nev.) is weighing in on the daily fantasy sports (DFS) “insider trading” scandal. According to NewJersey.com’s John Brennan, the Senate Minority Leader spoke with his colleague, Herb Jackson, to give his two cents on the issue that has been gaining more and more attention in the past week.… Read more »
If fans of online gambling and daily fantasy sports (DFS) hoped that news of the recent “insider trading” scandal would stay contained to niche industry news sites and message boards, they are now sorely disappointed. Mainstream news sites have now caught wind of what has been going on and have jumped on the situation. Even… Read more »
We have heard about the Global Poker League (GPL) from Global Poker Index (GPI) CEO Alexandre Dreyfus before, but really all we have ever heard is that it is part of his plan to “sportify” poker. The GPL was always some blurry thing coming in the future, but never have any details been forthcoming. On… Read more »
After much hype, Poker Central, the world’s only round-the-clock poker television network, will make its debut on Thursday, October 1st. On Tuesday, it announced its inaugural programming lineup. Many of the shows, at least initially, will be pre-existing series that originally aired either in the U.S. or overseas, but Poker Central is developing original programming,… Read more »
Remember when Binion’s in downtown Las Vegas used to be a legendary venue for poker? Now it’s more like Binion’s is a place that people only hear about in legends. The latest piece of evidence in the near-disappearance of poker from Binion’s altogether came yesterday, as the gambling hall announced that it is dropping the… Read more »
Hindsight, as they say, is 20/20. And right now, hindsight is being quite critical of bwin.party’s decision to accept the acquisition offer of GVC Holdings over that of 888 Holdings earlier this month. According to UK newspaper The Independent, “observers have questioned the logic of choosing a far smaller player to take it over,” particularly… Read more »
Two men were arrested last Wednesday in Weston, Florida for allegedly running an illegal gambling operation. Michael Kieran McGuinness, 60, and Daniel Frederick Husley, 38 were led out of the Smoke on the Water Cigar Bar in zip-tie cuffs in the midst of what appeared to be a poker event. The arrests were the result… Read more »
The ten finalists for the 2015 Poker Hall of Fame class were announced by the World Series of Poker yesterday after a public nomination period and a vetting process conducted by the PHOF Governing Council. Six of the nominees have been on this list before, while four (yes, I just checked, the math works out)… Read more »
It’s not quite the interstate gaming arrangement we were looking for, but it’s a start. On Thursday, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement announced that it has approved deal in which Scientific Games will operate an online gambling product from Atlantic City, but for Delaware players only. The New Jersey DGE issued the following… Read more »
In an earnings call in April, Amaya Gaming CEO David Baazov said that he wanted his company to go live with a daily fantasy sports (DFS) product by the time the NFL season started. Mission accomplished. On Friday, PokerStars’ parent company officially launched StarsDraft.com in the United States, just in time for the NFL season,… Read more »
The battle for bwin.party, parent company of partypoker, continues. On Tuesday, bwin.party confirmed that it has received another acquisition proposal from 888 Holdings, though it has not revealed any of the proposal’s details. The brief announcement is as follows: Further to its announcement on 27 August regarding a proposal from GVC Holdings PLC (‘GVC’), the… Read more »
The face of Las Vegas continued to change last week as one of its oldest casinos, the Las Vegas Club, shut its doors for good just after midnight Thursday. It was almost dead already, but it was still a sad moment for its regular customers nonetheless. The Las Vegas Club opened in 1930, the year… Read more »
A Las Vegas-based casino operator has eyes on central Indiana and is willing to put a huge chunk of money up to make its vision a reality. According to a Tuesday report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Full House Resorts has proposed a $650 million gambling resort development in Indianapolis, one of the major commercial… Read more »
One of the most outspoken proponents of online gambling in the U.S. may seek the highest seat in the state of New Jersey in 2017. New Jersey State Senator Ray Lesniak let be known a bit over a week ago that he will not seek re-election to his spot in the Senate, instead eyeing the… Read more »
GVC Holdings, one of the two suitors for online gaming company bwin.party, confirmed Friday that it in talks with bwin.party to try to convince its board to move forward with a proposal which would have GVC acquire the parent company of partypoker. In a press release issued Friday, GVC stated: GVC is working closely with… Read more »
Professional poker player Phil Ivey and his gambling accomplice, Cheng Yin Sun, have filed a countersuit against the Marina District Development Co., LLC, parent company of the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, in conjunction with their defenses filed in the original “edge sorting” lawsuit brought against them by the Borgata. The saga dates back to… Read more »
The tug-of-war over internet gambling firm bwin.party continues as GVC Holdings refuses to let go of the rope just yet. GVC confirmed Monday that it has made another proposal to buy bwin.party, sweetening its previous offer and ditching its former partner. Bwin.party, the parent company of partypoker, has been on the block for at least… Read more »
