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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 »
If there is something that poker players are wont to do, it is a wager on sports. Baseball is one of those activities that will spark the betting interests of some poker players, and the season is slightly more than a week away for Major League Baseball. Although we haven’t seen any action yet, we’re… Read more »
If there is something that poker players are wont to do, it is a wager on sports. Baseball is one of those activities that will spark the betting interests of some poker players, and the season is slightly more than a week away for Major League Baseball. In the American League, the fall of the… Read more »
If there is something that poker players are wont to do, it is wager on sports. Baseball is one of those activities that will spark the betting interests of some poker players, and the season is slightly more than a week away for Major League Baseball. In the National League, there is but one question… Read more »
Accelerated version of gambling fuels addiction You would think that someone who founded one of the best-known gambling brands in the world would be encouraging people to gamble. You would think that he would be saying, “More, more, more!” But at least in the case of Paddy Power co-founder Stewart Kenny, you would be wrong.… Read more »
Cryptocurrency and gambling have been joined at the hip for years. Online poker rooms were among the first to embrace Bitcoin in the cryptocurrency’s infancy and several Bitcoin-only poker rooms cropped up as a result, particularly when the industry was in flux in the United States. Now, crypto casinos are among the most popular on… Read more »
Buy these useless cruise miles I have a friend who tends to book travel through whatever website seems to have the best price. I always tell them to just book directly through the airline, hotel, rental car company, etc. whenever possible, but that doesn’t always happen. It has caused my friend problems, but nothing dire.… Read more »
Pat Hoberg could return in a year Major League Baseball has fired umpire Pat Hoberg after a year-long investigation and appeals process for violating league rules on gambling. Interestingly, MLB is confident that Hoberg did not bet on baseball games, did not give anyone insider information on games, and did not umpire in such a… Read more »
No official charges or accusations yet The NBA gambling scandal centered around former Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter may be larger than it previously appeared. The Wall Street Journal reports that federal prosecutors are investigating the Miami Heat’s Terry Rozier for possibly manipulating his own performance for betting purposes. Investigators believe that the same group that… Read more »
Begging for some sort of leniency As part of their case against Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, federal prosecutors presented recordings of phone calls with the bank during which the interpreter pretended to be the world-famous slugger. Last Thursday, prosecutors recommended a 57-month sentence for Ippei Mizuhara, who in June pleaded guilty… Read more »
The Global Poker Index and The Hendon Mob have announced the finalists for the 6th Annual Global Poker Awards. Most categories went through multiple rounds of voting before being whittled down to the nominees that were revealed this week. A few awards have already been determined based on 2024 leaderboard standings. Finishing atop the Global… Read more »
Cheap rooms, cheap eats The owner of Circus Circus Las Vegas has indicated that he may soon sell the north Strip casino. Speaking with Forbes, 89-year-old Phil Ruffin said that he has been approached by potential buyers. “Let’s just say there is interest,” he said. “It’s worth $5 billion.” Circus Circus has seen better days.… Read more »
Unusually large bets One can argue whether the spread of legal sports betting in the United States is good, bad, or somewhere in between, but one thing it has certainly done is make detecting shenanigans much easier. ESPN has reported that because of suspiciously large bets, two Eastern Michigan men’s basketball games are being investigated.… Read more »
The World Poker Tour is launching ClubWPT Gold, a free-to-play sweepstakes poker platform, with a $5 million freeroll tournament offering life-changing prizes, including a $1 million top payout. The World Poker Tour (WPT) is setting the stage for a new chapter in its storied history by entering the U.S. sweepstakes market. The brand, already a… Read more »
More than a year after the largest casino theft in the history of Colorado, prosecutors have decided to drop all charges against the employee who actually took $500,000 out of the casino vault. After an extensive investigation, the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office determined that Sabrina Eddy had fallen victim to a scam when she… Read more »
Marcano bet on his own team Major League Baseball (MLB) has banned San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano for betting on baseball. In Tuesday’s announcement, the league said that he placed 387 bets, including 231 that involved MLB teams, in two stretches in 2022 and 2023. What got him banned for life, though, was that… Read more »
A long time coming A woman has been arrested for allegedly colluding with a table game dealer at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas in 2023. According to KLAS, Yuk Wong faces five felony counts of cheating at a gambling game and one felony count of conspiring to cheat at a gambling game. The Nevada Gaming… Read more »
If you can figure out how to start your own legal, regulated gambling company, I suggest you do it because boy, is it ever easy to make money (unless you’re Donald Trump, apparently). As they say, the glitzy casinos in Las Vegas weren’t built because people win. Case in point: according to sports gambling reporter… Read more »
More Ohtani connections Major League Baseball (MLB) has launched an investigation into allegations of illegal betting by David Fletcher, a former Los Angeles Angel now playing for the Atlanta Braves’ Triple-A squad. Specifically, ESPN has reported that David Fletcher bet on sports with Mathew Bowyer, the illegal bookie who took millions in bets from Shohei… Read more »
Thousands of jobs lost The Mirage will be no longer two months from now. On Wednesday, Resort President Joe Lupo gathered staff to let everybody know that the famed Las Vegas Strip casino and hotel will close on July 17, 2024 as it prepares for its transformation into Hard Rock Las Vegas. It was originally… Read more »
