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 »
The 2022 World Series of Poker Europe closed its first weekend of action with two events in progress. In one, the plan was to play to the final table, but play was halted with three tables in action. On the other, the best of the European world in Omaha Hold’em stepped up for their second… Read more »
Since the U. S. Supreme Court overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), there has been a rush by many states to enact new gaming avenues and venues for their citizens. Sometimes those venues also call for expansion on their own. In two states, Illinois and West Virginia, new gaming avenues are potentially… Read more »
It snuck up on the poker world quietly, but the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe is underway. Once again being held at the King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic, the 2022 WSOPE officially started on Wednesday with “The Opener,” the €350 buy-in tournament that kicked off the action for the next couple of weeks.… Read more »
Taking a journey back into its history, the European Poker Tour has wrapped up action in London on Friday evening (UK Time). In the £5000 Main Event, it came down to a “Battle of Britain,” with the final two players representing the Union Jack. In the £10,000 “High Roller,” the U. S.’s Adam Miller reigned… 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 »
I’ve never committed any crimes (at least I don’t think I have), but if I committed multiple ones, I would be relieved to only be arrested and charged for one of them. Emily Torres, a former blackjack dealer at Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino, probably felt that way this summer when she was arrested for helping… 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 »
Chad Eveslage rose from the bottom half of the chip stacks to begin final table play at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Five Diamond World Poker Classic to claim his second WPT title. The $1 million+ first prize took Eveslage’s lifetime live tournament earnings to $6.725 million. “Bunch of emotions, very tired, happy,” Eveslage told… Read more »
We have seen it across the States of America. Areas that had never embraced gaming have moved forward with regulating online sports betting, daily fantasy sports (DFS), and even casino gaming (online poker, alas, lags far behind). Now states are beginning to eye areas of expansion for their “brick and mortar” operations, with the state… Read more »
The final table is set at the Bellagio for this afternoon’s resumption of the 2022 World Poker Tour Five Diamond World Poker Classis – well, the “not-quite” final table, at least. Seven men are left in the running for the more than $1 million prize, with the first knockout on Sunday officially setting the six-handed… Read more »
They wasted little time after getting the cards in the air on Wednesday for the 2022 World Poker Tour Five Diamond World Poker Classic Main Event. The field of 569 entries blasted past the $5 million guarantee for the tournament and, on Friday, the money bubble popped. As Day 3 concluded Friday evening, only 30… Read more »
Like death, taxes, and a Phil Hellmuth meltdown at the poker table, the World Poker Tour’s traditional trek to the Bellagio is upon us. The 2022 WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic has Day 1 in the books and, from appearances, it looks like it will be a big one. The field size has not… 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 »
I was listening to a podcast while making dinner last night about my all-time favorite movie, Field of Dreams (if you like sports and sports movies, check out the Big Screen Sports podcast – it’s fun!). Naturally, they talked about James Earl Jones’ big monologue near the end, part of which goes, “America has rolled… Read more »
Poker is safe A month after it was announced, the ban on unregulated gambling streams on Twitch has gone into effect. The leading streaming platform has said it will be gentle in its enforcement at the outset, giving streamers a chance to get used to the policy. “….we know this may be an adjustment for… 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 »
Enjoyable alternative to regular online poker Last week, Meta announced that its new virtual reality device, the Meta Quest Pro, will be available for purchase on October 25. It is for the extreme VR enthusiast only, as it comes with a $1,500 price tag, nearly four times that of the established Meta Quest 2. My… Read more »
In early 2022, the province of Ontario was coming to the realization that change was afoot in the online gaming world, at least for them. The provincial government had passed regulations on all online gaming. This included virtually every gaming activity that Ontarians had previously gone to “rest of the world” companies to participate. Sports… Read more »
Earlier this year, the online gaming community in the province of Ontario, Canada, changed. Instead of having unfettered access to an array of online gaming options from around the world – sports betting, daily fantasy sports (DFS), casino gaming, online poker, and other gaming choices – Ontarians became the only residents of Canada that were… Read more »
Not looking out for customers enough GGPoker has run afoul of the United Kingdom’s gambling regulator. On Wednesday, the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) announced that NSUS Limited, which trades as GGPoker, has been fined a hefty £672,829 ($746,340) for both social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures. When the UKGC hands out large fines, it is… Read more »
The Women in Poker Hall of Fame has announced the list of seven finalists for the Hall’s Class of 2022. The women are, in no particular order, Liv Boeree, Kristen Bicknell Foxen, Vanessa Selbst, Kara Scott, Jennifer Tilly, Terry King, and Angelica Hael. The public nomination process began in mid-August and closed on September 1.… 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 »
