Plaintiff says ads were deceptive As the number of states in which sports betting is legal approaches 40, the hottest topic in the industry right now is arguably the ethics surrounding advertising and promotions. And now Caesars is in the spotlight, sued by a customer who claims the company’s sports betting ads were deceptive. Filed… Read more »
Just over a year since New York legalized sports betting, the New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) approved new restrictions on advertising. The rules by and large forbid sports betting marketing to underage individuals. The regulations will not take effect for 60 days, as they must first go through a public comment period. Among the… Read more »
The Encore Boston Harbor casino in Massachusetts just can’t seem to get this sports betting thing right. For the second time in the state’s first month with legal retail sports betting, Encore Boston Harbor taken illegal wagers. And once again, the bets were taken on a Boston College women’s basketball game. In Massachusetts, though college… Read more »
In a dizzying display of poker, Romania’s Razvan Belea dominated the field of the European Poker Tour Paris Main Event on Sunday. Holding the lead from Day Four onward, Belea defeated Sweden’s Peter Jorgne in heads-up action to capture the million-plus Euro payday. For Belea, it was even more special because he had qualified for… Read more »
Four days are in the books for the 2023 European Poker Tour Paris Main Event and we’ve come down to crunch time. Only fifteen players remain in the field, including Day Three chip leader Konstantin Held and World Series of Poker bracelet winner Harry Lodge. They will be looking up at the chip leader Razvan… Read more »
The action in Paris has been brisk, so much so that Day Three for the European Poker Tour’s stop in the City of Lights has been completed. The massive field was in the money for the start of Day Three, with each of the 174 players left receiving a piece of the €7.7 million-plus prize… Read more »
The European Poker Tour is in Paris for the first time and the €5,300 is underway. After the full slate of Day 1 flights – of which there were two – Teun Mulder out of Day 1B is the overall chip leader, going into Wednesday’s Day 2 with 347,000 chips. Though this is the first… Read more »
Pair of Minnesota bills The expansion of sports betting in the United States continues as lawmakers in Minnesota, Georgia, and North Carolina are making pushes to either legalize wagering for the first time in their state or add to its current offerings. In Minnesota, two related bills were introduced on Monday: House Bill 2000 and… Read more »
Last year was the first year that the World Series of Poker was held on the Las Vegas Strip, jointly hosted by Paris and Horseshoe (then Bally’s). For more than a decade and a half, the off-Strip Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino was the annual home of the world’s most prestigious poker festival. That former… Read more »
It was every family’s nightmare: a loved one is away from home and suffers a health emergency. That is exactly what happened to Florida attorney David Jagolinzer on April 6, 2022 while staying at the Wynn Las Vegas, and it resulted in his death. His family believes the tragedy did not have to happen and… Read more »
Nosebleed stakes history You ever buy in to a home game with $100, leave with $150, and spring for dinner like it was the best night of your life? Damn right you have. Hell, if I won a $5 sit-and-go, I was riding high for at least a couple hours. If I won nearly $2… Read more »
One of the parlor games that the gaming industry likes to play is “Which state will be the next to pass online gaming regulations?” Of course, there are the usual suspects – California, Texas, and Florida, to name a few – but there is one state lurking out there that has escaped notice…that is until… Read more »
We’re now six weeks into the 2023 tournament poker season and one thing is coming evident. The effect of the “High Roller” tournaments, especially the PokerGO Tour, is not as pronounced as it has been in the past. This has allowed some of the tournament poker grinders outside of the “high roller” world to step… Read more »
The effort to give people around the world access to safe drinking water has taken a step forward, as the World Poker Tour announced a partnership with the One Drop Foundation. “WPT has always committed to giving back to those in need both locally and globally,” said WPT CEO Adam Pliska in a press release.… Read more »
That’s one way to play Kings A Phil Hellmuth appearance on television or a live stream rarely disappoints, although I suppose that depends on what sort of thing disappoints you. On Tuesday night, the Poker Hall of Famer was on the popular Live at the Bike show and for the billionth time, lived up to… Read more »
Sportsbooks pinged all weekend Super Bowl LVII was a success all around, but don’t tell the Philadelphia Eagles. Not only was the game itself close, high scoring, and entertaining, but interest in the event was sky high, as evidenced by both betting figures and television viewership. GeoComply reported that there were over 100 million geolocation… Read more »
One kick for millions If you watched Super Bowl LVII Sunday night – and congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs – you may have seen a quick 30-second bit in which again-retired tight end Rob Gronkowski attempted to make a 25-yard field goal. It was a promotion for FanDuel and I must say, it was…odd.… Read more »
That was quick. About a week after sports betting became legal in Massachusetts, two of the casinos in the state that offer wagering violated regulations. Fortunately, what Encore Boston Harbor and Plainridge Park Casino did was not particularly egregious and both self-reported. The violation: taking bets on games involving in-state college teams. Specifically, Encore Boston… Read more »
The inaugural PokerGO Tour Mixed Game Series is in the books and, by all appearances, it was a successful run for the eight-tournament festival (other than not being streamed on PokerGO, that is). In the finale on Saturday (there was a final tournament on Sunday, won by Cary Katz), Jason Mercier captured the 10-Game Championship… Read more »
There’s still some work to do in the PokerGO Studios in Las Vegas this Saturday. The $25,000 10-Game Championship has worked its way down to the final eighteen players. Dan Zack will lead those players to action on Saturday, with several of the players potentially able to make a run toward the PGT Mixed Game… Read more »
It was an odd Thursday at the PokerGO Studios in Las Vegas. The inaugural running of the PokerGO Tour Mixed Game Series saw another champion crowned in Nick Guagenti. Another event, however, failed to reach a champion due to the way the scheduling breaks down and there is no indication when the final two players… Read more »
Casino association asserts its rights If you’re the type of person who takes the poker term “under the gun” literally, you might want to leave your weapons safely locked up at home before your next jaunt to Atlantic City. On Monday, the Casino Association of New Jersey (CANJ) said that, despite a US District Court… Read more »
Mixed games master does it again Poker Hall of Famer Eli Elezra won Event #3: $10,300 Triple Stud Mix of the PokerGO Tour Mixed Game Series, beating a small but deep field of 60 en route to a $155,000 payday.It should come as no surprise that Elezra won a mixed game tournament (the rotation was… Read more »
The Global Poker Index (GPI) and The Hendon Mob (THM) have published the “final four” candidates for each of the Global Poker Awards’ Fans Choice categories. Said categories are Best Trophy, Fave Livestream (yes, that’s “Fave”), People’s Choice for Poker Personality, and Best Hand. The final vote in these categories is open to the public,… Read more »
Operators must get in line by next season The NBA is cracking down on marketing language by sports betting companies in order to protect fans. In a new decree, the league is prohibiting the use of “risk free” in advertisements, as it is not only misleading to potential sportsbook customers, but an outright lie. The… Read more »
