We are only two weeks away from the announcement of the 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament field, which will announce the 68 teams who will take part in this year’s “March Madness.” Even though several of the top teams of late have suffered significant missteps, they are still being held high in the rankings. Thus,… Read more »
As the calendar gets ready to turn to March, the PokerGO Tour has warmed up its engines for its next “high roller” tournament series. This time around it isn’t strictly about Texas Hold’em, as the PGT Mixed Game Series takes to the stage at the PokerGO Studios in Las Vegas. Event #1 has opened the… Read more »
Leading live streaming platforms Twitch and Kick have been banned in Turkey, allegedly because of concerns that they promote gambling. The news first hit last week, on February 21, when journalist Ibrahim Haskoloğlu tweeted that Kick was blocked in the country. “Turkish officials I spoke to stated that Kick’s entry into Turkey was to attract… Read more »
Poker tournament specialists love them some overlay. Who doesn’t, really? It’s can be tough to find online tourneys with overlay nowadays, as online poker rooms know what they are doing. But GGPoker’s GGMasters Overlay Edition, which wrapped up this week, was made for overlay. It is in the name, after all. And overlay it had,… Read more »
The Mohegan Tribe has announced that it will step down as operator of Atlantic City’s Resorts Casino Hotel at the close of 2024. Ending a 12-year run, the tribe originally agreed to run the country’s first casino outside of Las Vegas in 2012 after Dennis Gomes, the casino’s co-owner, passed away. His death left an… Read more »
Shining stars from around the poker world were celebrated this past weekend at the 5th Annual Global Poker Awards. The kudos were spread around, as while there were some familiar faces receiving trophies, not one person or entity dominated the night. Bin Weng won GPI Player of the Year based on his 2023 points total,… Read more »
PokerStars tournament players got an unexpected, pleasant surprise last week when someone at the poker room inadvertently (at least we assume it was) set the guarantee on a tournament to 11 times its normal size. On February 21, the $82 buy-in “Hot $82” tourney had a $56,000 guaranteed prize pool, which seems high for an… Read more »
It isn’t like poker legend Barny Boatman hasn’t done a few things in the world of poker. A two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and one of the founders of the vaunted group The Hendon Mob, it could be said that Boatman has done it all. One thing that was still on the list,… Read more »
It had all the inklings of being a great runup to the final table, and the penultimate day of the 2024 European Poker Tour Main Event did not fail to deliver. Six men remain in contention, including the legendary Barny Boatman, the chip leader at the start of the Day Five action. But he has… Read more »
It is getting down to crunch time at Le Palais des Congres in Paris as the first Main Event for the 2024 European Poker Tour winds down. Only eighteen players remain from the original 1747 entries as they drive towards the million-euro payday that awaits one of the players come Sunday. Atop the standings is… Read more »
It has been a record-breaking stay in the “City of Lights” for the European Poker Tour. The €5000 Main Event has become one of the biggest in the history of the circuit and the tournament has brought some new names to light and reignited the competitive spirit in some veterans. Day Three is now complete,… Read more »
The American Gaming Association has announced that US commercial gaming revenue hit annual record for the third straight year, coming in at $66.5 billion in 2023. The fourth quarter also set a record for the highest quarter ever at $17.4 billion. The two figures were 10.0% and 9.5% increases from their respective 2022 counterparts. More… Read more »
It appears that WynnBET is all but done in the US sports betting industry, as it is leaving one of just two states in which it still had a presence. On Tuesday, Caesars Entertainment announced that it has agreed to acquire WynnBET’s Michigan online gaming business. The company also inked an extension of its partnership… Read more »
There are many different types of nightmares and a Washington D.C. man is living one: he rightfully thought he won $340 million in the lottery, only to be told he didn’t when he tried to redeem the prize. John Cheeks bought his Powerball ticket on January 6, 2023 for the next day’s drawing. He didn’t… Read more »
Workers fear job losses New York State Senator Joseph Addabbo has been trying to get online casino gambling legalized in the Empire State years, having once again introduced a bill in January. But now, employees at Resorts World casino in Queens are expressing their anger about it, signing a letter to the politician to let… Read more »
Poker players love their prop bets Shaun Deeb had 14 months to slash his body fat percentage by more than half or he would lose $100,000. He isn’t there yet, but he is now hundreds of thousands of dollars richer, as he announced over the weekend that he has accepted an $800,000 buyout from Bill… Read more »
After resting through the first month of 2024, the European Poker Tour has awoken with its first tournament of 2024. The EPT is at the Le Palais des Congres in Paris, France, for the kickoff of their five-tournament schedule throughout the entirety of the European continent. One tournament is already in the books, while the… Read more »
It may have taken a bit longer than previously, but it was well worth the wait. This morning, Caesars Entertainment and WSOP officials released the full schedule for the upcoming 2024 World Series of Poker. Now, poker players from around the world can start to make their plans for the festivities this summer, which will… Read more »
We may not have a firm schedule – yet – but the 2024 World Series of Poker is already beginning to run satellite tournaments online. In New Jersey, Nevada, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, players on the WSOP.com sites can get in on the action each weekend. These satellite events will give their winners a $10,000 “passport”… Read more »
It is hard to believe we are already six weeks into the tournament poker calendar circa 2024, but the action has been frantic on the PokerGO Tour. Events are already in the books on that circuit, with one player in particular dominating the initial action. Just as important, however, is the achievement of another player… Read more »
Holz a proponent of “pure” poker A week after announcing that he is joining GGPoker’s Poker Integrity Council (PIC), high stakes poker pro Fedor Holz revealed what his top initial priority will be. In a tweet on Tuesday, Holz said he wants to advance “the strict limitation of usage of mined data & MDA with… Read more »
Might want to get the paperwork Atlanta-based daily fantasy sports operator PrizePicks has agreed to a settlement with the New York State Gaming Commission in which it will pay a $15 million fine and stop offering real money contests in the state. It will continue to offer free-to-play games. The agreement says that PrizePicks has… Read more »
Bet on college basketball games The NCAA has determined that Brody Curry, the former head women’s basketball coach at the University of the South (also know as Sewanee), violated both the NCAA’s sports betting and ethical conduct rules for wagering on sports between 2021 and 2023. According to the NCAA’s Tuesday announcement, Curry placed more… Read more »
New York state of mind Penn Entertainment is acquiring the New York sports wagering license of Wynn Interactive Holdings. Specifically, Penn is buying WSI US, LLC, the entity that technically owns the license, for $25 million. Penn will use the license to launch ESPN BET in the state. “This is an important development that will… Read more »
Sportsbooks did not like overtime Let’s be honest – Sunday night’s Super Bowl LVIII between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Franciso 49ers was boring until the fourth quarter. It was just 10-3 at halftime and 13-10 after three quarters and though it was obviously two premier defenses showing out, it felt more like… Read more »
