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New Jersey online poker registers a fall despite the sports betting boom

Studies show that New Jersey online poker revenue took a dip in November despite an overall boom in earnings for the state's operators Published last week, the latest set of financials show a surge of 247 percent on-year takings for the state's live casinos Talking about the gaming revenues, they were up to a worth for $2574 million which is more..
7 years ago

Mayor Rahm Emanuel mulls port district land as Chicago casino location

Mayor Rahm Emanuel said on Tuesday that a port district side on the Far Southeast side could be a favourable location for a Chicago casino If state lawmakers allow the state to open a casino in the state Talking to an Editorial board, Emanuel talked about his love-hate relationship with the idea of casino but he said that if it is to be built, it..
7 years ago

Opera launches cryptocurrency wallet in its Android Wallet

The company has announced that the web browser Opera has launched a built-in cryptocurrency wallet on its Android app which could now facilitate transactions for cryptocurrencies The company made this announcement at a blockchain event where it asserted that initially the wallet will support Ethereum and later it would begin supporting other..
7 years ago

New Jersey approves Australian Company for sports wagering

New Jersey has given nod to an Australian sports book provider for offering online sports wagering The state Division of Gaming Enforcement said on Tuesday that it will let PointsBet conduct betting for an affiliation with the Meadowlands Racetrack Company would operate online FanDuel that runs in-person and existing online sports book at the..
7 years ago

US Nuns siphon more than $500K from Catholic school for casino trips

It has been revealed through an old cheque that Sister Mary Margret Kreuper stole money from the school to finance their casino visits and foreign trips Sister Mary Margaret Kreuper held the position of principal at St James Catholic School, Torrance, California which is a coastal suburb in southwest of Los Angeles Kreuper had announced her..
7 years ago

Akin Tuna wins EPT Prague €10,300 No-Limit Hold’em

Poker player Akin Tuna won his first live tournament and took down €10,300 No-Limit Hold'em event to etch his name in history An event that kicked off the first day of 2018 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague  He topped a battlefield of 38 entries to claim the coveted prize Tuna had collected $725,000 in cashes but had narrowly missed..
7 years ago

Tunica Roadhouse casino to shut down by the end of January

Caesars Entertainment has announced that Tunica Roadhouse Casino located in Mississippi will stop its operations from January This closure would leave 150 people unemployed A property with 700 slot machines and some table games will be shutting down its doors by the end of January However, the adjacent hotel will remain open The management has..
7 years ago

G20 gives a nod to crypto regulation

The G20 summit is going on in Argentina where global leaders took into consideration under critical issues One other issue that was discussed on the forum was the regulation of the cryptocurrency "We will be regulating crypto-assets for anti-money laundering and countering terrorism in adherence to the FATF (Financial Action Task Force) standards..
7 years ago

Pennsylvania launches its first sports betting in casinos

Pennsylvania opened its first sports betting parlor at the Hollywood Casino at Penn National Penn National which is located near Hershey in Grantville initially held two days of test operations Nov 15-16 before its official launch on November 17 The state Gaming Control Board approved the operators for the sports betting parlors On Wednesday they..
7 years ago

PokerStars online poker platform to return Pennsylvania

PokerStars online poker platform has been approved for making a comeback in the US online poker market The license of the company for online gambling was approved by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Wednesday The Stars Group was one of the two applicants that got approval for authority for their table games and online game slots..
7 years ago

Vietnam plans to open casino gambling to residents next year

Vietnam has many casino resorts that has been built over the recent years in Vietnam This has created job opportunities for its citizens and it has also increased tourism as foreigners throng in numbers here to try their hands in the casino However, it also has a negative side to it Casino offerings in Vietnam are only meant for the foreigners..
7 years ago

Ohio becomes the first state to accept Bitcoin

Ohio began accepting Bitcoins on 26 November and became the first state in the United States to accept cryptocurrency Now it will accept Bitcoin payments for twenty-three types of business taxes, thus becoming one of the first governments in the world to accept cryptocurrency They have cited cryptocurrencies as secure, less costly and..
7 years ago

Connecticut casinos register a revenue dip amid a competition from MGM

The Foxwoods Resorts Casino has reported a 10 percent dip in revenue for October as it feels its new competitor MGM Springfield casino across the state line in western Massachusetts have affected their revenues The casino had reported a 5 per cent dip in September slots revenue and now the casino reports a 10 percent decrease of revenue in..
7 years ago

Majority of voters of Maryland support sports betting

A recently concluded survey revealed that fifty-three percent of registered voters in Maryland are in favour of legal sport wagering in the state The study conducted by Washington Post and the University of Maryland found that 37 percent of the respondents didn't want to see sports betting legalized while 10 per cent of the people refrained from..
7 years ago

Rhode Island casinos to begin sports betting by the end of November

Treading on the steps of Vegas, Rhode Island is also all set to open its door for gambling "We are game in town," said Mike Barlow, head of operations for the company that owns both of Rhodes Island's casinos Rhode Island has also decided to legalize sports betting within its territory keeping in mind the revenues that gambling would fetch for..
7 years ago

Ryan Riess eyes second main event title at WSOPE Rozvadov

Just six players have remained in the 2018 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event and it is Hungarian Laszlo Bujtas who is leading with more than 14 million in chips Bujtas finished 58th in the last year's Main Event for €16,710 but he and the other players at the final table have already assured  €175,965 in prize money with..
7 years ago

Former US Presidential candidate Ron Paul advocates for virtual currencies

The Austrian School economist and a libertarian, Ron Paul has advocated for a tax exemption on the digital currencies He made these assertions in the blog post titled 'Trump is Right, The Fed is Crazy'  where he was vocal about criticizing the central bank and said that the only way of ending 'monetary madness' is to exempt the..
7 years ago

The National Collegiate Athletics Association establishes exploratory sports betting committee

The NCAA or the National Athletics has established a committee which will be looking after the expanding market of the US sports betting industry The committee will also be studying the impact on the association's current rules The committee has also be tasked at how sports betting impacts on the NCAA's educational efforts and player availability..
7 years ago

Michael Addamo wins €25,500 No-Limit Hold’em Super High Roller

Australia's Michael Addamo won the €25,500 No-Limit Hold'em Super High Roller on 25th October 2018 in the early morning hours at King's Casino in Rozvadov  The field attracted 133 total entries and as a result the prize pool got tripled as Michael Addamo won the gold bracelet for the second time in 2018 This summer he won Event #24:..
7 years ago

Parx Casino sends application for building mini-casino in Shippensburg

Bucks County, the parent company of Parx Casino has filed papers with the state Gaming Control Board for building a new mini-casino in western Cumberland County near Shippensburg The proposed site lies in tiny Shippensburg Township just north of the borough and just east of the Franklin County line and best-known until now as home to Shippensburg..
7 years ago