Poker site Bodog is preparing for a comeback by targeting the Latin American market According to a press release from Feb 9, Bodog is going to offer recreational online poker in Brazil and Mexico The move is part of the network’s effort to rise to fame again after its decline following legislatory issues in the US Bodog’s new owners,..

Crystal Palace might be moving into a lower division after going down 1-0 at Stoke in the Premier League on Saturday The other two teams that are not likely to proceed to the Championship next season are Hull and Sunderland Having these three at the bottom opens up prospects in front of both Swansea and Leicester to avoid the drop zone after they..

A physical Bitcoin bank has opened in Vienna, Austria Berliner blockchain start-up Bit Trust Services is behind the Bitcoin-Bank, according to a report in Austrian English-language news website “The Local” The newly opened facility in Mariahilfer Strasse aims at facilitating bitcoin trade It offers a bidirectional euro-bitcoin..

Punishment for notorious scammer Adam Meyer responsible for conning Fond du Lac millionnaire Gary Sadoff out of $45 million has been postponed for the third time Attorneys now can use the time until March for further negotiations Meyer has been behind bars since 2014 He has pleaded guilty to six felonies committed against victim Sadoff who was..

The Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino will once again be the venue of the Western New York Poker Challenge This year’s tournament is going to be held between March 31 – April 10 and will offer players an unprecedented variety of events First on the agenda are the Warm-Up games to take place from Feb 24 to Feb 26 Three No Limit..

In an effort to reclaim its roots, an Oklahoma Indian tribe strives to go back to its home state of Georgia and set up a casino there The Keetoowah band of the Cherokee were forced to leave Georgia during the 1830s Trail of Tears According to federal legislation, their gambling endeavor has priority over any other similar undertakings Gaming in..

Fairmount Temple in Beachwood, Ohio is organizing a Texas Hold’Em Tournament in three weeks’ time The event is to take place on March 2 Both members of the club, as well as their guests will be admitted against a buy-in of $100 All participants in the tournament must be at least 21 years of age Registration for the event starts at..

Cryptocurrency platform Byteball has announced its second round of token (byte) release which will take place on Feb 17 at 0:33 (UTC) Byteball users are going to receive 01 gigabytes for every 1 GB of bytes held, as well as 0625 GB against each BTC Digital currency was first distributed to the community when the network was launched last..

The Sports Betting Integrity Forum (SBIF) has announced its 2017 Sport and Sport Betting Integrity Action Plan The organization has gained momentum following the successful implementation of its last year’s objectives, and continues to work towards high standards and lawfulness of sports betting as well as the prevention of corruption and..

An armed raid was carried out Thursday evening on a rubber plantation in Hat Yai, Thailand, to discover an open-air casino on its territory Sixteen gamblers were arrested during the joint military and police force operation The plantation, which was located at Soi Prasarnmit in tambon Khuan Lang, was fenced by a net to disguise what was going on..

Accenture Plc has come up with a blockchain security enhancement system that is expected to make cryptocurrency adoption quicker The new technology was presented on Feb 8 The launch featured a showcase of the system’s functions which allow clients to store their confidential information in hardware security modules (HSM) or processors..

The question of whether gaming machines in tribal casinos in Idaho are lawful will be re-examined by the House State Affairs Committee The issue has so far been raised multiple times According to law, slot machines are not permitted in Idaho However, following successful lobbying by Idaho tribes in 2002, an alteration to the legislation was..

Las Vegas’ Monte Carlo hotel-casino is currently in the process of transforming its assets, which has necessitated the closure of its poker room and steakhouse Owner MGM Resorts International has made a move towards rebranding the resort and casino and opening two new hotels in its place The closing date of Monte Carlo’s poker room..

Sports betting platform Kambi Group has announced its partnership with Novomatic gaming subsidiary Greentube to provide them with a state-of-the-art online betting solution This project builds up on an existing business relationship between the two companies In October 2016 Kambi became Novomatic’s sports betting supplier for its lottery..

Osaka is going ahead with the development of the man-made island of Yumeshima which should accommodate a casino resort by 2024 and apply to host the World Expo in 2025 The project is conditioned by the new casino legislationexpected to be passed by the Diet until the end of the year, as well as by securing the estimated ¥70 billion to extend..

A police forces operation to crack down on an alleged illegal sports betting facility in Laurel, Mississippi, resulted in charges against Ricci R Page, 42, Kordell Nixon, 35, and Joshua McGill, 28 Another suspect, Calvin A Young, 37, is still being sought after The criminals have been arrested and accused of money laundering, illegal possession..

Confidential sources have reported that a private meeting is to be held Wednesday between China’s central bank and several domestic cryptocurrency exchanges It is expected that the move will result in stricter control over digital currency trading Some of the leading bitcoin exchanges in the country including OkCoin, BTCC and Huobi were..

The Michigan Court has sentenced Todd West, aged 56, from Burton, to 30 days on a tether and two years probation for appropriating several thousand dollars from charity poker proceeds The defendant plead guilty of larceny by false pretences of $1,000 to $20,000 As a result, he is going to pay $12,000 back to the beneficiaries he robbed, namely..

Dominic Mirabella, 39, from Royal Oak, Michigan, won $1 million from his New England Patriots bet in Super Bowl 51 The victory came as a result of consistent gambling on the part of Mirabella from the first week of the NFL season all the way to the Super Bowl The winning bet was placed through the FourPlay Football app In order to come up trumps,..

Gaming legislation in Tasmania is under scrutiny following research that suggests citizens are convinced in the negative social effect of gambling The Federal Group hotel chain, which is the monopoly operator of the state’s two casinos, has refuted the claim A parliamentary inquiry is looking into the economic and social impact gaming has..