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Pennsylvania Online Gambling Deal Delayed until September?
House Speaker Mike Turzai (pictured) wants to borrow $1.5 billion, while Gov. Tom Wolf wants to raise taxes. The Pennsylvania State Legislature has been on the verge of legalizing online gambling all summer, but now it appears lawmakers will push an omnibus gambling...
Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor Bout Breaking Betting Records
The fight’s betting action is already 50% higher than the previous record at Betfair. The boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor on August 26 is going to break all betting records, whether it is a sporting farce or a world class sports...
Nevada Regulators Allow Non-Traditional Pari-Mutuel Betting
Gamblers can bet a racetracks, off-track betting facilities, or big Las Vegas sportsbooks like the WestGate. The Nevada Gaming Commission recently changed pari-mutuel betting laws, allowing for wagers on non-traditional events. In a summer full of US gaming legislation...
US Indian Bureau Approves Arizona Tribal Casino Expansion
The Tohono O’odham Nation owns three other casinos in Arizona which carry the “Desert Diamond” brand name. The Tohono O’odham Nation received permission from the US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Affairs for a $400 million...
Hackers Target Casino through Its High Tech Fish Tank
The smart fish tank had cyber-systems which allowed the hackers access to the casino’s database. Darktrace, a security firm which works with North American casinos, said that hackers used a smart fish tank to steal data from a casino. The security threat...
Scott Blumstein Dominates WSOP Main Event Final Table
Scott Blumstein won a 156 million-chip pot in the key hand of the day. In Day 8 of the WSOP Main Event, Scott Blumstein was the story. Blumstein extended his lead to a point where he holds almost half of the chips in the event. Two players busted out before an...
Massachusetts Senate President “Hates” Casino 4am Last Call
State Senator Stan Rosenberg said casinos might ask for 24-hour alcohol sales or an end to the smoking ban. Senate President Stan Rosenberg, who was one of the chief architects of Massachusetts’ brick-and-mortar casino law, said he “hates” the...
DraftKings and FanDuel End Merger Talks Due to FTC Concerns
Yahoo!, PokerStars, and Paddy Power all have DFS products, but the FTC thought a FanDuel-DraftKings combine would monopolize the market. DraftKings and FanDuel have ended merger talks after the Federal Trade Commission said it would oppose the move. In June, a...
Resorts Casino Launches FastPick Daily Fantasy Sports Game
SportAD CEO John Brennan says FastPick is “as close to a traditional single-game play” as a gambler can find in legal gaming. Resorts Casino Hotel launched a daily fantasy sports game on Monday. The game is called FastPick, which allows house-versus-gambler,...
The Story Behind Phil Ivey’s Edge-Sorting Baccarat Case
Kelly says, “I never thought about being famous….I just want to beat casinos.” This last week in London, Phil Ivey’s appeal of the Crockfords Casino edge-sorting case began in the UK Supreme Court. At stake is £7.8 million, or roughly $12...