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2017 World Series of Poker Main Event Day 5: 85 Remaining
Though Robin Hegele has the chip lead at the moment, Michael Ruane (pictured) received a lot of attention. The 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event is wrapping up its fifth day of play and 85 players remain. The WSOP Main Event began with 7,221 entries. Robin...
Pennsylvania Online Gambling Bill Remains in Limbo
Online gambling, DFS, and satellite casinos are in the bill presently, while VGTs are out. After the Pennsylvania spending bill passed into law, the state’s long-awaited online gambling bill remains in limbo. Lawmakers might pass the iGaming bill in the next...
New York City Firm Makes $220 Million Offer to Revel Casino
Glenn Straub said, “I don’t know any private equity firms.” A private equity firm has offered $220 million to buy the old Revel Casino building, according to Alex Fredericks of Digital Launch. The firm, which remains anonymous for the time being,...
Why End of PASPA Won’t Lead to Regulated Online Sportsbooks
Land-based gaming operators often see online gambling sites as competition. American sports gamblers who’ve read about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear New Jersey’s sports betting case might assume the end of PASPA will lead to legal...
The World Series of Poker Main Event Begins This Week
The final table takes place in July this year, instead of November. The World Series of Poker Main Event Championship opens this week in Las Vegas. As it has done for the past 12 years, the WSOP Main Event will happen at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. This...
Scott Petri Proposes Gaming Law Reform to Help Live! Casino
The Stadium Live Casino was approved in 2014, but a lawsuit stopped development for the past 3 years. Scott Petri, a state representative from Bucks County, introduced a bill this week which would change casino ownership laws in Pennsylvania. The bill might be...
Rod Rosenstein Could Be Tough Opponent of Online Gambling
Rod Rosenstein oversaw the 2005 NETeller, 2011 Blue Monday, and 2012 Bodog cases. Online gambling media members who rejoiced the recusal by Attorney General Jeff Sessions might temper their enthusiasm. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the man who now oversees...
Florida and Seminole Tribe Agree to $340 Million Settlement
The Seminole Tribe had withheld $220 million in tax revenues since Judge Hinkle ruled on their behalf in 2016. The State of Florida came to a $340 million settlement with the Seminole Tribe of Florida over banked card games. As a result, Florida’s government...
Mississippi DFS Bill Legalizes Sports Betting If PASPA Is Struck Down
Legal sportsbooks might open in struggling Mississippi casinos like the Golden Moon in Philadelphia/Choctaw. Mississippi House of Representatives passed a daily fantasy sports bill earlier this year which would legalize sportsbooks, if the federal sports betting...
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s First Light Casino in Doubt
First Light Casino would cost $1 billion and be managed by Genting Group. The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s plans to bring a casino to Taunton are doubtful after the tribe withdrew its application for land acquisition in the area. Originally, the tribe sought...
