Comptroller has a change of heart Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot appears to have had a change of heart on daily fantasy sports; late last year he condemned the vertical as gambling that could corrupt sports, but this week he released a set of guidelines and acknowledged that DFS has a 'significant presence' in the state and should be controlled and...
Sports betting company agrees to pay 1 $1.5 million fine as veteran CEO Amaitis resigns The Las Vegas-based sportsbook operator CG Technology, which operates sportsbooks at the Cosmopolitan, Venetian, Palms and M Resort, has been fined $1.5 million in a settlement with the Nevada Gaming Control Board which includes the resignation of veteran CEO Lee Amaitis. Reporting on the issue,...
Revenues remain small, but are growing The regulated online gambling market in the US state of Delaware delivered small but growing revenues in June, according to the latest figures from the state regulator, which reported that over the first six months of the year net revenue topped $1.5 million - a 93 percent year-on-year increase on the $796,908 returned in...
Statistics from seven weeks of action over 69 tournaments The 47th edition of the World Series of Poker has created new records over its seven-week run and 69 tournaments, which are now drawing to a close as the main event nears its final table. The organisers have released some impressive statistics that include: * 107,833 entries (up 4.2 percent), just...
Who will win the millions this time? The $10,000 buy-in World Series of Poker NLHE main event kicked off over the weekend in the Amazon Room at the Rio, with the tables packed with players from all over the world - many of them top professionals. Starting the ball rolling, tournament director Jack Eiffel welcomed competitors, saying: "I wish all...
Just 2,186 entrants survive from the starting total of 6,737...and the money bubble is still some distance away The starting flights of the World Series of Poker main event have been completed, and the 2,186 survivors from an original field of 6,737 are set to combine today (Thursday) for the first time in Day 3 of the competition. The money...
Entry list the biggest in five years When former World Series of Poker main event champion Joe McKeehen gave the "shuffle up and deal" call Monday for the final entry day in this year's main event it was the starting signal for 4,240 players and a new record for a third day start. Added to the 2,497 players who started...
Andreas Olympios the best in a field of 3,956 UK poker pro Andreas Olympios has emerged the winner in the Party Poker - World Poker Tour 500 tournament at the Aria in Las Vegas, besting a field of 3,956 to claim the main prize of $260,000...his largest live tourney pay day yet. His victory was all the more remarkable for...
AG Patrick Morrisey issues opinion that vertical is legal in state law West Virginia's Attorney General, Patrick Morrisey, issued an opinion Monday that as far as West Virginia state law is concerned, daily fantasy sports activity is legal. Morrisey said that select fantasy sports games are dependant mainly on skill, and the state constitution prohibits private lotteries and other games...
Kyle Bowker earns his bracelet at last... after over 200 entries in WSOP events Veteran online and live tournament grinder Kyle Bowker (33) from New York has secured his first World Series of Poker bracelet at last after more than 200 entries in WSOP events over the years... and the first prize of $294,960 in the $3,000 buy-in Pot Limit...
