Golden Nugget owner Tilman Fertitta has a successful track record in online gambling Speaking at a Louisiana economic task force meeting this week, Golden Nugget land casino owner (as CEO and president of Landrys Inc.) Tilman Fertitta suggested a number of ways in which the Louisiana gambling scene could be improved and state tax revenues boosted. His recommendations included on...
Live-streamed finale sees Hellmuth pull off an impressive recovery in heads up with Daniel Cates to take the $200,000 main prize 14-WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth showed his professional resilience and skills Wednesday night when he came from $194,000 behind to best Daniel "Jungleman" Cates and claim the main prize and the King of the Hill winner's belt in the...
$33.5 million in owed funds to be released Garden City Group, the third party payments agency contracted by the US Ministry of Justice to distribute recovered funds from Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker following their discontinuation in April 2011's "Black Friday" DoJ actions has announced the release of $33.5 million in funds to make Absolute Poker players whole again....
Eddie Tipton pleads guilty, gets 25 year sentence Eddie Tipton, the state lottery IT manager notorious for rigging for his personal benefit the software at the Multi-State Lottery Association has been sentenced to serve 25 years imprisonment. The sentence will run concurrently with the five-and-a-half years handed down earlier this year by a Wisconsin court. Tipton installed a 'rootkit' device...
Inaugural 'Carolina Million' gives DFS fans a chance to compete in a live NFL event Daily fantasy sports operator FantasyDraft stole the headlines from market leaders DraftKings and FanDuel this week by announcing its $1 million "Carolina Million" live event. The event is based on a live competition during the fourteenth week of the National Football League season, and Charlotte-based...
Bryant study claims the number of fantasy sports players in Noirthern America is now upowards of 60 million A new study by Bryant Surety Bonds, commissioned by the Fantasy Sport Trade Association, claims that 20 percent of Americans 12 years of age or older currently play fantasy sports. The gender split in the sector is 64 percent male and 34...
State lottery operator Northstar pulls millions of erroneous cards within days of launch New Jersey state lottery operator Northstar had to make an embarrassing product withdrawal of its High Card Poker scratchcard game this week within days of launch after players pointed out that the card ranking used in the game was wrong. High Card Poker offered a top prize...
Legalisation bill signed by Gov. John Carney lifts ban Daily fantasy sports operators who withdrew from the Delaware market mid-2016 following "cease and desist" warnings from then state AG Matt Denn will be back this month following the state Legislature's measure legalising the vertical. Signed into law by Gov. John Carney earlier this month (see previous InfoPowa report) the measure...
In partnership with Sideline Sports and Coca Cola American football league club, the Denver Broncos, have launched an interactive digital bingo game through a partnership with Sideline Sports for the 2017 NFL season. Dubbed 'Broncos Bingo', the game has been integrated in the Denver Broncos 365 app by Verizon and offers gameplay sponsored by Coca Cola. "By adding Sideline Sports'...
Conditional license opens the door to pool and retail pari-mutuel betting Australian-headquartered wagering firm TopBetta Holdings Limited has been granted conditional licenses for its subsidiaries The Global Tote Ltd(TGT) and TopBetta Pty Ltd (TopBetta) to offer pool betting and retail pari-mutuel betting respectively, in the US market. Based in Alderney, TGT has been conditionally approved to operate an international tote...
