Hollis the first bracelet winner of the 2017 series Bryan Hollis has taken down the first event of the 2017 World Series of Poker (WSOP), the $565 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em event, for his first ever career World Series of Poker cash in which he topped a field of 651 to win $68,817 and the first bracelet of the tournament....
And $6 million in prize money Christoph Vogelsang has been crowned the Aria 2017 Super High Roller Bowl winner, emerging victorious from a 56 player field. After five days of action, Jake Schindler was despatched in third place and Vogelsang went into five hours of nail biting heads up play with Stefan Schillhabel for the title and and a $6...
Internet gaming and DFS loaded as amendment in unrelated bill Lawmakers in the Illinois State Senate overwhelmingly passed an amendment to House Bill 479 in the dying days of the current legislative session to include comprehensive provisions on the legalisation of daily fantasy sports and internet gambling. What's interesting is that the bill was initially introduced to renew the State's...
Four in 16 report symptoms related to problem gambling In the first representative look at gambling behavior in New Jersey since the 1980s, a Rutgers University study reveals problem gambling levels are four times the national average. The study by Rutgers-New Brunswick's Center for Gambling Studies at the School of Social Work, which surveyed 3,634 adults both by telephone and...
New Act proposed to repeal sports betting prohibition A new proposal in New Jersey's fight to legalize sports betting was submitted to the legislature Thursday on the back of a discouraging recommendation from the Acting US Solicitor General on overturning the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA) which the State hopes the Federal Supreme Court will select...
Effective July 1, 2017 Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval approved Senate Bill 240 Tuesday green-lighting pari-mutuel betting on eSports and other events such as award ceremonies. The bill, sponsored by Senator Becky Harris, clarifies the definition of "other events" in Sections 3-7 of existing law governing pari-mutuel wagering on a race or sporting event apply to pari-mutuel wagering on other events....
Three bills introduced this session, two of which include internet gaming measures Illinois lawmakers have introduced three proposals in the legislature during the current Spring legislative session which closes this week. One of the measures, Senate Bill 0208, sponsored by Senator Kwame Raoul D-Chicago, was advanced by the Illinois Senate Gaming Committee earlier this week in the dying days of...
Business friendly environment in Kentucky brings CDI online wagering operation under the same roof Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) will relocate its online wagering operation TwinSpires.com from California to Louisville, the company said Tuesday. TwinSpires is the official mobile betting partner of Churchill Downs Race Track, the Kentucky Derby and Breeders Cup. Its platform offers wagering on Thoroughbred, Harness and Quarter...
Almost a fast poker version for simplified fantasy sports A Manhattan-based daily fantasy sports operator is making waves with its simplified version of fantasy sports. Boom Fantasy is banking on casual punters who are looking for uncomplicated play that doesn't involve spending hours on research and analyzing statistics. The company offers a real-money, in-game platform that pushes a series of...
NGCB greenlights new wagering market William Hill's US operations has become the first sports betting operator in the US to be approved to accept wagers on the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award. The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) today (Thursday) authorised William Hill to offer the market through its 109 Nevada sportsbooks and on the Mobile Sports app. "We...
