But doubts that document will be ready The Massachusetts Gaming Commission special committee tasked by state lawmakers with studying and presenting recommendations on the regulation of intrastate-legalised online gambling is due to submit its conclusions this week, but media sources have expressed doubts that it is yet in a position to do so. The Commission has studied different proposals, with...
Wins WSOPC Rio no-limit hold'em main event 26-year-old North Carolina poker pro, Ryan Jones, has won his second World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event Title for $269,327, his second gold ring and a free seat to the 2017 Global Casino Championship. Jones bested a field of 945 in the 2017 World Series of Poker Circuit Rio $1,675 no-limit hold'em...
Dan Bilzerian and Bill Perkins both banned for multi-accounting at Americas Cardroom The publication High Stakes Database reports that high-profile, high stakes poker players, playboy Dan Bilzerian and hedge fund manager Bill Perkins were banned last weekend by online poker site Americas Cardroom for "blatant" multi-accounting whilst live streaming via Twitch. The HSDB report notes: "The blatant multi-accounting first came...
But impacted by decline in social casino bookings Churchill Downs reported a strong full year 2016 performance primarily attributed to its overall social and online divisions despite a decline in social casino. Key performance highlights for the twelve months ending December 31, 2016 include an increase of $96.3 million in net revenue driven primarily by a $72.5 million increase from...
Management claims it has found a legal way to offer real-money online poker to US punters Laurence Excalente, CEO of Global Poker and its parent VGW Holdings in Australia, is confident that he has found a way around the restrictive US gambling laws on real-money online poker...and that could be put to the test Sunday, when Global's Daytona $500x10 Freeroll...
Strong positive vote for H118 Early reports from the US state of Georgia indicate that a daily fantasy sports legalisation bill - H118 - has passed with a strong majority in the state House. Under House Bill 118, introduced in January this year by Republican Representative Trey Kelley, companies operating daily fantasy sports websites may apply for registration with the...
Two of the new proposals are from Sen. Mike Kowall, who led the charge last year Online gambling legalisation is again on the table in the Michigan Senate following the introduction of four new bills S202 to S205 this week, with two of them (S203 and S204) new efforts by Sen. Mike Kowall, who led the unsuccessful legalisation attempts last...
The MGM Resorts Public Policy Institute at UNLV will not just focus on gaming but broader issues of tourism, jobs and international issues related to tourism Harry Reid and John Boehner, legendary US political foes from the two main US parties, will work together on a new project, heading up a think tank at UNLV in a partnership with MGM...
A new reason for millennials to visit America's gambling capital After months of work and the investment of significant capital, Millennial Esports has opened its new eSports live tournament arena in the Neonopolis shopping mall in Downtown Las Vegas, giving the massive millennial demographic a new reason to visit the nation's gambling capital. The 15,000 square foot facility features a...
Flashbacks to 2011 for Absolute Poker players who were not paid following Black Friday debacle Absolute Poker players left unpaid when the online poker operator crashed amid federal enforcement actions and allegations of cheating back in 2011 will long remember the name Scott Tom (37) and his elusive behaviour during the crisis which engulfed the company he founded. On Thursday...
