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Sports Betting in Rhode Island Could Become a Reality Thanksgiving Day

Sports Betting in Rhode Island Could Become a Reality Thanksgiving Day

Sports bettors in the tiny state of Rhode Island will have even more to be thankful this Thanksgiving Day as the Twin River Casino in Lincoln is set to launch its sportsbook.

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Nov/21/2018

Safe to Withdraw Funds Now? Bitcoin Stabilizes a Bit Wednesday

Crazy price fluctuations with Bitcoin resulted in a tough week for withdrawing winnings from online gambling sites.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Nov/21/2018

Guitar Smash Celebrating Opening of New Hard Rock Cafe at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

Guitar Smash Celebrating Opening of New Hard Rock Cafe at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

To celebrate the grand opening of the new Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood and adjacent casino expansion, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood will host a guitar smash and media availability Tuesday, Nov. 27, at 11 a.m.

Submitted by Press Release on, Nov/21/2018

Bitcoin-Rigging Criminal Probe Tied to Tether

Bitcoin-Rigging Criminal Probe Tied to Tether

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether the cryptocurrency Tether was used to prop up Bitcoin.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Nov/20/2018

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Debuts Sportsbook

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Debuts Sportsbook

Pennsylvania has begun taking sports bets.  The Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in Grantville is now open.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Nov/20/2018

Rams-Chiefs Game Sets Scoring Record for MNF, Books Hit Hard By Over Bets

Rams-Chiefs Game Sets Betting Records

It was the highest scoring game in Monday Night Football history.  The Rams beat the Chiefs 54-51 in an epic bout, perhaps one of the best games of the season thus far.

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Nov/20/2018

How Fast Can I Get Paid Using Bitcoin With an Online Poker Site ((Bitcoin Poker Series Part II)

How Fast Can I Get Paid Using Bitcoin With an Online Poker Site

Using Bitcoin to fund your online poker site is easy and payouts super fast, in some cases just 5 to 40 minutes.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Nov/20/2018

Bitcoin Extends Slide Below $4,500, New 2018 Low

Bitcoin Extends Slide Below $4,500, New 2018 Low

Bitcoin tumbled as much as 10 percent on Tuesday to below $4,500 BTC=BTSP, bringing the world's best-known cryptocurrency's losses to 30 percent within a week as a selloff in digital currencies intensified across the board.

Submitted by Reuters on, Nov/20/2018

Judge Schedules Hearing on Whether to Release Report on Wynn

A judge in Nevada has temporarily blocked the planned release of a Massachusetts Gaming Commission report about allegations of sexual misconduct against former casino mogul Steve Wynn, a court official said Monday.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Nov/19/2018

Website Accuses Poker Pro Gordon Vayo of Forging Documents

Website Accuses Poker Pro Gordon Vayo of Forging Documents

The world's largest online poker company, PokerStars, alleges that poker pro Gordon Vayo forged documents.

Submitted by Ace King on, Nov/19/2018

Top Government Official Pleads Guilty to Gambling Away Tax Payer Funds

A former top economic development official in Maryland has pleaded guilty to stealing millions of dollars from the public.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Nov/18/2018

UK Forced to Accelerate Planned Reform to Gambling Regulations

UK Forced to Accelerate Planned Reform to Gambling Regulations

The British government bowed to increasing pressure from lawmakers on Wednesday by bringing forward a planned reform of gambling regulations by six months.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Nov/16/2018

Sports Betting is Coming to Ohio Soon Says Government Elect

Sports Betting is Coming to Ohio Soon Says Government Elect

Ohio Governor-Elect Mike DeWine is all-in on sports betting.

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Nov/16/2018

NJ Sports Betting Revenues Cut in Half for October

NJ Sports Betting Revenues Cut in Half for October

A nearly quarter billion handle in sports betting for the state of New Jersey sounds good.  After all, NJ wasn't even offering sports gambling prior to this past summer.  A deeper look revealed some troubling news from the month of October.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Nov/16/2018

Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork Causing Disruption in Crypto Market

Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork Causing Disarray in Crypto Market

The price of Bitcoin has been hanging around the $5500 mark over the past two days following a dramatic drop midweek, nearly 14%, from around $6500.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Nov/16/2018

Reichard Eclipses $1 Million on HPT

East Chicago, IN - Josh Reichard is an accomplished professional poker player with 10 WSOP Circuit rings to his name. On Tuesday, Reichard added to his impressive resume and surpassed a career milestone.

Submitted by Press Release on, Nov/15/2018

South Dakota Could Soon Get Sports Betting With Deadwood Request

South Dakota Could Soon Get Sports Betting With Deadwood Request

Four years after South Dakota enthusiastically voted to allow Deadwood casino patrons to play keno, craps and roulette, a gambling industry group plans to ask state lawmakers for a 2020 ballot measure to bring legal sports betting to the historic mining town.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Nov/15/2018

Liverpool’s Sturridge Charged With Breaching Betting Rules

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge could be facing a ban from football after being charged on Monday with breaching rules on betting.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Nov/13/2018

Beto Now the 5-1 Favorite to Become Democratic Nominee for the 2020 Presidential Election

Beto Now the 5-1 Favorite to Become Democratic Nominee for the 2020 Presidential Election

Beto O'Rourke was now coming in at 5-1 odds of becoming the Democratic Nominee for the 2020 US Presidential Election.

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Nov/13/2018

Twitter Users Think Poker Players Are Unethical

Twitter Users Think Poker Players Are Unethical

British poker player and Twitter user Patrick Leonard recently conducted an unscientific survey that found a majority of Twitter followers feel poker players lack ethics. 

Submitted by Ace King on, Nov/12/2018

Massachusetts, Rhode Island Residents Await Sportsbook Opening

Massachusetts, Rhode Island Residents Await Sportsbook Opening

Those in and around the Boston area will soon have a sportsbook within a 40 minute to 1-hour drive should the New England Patriots be playing in the 2019 Super Bowl.  Providence residence are in even better luck as that sportsbook is set to open just 15 minutes outside the city limits.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Nov/12/2018

ACR Introduces Sunday Venom: $1 Million Guaranteed On-Demand Freerolls and Qualifiers Poker

ACR Introduces Sunday Venom: $1 Million Guaranteed On-Demand Freerolls and Qualifiers Poker

VENOM (formerly known as Million Dollar Encore) is here each Sunday moving forward at 1pm ET, with $1,000,000 guaranteed for a $2,650 buy-in. Below we will show you ways to qualify without having to lay that $2,650. 

Submitted by Ace King on, Nov/12/2018

Wagerers Crossing the Delaware (and Hudson) for Sports Bets

Wagerers Crossing the Delaware (and Hudson) for Sports Bets

In the time it takes for a red light to turn green, Leonard Sciascia can get his sports bets made, turn around and head home.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Nov/12/2018

Titans Save the Books for a Second Straight Week: They Were a Big G911 Play

Titans Save the Books for a Second Straight Week: They Were a Big G911 Play

For the second straight week it was the Tennessee Titans that came through big for the books, helping them to recover last weekend's record losses.

Submitted by Mary Montgomery on, Nov/11/2018

Airplane Banner Denounces Jets’ Partnership With MGM

An airplane banner criticizing the New York Jets’ gaming deal partnership with casino operator MGM Resorts International circled MetLife Stadium several times a few hours before the team’s game against the Buffalo Bills.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Nov/11/2018

The Death of The Bookie!

Are you ready for the future of gambling in America? If you’re wondering how you can prepare for the upcoming flood of competitors trying to steal your lunch, this is going to be the most important message you’ll ever read!

Submitted by Guest on, Nov/10/2018

Online Poker Daily Rake Race The Beast Continued Through November

Online Poker Daily Rake Race The Beast Continued Through November

The uber popular daily rake race THE BEAST is now running through the month of November due to high demand. 

Submitted by Ace King on, Nov/09/2018

Online Poker 7 Day No Rathole Tables at ACR This Month

Online Poker 7 Day No Rathole Tables at ACR This Month

These $50/$100 tables are getting some of the biggest games on the Internet.

Submitted by Nagesh Rath on, Nov/08/2018

Former Sports Radio Host Convicted in Fraud Case, Gambled Away Investors Funds

Former Sports Radio Host Convicted in Fraud Case, Gambled Away Investors Funds

Craig Carton, the former co-host of a sports radio show with ex-NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason, emerged from a courthouse where he was convicted of fraud Wednesday to say he was disappointed with the verdict, though he respected it.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Nov/08/2018

LeoVegas Shares Fall Nearly 25 Percent as Compliance Costs Mount

LeoVegas Revenue Up But Shares Fall as Compliance Costs Mount

Compliance pressures in the European online gambling market are beginning to take its toll.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Nov/08/2018

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