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Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity Arrested in Freeport, Bahamas But Where is the First Couple of Poker?

Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity Arrested in Freeport, Bahamas But Where is the First Couple of Poker?

The Shulmans, owners of CardPlayer.com, were out of food as $400K "cruise from Hell" comes to an abrupt halt.

Submitted by Nagesh Rath on, Feb/05/2022

Absurdity: "Mattress Mack" Places $4.5 Million Super Bowl Bet on Caesars App

Absurdity: "Mattress Mack" Places $4.5 Million Super Bowl Bet on Caesars App

Caesar's (formerly William Hill) has gained a reputation over the years for being afraid to take a bet.  What changed?

Submitted by C Costigan on, Feb/04/2022

MGM Resorts, BetMGM and The National Hockey League Announce Partnership Extension

MGM Resorts, BetMGM and The National Hockey League Announce Partnership Extension

MGM Resorts International, BetMGM, a leading sports betting and digital gaming operator, and the National Hockey League (NHL) today announced a multi-year extension of their groundbreaking partnership. The news comes as MGM Resorts, which operates T-Mobile Arena, prepares to host Honda NHL® All-Star Weekend festivities in Las Vegas Feb. 4-5.

Submitted by Press Release on, Feb/03/2022

Chess Betting Site Launches on BSV Blockchain

Chess Betting Site Launched on BSV Blockchain

With the newly launched PowChess.com players can earn money – even when playing for free, play for micropayments of less than a cent, peer-to-peer games or full tournaments.

Submitted by Alistair Prescott on, Feb/03/2022

First Three Weeks of Mobile Sports Betting in NY Set to Shatter Previous U.S. Records

First Three Weeks of Mobile Sports Betting in NY Set to Shatter Previous U.S. Records

Just over $1 billion was bet through mobile apps in the Empire State.  But oh those taxes!!!!

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Feb/03/2022

McCormack Will Now Have to Face Satoshi Defamation Trial in May

McCormack Will Now Have to Face Satoshi Defamation Trial in May

At least one blogger is finding out the hard way he can't just post untruths without facing potential consequences.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Feb/02/2022

First Person to be Shown in Rakuten’s Casino Royale-Themed Commercial Prop Bet Odds Super Bowl 56

First Person to be Shown in Rakuten’s Casino Royale-Themed Commercial Prop Bet Odds Super Bowl 56

There are betting odds on the First person to be shown in Rakuten’s Casino Royale-themed commercial?

Submitted by Jordan Bach on, Feb/02/2022

How Much Tax Do I Have to Pay - Mobile Sports Betting New York State

How Much Tax Do I Have to Pay - Mobile Sports Betting New York State

New York State has placed one of the highest tax rates on mobile sports betting companies in the whole country.  Some experts suggest wagering firms will ultimately end up paying as much as 71% to the state. 

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Feb/02/2022

Sportsbook Sortware Provider Products and Services Offered

Sportsbook Sortware Provider Products and Services Offered

PricePerPlayer.com provides you with everything you need to start your own gambling website. They offer several top-of-the-line Online Gambling Products for online casinos, online sportsbooks, racebooks and more. 

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Feb/02/2022

StatsDrone Launches 30 Day Free Trial for Affiliates

StatsDrone Launches 30 Day Free Trial for Affiliates

StatsDrone will be launching more advanced features and tools for affiliates that will be part of the Pro and Enterprise plans in the coming months.

Submitted by Press Release on, Feb/02/2022

Encore Boston Harbor "Predatory Pricing" With Absurd 10% Rake Says Poker Pro

Encore Boston Harbor "Predatory Pricing" With Absurd 10% Rake Says Poker Pro

Chase Bianchi is urging fellow poker players to do the same and has called upon the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to investigate.

Submitted by Ace King on, Feb/01/2022

Secretive Short-Seller Report Wipes €2.5bn From Evolution Market Cap

Secretive Short-Seller Report Wipes €2.5bn From Evolution Market Cap

That report released by The Analyst and sent out to select investors suggested that Evolution Gaming's unregulated revenue should be valued on a much lower multiple than the rest of the business.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Feb/01/2022

Entain Stakes Out its Metaverse Bid for Sports Betting, Gaming

Entain Stakes Out its Metaverse Bid for Sports Betting, Gaming

It wants to pioneer immersive experiences with VR and AR for sports and gaming, an industry expected to take in some $8 trillion.  The technology, using headsets, — gives individuals a way to become immersed in the virtual worlds and explore them using avatars.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Jan/31/2022

CoinGeek Conference is evolving into the Global Blockchain Convention

CoinGeek Conference is evolving into the Global Blockchain Convention

The team behind the globally recognized CoinGeek Conferences, the biggest BSV Blockchain events in the world, is unveiling its newest incarnation entitled the BSV GLOBAL BLOCKCHAIN CONVENTION.

Submitted by Press Release on, Jan/31/2022

Key Bookie Terms You Should Know

Key Bookie Terms You Should Know

If you are planning on running a bookie website, its incumbent upon you to learn the bookie lingo.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Jan/31/2022

A Complete Guide to Online Casino Payment Methods (2022)

A Complete Guide to Online Casino Payment Methods (2022)

We live in an era when internet gambling is becoming increasingly more popular than its real life counterpart. The days of going to a physical casino to play your favorite slot machines or table games are long gone. With the advent of internet gambling platforms, everyone may now partake in their favorite casino games whenever and whenever they choose.

Submitted by Payton on, Jan/31/2022

Start a Sportsbook Legally?

Start a Sportsbook Legally?

We are entering a new age in the gambling world because now the United States has finally jumped on board and allowed each individual State to decide if they want to legally allow gambling in their state.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jan/30/2022

Poker Pro Doug Polk and Wife Launch "Organic" Self Tanner That Doesn't Turn You Orange

Poker Pro Doug Polk and Wife Launch "Organic" Self Tanner That Doesn't Turn You Orange

And Polk has just gotten a big endorsement from the one and only Daniel Negreanu, whose own wife swears by the product.

Submitted by Nagesh Rath on, Jan/28/2022

Facebook’s Crypto Demise is a Missed Opportunity

Facebook’s Crypto Demise is a Missed Opportunity

WASHINGTON (Reuters Breakingviews) - Facebook’s cryptocurrency experiment is a tale of what could have been. Diem Association is winding down under regulatory pressure, the Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebooks-cryptocurrency-venture-to-wind-down-sell-assets-11643248799?mod=hp_lead_pos4 reported on Wednesday, less than three years after the digital asset group’s splashy launch. The involvement of the social network, whose parent was renamed Meta Platforms, proved toxic.

Submitted by Reuters on, Jan/28/2022

Florida Sports Betting Dead Until 2025

Florida Sports Betting Dead Until 2025

Florida Election Champions just barely collect half the signatures required for a ballot initiative while Las Vegas Sands campaign reportedly includes unauthorized signature of an election supervisor.

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Jan/28/2022

MaxBet TV Selects Setplex for First Ever Gambling Television Network

MaxBet TV Selects Setplex for First Ever Gambling Television Network

Partnership Enables MaxBet TV to Stream a Broad Range of Content at High Speeds to Anywhere in the World Leveraging Setplex’s Globally Redundant Infrastructure.

Submitted by Press Release on, Jan/27/2022

Mobile Sports Betting Goes Live in Louisiana Friday

Mobile Sports Betting Goes Live in Louisiana Friday

With the exception of a handful of parishes, mobile sports wagering goes live in Louisiana just in time for the NFL Conference Championship games.

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Jan/27/2022

UAE Sheikhdom to Allow Gaming as Wynn Resorts Plans Project

UAE Sheikhdom to Allow Gaming as Wynn Resorts Plans Project

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One of the seven sheikhdoms in the United Arab Emirates said Tuesday it will allow “gaming” while announcing a multibillion-dollar deal with Las Vegas-based casino giant Wynn Resorts.

The announcement by Ras al-Khaimah comes after months of rumors about gambling coming to the UAE, home to skyscraper-studded Dubai and oil-rich Abu Dhabi. Islam, the religion of the Arabian Peninsula, prohibits gambling.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Jan/27/2022

What You Need to Know About Sports Betting in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has very friendly laws towards sports betting, both online and land-based. The favorable legislation came into force in 2017. The first in-person betting would only happen a year later, though. In 2019, the state also allowed mobile betting. Pennsylvanians have had a multitude of options ever since. Here's your guide if you want to take your chances at the Keystone State.  

Submitted by Payton on, Jan/27/2022

The Start Of Antigua and Barbuda's Digital Transformation

The Start Of Antigua and Barbuda's Digital Transformation

The Prime Minister passed the Digital Assets Business Bill into law in 2020 in hopes that it will encourage new digital businesses and stimulate the economy. 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jan/26/2022

Mike Matusow Further Illustrates Why Poker in Texas is So "Insane"... As Dallas Looks to Shut Game Down

"The Mouth" appears to be having the time of his life as Dallas area poker halls remain on life support.

Submitted by Ace King on, Jan/26/2022

El Salvador President Trades Bitcoin Naked and Now Country is Left Exposed

El Salvador President Trades Bitcoin Naked and Now Country is Left Exposed

“El Salvador now has the most distressed sovereign debt in the world, and it’s because of the Bitcoin folly,” economist Steve Hanke told Fortune. “The markets think that Bukele’s gone mad, and he has.”

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Jan/26/2022

Forensic Files Keeps The Greek, Olympic Sports Alive: Book Helped Solve Infamous Triple Homicide

Olympic Sports (TheGreek.com) was one of the first and most respected offshore sportsbooks to emerge on the scene back in the 1990s.  Founder Spiro Athanas was a beloved figure in the industry.  He would eventually run into some trouble and sell his Jamaica-based book.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jan/25/2022

Card Player Husband and Wife Owners Stuck at Sea as Cruise Ship Owners Try to Elude Authorities

Card Player Husband and Wife Owners Stuck at Sea as Cruise Ship Owners Try to Allude Authorities

An arrest warrant has been issued for whole ship.  US authorities threaten seizure.

Submitted by Nagesh Rath on, Jan/25/2022

Do Any Pay Per Head Sportsbook Software Companies Offer a One Month Free Trial?

Do Any Pay Per Head Sportsbook Software Companies Offer a One Month Free Trial?

If you are looking for a 1 month trial bookie Pay Per Head, look no further than Power Pay Per Head.  They actually offer 6 weeks free.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Jan/25/2022

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