Former New Mexico Secretary of State Reports to Jail Following Gambling Spree
SANTA FE – (Associated Press) - Former New Mexico Secretary of State Dianna Duran surrendered to deputies and was booked into jail Friday to serve a 30-day sentence for siphoning money from her election account to fuel a gambling spree.
PokerStars Launches New Online Sportsbook BetStars
ONCHAN, Isle of Man - PokerStars, an Amaya Inc. (Nasdaq: AYA; TSX: AYA) brand, announced today its new sportsbetting brand, BetStars. BetStars will initially be available in select jurisdictions on the domains Betstars.com, Betstars.eu, and Betstars.uk, and on dedicated iOS and Android applications. This is the next stage of development of PokerStars' new sportsbook offering, which will continue to be rolled out during 2016.
eSports Exec and Reviled Poster Boy of Drug Price Hikes Arrested
Martin Shkreli, a pharmaceutical industry entrepreneur and founder of Turing Pharmaceuticals has been charged with securities fraud.
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Shkreli is best known for licensing the HIV and cancer drug Daraprim through his pharmaceuticals company then hiking the price from $13.50 a pill to $750.
Amaya Provides Clarity Regarding Pre-Acquisition Dispute in Kentucky
Amaya Inc. (NASDAQ: AYA; TSX: AYA) today provided clarity regarding a dispute in the Commonwealth of Kentucky relating to certain activities of the PokerStars business during a period between 2006 and 2011, approximately three years prior to Amaya’s acquisition of the brand. Amaya believes the action is frivolous and without merit.
The Street on Bitcoin: Future Generations Won’t See Money the Way We Do
More and more people are beginning to understand the complexities of Bitcoin and this has translated into 25 percent of customers utilizing the anonymous digital currency at some online casinos and sportsbooks.
Las Vegas Review Journal New Owner is Casino Magnate Sheldon Adelson
Fortune Magazine has reported that casino magnate and GOP mega donor Sheldon Adelson is the new owner of Nevada’s biggest newspaper the Las Vegas Review Journal.
The story was so hot that Fortune’s website was not loading throughout much of Wednesday evening.
Pete Rose Not Prepared to Give Up on Hall of Fame Bid Just Yet
LAS VEGAS -- (Associated Press) - Pete Rose said he believes he still has a chance to one day get back in baseball. In the meantime, he’s turning his attention to the Hall of Fame.
BetOnline Inside Look at What Percentage of Bets Each GOP Candidate Has Gotten
Coming into Tuesday night’s GOP Debate on CNN, Donald Trump and Marco Rubio were the odds-on alternating favorites to win the party nomination for US President.
BetOnline.ag’s Dave Mason Tuesday evening released the amount of action up to this point on each candidate Line movements for political futures are typically based on more recent action.
Jeb Bush, an early favorite, has received the most action to date.
Parry: Donald Trump's Bets on Gambling Have Led to Wins and Bankruptcies
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Associated Press) — The first rule of gambling is sometimes you win and sometimes you lose.
Not even Donald Trump was immune to that fundamental truth as he built a gambling empire. He helped Atlantic City grow its casino market into the nation's second-largest while welcoming celebrity friends like Michael Jackson, smothering his casinos in neon purple carpeting and bringing his touch to decorating: If one chandelier is good, then 17 are better.
EPT12 Prague: Unofficial Final Table Player Profiles
We are down to nine: unofficial final table profiles below.
Seat 1: Hossein Ensan, 51, Munster, Germany
CNN GOP Debate Ratings Over, Under
Gambling911.com has released its CNN GOP Debate ratings total with an OVER/UNDER of 24.5 viewers.
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The first GOP debate this summer on Fox resulted in banner ratings with 24 million viewers. The second GOP debate on CNN scored 23 million viewers.
Commissioner Rejects Pete Rose's Plea for Reinstatement
CINCINNATI (Associated Press) - Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred rejected Pete Rose's plea for reinstatement on Monday, citing his continued gambling and evidence that he bet on games when he was playing for the Cincinnati Reds.
ACR Hands Pot Limit Omaha Players Early Christmas Gift With MO MO MO PLO
Christmas has come early for Pot Limit Omaha fans and this time Santa Claus has nothing to do with it. Americas Cardroom today announced MO MO MO PLO, a 15-day promotion built specially for Pot Limit Omaha fans. The promo includes PLO Tournaments, a Create Your Own Bonus promotion for cash game fans, and PLO Jackpots.
How Local Bookies Can Turn a Profit During Rough Times
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Angry Bookies: Patriots, Packers, Seahawks Provide the Dagger
New England covered easily Sunday night with 80 percent or more of the betting action on the Patriots as -3 to -5.5 road favorites in Houston.
Books got beat up early on with the Seahawks big cover in Baltimore and Green Bay’s win over Dallas.
Sheldon Adelson New Las Vegas Review Journal Owner?
Speculation is running high that casino billionaire and staunch online gambling opponent Sheldon Adelson is the new owner of Nevada’s biggest newspaper The Las Vegas Review Journal.
The new owners until now have refused to identify themselves.
Three Teams Have Bookies Worried in Week 14 of NFL
The bookies will be holding their breath Sunday with three heavily wagered on sides.
Russia’s Gleb Tremzin Leads EPT Prague Main Event After Day 2
As we end Day 2 of the EPT Prague Main Event a little more than 200 hopefuls have an opportunity to open another window in this high stakes advent calendar. At the top of them all, Russia's Gleb Tremzin who started the day with with 168,000 and finished on 610,500.
If you're looking for a good story behind your advent calendar winner, consider Niall Ferrell who sits on 547,000. He's just a few weeks removed from winning EPT Malta and seems intent on making another run.
Bookies Hope to Avoid Disaster With Patriots Seeing Nearly 90 Percent
Bookies have hardly reacted to the amount of action coming in on New England this week in their game against the Houston Texans. As of Friday afternoon, 86% of the action on the Patriots-Texans game was going towards New England.
New Book Exposes the Underbelly of Daily Fantasy Sports
A new book that promises to blow the lid off the inner secrets of the daily fantasy sports industry has just been released and anyone who participates in the popular pastime will find the book not just fascinating but also financially rewarding.
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ACR’s CAGE Sees One of the Biggest First Place Payouts In History
The Cage didn’t necessarily feature the biggest turnout in Americas Cardroom’s history last night, but it was a memorable event nonetheless.
Not only did all eight players who successfully emerged from The Cage win more than their buy-in back, but this week’s top two players earned more cash than the first place winner in most installments of the time-based cash game.
Wife of Mississippi Gambler Sues DraftKings, FanDuel Over Husband’s Losses
A woman in Mississippi has filed a lawsuit against Daily Fantasy Sports giants DraftKings and FanDuel in an effort to recover her husband’s losses.
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Wizard of Macau Launches Improved Site Experience
Online gaming information site Wizard of Macau has announced that it has launched an improved version of its popular website, bringing a revamped look and feel to users who are seeking information on the world’s largest gambling destination.
Family of Late U.S. Gangster Wants Compensation for Cuba Hotel
TAMPA — (Associated Press) - The family of the late gangster Meyer Lansky is hoping to be compensated for a Havana casino hotel seized after Cuba's 1959 revolution, now that the countries have begun trying to resolve billions in dollars in claims for the confiscation of American properties by the island's socialist government.
San Diego Casinos Raided: Not ‘Terrorist Related’
Law enforcement dressed in full raid gear were in the process of raiding two San Diego casinos Wednesday shortly before 9 am this morning.
Seven Mile Casino on Bay Boulevard in Chula Vista and the Black Jack Palomar Casino on El Cajon Boulevard and Oregon Street were targeted.
Witnesses to the scene say that FBI agents were in full raid gear.
FBI spokesperson Special Agent Darrell Foxworth said the raid was not terrorism related but could not provide more details.
Mike Francesa Loses His Mind Arguing With Assemblyman Dean Murray Over DFS Bill
Radio host Mike Francesa went off on New York State Assemblyman Dean Murray for proposing legislation that would make Daily Fantasy Sports a “game of skill”.
"Why would you do that?" Francesa said. "It is not a game of skill, it's a game of chance."
A New York judge was in the process of determining just that as of Wednesday when this was being published.
This would ultimately turn into a heated back and forth between the two.
"I know, I know, you know it all," Murray said. "You have no concept."
Restore Americas Wire Act: Does House Oversight Committee Have Nothing Better to Do?
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia- Today, Campaign for Liberty President Norm Singleton issued the following statement regarding the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s hearing on the “Restoration of America’s Wire Act”:
Kid Poker Daniel Negreanu Blasts Trump as ‘Disgusting’
A few poker pros have come out against Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s proposal to refuse all Muslims from entering the U.S. if elected.
Canadian poker pro Daniel Negreanu (aka Kid Poker) came out swinging on Twitter Tuesday.
Key NY Lawmakers Throw Daily Fantasy Sports a Lifeline
(Associated Press) - Key Lawmakers Say Daily Fantasy Sports Will be Legal in NY No Matter What Court Decides - The chairman of a state legislative committee with authority over gambling predicts New York will legalize and regulate daily fantasy sports, no matter how a court fight centered on the lucrative industry turns out.
Brian Rast vs. Sorel Mizzi Fight Goes Off December 30
Forget the fight everyone is looking forward to this coming Saturday – Conor McGregor vs. Jose Aldo. How about Brian Rast vs. Sorel Mizzi?
