Gambling
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.
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.
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.
Philippines Government Begins Crackdown on Foreign Employees of Online Gambling Sites, Casinos
Philippine authorities have begun to crack down on foreign employees of Internet gambling sites and land-based casinos.
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.
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.
Sports Betting is Coming to Ohio Soon Says Government Elect
Ohio Governor-Elect Mike DeWine is all-in on sports betting.
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.
Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork Causing Disruption 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
The Remarkable Norwegian poker championship 2018 Held in Dublin
Poker has become increasingly common among Norwegian players, as shown by the 2018 Norwegian Championships held in Dublin, which brought over 1200 players to the city. The tournament turned out to be the largest single nation poker event in the world.
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.
LeoVegas Shares Fall Nearly 25 Percent as Compliance Costs Mount
Compliance pressures in the European online gambling market are beginning to take its toll.
PokerStars Poker Revenues Static While Sports Betting Explodes
Q3 results for PokerStars show poker revenues dropped 3.9 percent year-over-year while sports betting shined.
Louisiana Approves Online Fantasy Sports Contests
Voters in nearly three-quarters of Louisiana's parishes agreed to legalize online fantasy sports contests for cash prizes, setting in motion a process that could see people in the state playing the games by late 2019.
Florida Amendment 3 Comes Through for Disney, Seminoles
Florida voters have stripped the state Legislature's power to authorize most casino gambling.
Playtech Deploys InfluxData to Power Predictive Monitoring
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)— -InfluxData, the modern Open Source Platform built specifically for metrics, events and other time series data that empowers developers to build next-generation monitoring, analytics and IoT applications, today announced that Playtech has deployed its InfluxDB Time Series Database for improved network observability for a deeper understanding of system behavior and causes, relationships between system components, and needed actions of its distributed global gaming network.
Week 9 NFL was a Bloodbath for the Books - Titans Save the Day a Bit
Week 9 NFL was the worst ever for the books!
FanDuel Inks Deals With NHL, Devils for Sports Bets, Fantasy
FanDuel has reached deals with the National Hockey League and its New Jersey Devils franchise for sports betting and fantasy sports play.
Florida Amendment 3: How Should I Vote?
Florida Amendment 3 is being pushed by the Seminoles and Disney, two unlikely bedfellows. Gambling sites that want in the Sunshine State market such as FanDuel are against Amendment 3.
UK Sports Minister Quits Over Delay in Reducing Wagers on 'Crack Cocaine of Gambling'
Britain’s sports minister has resigned over what she calls an unjustifiable delay in reducing the maximum wager on gambling machines.
Former Driver Wants NASCAR to Accelerate on Gambling
Amid sagging television ratings, dwindling attendance and longtime sponsors pulling out of the series, the former Cup driver and current Xfinity Series contender Elliott Sadler thinks NASCAR should embrace race-day gambling.
Harrah's the Latest to Dive Into PA Sports Betting ...But When?
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has granted a sports betting license to Harrah's.
They Tried to Cut Off Whitey's Tongue
The attackers who killed notorious mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger at a high-security federal prison in West Virginia tried to remove his tongue, a federal law enforcement official said.
Jets, MGM Forge Relationship
The New York Jets and MGM Resorts International have agreed on a multiyear deal that is the first of its kind in the NFL.
