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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

PokerStars Poker Revenues Static While Sports Betting Explodes

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.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Nov/07/2018

Louisiana Approves Online Fantasy Sports Contests

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.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Nov/07/2018

Poker Could Become Legalized in Israel

Poker Could Become Legalized in Israel

New legislation could legalize poker in the nation of Israel.

Submitted by Ace King on, Nov/07/2018

Florida Amendment 3 Comes Through for Disney, Seminoles

Florida Amendment 3 Comes Through for Disney, Seminoles

Florida voters have stripped the state Legislature's power to authorize most casino gambling.

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Nov/07/2018

Poker Party Raided

Poker Party Raided

The Mumbai Police raided a high-profile poker party at Juhu’s Sea Princess Hotel early on Tuesday.

Submitted by Nagesh Rath on, Nov/06/2018

Bet the 2018 Midterms Online - Closing Odds

Bet the 2018 Midterms Online - Latest Odds

It's Election Day in the United States and folks are heading to vote, and still others are placing their wagers on the key 2018 Midterm races.

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Nov/06/2018

Playtech Deploys InfluxData to Power Predictive Monitoring

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.

Submitted by Press Release on, Nov/06/2018

Jon Ralston Predicts Jacky Rosen Win in Nevada Based on 'Real' Info

Jon Ralston Predicts Jacky Rosen Win in Nevada Based on 'Real' Info

Jon Ralston, appearing on MSNBC's "Hardball" with Chris Matthews, predicted a Jacky Rosen win in the Nevada Senate race and offered the numbers to back up his bold assertion.

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Nov/05/2018

Week 9 NFL was a Bloodbath for the Books - Titans Save the Day a Bit

Week 9 NFL was a Bloodbath for the Books - Hopes Hinge on Cowboys

Week 9 NFL was the worst ever for the books!

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Nov/05/2018

High Roller Bets $130K on Republicans Controlling Congress

High Roller Bets $130K on Republicans Controlling Congress

A high roller has wagered $130,000 USD that the Republicans will maintain control of the Congress after Tuesday's Midterm Elections.

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Nov/05/2018

Beto Bets Starting to Roll in as 2018 Texas Senate Race Betting Draws Closer

Beto Bets Starting to Roll in as 2018 Texas Senate Race Betting Draws Closer

While there hasn't been a huge shift, Democrat Beto O'Rourke has seen his odds get cut a bit overnight for a win in the Texas Senate against inumbant Republican Senator Ted Cruz.

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Nov/05/2018

FanDuel Inks Deals With NHL, Devils for Sports Bets, Fantasy

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.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Nov/05/2018

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