Amidst Market Meltdown Gambling Firm Goes Public: Sands Gets Pummeled
Why let a little thing like the stock market falling 1000 points after Monday morning’s opening bell scare a company from going public?
In this case it was Everi Holdings Inc. (NYSE:EVRI). They rang the morning bell, then the market tanked.
Everi is dedicated to providing video and mechanical reel gaming content and technology solutions, integrated gaming payments solutions and compliance and efficiency software.
Joe Biden US Presidential Odds Shorten on News He Could Get Into Race
The White House spoke candidly early Monday afternoon regarding a potential U.S. Vice President Joe Biden run for President in 2016.
DraftKings Teams Up With Bad Boy Dan Bilzerian: Let Them Eat Unicorn Cake
One of the behemoths in Daily Fantasy Sports, DraftKings.com, has decided to team up with one of poker’s most colorful characters, Dan Bilzerian.
Michael Egan Leads EPT Barcelona €50K Super High Roller in Final Day
The EPT12 Barcelona €50k Super High Roller has been a parade of the some of the most famous poker players in the world, but it is the relatively unknown Michael Egan who has sneaked under the radar to take the chip lead in to the final day.
The Australian is a relative newcomer to European events and all his cashes to date have come in the land down under. Winning the Victorian Poker Championship for A$160,700 has been Egan's career's highlight but that might be about to change here in Barcelona.
Jonn Forst Seizes Lead Before Estrellas Barcelona Final Showdown
Austrian player Jonn Forst is leading for the final day of the Estrellas Barcelona Main Event after taking the chip lead from Poland's Jose Carlos Garcia in the penultimate level of Day 3.
Bookies Behaving Badly Part 2: This Cross Dresser Once Feasted on Cocaine
There is a bookie in Costa Rica who was one of the first to settle there at the time this Central American nation was becoming a haven for the world’s sharpest bookmakers. He had a secret that didn’t stay a secret for very long....nor did he seem to try to conceal it.
He was a bookie behaving badly.
Deceased Poker Pro Chad Batista Go Fund Me Account is a Scam
The family of deceased poker pro Chad Batista has confirmed that a Go Fund Me account set up in his name is illegitimate.
EPT Barcelona €50K Super High Roller Hits 99 Entries: €1,224,000 for Champ
A loaded field of 85 unique players plus 14 re-entries: that's the raw stats for the EPT12 Barcelona €50k Super High Roller. The 99-entry field smashed last season's numbers (77 entries), breaking the record for both unique and total entries.
A juicy €4,753,485 will be divvied up between the top 15 players. The new champion will be rewarded with €1,224,000 while the minimal payout stands at €80,800. Last year, Olivier Busquet beat Daniel Colman after cutting a heads-up deal to take €896,434.
Stephen Chidwick Atop EPT Barcelona €50K Super High Roller Event
Another busy day at the EPT12 Barcelona Poker Festival Saturday as a staggering 81 unique players showed up for the €50k Super High Roller.
Twelve players opted to re-enter and brought today's number to 93 entries. It's another record-breaking event for EPT Barcelona - there were 77 entries last season.
Shocking Mob Funeral: ‘You Conquered Rome, Now You’ll Conquer Paradise’
It was a funeral like no other: flowers thrown from a hovering helicopter, horse drawn carriages and “Godfather’ songs blaring from speakers. You would have thought it was a wedding.
Mourners were left horrified at the funeral of Italian mobster Vittorio Casamonica, 65, a marginal member of the local Casamonica family. Now the Mayor of Rome, where the observances took place, wants to know how this could have happened.
Online Poker Pro and ‘Bad Boy’ Chad Batista Dead at 34
A Coral Spring, Florida professional poker player, known for his diamond-studded teeth grill, black, baggy clothing, has passed away at the young age of 34.
Malta Changes Online Gambling Policies in Light of Recent Raids, Scandal
The Maltese Government will begin to embrace new policies pertaining to its lucrative online gambling sector following a series of arrests and controversies.
Malta last year requested an opinion from the European Court of Justice pertaining to the Manipulation of Sports Competitions but have now decided to take on a different approach.
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Record Breaking Field of 3292 Players at 2015 Estrellas Barcelona Main Event
A record-breaking field of 3,292 players from 81 countries entered this season's €1,100 Estrellas Barcelona Main Event creating a €3,193,240 prize pool.
The winner will take home €491,000 with 487 finishing in the money and a min-cash worth €1,755. Spain accounts for 18% of the field with 590 players, followed by France with 14% (445 players) and Italy (8%, 251).
The biggest event of this season's EPT Barcelona Poker Festival is under way with 59 players already registered (beating last year's record for this event of 58 unique players)
Hugo Pingray Tops Estrellas Barcelona Coming Into Weekend
French pro Hugo Pingray is leading the 485 players who made it through the final start day of Estrellas Barcelona Friday.
The WSOP bracelet winner has 290,900, but is still behind several of Day 1b's players; the current chip leader is EPT Vienna finalist Pablo Gordillo from Spain who returns for Day 2 with 353,100.
Day 1c attracted at least 1,570 players which, combined with the 1,122 Day 1b entries and 592 on Day 1a, means the event is well over the 3,200 player mark and has easily surpassed last season's record-breaking 2,560-strong field.
Judicial Watch Files Lawsuit Against DOJ Over Wire Act Opinion
The right-wing watchdog group Judicial Watch has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice, claiming it has failed to cooperate with a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed last year.
Macau Gambling Stocks Plunge 40 Percent First Half of Year: Dow Drop 530 Points
The Macau gambling sector has taken a major hit over the past six months with shares plunging by as much as 40% across the board.
Pablo Gordillo Leads at End of Estrellas Day 1B
Pablo Gordillo is leading the 330 players left at the end of Day 1b of the €1,100 Estrellas Main Event. The 22-years-old spanish player has 353.100 chips.
There were 1,122 entries today which, combined with yesterday’s 592-strong field and the 1,000+ players already registered for Day 1c tomorrow, means Estrellas Barcelona has again beaten its own record. Last season, 2,560 players entered the €1,100 event; this season the total is at least 2,760 and may well be substantially higher than that.
Among those who competed today and will be back for Day 2 on Saturday are:
Oklahoma State Senator Who Stole $1.8 Mil Resigns: Recovering Gambling Addict
TULSA, Okla. (Associated Press) — A two-term Oklahoma state senator admitted in federal court Thursday that he stole $1.8 million from the nonprofit agency where he worked and filed a false tax return.
EPT12 Barcelona – Estrellas Day 1B Field Tops 1122 Players
A huge field of 1,122 players has competed on Day 1b of the €1,100 Estrellas Main Event, not only totally dwarfing Wednesday's 592-strong Day 1a field but also showing a 28% increase on Day 1b last season.
GVC Holdings Once Again Increases Offer for Bwin.party: Talks ‘Very Positive’
(Reuters) - British online gambling company GVC Holdings Plc may increase its offer for rival Bwin.party Digital Entertainment Plc for a third time, a source close to GVC said on Thursday.
The source said GVC and Bwin had been in talks over the past week and that Bwin's response had been "very positive".
The talks centred around synergies between the two companies, according to the source, who declined to be identified because the matter is confidential.
2015 Estrellas Day 1A Breakdown
A huge field turned out for Day 1a of the €1,100 Estrellas Main Event today, the first big tourney of EPT Season 12.
The 592-strong field was a 35% increase on last year's 438 players but, by the end of the day (12 x 45-minute levels), just 166 players remained. Spain's Fernando Heredia is the chip leader with 336,200; he won his seat in a live satellite yesterday.
How Not to Get Screwed by Your Pay Per Head Service
For those bookies and agents looking to avoid being screwed by their Pay Per Head service, there are a number of steps that should be followed prior to the selection process.
Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open 2015 Winner is Omar Zazay: Walks Off With $1 Mil
HOLLYWOOD, Fla – Omar Zazay of Richardson, TX walked away with $1 million after winning first place in the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) $5 Million Guaranteed Championship held August 15 - 18, 2015 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. The signature series featured The Big 4, a first ever four final table finale.
Jared Fogle Future Betting Off Limits But NFL Player Arrests Wagers are Available
Many folks have been inquiring as to when online gambling sites intend to begin offering betting odds on Jared Fogle, the longtime former Subway spokesperson who plead guilty Wednesday to charges of distributing child pornography and illicit sexual conduct with a minor.
Bookies, Gamblers Not Betting on Trump to Become Republican Nominee
The polls may have real estate tycoon Donald Trump well ahead of the other GOP contenders to become the Republican nominee for US President. Don’t tell that to gamblers or the bookmakers who base their odds on player action.
2015 Estrellas Day 1A Sees 592 Players Enter
The first big tourney of EPT Season 12 is well under way with 592 players competing on Day 1a of the Estrellas Main Event.
Real Time Fantasy Sports Imminent Claims ESPN
ESPN.com this week reveals that real time fantasy sports isn’t just a fantasy, it’s imminent.
They should know. The sports media group last month entered into a multi-million dollar partnership deal with one of the largest Daily Fantasy Sports sites DraftKings.com.
The Goliath 2015 Won by Miikka Toikka: Biggest Poker Tournament Outside of WSOP
Miikka Toikka was declared the winner of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) and the Goliath. It is considered the biggest poker tournament ever held outside of Las Vegas and the World Series of Poker.
Toikka, a British-based poker pro, walked away with a cool £70,800. He outlasted 4,119 opponents to claim the £70,800 top prize.
This year's Goliath featured a £120 buy-in and smashed the £250,000 guarantee with a £421,000 prize pool.
Here were your final results:
China Arrests 15,000 on Suspicion of Cybercrimes, Including Gambling
BEIJING (Associated Press) — Chinese police have arrested 15,000 people on suspicion of cybercrimes as the government tightens its control over the Internet, the Ministry of Public Security said Tuesday.
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