Top Gambling News: No Voter Approval Needed for NY Gambling Expansion

These are the top gambling news stories here at Gambling911.com Sunday June 16, 2013. Follow us on Twitter here.

*New York State Looks to Add 4 New Casinos - Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday he would like to see four new casinos in New York state — up from three — in an initial expansion round as he seeks a deal with the legislature on a constitutional amendment to legalize table games like poker, roulette and craps in New York.

The Democratic governor made the overture a day after announcing a $408 million deal with the Seneca Nation of Indians on payments owed to the state that resolves a multiyear dispute over gambling revenue.

Cuomo confirmed Saturday that this deal could move forward even without voter approval.

*Danny Fuhs Wins First WSOP Bracelet - Saturday night Danny Fuhs defeated a final table that boasted four bracelet winners to win the $5,000 Omaha Hi-Lo event as well as his first bracelet and $277,519.  

This $5,000 Omaha Hi-Lo event drew 241 entries, generating a prize pool of $1,132,700. The top 27 finishers each earned a payday. Notables in the money included Huck Seed (23rd), Dan Kelly, who posted his seventh cash of the summer with his 20th place showing, Maria Ho (19th), Julie Schneider (12th), Mike Matusow (11th), and final table bubble boy, 2010 WSOP Main Event Champion Jonathan Duhamel (10th).

*College Professor Wins WSOP Bracelet - Corey Harrison, a 36-year-old college professor from Birmingham, Alabama won the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Event 24 at the WSOP.

Here are the final table results from the $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Event 24:

1st: Corey Harrison - $432,411

2nd: Daniel Cascado - $267,452

3rd: Salvatore Dicarlo - $184,914

4th: Paul Spitzberg - $133,364

5th: Gregory Josifovski - $97,493

6th: Mohsin Charania - $72,208

7th: Zimnan Ziyard - $54,191

8th: Gareth Teatum - $41,198

9th: Robert Brewer - $31,711

- Payton O'Brien, Gambling911.com Senior Editor