Gambilng911.com Top Stories for July 22, 2024
- Entain appoints new CEO.
- Matt Savage asks followers their opinion on use of visual aids during live poker events.
- Nearly 75% of those asked (over 800 votes) say they like the idea of no coaching allowed during live tournament play.
- Former Liverpool star went bankrupt due to $1million gambling debt after Anfield exit.
- Biden out of race.
- Kamala Harris updated odds coming.
- Harris VP odds have Josh Shapiro at +190 odds as the favorite.
- Philippines president cracks down on illegal online gambling operations.
Hot Takes:
- Entain appoints Gavin Isaacs as new CEO.
- Earlier in his career, Isaacs was the CEO of Shuffle Master, chief operating officer at Bally Technologies and president of Aristocrat. In addition, before joining the gambling industry, Isaacs spent over 12 years working in the legal sector.
- “I am confident that Entain has an extremely bright future. I look forward to leading the group in capitalising on the opportunities ahead and creating value for all its stakeholders," Issacs said.
- Matt Savage chimes in regarding WSOP main event winner controversy and asks his large number of followers about the use of visual aids during the event.
- Thoughts on a subjective rule that said simply this: No coaching in the tournament area during play is allowed. Tournament breaks are not considered “during play.” Why or why not?
- With over 800 votes in, nearly 75% of those asked say that no coaching should be permitted during live events.
- Not everyone on board with condemning this year's WSOP main event winner and the use of aids as shown in recently released video per poker pro and podcaster Doug Polk.
No surprise Doug Polk is trying to take nothing and blow it up into something just for clicks. Lot of idiots that will follow along and throw out ridiculous conspiracies. The guy is legit a cancer to poker!
— Chris Hunichen (@BigHuni) July 21, 2024
Anytime @DougPolkVids speaks:
Me: pic.twitter.com/tV9jZSx0wv
- Philippine president orders shutdown of Chinese-run online gambling outfits employing thousands.
- Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’ decision to ban the Chinese-run online gambling outfits — estimated to number more than 400 across the Philippines and employing tens of thousands of Chinese and Southeast Asian nationals— came amid an ongoing government crackdown backed by Beijing.
- That led to the shutdown of several sprawling complexes with dozens of buildings, where authorities suspect thousands of Chinese, Vietnamese and other nationals mostly from Southeast Asia have been illegally recruited and forced to work in dismal conditions.
Gambling News
Former Liverpool Star Went Bankrupt Due to $1Million Gambling Debt
A former Liverpool player is set to turn his gambling struggles into a force for good as he prepares to address players from the EFL, Scottish Premiership and Premiership Rugby. It comes after he was forced into bankruptcy following the accrual of more than $1m in debt.
Dominic Matteo has been on a remarkable journey, which has also involved the removal of a brain tumor in 2019. Four years earlier, he had been declared bankrupt.
“The worst time is when you’re not playing because you have time to think about which bets you’re going to place," Matteo told the Mirror. He is teaming up with EPIC Global Solutions to warn about the dangers of gambling.
“Every day you’re looking at doing it and I bought some horses with Gary Flitcroft, my Blackburn team-mate. I’d have bets and got caught up in that whole world. The more you earn as a footballer, the more you bet.
“You’ve got then problems when you finish playing and aren’t earning that big money but still betting heavily. That’s when the problems at home begin and that was the tipping point for me — when I started to affect the people around me.”
At one stage, Matteo had debts of more than $600k with one bookmaker, and laid a bet of over $250k on a single horse race. However, the gambling was only one aspect of the eventual bankruptcy.
“The gambling was part of going bankrupt, but it was also down to bad investments and bad advice," Matteo revealed. "I didn’t really have a plan — I got a bar in Leeds but it didn’t work out. I lost money on that and was probably still having a punt in the bookies over the road.”
Politics
Joe Biden Drops Out of Race
BetOnline puled its U.S. election odds in light of Joe Biden dropping out Sunday.
The decision comes after escalating pressure from Biden’s Democratic allies to step aside following the June 27 debate, in which the 81-year-old president trailed off, often gave nonsensical answers and failed to call out the former president’s many falsehoods.
Biden plans to serve out the remainder of his term in office, which ends at noon ET on Jan. 20, 2025.
“It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term,” Biden wrote in a letter posted to his X account.
As of Sunday night, Donald Trump was sitting at -200 odds, Kamala Harris at +180. BetOnline has a number of new add ons that, all of which are at 100-1 odds are greater, including Josh Shapiro and Andy Beshear.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro was coming in as the +190 favorite to be selected as Harris' VP choice.
MLB
Why We're Loving the Astros This Week
- Houston is 7-1 against the Athletics.
- Astros are 19-6 in last 25 as of Sunday morning.
- Something's got to give: JP Sears is slated to start for the Athletics and is looking for his fourth straight win, which should keep the price down.
- The Athletics are just 8-for-34 against Hunter Brown (.194).
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