Gambling911.com Top Stories July 31, 2024
- Texas Mike will need open heart surgery or transplant.
- Kamala Harris now competitive in swing states.
- Donald Trump still leading Harris by 4 points in PA in recent Bloomberg poll.
- Latest news on BetRivers shutting off affiliate program August 31.
- Phil Hellmuth sells all his shares in BetRivers parent company Rush Street Interactive.
- Dave Cokin tributes pour in.
Hot Takes
- Upstart Sports Betting Exchange Gets Closer To Launch In Colorado.
- Co-founded by CEO Peter Karahalios, CTO Billy Smolen, and COO/General Counsel Mike Roselli, SBX recently emerged from “stealth mode” to announce a market access agreement with the Gilpin Casino in Black Hawk.
- The Colorado Division of Gaming still must grant regulatory approval to the peer-to-peer exchange, a stock market-like platform where bettors set their own limit orders and match one another, before it can launch.
- Caesars Digital this week reported strong numbers - $40m in AEBITDA for Q2 2024, a single-quarter record for the company.
- Poker pro Michael Moncek (Texas Mike) reveals he will need heart transplant or open heart surgery.
- Worldwide, the overall survival rate is about 90% after one year and about 80% after five years for adults.
Yesterday’s procedure didn’t go well. Have a trapped artery. Options now are down to open heart surgery if possible (surgeon would have to ok an exploratory new surgery) or heart transplant. Will update when I know which option/when that would be. Fuck
— Texas Mike (@TexasMike2014) July 30, 2024
Politics
Harris pulls Even With Trump Among Swing State Voters
Vice President Harris has erased former President Trump’s lead in seven key battleground states roughly a week after becoming the likely Democratic nominee.
A Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll showed Harris and Trump in a tight race across all battleground states, with 48 percent backing Harris and 47 percent saying they support Trump.
Tuesday’s poll showed Harris opening up an 11-point lead on Trump in Michigan, a 2-point lead in Nevada, a 2-point lead in Arizona and a 2-point lead in Wisconsin.
Trump, meanwhile, led Harris by 4 points in Pennsylvania and 2 points in North Carolina. The candidates were tied in Georgia at 47 percent support.
The poll surveyed 4,973 registered voters from July 24-28. It has a margin of error of 1 percentage point.
And the odds?
Harris had her shortest odds yet at +120 overnight Tuesday. Trump was coming in at -130.
Gambling News
BetRivers Updates
Affiliate Platform to Be Shut Down August 31
Rush Street Gaming will be cutting ties with all of its affiliates.
The site announced the news on Tuesday and informed all of its stunned customers (well, most of them at least).
"We got them a bunch of customers," an U.S. based affiliate tells Gambling911.com. "This is killing us."
Rush Street Gaming is available in Illinois, Colorado, Arizona, Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Louisiana and Maryland.
Phil Hellmuth Sells All His Shares in BetRivers Parent Company Rush Interactive
Following Gambling911.com's shock report that Rush Street Interactive's BetRivers plans to cease its affiliate program in states where it currently operates, World Series of Poker record bracelet holder Phil Hellmuth announced he had sold all his shares in the company, all 165,000 of them.
Gambling News
Tributes Pour in Following Death of Legendary Sports Handicapper Dave Cokin
We're learning more about the death of handicapping legend Dave Cokin early Tuesday morning.
Las Vegas betting analyst, Scott Spreitzer, tweeted out some further details.
"After 14 months of battling cancer like a true fighter, my great friend of 30 years, @davecokin
, the “man under the hat, passed away peacefully around 4 am PT today. He lived life his way until the very end. RIP GOAT! You’ll be sorely missed by many."
Gambling News
DraftKings Discontinues Its NFT-based Fantasy NFL Game, Reignmakers
DraftKings has discontinued its NFT-based fantasy NFL game, Reignmakers, and its associated NFT marketplace, citing 'legal developments.' This decision follows a class action lawsuit alleging that the company sold NFTs as unregistered securities, which was allowed to proceed after a court denied DraftKings' motion to dismiss the lawsuit. The court suggested that the NFTs could be considered investment contracts and thus securities under the Howey test. DraftKings plans to offer compensation to affected users, although details on the compensation process and pricing remain unclear. This move is part of a broader trend of companies facing legal challenges related to the classification of NFTs as securities. Read More Here
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