Jimmy Butler Banned From 'Hustler Casino Live'

• Kamala Harris odds hit -135.
• "Hustler Casino Live" owner says Miami Heat NBA player Jimmy Butler has been banned from its establishment for alleged "rude behavior". 
• DraftKings assures no hacking after bizarre email sent out.
• Man sentenced in Covid gambling scam.

Gambling News

Gambling.com Group Revenue Climbs 18% for 2nd Quarter

The Gambling.com Group has reported an 18% jump in revenue for the 2nd quarter of 2024 brought on by what it calls "the incredible power of [its] high intense audience.

Gambling.com is among the largest gaming affiliate companies.

 “Our second quarter and year-to-date results highlight the incredible power of our high-intent audience and the clear value we create for our online gambling operator clients. Our team’s proven ability to dynamically manage our owned and operated assets to quickly address changes to the operating environment was evident in the second quarter’s strong topline and Adjusted EBITDA growth, and will continue to benefit us in the future,” commented Charles Gillespie, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Gambling.com Group. “As we continue to execute at a high level, expand our footprint in the online gambling ecosystem and leverage industry growth opportunities, we continue to see a clear path towards our goal of $100 million in annual Adjusted EBITDA. Our significant share repurchase activity in the first half of this year underscores our confidence in the future of the business.”

Elias Mark, Chief Financial Officer of Gambling.com Group added, “Our second quarter performance was driven by our team’s faster than expected re-calibration of our portfolio, leading to accelerated performance of our owned and operated assets. Year-over-year second quarter revenue and Adjusted EBITDA growth of 18% and 19%, respectively, reflect very strong delivery of iGaming NDCs across Europe, including the United Kingdom, as well as resiliency in our North American business, against a challenging comparative prior-year period.”

Politics

Kamala Harris Continues to Surge Ahead of Donald Trump in Polls.

In recent polls leading up to the 2024 presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris has shown a slight lead over former President Donald Trump. National polls from Emerson College and Rasmussen Reports indicate Harris leading by margins of 4 to 5 percentage points. Harris also holds a slight edge over Trump in key battleground states such as Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Additionally, Harris is seen as more favorable among younger voters and independents. However, the race remains competitive, with Trump leading in some polls and the overall margin being within the margin of error in several surveys.

Current odds have Harris at -135, Trump at +115

Gambling News

DraftKings Assures They Were Not Hacked Following Bizarre Email to Nearly Everyone

Just over 24 hours after pretty much everyone and their mother received a bizarre email from DraftKings about some golf bet nobody wagered on, the company claims it was all just a big misunderstanding.

The original email claimed the recipient bet a golf match whereby two contenders finished tied.

"Since two or more golfers tied for the same winning position, your bet(s) was settled using Dead Heat Reduction rules. A "Dead Heat Reduction" is calculated by dividing the odds proportionally among the number of winners for a particular position (i.e. finishing place) in the event," the email partially read.

"You received a transactional email from DraftKings regarding this past weekend’s golf tournament and the “Dead Heat” rule. This was inadvertently sent to you. The email was unrelated to and did not impact the security of your account on DraftKings. Please disregard that email.

Thank you,
DraftKings Customer Support "

Poker

Poker Show Hosts Blacklists Jimmy Butler Over Alleged "Rude Behavior"

"Hustler Casino Live" owner says Miami Heat NBA player Jimmy Butler has been banned from its establishment for alleged "rude behavior". 

"Jimmy Buckets," a 14-year NBA veteran and future Hall of Famer, competed on Hustler Casino Live June 22.  It ranks among the most viewed poker streams ever.

A player asked Vertucci if poker player Dan Bilzerian is the "biggest a*****e you've ever met in your life."

Here is how it went down per Poker News:

"Not Bilzerian, Jimmy Butler," Vertucci responded. "I don't like him."

That was just the start of a brutal takedown of an NBA superstar from Vertucci. Kyle "RaverPoker" Ravreby, a video producer, player and commentator with HCL, jumped in to defend his boss and agreed that the hoops legend wasn't pleasant.

"He was rude to everybody," Vertucci continued saying about Butler.

Vertucci, pressed by other players in the game to further explain his disdain for Butler, then said "I don't want him back" on the show. He then went into detail.

"First of all, he got here and waited an hour and a half for Neymar to get here, and he was pissed and wouldn't play unless he was here," Vertucci said. "So, he was just sitting in the seat and not playing."

"We had to move his seat because he wanted to sit by Neymar, closer to people he know," he continued. "That's okay, too, a little prima donna stuff, famous people, we're good."

Vertucci then said Butler became upset and confused by players straddling and playing the stand-up game. He apparently just wanted to play a standard game of no-limit hold'em. But in that lineup full of wealthy recreational players, straddles and unconventional side games being played is pretty much a given.

Butler stood up from his seat to voice his displeasure, which caused Vertucci to come over from the side poker game he was in to attempt to calm down the athlete. But that didn't seem to work. Vertucci, in his own words, politely approached the basketball player to find out what he could do to fix the problem.

"So I come up and I say, hey Jimmy, listen, is there anything I can do for you?" Vertucci claims. "He goes, 'yeah, first thing you can do is get your f*****g hand off my arm. And I didn't move it, and I said 'hold on, we've met, you may have forgotten, no big deal, but I own part of the show, I just want to help you.'"

"He goes, 'if you want to help me, go get my money.'"

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