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MMA Fighter and Former Bellator Welterweight World Champion Rory MacDonald Loves His BSV

MMA Fighter and Former Bellator Welterweight World Champion Rory MacDonald Loves His BSV

Speaking on a panel regarding The New World of NFTs, former Bellator Welterweight World Champion Rory MacDonald discussed the importance of working with the BSV Blockchain and also broke some amazing news that he and former UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler are looking to corroborate on an NFT.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Oct/06/2021

Why eSports Operators Should Start Considering the BSV Blockchain

Why eSports Operators Should Start Considering the BSV Blockchain

Speaking at this week's CoinGeek New York, Tyler Farnsworth, CMO of Built by Gamers, revealed that gaming revenues have already exceeded that of the sports and film industry combined, and the BSV Blockchain is expected to play a major role in the continued explosive growth.

Submitted by Alejandro Botticelli on, Oct/06/2021

Gambling Expo Returns, Masked and Vaccinated, to Las Vegas

Gambling Expo Returns, Masked and Vaccinated, to Las Vegas

Casino industry leaders and vendors riding a resurgence of gambling following coronavirus closures are gathering in-person for an annual conference this week in Las Vegas — amid strict coronavirus mask and vaccination rules — after meeting virtually a year ago.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Oct/05/2021

Legendary Marketing Guru Donny Deutsch Joins the CoinGeek NYC Panel to Talk BSV

Legendary Marketing Guru Donny Deutsch Joins the CoinGeek NYC Panel to Talk BSV

Those participating in this week's highly anticipated CoinGeek NYC conference were in for a surprise treat as Dr. Craig Wright, widely regarded as the "Father of Bitcoin" was joined on stage by the one and only Donny Deutsch. 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Oct/05/2021

CoinGeek NYC Kicks Off With a Bang: Emily Ratajokowski, Adrian Grenier On Hand (Watch Live Here)

The conferences, the parties....they are back!  The highly anticipated CoinGeek New York is taking place at the Sheraton Times Square through Thursday and you can still enjoy it virtually here.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Oct/05/2021

Odds on Facebook's Hacker, Ransom and Stock Price

Odds on Facebook's Hacker, Ransom and Stock Price

Online bookmaker SportsBetting.ag has decided to offer odds on this historic and unprecedented situation in the social media world.

Submitted by Jordan Bach on, Oct/04/2021

PPH Language You Should Understand

PPH Language You Should Understand

Some investors think that pay per head (PPH) bookies and bookmakers offer the same services. This also confuses many bettors.  You can define pay per head as an exchange for bookmaking software, casino, and sportsbook services. In this post, we discuss five differences between a PPH bookie and a sportsbook. 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Oct/04/2021

Difference Between a PPH Bookie and a Bookmaker

Difference Between a PPH Bookie and a Bookmaker

Some investors think that pay per head (PPH) bookies and bookmakers offer the same services. This also confuses many bettors.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Oct/04/2021

BetUS Brings On Gary Payton as Site Spokesperson

BetUS Brings On Gary Payton as Site Spokesperson

If you are a regular visitor of the BetUS website as we are you may have noticed a new but familiar face.  It's Gary Payton, the beloved former NBA point guard with the Seattle SuperSonics (now the Oklahoma City Thunder).

Submitted by Tyrone Black on, Oct/04/2021

CoinGeek New York City Conference: Tuesday The Must See Virtual Event for Gaming, eSports Interests

CoinGeek New York City Conference: Tuesday The Must See Virtual Event for Gaming, eSports Interests

CoinGeek New York is finally here and for gaming interests, Tuesday (0ctober 5) will be the most required viewing virtually to find out how Bitcoin SV can revolutionize your operations.  Note: In-person attendance no longer available as it has reached the 500-person threshold.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Oct/04/2021

Sports Betting Likely to Resemble Wall Street Financial Markets

Sports Betting Likely to Resemble Wall Street Financial Markets

Thomas Halikias (founder, Drives Football) believes in-game micro sports betting will transform the way sports fans wager on games.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Oct/04/2021

CoinGeek NYC Kicks Off Tuesday

CoinGeek founder Calvin Ayre was among the hundreds arriving to paricipate in this week's much anticipated CoinGeek Times Square.  Gambling911.com is here through the week covering this prestigious event.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Oct/03/2021

Can I Bet With the WynnBet App From California?

Can I Bet With the WynnBet App From California?

You may be seeing those WynnBet sports betting ads during football games, but if you live in California, you are out of luck.  WynnBet is NOT available there.  You do have other options, including Gambling911.com's newest sponsor: BetAdrian.

Submitted by Dan Shapiro on, Oct/02/2021

Maryland to Cap Sports Bets at $5 Million Too Restrictive?

Maryland to Cap Sports Bets at $5 Million Too Restrictive?

The Baltimore Sun Editorial Staff points to the likes of a Houston furniture magnate who routinely places seven figure wagers.

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Oct/01/2021

Connecticut Casinos Unveil First Sports Betting Offerings

Connecticut Casinos Unveil First Sports Betting Offerings

Daniel LeBlance drove from his home on Thursday in New York City to Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut to place one of the first bets on professional and collegiate level sports teams, now that it’s legal in the state.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Sep/30/2021

Endeavor to Buy Sports Betting Unit From Scientific Games for $1.2 billion

Endeavor Group Holdings Inc, the owner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, will acquire sports betting business OpenBet from Scientific Games Corp for $1.2 billion in cash and stock, the companies said on Monday.

Submitted by Reuters on, Sep/29/2021

Bitcoin SV as Turing Complete System

Bitcoin SV as Turing Complete System

There is a controversy that's been emerging in the cryptocurrency community that claims Bitcoin cannot be used as a turing complete system.  In computability theory, a system of data-manipulation rules is said to be Turing-complete or computationally universal if it can be used to simulate any Turing machine, meaning the ability to recognize or decide other data-manipulation rule sets.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Sep/29/2021

FanDuel Announces Market Access Partnership with Port Madison Enterprises to Operate Sports Betting in Washington

FanDuel Group and Port Madison Enterprises are pleased to announce plans to bring America’s #1 Sportsbook to the state of Washington. FanDuel Group will form an exclusive partnership with the Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort to bring retail sports betting to the state of Washington.

Submitted by Press Release on, Sep/28/2021

CoinGeek NYC Live or Virtual: One Week to Go

CoinGeek NYC Live or Virtugal: One Week to Go

There’s only a week left until the CoinGeek Conference in New York City. And as a proud association partner, Bitcoin Association is inviting you to watch the final round of the 4th BSV Hackathon during the conference!

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Sep/28/2021

Binance Probe Expands, US Regulators Want to End Celsius

Binance Probe Expands, US Regulators Want to End Celsius

Authorities in the United States have reportedly expanded their investigation into Binance cryptocurrency exchange to include possible insider trading and market manipulation.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Sep/27/2021

Can't Bet on the Caesars Sportsbook App From North Carolina

Can't Bet on the Caesars Sportsbook App From North Carolina

If you live in North Carolina, you may be seeing plenty of ads for the Caesars Sportsbook app.  Their commercials are quite entertaining.  Unfortunately you won't be able to bet with them, but there are other options.

Submitted by Tony Caliente on, Sep/26/2021

China's Top Regulators Ban Crypto Trading and Mining, Sending Bitcoin Tumbling

China's Top Regulators Ban Crypto Trading and Mining, Sending Bitcoin Tumbling

China's most powerful regulators on Friday intensified a crackdown on cryptocurrencies with a blanket ban on all crypto transactions and mining, hitting bitcoin and other major coins and pressuring crypto and blockchain-related stocks.

Submitted by Reuters on, Sep/25/2021

Oregon Ducks Star Kayvon Thibodeaux Launches Own Cryptocurrency

Oregon Ducks Star Kayvon Thibodeaux Launches Own Cryptocurrency

Oregon defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux announced Thursday the launch of his own cryptocurrency.  The news comes following changes to the NCAA's name, image and likeness rules made in July.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Sep/23/2021

PokerStars to Pay Kentucky $300 Million to Settle Long Standing Gambling Suit

PokerStars to Pay Kentucky $300 Million to Settle Long Standing Gambling Suit

Then Govenor Steve Beshear called PokerStars and similar sites "leeches on our communities“ that hurt Kentucky’s signature industry, horse racing.

Submitted by Nagesh Rath on, Sep/23/2021

You Need a Good Customer Service Dept for Your Pay Per Head

You Need a Good Customer Service Dept for Your Pay Per Head

Morgan Stanley discovered in a 2018 UK gambling market study that more bookies are losing customers. About half of active gamblers stated that they would close their accounts in six months. 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Sep/23/2021

Businesses That Have Survived Rough Times

Businesses That Have Survived Rough Times

If you have an online iGaming project and you also want to expand it with sports betting, then it’s important to have high-functioning sportsbook software. Well, the aim of any gambling or betting site is to attract as many players as possible by providing them the best experience possible.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Sep/23/2021

Bitcoin Site Goes Dark After Apparent Hacking

Bitcoin Site Goes Dark After Apparent Hacking

Bitcoin.org, the website that was once the main landing portal for all things Bitcoin, today suffered an embarrassing hack that has already cost naive BTC users money.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Sep/23/2021

DraftKings Makes $22.4 Billion Bid for UK’s Entain

DraftKings Makes $22.4 Billion Bid for UK’s Entain

The British betting company Entain has confirmed a takeover bid worth about $22.4 billion (16.4 billion pounds) from DraftKings as online gambling companies seek inroads into physical betting sites and vice versa.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Sep/22/2021

MGM Resorts International Issues Statement on DraftKings Entain Offer

MGM Resorts International Issues Statement on DraftKings Entain Offer

MGM is Entain’s exclusive partner in the U.S. online sports betting and iGaming market through our highly successful 50/50 joint venture BetMGM LLC (“BetMGM”). As a consequence, any transaction whereby Entain or its affiliates would own a competing business in the U.S. would require MGM’s consent.

Submitted by Press Release on, Sep/22/2021

Bitcoin, Ether Slump as Market Selloff Widens

Bitcoin, Ether Slump as Market Selloff Widens

Cryptocurrency prices sank on Monday as concerns over the spillover risk to the global economy from Chinese property group Evergrande's (3333.HK) troubles spread across financial markets.

Submitted by Reuters on, Sep/21/2021

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Applying Creative Thinking to the Online Casino Industry: Lessons from the Marshmallow Challenge

Creative thinking has become a cornerstone of innovation in digital industries, and the online casino sector is no exception. As competition intensifies and player expectations grow, companies are seeking fresh ways to stand out. One unlikely yet powerful source of insight comes from the Marshmallow Challenge—a simple team-building exercise where participants must build the tallest freestanding structure using spaghetti, tape, string, and a single marshmallow. The marshmallow must go on top.