Ukraine’s gambling regulator, the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (KRAIL), has blocked 11 more online casino sites. The body claims these sites were operating in the country without a license. Among a string of relatively unknown sites, the list of blocked operators also included Stake and Roobet – two of the most…
Read more The SkyCity Entertainment Group has reached a settlement with the Secretary for Internal Affairs in New Zealand over a complaint that it allowed a patron to gamble continuously and lose significant sums of money. The agreement, signed Thursday, means SkyCity will have to close the gaming floor of its flagship property in Auckland for five…
Read more The SkyCity Entertainment Group has reached a settlement with the Secretary for Internal Affairs in New Zealand over a complaint that it allowed a patron to gamble continuously and lose significant sums of money. The agreement, signed Thursday, means SkyCity will have to close the gaming floor of its flagship property in Auckland for five…
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“What in the world just happened?” On Day 8 of the 2024 World Series of Poker Main Event, there were two big hands everybody was talking about: Kristen Foxen’s elimination with K-Q and Jonathan Tamayo’s quick pre-flop fold with Queens. The latter was on the final table bubble with a $200,000 pay jump from 10th…
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Penn Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) is planning layoffs at its Penn Interactive arm, which includes the ESPN Bet online sports wagering unit. An image from an ESPN Bet tutorial. Operator Penn Entertainment is laying off workers at its Penn Interactive unit. (Image: YouTube) The number of jobs to be eliminated wasn’t announced, and the news was…
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DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) and Genius Sports (NYSE: GENI) are top gaming equity ideas at Macquarie, with the research firm forecasting significant second-quarter growth in iGaming and online sports betting (OSB) revenue. DraftKings stock highlighted at the Nasdaq market site in New York City. An analyst said that stock and Genius Sports are two top ideas…
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The state of Iowa has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a group of college athletes who claim their rights were violated when they were ‘illegally’ prosecuted for underage gambling. Eyioma Uwazurike, pictured above during his days playing for Iowa State between 2017 and 2021. Uwazurike was later drafted by the…
Read more Sometimes you just need to get it all out, you know? During Day 1B of one of the final events of the 2024 World Series of Poker, Mike “The Mouth” Matusow puked all over the floor. spewed his guts “in the middle of the room” Poker player Kris Burchfield tweeted briefly about it Tuesday night,…
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The Open Championship tees off in a matter of hours at Royal Troon Golf Club in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It comes as no surprise that oddsmakers have World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler as the heavy betting front-runner. Scottie Scheffler remains on top of the golf world. As he readies to tee it up in the…
Read more Online lotteries to face review The Australian government has announced that it will conduct a review into online keno and offshore lotteries in a bid to minimize gambling harm. The move comes after the Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications recommended a 12-month review of lotteries, which fall under the Interactive Gambling Act of…
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