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New Jersey Casino Expansion Strongly Opposed by Likely Voters
Betting on the New Jersey casino expansion referendum passing is about as good of a wager as putting your chips on the tie bet in baccarat. According to all available data, there's little chance of Garden State voters approving the state constitutional...
Borgata Gains Momentum in Phil Ivey $9.6 Million Edge-sorting Case
Poker legend Phil Ivey’s hopes of clinging onto the $9.6 million he “won” playing mini-baccarat in the VIP rooms of the Borgata, Atlantic City are hanging in the balance. Ivey, along with accomplice Cheng Yin Sun, acquired the disputed funds during four...
World Series Odds Favor Chicago Cubs Over Cleveland Indians
The World Series odds are finally in favor of the Chicago Cubs. The storied franchise's last visit to the Fall Classic was in 1945, and the last time the team won a MLB title was 108 years ago in 1908. The best...
DFS Sites Close to Settlement with New York but Are Running Out of Cash
DraftKings and FanDuel are on the cusp of a settlement with New York State over allegations of false advertising and consumer fraud, according to sources who spoke to the New York Times. The final settlement is expected to cost between $8 million...
DraftKings Clears Millionaire Winner of Sibling Collusion
DraftKings has cleared professional daily fantasy sports player Martin Crowley of collusion with his brother. Crowley, who plays online as “papagates,” split the $1 million first prize of DraftKing’s flagship Millionaire contest on September 25, 50-50. But within hours of his victory,...
Pennsylvania Senate Could Vote on Online Gambling Monday
Positive noises are coming from the Pennsylvania legislature on the push to regulate online gambling, this week, with one source telling Online Poker Report that the state is the “closest any state has been since New Jersey.” Online gambling has become part...
FanDuel to Close DFS Esports site AlphaDraft
FanDuel’s daily fantasy esports site, AlphaDraft will cease to offer real-money contests from this Friday (21 October), after the conclusion of the League of Legends World Championship, the site announced this week. It is not known whether AlphaDraft will continue offering free...
Caesars Bankruptcy Plan May Violate the Law, Says Bankruptcy Watchdog
The US government’s bankruptcy watchdog, US Trustee, has expressed concerns over Caesars Entertainment Corp’s bankruptcy reorganization plan and the deal it has reached with most of its junior creditors. The company’s main operating unit, Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. (CEOC), filed for bankruptcy...
Newark Casino Proposed by New Jersey Developer
A Newark casino could someday take bets in New Jersey's most populated city should voters approve the state constitutional referendum question presented to them next month. Those odds appear slim, but that isn't stopping one real estate developer from readying plans to...
UK Online Gambling Operators Under Investigation by Government Watchdog
UK online gambling operators are on notice by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for allegedly treating their customers unfairly. The CMA announced this week it has launched a formal investigation into online gambling after the UK Gambling Commission says it fielded...
