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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...
NFL Players Lost Millions in Failed Alabama Casino, But as Investors, Not Gamblers
Country Crossing, an Alabama casino presented to NFL players as an investment that would afford them the opportunity to live the luxurious lifestyles in retirement that they've grown accustomed to while playing professional football, has proved to be just the opposite. Approved by...
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...
Sports Betting Repeal Could Soon Get an Act of Congress
Sports betting has been banned in the United States in all but Nevada, Oregon, Montana, and Delaware since the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act was passed in 1992. US Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-New Jersey) says it's time to amend the...
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...
