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“The Perfect Bet” Shows Link Between Science and Gambling, According to Mathematician Adam Kucharski
British mathematician Adam Kucharski says in his debut book "The Perfect Bet: How Science and Math Are Taking the Luck Out of Gambling" that scientific pursuits and the development of the modern world have benefited greatly from gambling. Now, you might not...
UK Comedian and Gambling Archaeologist Tim FitzHigham on Digging Those Odds: Exclusive Interview
Gambling is all about speculating on future events, but to British comedian and adventurer Tim FitzHigham, it’s about digging up the past. Tim’s research has seen him, variously, cross the English Channel in a bath tub, attempt to break the year 1755...
April Sees Maryland Casinos Push Past $100 Million for 17 Percent Jump, Market Now Halfway to Atlantic City
Maryland casinos cruised past the $100 million monthly revenues benchmark in April for the first time since commercial gambling came to the state six years ago. The five casinos, Hollywood Casino Perryville, Horseshoe Casino Baltimore, Ocean Downs, Maryland Live!, and Rocky Gap...
Packer to Sell $800 Million-Worth of Shares in Melco-Crown and Step Down as Co-Chairman
James Packer’s Crown Resorts is to sell $800 million of its shares in Melco-Crown back to the company, reducing its stake in the Macau-based operation from 34 percent to 27 percent. Packer will also step down as co-Chairman of Melco-Crown. His co-chair...
Paddy Power Betfair’s Q1 Profits Soar Despite Integration Upheaval and “Worst Ever” Cheltenham
Paddy Power Betfair profits sky-rocketed by 36 percent in the first quarter of 2016, the newly-combined company said this week. This is despite a disastrous Cheltenham horse racing festival that cost the company £20 million in just four days. If it can...
Kentucky Derby 2016: Does Anyone Care After Historic 2015?
The Kentucky Derby opens its gates on Saturday for the 142nd running of America's most bet-upon horse race. The first leg of the Triple Crown in the US, the Kentucky Derby welcomes more attendees than any other Thoroughbred race in the country...
Detroit Casinos Represent Substantial Chunk of Michigan City’s Overall Revenue
Detroit casinos played an integral role in the revitalization of the formerly bankrupt Michigan city by generating 16 percent of the total local revenue in 2015. The MGM Grand, MotorCity Casino Hotel, and Greektown Casino-Hotel represented the lion's share of the state's...
Atlantic City Casinos Post Highest Operating Profits Since 2010, But Bottom Line Remains Dicey
It looked so promising: Atlantic City casinos averaged a 17.2 percent gross operating profit across the city’s eight remaining gambling resorts, the highest number since 2010 and a 29 percent increase over 2014. But before you go buying stock in any of...
Baazov Pleads Not Guilty to Insider Trading Charges, Trial Date to Be Set
David Baazov, Chairman, and CEO of Amaya Inc has pleaded not guilty to five counts of securities fraud, according to the Quebec Regulator, Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF). The AMF filed penal proceedings against Baazov in March following a 15-month investigation into...
Donald Trump is Presumptive GOP Presidential Nominee After Knockout Win in Indiana
Donald Trump will represent the Republican Party for the next seven months leading up to the 2016 presidential election. It's a statement few political analysts, if any, could have possibly predicted or even theorized last June, when Trump first announced his candidacy...
