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Playtech Plans £800 Million Shopping Spree, with Amaya and OpenBet in its Sights
Online gaming giant Playtech is sitting on a £800 million ($1.12 billion) war chest and it wants to go shopping. Following several near misses last year, the software provider is redoubling its efforts to land a major acquisition, and PokerStars’ parent Amaya,...
Virginia DFS Bill Headed to Governor’s Desk, State Positioned to Become First to Legalize Daily Fantasy Sports
Virginia DFS Senate Bill 646 passed through the state's House of Delegates on Monday with a vote of 80 in favor to only 20 against. The legislation seeks to create the Fantasy Contests Act and allow residents in the Old Dominion State...
DFS Site FantasyHub Suspends Operations, Leaving Players Unable to Access Balances
DFS site FantasyHub appears to have bitten the dust, leaving players unable to access their funds. The daily fantasy sports operator left customers unable to access their funds over the weekend. From Friday on, DFS players saw this message when they logged...
Hillary Clinton Wins Crucial Nevada Caucus, While Donald Trump Sweeps South Carolina
Hillary Clinton restored order to her 2016 Democratic presidential campaign bid over the weekend, as she edged out challenger Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders 52.6 percent to 47.3 percent in the Nevada caucus. For her victory, Clinton received 19 of the 34 delegates....
UK Astrophysicists Miss Out on Winning $35, 748 “Gravitational Waves” Bet by Five Years
Most of us wouldn’t put UK astrophysicists and bookmakers in the same sentence. But that’s just because we lack imagination, apparently. Because two British scientists recently proved their bets were on the money, if a few years too soon. As we all...
Pennsylvania Auditor General Lambastes State Gambling Commission Expenditures, as Governor Guns for More Casino Taxes
Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale (D) says in his audit of the state's Gaming Control Board (PGCB) that while the commission has made significant improvements since his previous examination, the group needs to take additional action to reign in unnecessary spending. DePasquale's...
Donald Trump Backpedals on Border Wall Clash With Pope Francis
Donald Trump was in the middle of an unprecedented political battle on Thursday with a man historically thought to be off-limits for diplomatic bickering: the Pope. However, Trump toned down his rhetorical attacks on his criticism of Pope Francis' “who is a...
NYPD Blue Creator Gambled Away $100 Million Over Eleven Years, Wife Suing Business Managers
NYPD Blue creator David Milch, the mastermind of several hit TV series, including Deadwood, gambled away a multimillion-dollar fortune between 2000 and 2011, according to court documents. The Emmy award-winning writer-producer lost $100 million during that period, mainly on horses, and is...
New Jersey Sports Betting Case Gets Last-Chance Court Hearing
The New Jersey sports betting crusade is at a critical point. Yesterday, its arguments were reheard in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, as the state made its latest, and possibly final, case to be allowed to offer sports betting within its...
Latest Powerball Couple Was Sleepless in Florida Over $328 Million Lottery Win
A Florida couple who yesterday came forward to claim their share of the biggest lottery jackpot of all time admitted that the whole experience has been “stressful” and has caused them to lose sleep. David Kaltschmidt, 55, and Maureen Smith, 70, originally...
