520 stories by Mark Keast
Upset! American Robert Prevost Named New Pope
US-born Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected as the new leader of the Catholic Church in a surprise outcome to the Papal conclave Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV, was not among the betting favorites heading into the conclave...
Smoke Watch: Catholic Church Elects New Pope
Cardinals at the Vatican have signaled that they've elected a new pope following the death of Pope Francis last month Betting markets have identified Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines and Cardinal Peter Erdo of Hungary as being among the favorites...
Atlantic City Police Look to Crack Down on Boardwalk Weed Smokers
Atlantic City police will crack down on the use of cannabis along the ocean-front city's famed boardwalk this summer Violators of the city's Boardwalk smoking ban could face fines The enforcement effort follows complaints from shop owners, tourists, and local residents The...
Sports Book Trading Vet: Interesting Prediction Market Movement on Tagle for Pope
Pietro Parolin still the betting favourite at sportsbooks Election of new Pope spurring lots of activity in prediction markets Sports betting market boosted by rising usage of AI and blockchain technologies to improve the prediction algorithms Sportsbook odds at platforms like BetMGM on Wednesday...
How Are Betting Markets Shifting in the Election of a New Pope?
The College of Cardinals starts meeting in conclave tomorrow Odds shifting in betting markets for new Pope Cardinal Pietro Parolin from Italy the betting favourite Could we see an American pope for the first time? If you are following the betting markets,...
Today’s Deadline Day for Proposals for Provincial Lottery’s New National Sports Betting Solution
BCLC and ALC team up to offer a new "National Sports Betting Solution" Deadline for proposals from technology solution providers was today at 1 p.m.EST Kambi entered into a similar partnership with OLG in February Today’s deadline has passed for companies submitting proposals to build a...
Source: Hard Rock has Applied for Ontario iGaming License, Fuelling PointsBet Canada Sale Rumours
Industry source says they've been told Hard Rock has applied for igaming license for Ontario Betr submits new bid for PointsBet Holdings in Australia Divestiture of PointsBet Canada part of Betr offer According to a senior industry source, Hard Rock Digital has applied...
Segev: Ramping Up for Alberta’s Market Launch
Ron Segev, founder of Segev LLP and one of Canada’s prominent lawyers when it comes to the business of igaming, has a satellite office now set up in Alberta, ramping up for the launch of a new Ontario-style regulated igaming market there....
Is PointsBet Canada on the Block?
Lots of trade pub chatter today about a possible PointsBet Canada sale to Hard Rock Digital, but is there any fire with the smoke? $225 Million Deal As one industry source told us, “buying a customer database makes no sense unless there’s...
Over $7.5 Million Awarded at Toronto WSOP Circuit Event
A restaurant worker from Thornhill, Ont., is over CAD $500,000 richer after capturing the Main Event at a World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Event held at Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto. Big Uptick in Prize Money The event, which ran from...
