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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...
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...
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...
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?...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Caesars Entertainment Announces Expansion of WSOP Online, Pooling Liquidity
WSOP Online players in Pennsylvania can now play in shared-liquidity games and tournaments with players from Michigan, Nevada, and New Jersey The announcement comes as WSOP Online announces its Online Bracelet schedule for the 56th...