Casino News Daily Mazen Abdallah Leads 333 Players into WPT Seminole Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Day 2 Mazen Abdallah snatched the chip lead late into Day 1B to lead 333 hopefuls into WPT Seminole Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open’s next stage Poker action is heating up at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood where the latest edition of the WPT Seminole Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open is currently taking place. The two starting flights of the $3,500 event are now complete and figures show that 333 survived through Days 1A and 1B to advance into the second day of action at the host casino. This year’s WPT Seminole Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open drew a record-breaking field of 898 entries , of whom 417 registered through Day 1A and the other 481 came into the event through Day 1B. Mazen Abdallah, a player from Houston, Texas, will lead the remaining survivors into today’s Day 2. The player accumulated a stack of 469,500 on Day 1B to come atop the temporary leaderboard. Abdallah was also
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Casino News Daily Sports Betting Arrives in Rhode Island in Historic Year for US Gambling Industry Rhode Island becomes eighth state to offer legal sports wagering in an eventful week for the US betting industry Sports betting is coming to Rhode Island starting Monday, November 26, at Twin River Casino in Lincoln. The state will thus become the nation’s eighth one to be offering legal sports gambling and New England’s first one in a landmark year for the US gambling industry. The Rhode Island General Assembly enacted a sports betting law back in June, and legal wagering services were expected to commence by October . However, delays of different nature pushed back the start of sports betting to the end of November. The announcement about the official start of sports betting in Rhode Island arrived as the latest big news in an eventful week for US sports betting. Pennsylvania’s first wagering facility opened doors a few days ago . A new sportsbook was launched in West Virgi
Casino News Daily Kevin Gerhart Wins Debut WSOP Circuit Gold Ring at Planet Hollywood A Pot-Limit Omaha expert takes down the only PLO event on the schedule of the WSOP Circuit Planet Hollywood stop Pot-Limit Omaha specialist Kevin Gerhart has won earlier this week his first WSOP Circuit gold ring by taking down namely a PLO tournament at Planet Hollywood. The player, who hails from Ohio but now resides in Las Vegas, emerged victorious in the $400 Pot-Limit Omaha Re-Entry for a cash prize of $10,493 and the gold piece. The two-day tournament saw 106 entries register to create a prize pool of $34,980 . The final 12 players received a share of that prize pool. Gerhart was one of the four players who bagged chips at the end of Day 1 of the event to progress into its second day. The eventual winner had the third largest stack at the time Day 2 action kicked off. However, he told WSOP Circuit staff after his victory that he had had a feeling that it would be him and the start-
CasinoGamesPro.com Gambler Sues Bookmaker Betfred for Voiding His $2.19 Million Jackpot A gambler in Lincolnshire, England, has filed a lawsuit against the British bookmaker Betfred after the company said that his win of a £1.7 million jackpot was a result of a software malfunction and decided to void it. Thinking that he was a millionaire after hitting the jackpot online, the man spent £2,500 celebrating the […] The post Gambler Sues Bookmaker Betfred for Voiding His $2.19 Million Jackpot appeared first on CasinoGamesPro.com . more info...
Casino News Daily Cosmin Joldis Joins WSOP Circuit Winners Club with Victory at Planet Hollywood Joldis, a good friend of 12-time gold ring winner Valentin Vornicu, took down the $600 Double Stack No-Limit Hold’em for his first piece of WSOP Circuit gold Cosmin Joldis from Romania has become the latest player to capture a gold ring from the ongoing WSOP Circuit Planet Hollywood series. The player was crowned the victor of Event #5: $600 Double Stack No-Limit Hold’em to claim his first piece of Circuit jewelry and a first-place prize of $19,758 . The event drew an international field of 137 entries who created a prize pool of $70,555 . Players battled it out for two days until there was just one last contender left. Day 1 of the event ended with 27 hopefuls still in contention for the gold piece. They had two important tasks ahead for Day 2 – to burst the money bubble and then to determine the champion. There were payouts for the top 15 finishers, min-cashes were worth $1,1
CasinoGamesPro.com Main Defendants in Phuc Tho Province’s Illegal Gambling Ring Case Face Allegations in Court Recently, a massive police raid in a major gambling in the Phuc Tho province in Vietnam resulted in the arrests of 92 people. As revealed by the People’s Procuracy in the province, the defendants in the case were taken to court yesterday. As the Vietnam News Agency found, the 92 people arrested during the online […] The post Main Defendants in Phuc Tho Province’s Illegal Gambling Ring Case Face Allegations in Court appeared first on CasinoGamesPro.com . more info...
CasinoGamesPro.com South Africa Greenlights New Gambling Bill Addressing Three Major Issues Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry finally gave the green light to the newly issued 2018 National Gambling Amendment Bill. The initial scope of the Act, however, has been narrowed to three issues only so that a quick and less turbulent passage for the piece of legislation is ensured. Ms. Joanmariae Fubbs, who is […] The post South Africa Greenlights New Gambling Bill Addressing Three Major Issues appeared first on CasinoGamesPro.com . more info...
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Casino News Daily Virginia Legislature to Open Sports Betting Legalization Debate Next Year Two Virginia lawmakers to introduce sports betting bills during next year’s legislative session Virginia has made first solid indications that it is ready to get on the sports betting bandwagon as the practice is cementing itself as the hottest US gambling industry topic. Local news outlet the Virginia Mercury reported on Tuesday that two state lawmakers have announced plans to introduce sports betting bills during the Virginia Legislature’s 2019 session, which starts in January. State Sen. Chap Petersen revealed yesterday that he would introduce a legislation to legalize wagering as part of a plan to reduce tuition fees at Virginia’s community colleges . Under his bill, titled Virginia Sports Gaming Tuition Reduction Act, state cities and counties would have to hold a referendum in order to decide whether they want sports betting services to be provided on their territories. Bettin
Kevin Lott Conquers 2018/19 WSOP Circuit Planet Hollywood Event#3 and Starts New Career in Poker at 55
CasinoGamesPro.com Kevin Lott Conquers 2018/19 WSOP Circuit Planet Hollywood Event#3 and Starts New Career in Poker at 55 The third event of the 2018/19 WSOP Circuit Planet Hollywood has been brought to an end only recently, with Kevin Lott starting his career with a bang after emerging victorious from a field of 128 entrants. If someone told you that “quinquagenarian” and “new beginnings” simply do not go together in the same sentence, do […] The post Kevin Lott Conquers 2018/19 WSOP Circuit Planet Hollywood Event#3 and Starts New Career in Poker at 55 appeared first on CasinoGamesPro.com . more info...
Nevada Judge Temporarily Blocks Release of MassGaming Probe into Steve Wynn Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Casino News Daily Nevada Judge Temporarily Blocks Release of MassGaming Probe into Steve Wynn Sexual Misconduct Allegations Release of MassGaming’s probe into sexual misconduct allegations against casino mogul Steve Wynn temporarily blocked A Clark County District Court Judge has temporarily blocked the release of a report by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission into sexual misconduct allegations leveled against former casino boss Steve Wynn, a court official said on Monday. The Massachusetts gaming regulator opened a probe into Mr. Wynn and Wynn Resorts, the company he had found, shortly after the publication of a report by the Wall Street Journal back in January, detailing an alleged decades-long sexual misconduct pattern by the embattled businessman. The investigation aimed to discover whether Wynn Resorts had any knowledge of the allegations raised against its former boss, how it had responded to those allegations, and whether it was suitable to be the holder of one of
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CasinoGamesPro.com MGM Springfield and Rival Casinos in Connecticut Clash in Fierce Marketing War The marketing war between some of the largest casinos in Connecticut and Massachusetts has heated up over bragging rights. At the time when the $960-million casino and entertainment complex MGM Springfield started operation with a lavish Main Street parade, the venue’s owners used the old but gold marketing brag “This is a first”. However, only […] The post MGM Springfield and Rival Casinos in Connecticut Clash in Fierce Marketing War appeared first on CasinoGamesPro.com . more info...
Casino News Daily Two Tribes Sue Southern California Cardrooms for Providing House-Banked Card Games The complaint filed by the two tribes seeks to stop non-tribal cardrooms from operating house-banked card games Two tribes are suing several Southern California cardrooms, claiming that they have been violating state laws by providing house-banked card games , including blackjack, as well as percentage card games, local news outlets report. The federally recognized California-based Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians and the Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians filed a lawsuit on Friday against twelve private, for-profit corporations operating cardrooms across Southern California and a number of unnamed third-party proposition player firms. The Chumash and Luiseño tribes explained that their suit did not aim to challenge the right of the cardrooms to operate but to challenge the operation of house-banked and percentage card games . Back in 2000, state voters approved Proposition 1
Casino News Daily Walter Rodriguez Leads Final Table of WSOP Circuit Planet Hollywood Event #2 Walter Rodriguez leads stacked final table with four former gold ring winners and a former gold bracelet winner; Nate Bandy (pictured) headlines, eyes fifth title from the series The 712-person field of the WSOP Circuit Planet Hollywood Event #2 is now down to nine players who will return to battle it out for the title today at 3 pm local time at the host casino. The nine final tablists are each guaranteed a min-cash of $4,375, but sights are set on the first-place prize of $46,509 and the accompanying gold ring. Day 2 of the $400 buy-in tournament was played yesterday, starting with the 70 survivors from the six starting flights. They were all guaranteed a min-cash of $790 . As action progressed, the field was whittled down until there were just nine players left. They bagged and tagged for the night to have some time to rest and come up with a winning strategy for the final day
Casino News Daily Day 2 of WSOP Circuit Planet Hollywood Event #2 Kicks Off with 70 Hopefuls The tournament drew 712 entries, 70 made it through their respective flights to secure a spot among those returning for Day 2 All six starting flights of the $400 No-Limit Hold’em or Event #2 on the schedule of the WSOP Circuit Planet Hollywood stop are now complete and those who managed to survive through their respective Day 1s are set to return at the host casino today at 3 pm local time to play Day 2. Days 1E and 1F took place at the poker room at Planet Hollywood on Saturday. And it should be said that it was a busy, action-packed day. Flight E kicked off at noon local time to draw 221 entries who added another $72,930 to the prize pool. The tournament’s fifth flight was scheduled to end once all 18 levels were played or until there were ten players left at the tables of the host casino. The top 24 players were to cash from Day 1E, min-cashes starting from $673 , and the mone
Casino News Daily Churchill Downs and Partner Get OK to Build New Kentucky Racetrack with Gambling Parlor Churchill Downs and Keeneland will operate jointly Kentucky’s first new harness racetrack in 25 years The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission selected on Friday Churchill Downs and Keeneland Inc. as the winning bidders for the construction of a harness racetrack and a gambling parlor in Western Kentucky. Their joint venture will be the first racetrack to be built in the state in 25 years. Churchill Downs and Keeneland have presented a plan to jointly develop and operate a $150-million racetrack in Oak Grove in Chistian County. The latter company will only own 5% in the project. The winning bidders will build a five-eighths of a mile racetrack that will host 12 days of standardbred races . Construction is expected to begin as early as next year. The new complex will also feature 1,500 historical racing machines. Last month, a Circuit Court Judge ruled that these machines
Casino News Daily First Four Flights of WSOP Circuit Planet Hollywood Event #2 Draw 334 Entries As many as 334 entries registered into WSOP Circuit Planet Hollywood Event #2: $400 No-Limit Hold’em through first four flights; only 36 made it into Day 2 The longest event on the schedule of the ongoing WSOP Circuit Planet Hollywood series is under way and its field has already swollen to 334 entrants after four starting flights. The tournament kicked off with a guaranteed prize pool of $200,000, but with two more flights left to be played, that guarantee could and probably will be crushed. The $400 buy-in event commenced on November 15 with two of all six starting flights. That first starting day drew 74 entries who generated a total of $24,420 in prize money . The top eight finishers of the day were to be paid a portion of the money. The players who registered into the event through Flight A were supposed to play eighteen 30-minute levels. However, if the bubble burst before