The Ivey League, Phil Ivey's poker training website, announced it would close on May 1, 2017. The Ivey League's clossure ends a business venture that began in 2012. In 2012, Phil Ivey bought Leggopoker, an online poker training website that already had a community of trainees. The plan to was
A fire raging on the roof of the Bellagio Hotel and Casino closed down the Las Vegas Strip for several hours last night. Within hours, traffic on Las Vegas Boulevard returned to normal. The Bellagio is operating normally at the moment, while traffic once again flows on the Vegas Strip.
The Luxor Las Vegas is converting one of its nightclubs into an eSports gaming arena. MGM Resorts International, owner of the Luxor, said it wants to offer its customers "something really different". In fact, Luxor says that the LAX nightclub has performed well, but the eSports gaming area is needed
Hall of Fame head coach and broadcaster John Madden said he thinks there is "going to be a lot of problems" with NFL players in Las Vegas the night before games. Claiming that every NFL team has "a bottom ten" players when it comes to discipline and bad behavior, the
The Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head continues its attempt to bring a bingo parlor to Martha's Vineyard, the island located off Cape Cod in Southern Massachusetts. The tribe won an important decision in the US Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit of Boston in 2015, which gave it
Two Pittsburgh Steelers players, James Harrison and Maurkice Pouncey, are at the heart of a controversy over a charity event held in the MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas. The Post-Gazette reported that Harrison and Pouncey face fines from the NFL league office for their participation in an arm wrestling
Famed Las Vegas businessman and sports gambler William "Billy" Walters was convicted of insider trading charges in a federal court on Friday. When asked about the verdict, Billy Walters told reporters, "Frankly, I'm in total shock." A Manhattan jury took two days to deliberate on the charges, but eventually found
Las Vegas sportsbooks are split on whether to refund gamblers who bet on Dustin Johnson to win the 2017 Masters tournament. Until world No. 1 Dustin Johnson injured his back during a fall down a flight of stairs, he was the favorite to win the PGA golf tournament, which began
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson voted a bill which would have stipped regulators of the ability to enforce laws on video slot machines. The move is designed to stop the proliferation of Mom-and-Pop gas stations across the state which allow VSLs. Cody Hiland, the prosecutor for the 20th Judicial District, spoke
Federal authorities raided the Bicycle Hotel and Casino in Los Angeles County on Tuesday. Authorities seized thousands of financial records in the raid, seeking evidence of money laundering in an ongoing investigation. Becky Warren, a spokeswoman for the Bicycle Club, said that the business was "cooperating with authorities". Government agents
The Oneida Nation announced this week it plans to build a third casino in its part of central New York state. The new casinos is planned for Madison County on the edges of Onondaga County, where Syracuse is located. Assembly Racing Committee chairman Gary Pretlow, D-Mount Vernon, said the latest
The betting line on the NCAA Men's Title Game has North Carolina Tar Heels a 2-point favorite over the Gonzaga Bulldogs. The most common at the Las Vegas Strip sportsbooks have an over-under of 151. Many people consider this the best match-up in an NCAA Championship Game in many years.
