New York Assemblyman Gary Pretlow made a statement this week which is bound to offend many American poker players. Gary Pretlow failed in his attempt to pass an online poker bill in the New York State Assembly. At the same time, Pretlow had been able to get enough votes for
One of the most remarkable Game 7s in NBA Finals history is barely over and the Las Vegas sportsbooks have released their odds on who will win the 2017 NBA Title. The Golden State Warriors, who lost Game 7 at home by a mere 4 points, are the favorites to
A man was arrested over the weekend for his attempt to grab a policeman's firearm during a Donald Trump political rally at the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino. The Californian man had practiced firing weapons at a California gun range, and is now alleged to have driven to the Las
Workers at four Atlantic City casinos voted to authorize a strike if the Unite Here Local 54 was not given a fair contract by the start of the July 4 holiday weekend. The Thursday vote for a potential strike is said to have passed by an overwhelming margin. The threat
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is on the verge of being sold for around $4.1 billion. One of the bids was made by China Media Capital, while the other bid was placed by a combination of Dalian Wanda Group and WME-IMG. Whichever company wins the bidding is going to own
beThrough the first 2+ weeks of the 2016 World Series of Poker, Ryan Laplante is atop the leaderboard for Player of the Year. Ryan Laplante is a native of Brainard, Minnesota, though he lives in Wisconsin these days. It is still early in the 2016 World Series of Poker calendar,
The National Hockey League is in the midster of expansion and it looks like Las Vegas is at the top of the list of expansion sites. The decision by the NHL's Executive Committee to admit Las Vegas as the latest new franchise in the league has stirred controversy. Ironically, little
DraftKings and FanDuel are in merger talks, according to Bloomberg News. The two largest daily fantasy sports companies have been in merger negotiations for some time, though both sides say the deal might fall apart. At this point a year ago, both companies were valued at over $1 billion. Scottish-owned
Bankrutpcy negotiations have broken down between Caesars Entertainment Corporation and a group of investors referred to as the second-lien creditors. The creditors had invested in the company's operations division -- Caesars Entertainment Operations Company (CEOC) -- and believe the parent company is saddling them with billions of dollars of debt
A woman was escorted from the Potawatomi Hotel and Casino in Milwaukee this weekend due to a dress code violation. The woman's denim shorts did not pass the casino's "fingertip rule", so she was asked to leave after about 20 minutes in the casino. Local media ran the story, which
A Nevada-based company named U.S. Fantasy proposes to turn daily fantasy sports into a parimutuel wagering system. US Fantasy's owner, Vic Salerno, believes DFS under the new rule system would be legal in many US states, including Nevada. If Salerno is right, then daily fantasy sports gaming might return to
A man caught on camera laundering money on Dover Downs slot machines is now in custody. The man is alleged by Delaware State Police to be part of their Operation Duck Hunt, an investigation of a heroin distribution ring. The slots gambler's activities at Dover Downs appears to have given
