Joe McKeehen went wire-to-wire to win the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event on Tuesday. McKeehen, a poker professional from Pennsylvania, won $7.68 miliion for his victory. The 25-year won the final hand when his ace-10 became a pair of 10s on the flop. The final hand put Joshua
Eric Schneiderman, the Attorney General of New York State, sent a cease-and-desist letter to FanDuel, DraftKings, and other daily fantasy operators in the state. After weeks of probing the DFS industry, Schneiderman determined he daily fantasy sports is illegal in the stat. To defend his actions, Eric Schneiderman signed a
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley signed an executive order on Thursday which strips the state's Attorney General of the responsibility and authority to enforce Alabama gambling laws. Under the new system, local authorities have full responsibility for intepreting and deciding whether to enforce Alabama's gambling laws. Gov. Bentley released a statement
Thomas Fabius, the 33-year old son of the France's foreign minister, faces criminal charges in the United States for writing bad checks in Las Vegas. A complaint in the Nevada state court states that Fabius wrote several checks to 3 different casinos in May 2012. When the casinos tried to
State Representative Felix Ortiz has introduced a daily fantasy sports bill to the floor of the New York Assembly. The purpose of the bill, named AO8554, is to give authority over fantasy sports to the New York Gaming Commission. The wording of the Ortiz DFS bill is simple. The words
Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan's ascension to the role of Speaker of the House is a mixed blessing for online gambling. In his term in the House of Representative, Paul Ryan has shown little animosity towards the online gambling industry. Ryan has only made four votes on the issue in his
The 3rd Republican Presidential Debate featured a discussion of daily fantasy sports. The brief debate between former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was a surreal moment for the DFS industry, though the GOP candidates showed more common sense than politicians are given credit for having
Following a declaration earlier this month by the Nevada Gaming Commission that daily fantasy sports is illegal gambling, it was announced this week that DraftKings branding no longer will appear at the World Series of Poker final table. When play was suspended on the WSOP Main Event on July 14,
Three NBA owners are investing in Sportradar AG, a sports data company which provides information for some of the world's largest international bookmakers. The investments by Mark Cuban, Michael Jordan, and Ted Leonsis are being reported that the team owners see legalized sports betting in the United States as "inevitable".
In Pennsylvania, online gambling legislation called House Bill 649 is being championed by Rep. John Payne. It is one of 5 bills proposed by different Pennsylvania politicians at the state level in the past couple of years (3 this year), but Payne's bill is the one most people assume has
In discussing his casino company's 3rd Quarter revenue reports, Las Vegas Sands Corp chairman Sheldon Adelson made comments directed at Steve Wynn's recent comments about Chinese officials. In a call with gaming analysts, Mr. Adelson defended Macau bureaucrats, who had not decided policies for several new resort-casinos set to open
Judah Rosenstein is the new State Director for the Pennsylvania chapter of the Poker Players Alliance. Mr. Rosenstein takes over the Pennsylvania PPA at a time when online gaming appeared to have little chance of passing this year. The state budget crisis has put iGaming back on the table, though
