Travell Thomas, a professional poker player from the World Series of Poker Circuit, was one of 15 people charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud this week. The group operated a bogus debt collection agency which collected over $31 million in fraudulent claims over a 4-year period, before the criminal
The Director of the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement said in an interview this week the state would seek to legalize online sports betting, if ever it was successful in legalazing land-based sportsbooks. David Rebuck, the DGE's director, also said he was "more optimistic than ever" that the state
The New York Attorney General has added Yahoo! to the list of daily fantasy sports services he is investigating. Eric Schneiderman vowed to investigate the DFS industry in the wake of the Ethan Haskell draft percentage scandal, in which a DraftKings employee was accused of using his company's statistics to
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives unanimously approved HB 322 today, which adds an additional sentencing options to a law involving the self-exclusion list for gaming and trespassing at casinos. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Mauree Gingrich, a Republican from Lebanon County. House Bill 322 applies to people who voluntarily
The Caesars Entertainment creditors who are suing the Las Vegas casino company are seeking to have a lawyer put on the stand to testify. The creditors want the attorney, who works for Caesars Entertainment, to explain the decision making process behind his employer choosing to renege on a $7 billion
Holly Holm knocked out Ronda Rousey to win the UFC Womens Bantamweight title, in what is being described as the biggest upset in the history of mixed martial arts. David "Vegas Dave" Oancea, the sports gambler who famously made $2.5 million making a Kansas City Royals futures bet recently, made
FanDuel and DraftKings each filed a lawsuit today in New York, hoping to seek an injuction against the New York State Attorney Generals. The suits were filed in the state's Supreme Court. If successful, the lawsuits would provide the two daily fantasy sports sites the right to operate in the
Major League Baseball is partnering with Sports Integrity Monitor (SportIM) to monitor betting lines in real-time. The new arrangement is set to make its debut on 2016 Opening Day. The resale of gaming data to third-party organization is not precluded in the deal. With its SportIM support, the league will
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
