DraftKings has announced a collaboration with the New York Racing Association, designating the sports wagering giant an official betting partner for both Saratoga Race Course and the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival. Additionally, DraftKings will act as the presenting sponsor of the 155th running of the Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers. The partnership marks an expansion of
Month: April 2024
Documents obtained by FOX5 reveal that the now-closed Tropicana resort on the Las Vegas Strip is set to undergo implosion, marking the end of an era for the longstanding hotel-casino. Permitting documents from Clark County indicate that GGG Demolition has applied for an Implosion Dust Control Operating Permit (IDCOP), effective March 21, for the “complete
iGaming content supplier Play’n GO has announced a collaboration between Play’n GO Music and MoneyGram Haas F1 Team, which kicked off with Team Principal Ayao Komatsu sharing his personal pre-race playlist with fans ahead of his home race in Japan last weekend. Launched in 2023, Play’n GO Music aims to showcase the musical talent behind
April 08, 2024 Despite kicking off yesterday, did you know you can still register for the $8 million guaranteed PokerStars Sunday Million 18th Anniversary? That’s right, registration for one of online poker’s most prestigious tournaments is still welcoming players to enter the fold as late registration closes at the start of Day 2, which gets
Online gambling history is about to be made in New Jersey, with BetMGM’s progressive jackpot at $4.4 million, the largest in the operator’s history. Players can win the progressive jackpot by playing online in New Jersey at BetMGM, Borgata, Wheel of Fortune Casino and Party Casino. As the prize grows bigger each minute, with the
Century Casinos has opened its new hotel in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The Riverview is a 69-room, six-story building with 68,000 square feet, adjacent to and connected with Century Casino Cape Girardeau. The project cost $30.5 million and was financed with cash on hand. The company is also constructing a new land-based casino with a 38-room hotel
Colombia’s Gaming and Technology Expo (GAT) will see the meeting of more than 3,000 businessmen who have already confirmed their arrival in Cartagena de Indias, the event’s organizers announced. The trade show was born in Colombia five decades ago and its authorities claim that it will be one the “most important event of the gaming industry in
Churchill Downs celebrated the grand opening of the Terre Haute Casino Resort in Indiana on Friday. Located at 4500 E. Margaret Dr., the $290 million investment includes a casino floor with 1,000 slot machines, 36 table games, 50 electronic table games, six live poker tables, and a “state-of-the-art” sportsbook. The 400,000-square-foot entertainment venue also features
April 08, 2024 The 2024 edition of the Mediterranean Poker Party (MPP) is less than a month away. Many poker players reading this article will have already booked their flights and paid for their accommodation and are waiting to hit the tables and become MPP champions. Equally as many readers may still be making MPP
April 08, 2024 It is usually players of high-stakes poker tournaments that find themselves in the limelight, but that will not be the case at 888poker from April 14-23, thanks to the Micro Rollers ChampionChips Series taking place. Featuring 33 numbered tournaments and dozens of side events with buy-ins from $1 to $55, the Micro
View image in fullscreen Slot machine operator being investigated over cancer patient’s activity Staff at Merkur’s Stockport branch reportedly looked away as customer lost £2,000 over two days of play The high street slot machine company Merkur is under investigation by the Gambling Commission over its alleged exploitation of a vulnerable customer, the Guardian understands,
April 07, 2024 The $1,100 buy-in WPT Prime Voyage Championship attracted 968 runners over three starting flights before surviving players returned for Day 2 to compete for a share of a $968,000 prize pool. When the dust settled, Brazil’s Gregory De Faria finished as the last player standing to claim the title and $155,400 first-place
Evaluating the lengthy prospects of the gaming industry in Macau, Citigroup, a brokerage company based in New York, emphasizes the notable effect of the extensive acceptance of smart gaming tables on its expansion. A large number of benefits: In the firm’s newest detailed report, analysts Ryan Cheung and George Choi cleared up the use of
April 06, 2024 An interesting debate sparked on poker X recently over what poker players should do if they go broke — get a job or play cards for a living? In this edition of The Muck, we share the social media response to the question, and then at the end of the article ask
We have an areal view from Las Vegas with Sphere drone footage! Our compilation of high resolution drone footage from above Sin City as the Sphere goes through incredible displays! Some of the drone footage courtesy of Sphere Entertainment. [embedded content] Love the Sphere? How about taking a high resolution look at the show from
Stakelogic, an established content supplier to the iGaming industry, has partnered with the online platform operator L&L Europe to expand its footprint in the European market. The collaboration will make Stakelogic’s innovative library of online slots and live casino content available for the operator’s players in Malta, Sweden, and the UK. Content Distribution Across Three
Human psychology when playing slot machines The fact that slot machines are designed to make casinos money is one that, logically, we all know. So there must be some level of ignorance to that fact in those who choose to play slot games. There is a psychological term which explains this, called ‘cognitive dissonance’. This
April 05, 2024 The popular Global Poker x U.S. Poker Open online poker series is returning to the social poker site April 8, and there will be some juicy prizes up for grabs. In total, Global Poker is guaranteeing Gold Coins (GC) 202,500,000 and Sweeps Coins (SC) 405,000 throughout the series, which runs through April
April 05, 2024 The WPT Voyage $5,000 Main Event attracted 293 runners, and after three long days of play it was Aram Oganyan who came out on top for $214,245 after a three-way deal with Carlo Basurto and Austin Srur. The tournament was a fun one taking place on the high seas on Virgin Voyages’
NagaCorp Ltd., the biggest leisure, gaming and hotel operator based in Cambodia, has announced excellent results in terms of gross gaming revenue for the first quarter of this current year. Profit grew by 23.7% compared to the previous year to almost US$145.4m, based on a non-mandatory quarterly results filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange