The World Series of Poker’s Main Event will not pause for an extended period of time before the final table, tournament officials announced Tuesday.
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The case the justices are hearing is a result of New Jersey’s yearslong effort to bring betting on sports to its casinos and racetracks. New Jersey is challenging a federal law that bars states from authorizing sports gambling.
MGM Resorts International had planned to roll out its GameSense responsible gaming program during the week of G2E, which brought an estimated 27,000 people to the city.
The Washington-based Competitive Enterprise Institute on Tuesday is unveiling a report, authored by Michelle Minton, that describes the significance of New Jersey’s case challenging a federal sports gambling ban known as PASPA — the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act.
Hall of Fame basketball star Earvin “Magic” Johnson expects the marriage of major-league sports with Las Vegas will be a huge success — especially if teams adhere to his strategy of over delivering to their customers to keep them loyal.
If sports gambling is legalized nationwide, Wynn sports book director Johnny Avello expects it to have a negligible effect on the betting handle in Las Vegas.
The casino industry’s largest lobbying group in the U.S. is ramping up its efforts to repeal a 25-year-old federal law that bans sports betting in most states.
Team would have the ability to block fans from wagering using phone apps, but language in deal approved by Las Vegas Stadium Authority only prevents team from offering gaming.
Meeting in Las Vegas, the board of directors of the American Gaming Association ratified a set of policy principles in the organization’s bid to legalize sports betting nationwide.
Professional gambler David Oancea, who goes by the nickname “Vegas Dave,” was indicted Wednesday on charges that he used phony Social Security numbers to open player accounts at area casinos and sportsbooks.
Concerns about Sin City’s temptations have kept the NFL out of Las Vegas for years, but the relocation of the Oakland Raiders represents a shift in approach that some gaming industry experts say could beckon a new era in sports gambling.
Chris Connelly’s Contrarian Investments LLC was up 31 percent on December 18 compared with a 10 percent return for the Dow Jones over the same period. Then he had his Atlanta Falcons Super Bowl moment.
The libertarian-leaning Competitive Enterprise Institute planned to issue a 14-page report Thursday that questions how alcohol and tobacco consumption are banned in most businesses while another “sinful” activity, sports gambling, is embraced by workers and their CEOs, especially around Super Bowl Sunday and the kickoff of the NCAA tournament.
With millions expected to be wagered illegally on the upcoming Super Bowl, Nevada and gaming officials are eagerly awaiting a U.S. Supreme Court decision on whether states should be allowed to offer legal sports betting.
The schedule for this summer’s World Series of Poker was released Wednesday and includes eight new events. The 48th annual WSOP runs May 31 through July 17 at the Rio Convention Center.
