Month: May 2024
Petersburg Senator Hits Back at Claims She Bullied City Staff to Pick Bally’s Casino
Virginia Senator Lashrecse Aird has lashed back at criticism that she tried to bully staff into picking the vendor for the state’s fifth and final brick-and-mortar casino. accused Aird of pressuring the city to choose Bally’s While the Petersburg City Council appointed The Cordish Companies as its preferred casino vendor in late April, Petersburg Mayor…
Read MoreKick Has Paid Streamers $3m+ Through Its Creator Incentive Program
Kick, the streaming platform backed by crypto casino Stake, prides itself on paying its content creators more than its rival, Twitch. To support that argument even further, the platform just announced that it has paid its streamers more than $3m over the first three months of its Kick Creator Incentive Program. Kick revealed the staggering…
Read MoreBulgaria Gambling Law Amendments: What It Means for Operators
Countries across the globe are constantly altering their gambling laws to meet the modern age, even more true in the more mature gambling markets of Europe. Bulgaria is one such market, thanks to its Gaming Law introduced in 1998. The Eastern European nation has just adapted that law thanks to an approval from President Rumen…
Read MoreGambleAware Survey Shows That Health Warnings on Gambling Ads Aren’t Up to Scratch
GambleAware ran a survey asking people what they thought of health warnings on gambling ads and many of the respondents said that they aren’t sufficient. The independent charity wants warnings that are more evidence-based after taking on board the feedback of more than 7,000 individuals. The current slogan of “Take Time To Think” wasn’t deemed…
Read MoreYouth Sentenced as an Adult in Fatal Shooting of a Casino Winner
A youth gang member was sentenced to nine and a half years in prison for the manslaughter of a man during a home invasion. The defendant could not be named as he was underage at the time of the October 2019 incident in Saskatchewan, Canada. Three “Terror Squad” gang members entered the property of 27-year-old…
Read MoreMan Who Died After Falling off Cruise Ship Had Lost AU$9K Gambling on Board
A man who passed away after falling overboard on a P&O cruise had lost AU$9,000 (US$5,693) while gambling on the ship. Shane Dixon’s family claims that he got caught up in the high roller incentives during the course of his three-day stay on the Elvis-themed trip. The incident took place shortly before 4am as the…
Read More888 Changes Name to evoke plc in “Next Chapter” for Struggling Company
UK-based gambling operator 888 Holdings has had a difficult couple of years, including record multimillion-dollar regulatory penalties, a failed US venture, an ousted CEO, and plummeting shares. Now, the company is hoping that a rebrand could signal brighter days ahead. a new name that it believes will better reflect its multi-brand approach 888 has officially…
Read MoreLex Veldhuis Wins His First Career PokerStars COOP Title for $140k
Lex Veldhuis, a Team PokerStars Pro veteran and one of the world’s most popular poker streamers, has loads of poker accomplishments, but a title in a Stars’ Championship of Online Poker (COOP) has alluded him. Until today. On Monday, Veldhuis finally broke through, winning the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) $5,200 No-Limit Hold’em Titans…
Read MorePaul Merson Will Get a Spurs Tattoo if They Defeat Manchester City
Paul Merson was a fan favorite during his playing days at Arsenal and is a mainstay on Sky Sports as a pundit. Talking about Tottenham Hotspur’s chances of beating Manchester City on Tuesday night, the 56-year-old said that he’s so confident about City’s chances that he’ll get a Spurs tattoo if the London club actually…
Read MoreLeverkusen Pays Big for Sports Bettors During 50-Game Unbeaten Streak
Winning on and off the field German soccer club Bayer Leverkusen reached 50 consecutive games unbeaten across all competitions in what has been one of the most unprecedented seasons for soccer fans and sports bettors. Xabi Alonso can’t help but smile after Leverkusen scored their 5th goal This run is incredible pic.twitter.com/KFKryx4DNx — ESPN FC…
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