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Gaming GuruCasino City’s Friday Five: World Series of Poker kickoff edition31 May 2019
3. Green wins first bracelet of 2019 WSOP The 50th edition of the WSOP is underway in a few events, and the first bracelet has been awarded. Brian Green claimed his first World Series of Poker bracelet in the $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty tournament. He won $345,669 and claimed the bracelet on his 27th WSOP cash. “I’ve come close several times, so to finally win one kind of gets the monkey off my back. Now I can play poker and not really have that on my mind,” said Green after his victory. This is Green’s fourth WSOP final table, and he has a second and a third place finish. In consecutive years, 2001 and 2002, he finished in the top three of the $5,000 Limit Hold’em. In 2001 he finished third to Hemish Shah and in 2002 he finished second to WSOP Hall of Famer Jen Harman. He also finished fifth in the 2016 High Roller for One Drop. 2. Circa Sportsbook opening Two Downtown Las Vegas resorts, both owned by the inimitable Derek Stevens, are ready to unveil new sportsbooks under the name of Circa Sports, also a Stevens creation. The first Circa Sportsbook is set to open tomorrow at Golden Gate Hotel & Casino while The D Las Vegas will unveil its new venue on 19 June. J. Todd interviews Stevens, about the new sportsbook operation and teases a couple of promotions, including a "No Juice" day at Golden Gate. The Circa Sportsbook launch comes ahead of the December 2020 opening of the Circa Resort and Casino in downtown Las Vegas. 1. Online sports betting launches in Pennsylvania The first online sportsbook in the Keystone State was introduced Tuesday with SugarHouse Casino's entry into the market. This will likely lead to several Pennsylvania sports betting apps and sites to go live soon, according to analysts from PlayPennsylvania.com. "There is no question that the growth of the Pennsylvania sports betting market has been slowed by the delayed launch of online apps," said Jessica Welman, sports betting analyst for PlayPennsylvania.com. "The launch of sports betting apps will give us our first true look at Pennsylvania's potential as a market, which we believe should rival New Jersey and eventually Nevada as the nation's largest market." Pennsylvania has so far generated $125.6 million in sports bets since legalization in November. In Nevada, approximately 65% of all sports bets are made online, according to analysts from PlayUSA.com, an affiliate site to PlayPennsylvania.com. PlayPennsylvania.com expects four to six online sportsbooks will launch before the NFL season begins.
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