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Seth Palansky talks scheduling, growing poker and frustrating mathematicians25 February 2016 The World Series of Poker announced the full schedule for the 2016 series on Tuesday, and poker players started circling events and making travel plans.In addition to the schedule, WSOP officials announced changes in scheduled start times, blind structures and payout structures...read more10 prop bets for your Oscars party25 February 2016 The Oscars are the second-most-watched television event in the U.S., coming in only after the Super Bowl. And while betting on entertainment events is illegal in the U.S., this doesn't stop Vegas sportsbooks from releasing odds on who's going to take home little gold statues...read moreDFS news roundup: Virginia General Assembly passes DFS legislation25 February 2016 The daily fantasy sports industry is one signature away from regulation in a U.S. state.Amid news of nine other states offering "negative opinions" of the industry over the last few months, on Wednesday the Virginia General Assembly passed legislation by a 31-9 vote that would legalize and regulate the industry, meaning the Fantasy Contests Act (SB 646) will become law if Democratic Gov...read moreTop 10 picks for the Global Poker Index American Poker Awards19 February 2016 This Thursday, the 2nd Annual Global Poker Index American Poker Awards ceremony will be held in Beverly Hills. Everyone who's anyone in the poker world will be there.Unless, of course, they're playing in or working at a poker tournament, like the WPTDeepStacks series at Parx Casino in Philadelphia, the WPT Fallsview Poker Classic at Fallsview Casino Resort in Niagara Falls, or maybe the Macau Poker Cup at City of Dreams Macau.But apart from that, everyone will be at the second edition of the GPI APAs this week...read moreMourning the death of Full Tilt18 February 2016 Earlier this week, Amaya announced that it would be merging Full Tilt's traffic with PokerStars.com.The announcement wasn't a big surprise to anyone who has paid attention to online poker traffic over the last few years. Full Tilt, once the clear runner-up behind PokerStars in the race to lead the online poker pack, has sagged to 11th on PokerScout.com's traffic report, with average cash game traffic of just 800 players over the last seven days...read moreChris Moneymaker bullish on Global Poker League18 February 2016 Since turning the poker world upside down with his monumental victory at the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event, Chris Moneymaker has been approached to represent, as he puts it, "everything under the sun."To his credit, Moneymaker has been very selective in deciding what he actually attaches his name to, and that discipline has been beneficial for a variety of reasons.Global Poker League The first annual Global Poker League draft will be held Thursday, Feb...read moreNew Jersey sports betting case goes back to court17 February 2016 To steal a football phrase, it was "Hail Mary" time for New Jersey sports betting proponents on Wednesday. And, like most late-game desperation passes, the bid to pave the way for the legalization at the state’s casinos and race tracks most likely fell incomplete inside the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia.That was the prevailing thought from most observers that were inside a jam-packed courtroom this morning for a rare rehearing regarding the state’s fight against the NCAA and the four professional sports leagues to allow sports betting."Just from reading the judge's faces you can never tell, but from the tone of the some of the questions they had I think it's more than likely that the leagues win a slim majority decision," predicted gaming lawyer Christopher Soriano, a partner at the law from Duane Morris, who attending the hearing.Among many gaming experts in the courtroom, Soriano wasn't alone in his opinion:Takeaway: PASPA constitutionality back in play, but leagues likely to prevail again...read moreLas Vegas Casino Openings & Expansions: The Cosmopolitan unveils sports bettor's paradise steps off the Strip15 February 2016 Since The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas opened just over five years ago on the Las Vegas Strip, sports betting has admittedly been an afterthought. While the space reserved for the sportsbook on the second floor was fully functional and served its purpose, it was not a "destination" area within the lavish, twin high-rise resort sandwiched between CityCenter and Bellagio."It was more of a transactional area where you'd go in, make your bet and then go find something else to do," The Cosmo's Senior Vice President of Gaming Operations, Brian Benowitz, explained to Casino City.The 23-seat bar at The Cosmo sportsbook is open 24/7 and offers unobstructed sightlines to the main LED walls...read morePokerStars looks to revolutionize heads-up poker11 February 2016 There's been a lot of action at the heads-up poker tables at PokerStars.com recently, and none of it involves cards or chips. PokerStars is changing the way heads-up poker will be played online, making it more fun and easily accessible to casual players through its mobile product, Duel.Duel is a mobile app that gives PokerStars players the ability to play heads-up matches against anyone in the world at any time — or at least it will when it goes global; today's launch only includes a beta version in Norway.Duel is a mobile app that gives PokerStars players the ability to play heads-up matches against anyone in the world at any time...read moreDFS news roundup: ESPN terminates exclusivity deal with DraftKings11 February 2016 ESPN has cut ties on its exclusive advertising relationship with DraftKings just one month after their deal kicked off, Yahoo Finance reports.The two companies had announced a deal last June that would see DraftKings be the sole daily fantasy sports (DFS) sponsor on ESPN, in exchange for DraftKings committing $200 million per year in ad spend on ESPN's family of networks...read more |
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