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Featured Articles Archive - Page 125
ESPN WSOP Main Event Recap: Episodes XIII, XIV26 October 2015 We're onto Day 7.After nine days of grueling action (there were three different Day 1s and two Day 2s), the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event enters the stretch run as the final 27 players vie for their spots in the November Nine.ESPN's weekly taped coverage leading up to the final table has built up storylines for the players we know will be playing in November, as well as the other notable stars and amateurs who made deep runs.Episode 14 ends with 15 players remaining, and next week's coverage will take the original starting field of 6,420 players down to the final nine.SETTING THE SCENE: Episode 13 begins with 27 players remaining, but the buzz in the Amazon Room and the bulk of the TV coverage revolves around Daniel Negreanu...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Rubio supports online gambling ban, but is OK with poker26 October 2015 Florida Senator and Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio is co-sponsor of a Senate bill that would ban legalized online gambling.But his position may not be absolute.During a visit with the Las Vegas Review-Journal editorial board this month, Rubio hinted he could support language that would allow for Internet poker."On the issue of Internet poker, the only difference between the poker games and the others is that it involves an element of skill associated with and compared with just a slot machine online," Rubio said in response to a question from Review-Journal Senior Editorial Writer Glenn Cook...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Caesars Palace renovating hotel tower for $75 million26 October 2015 Caesars Palace, which marks its 50th anniversary next year, is spending almost four times the original cost to build the Strip resort in order to remodel the property's first hotel tower.A $75 million renovation of the 587-room Roman Tower began this month, which will include renaming the structure the Julius Tower.The hotel's first guests stayed in the Roman Tower when the late Jay Sarno opened Caesars Palace on Aug...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Boyd Gaming not getting on the DFS train23 October 2015 Boyd Gaming Corp. isn't planning on jumping into the daily fantasy sports business, the casino operator's CEO said Thursday.On a conference call with analysts to discuss the company's third quarter results, Boyd CEO Keith Smith was asked about events swirling around the daily fantasy sports business...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Penn National Gaming to restate financials back to Nov. 201323 October 2015 Regional casino operator Penn National Gaming will restate its quarterly financials going back to the November 2013 spinoff of real estate investment trust Gaming and Leisure Partners, the company said Thursday.The move was recommended by Penn's outside auditors to change the classification of rent payments to GLPI from an operating lease to a financing obligation...read moreDan's DFS picks for NFL Week 722 October 2015 Hey, my Lions stack worked! Well, sort of. I still didn't win any money last week.My lineup was hit and miss. Matthew Stafford had one of the best games of his career, just as I predicted, throwing for 405 yards and four touchdowns – including one each to Calvin Johnson and Golden Tate, who were both also on my team...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Sheldon Adelson calls Macau environment 'challenging'22 October 2015 Sheldon Adelson was more restrained in his comments about Macau than his Strip neighbor.Las Vegas Sands Corp. said Wednesday its earnings and revenue declined in the third quarter as the company's Macau business drove down results. Adelson, the casino operator's billionaire chairman and CEO, called the Macau operating environment "challenging."Still, Las Vegas Sands benefited from a positive quarter in its other three markets, including the Strip and Singapore.Las Vegas Sands said its profits for the quarter that ended Sept...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Japanese lawmakers table casino expansion legislation22 October 2015 Once again, casino legislation in Japan appears dead.Union Gaming Group Managing Partner Grant Govertsen said the Japanese legislative body decided not to hold a special session this fall, meaning gaming expansion is off the table for 2015.Japan lawmakers and the country's prime minister have considered legalizing at least two full-scale resorts in Tokyo and Osaka, with the tax proceeds being used to fund infrastructure expansions needed for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.The interest attracted the major Las Vegas gaming companies, including MGM Resorts International, Wynn Resorts Ltd., and Las Vegas Sands Corp.In a report to investors, Govertsen, who is based in Macau, said 2016 now represents the earliest potential for passage of the first of two gaming bills required for casino expansion...read more2015 WSOP Main Event November Nine Profile: Tom Cannuli21 October 2015 Tom Cannuli File Age: 23Hometown: North Cape May, New JerseyPosition: 6thChip Count: 12,250,000Career WSOP Cashes: 3Favorite poker book: None. "Honestly, I have never read a poker book in my life. I've been given a bunch of them. I think I have some laying around here somewhere...read moreU.S. Attorney behind Black Friday investigating daily fantasy sports21 October 2015 Preet Bharara is at it again.The U.S. Attorney who led the effort to shut down the U.S. online gambling industry on Black Friday in April 2011 is now investigating the legality of daily fantasy sports (DFS), according to the Wall Street Journal.Companies like DraftKings and FanDuel that offer real-money fantasy sports games operate in the U.S...read more |
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