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Winner Of Largest #US #Lottery #Prize In History Victim Of Massive #Fraud, #Government Says by @US_Bets' @BrianPempus

USBets

More money, more problems?

Federal authorities in New York said Tuesday that a winner of a $1.53 billion Mega Millions jackpot drawing in 2018 was one of several victims in a massive fraud orchestrated by a man hired to be a financial adviser.

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#NewJersey #Casinos Reopen Yet #Online #Gambling Sets A New Record by @BettingUSA_com's @SteveRuddock

BettingUSA.com

July was a big month for the New Jersey online gambling industry. Its land-based properties reopened, yet its online casinos still managed to set a new revenue record.

Think about that for a moment, even though land-based casinos reopened and generated nearly $150 million in revenue, the stat…

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Take on @partypoker’s Mega #Tuesday 535 tourney and play your #poker to the tune of $12,000 guaranteed!

Take on partypoker’s Mega Tuesday 535 tourney and play your poker to the tune of $12,000 guaranteed. Make sure you get your seat to the table and stake your claim in that $12k prize pool - get the week off to a winning start!

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WITH #CASINOS REOPENED AND #ONLINE GROWING, JULY #PA #GAMING #REVENUE UP — YES, UP — OVER 2019 BY @PennBets' @ERICRASKIN

PennBets

While the long-term health impact of Pennsylvania’s casinos reopening remains to be seen, the short-term financial impact is undeniably positive.

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board posted July 2020 data for all verticals on Monday, and in a year-over-year comparison with July 2019, total…

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#Pennsylvania #Gaming Control Board (@PAGamingControl) Reports Total Gaming Revenue For #July 2020

HARRISBURG, PA: Figures released today by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board shows total gaming and fantasy contests revenue generated in the Commonwealth during July 2020 was $283,051,763 which represents a 0.56% increase over revenue generated in July 2019 of $281,482,227.

All 12 casinos…

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#NBAPlayoffs: First Round #Betting Bonanza by @US_Bets' Rafe Bartholomew (@Rafeboogs)

USBets

The most significant takeaway from the NBA restart seeding games has nothing to do with basketball. The league’s successful attempt — so far — to stage a shortened remainder of its regular season and playoffs without having a single player contract COVID-19 while living inside the NBA’s Orlando …

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The Biggest Online Poker Cheaters Ever from the Borgata Casino blog

Online poker was introduced to the world toward the end of the 90s. It quickly became one of the most popular online casino games, attracting millions of players. Many online poker players enjoy Texas Hold’em and Omaha poker tournaments, so it’s no surprise that online casinos have seen their fa…

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#EvolutionGaming Signs Deal With #PointsBet, Confirms #LiveDealer Coming In #PA, #Michigan by #OnlinePokerReport's (@OPRUpdate) Alex Weldon (@benefactumgames)

Online Poker Report

On Thursday, Evolution Gaming announced a deal with Australian bookmaker PointsBet. Evolution will provide live dealer games to the latter’s upcoming online casino in New Jersey when it launches next year.

We also learned that means live dealer games are coming to online casinos in Michigan…

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House of Cards(TM) Gaming Report for the Week of August 17, 2020

This week’s stories include Twin River inks deal with PointsBet, development of a microorganism killing casino chip and MGM’s Viva Las Office promotion.

Have any news or tips regarding casinos, gaming or legislation? Send us an email at newsroom@houseofcardsradio.com and follow House…

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House of Cards® - Ep. 656

This week Dave interviews William J Pascrell III from GVC Global Foundation US about their new partnership with the NFLPA.

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NEW JERSEY ONLINE POKER MARKET GROWS 140% SINCE PANDEMIC HIT IN MARCH BY BRIAN PEMPUS

NJ Online Gambling

New Jersey online poker is seeing some good days due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

From March through July, the Garden State’s three online poker sites raked $21,649,652 from players, up 139.8% compared to the same period in 2019, during which the poker sites generated $9,026,595.

The ra…

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BY ADAPTING APPROACHES AND EXPECTATIONS, COLORADO SPORTSBOOKS BEGIN TO THRIVE from PlayUSA's Grant Lucas

The coronavirus pandemic has thrown the world off its center. There’s no debating that.

No doubt, then, people yearn for normalcy — for returning to as close to regular life as possible.

Ironically, for Wildwood Casino, “normalcy” involves changing. It features evolution and expans…

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SPORTS ARE BACK — AND SO IS SPORTS BETTING IN NJ, WITH DRAMATIC HANDLE AND REVENUE SPIKES BY NJOnlineGambling's JOHN BRENNAN

NJ Online Gambling

Sports returned in a big way in July, and New Jersey gamblers responded in kind.

The $29.6 million in revenue for the state’s sportsbooks easily exceeded that of April, May, and June combined.

That July revenue came off a remarkable $315 million handle — or amount wagered. All but $1…

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Why Aren’t States Using The New Jersey Sports Betting Model? by BettingUSA's Steve Ruddock

BettingUSA.com

New Jersey has given the US an easy-to-follow blueprint to online gambling and sports betting success. The Garden State has benefitted from the added tax revenue, its operators have seen revenues and player lists bolstered, and the consumer now has a safe, well-regulated place to wager.

Yet m…

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PENNSYLVANIA ALREADY A MAJOR PLAYER ON THE WORLDWIDE ONLINE CASINO STAGE BY PennBets' JOHN BRENNAN

PennBets

Even the most cosmopolitan and experienced gaming industry expert, if asked to name the top five regulated online casino markets in the world, would most likely whiff on this one: Pennsylvania.

Only one year after the Keystone State entered the legal online casino world, Vixio Gambling Compli…

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PRESS RELEASE - @BetMGM Announces #Online #Casino Tournament Featuring #NewJersey’s Largest Networked Online #Prize Pool

Casino Super Series Tournament to run to September 27th

BetMGM announced today the launch of the first online casino tournament to be hosted across the gaming giant’s three major New Jersey casino gaming brands, BetMGM Casino NJ, Borgata Online Casino and PartyCasino. The ‘Casino Super S…

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IN A FIRST, THE LIVE! BRAND LAUNCHES ONLINE CASINO BEFORE ITS REAL PROPERTIES OPEN BY PennBets' GARY ROTSTEIN

PennBets

Months before anyone will visit one of two new Live! casinos in Pennsylvania, slots and table game players can begin gambling using the company’s online casino.

Cordish Gaming Group, the Maryland-based firm behind the Live! brand, began a three-day test of its Play Live! casino on Tuesday a…

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WILL CAESARS BE PART OF NEXT US SPORTS BETTING SPINOFF? BY Legal Sports Report's MATTHEW WATERS

Legal Online Sports Betting States & Industry Coverage

There’s been talk of the combined Caesars and Eldorado company spinning off its sports betting and iGaming business since news of the merger.

Now, with the merger complete, it looks like the market will get an answer by the end of the year.

New Caesars CEO Tom Reeg addressed the issu…

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#INDIANA CLEARS $1 BILLION IN CUMULATIVE #SPORTSBETTING #HANDLE BY @HoosierBets' CHRIS ALTRUDA (@Altruda73)

Hoosier State Bets

Indiana became the fourth state to generate $1 billion in cumulative sports betting handle since the May 2018 repeal of PASPA by the U.S. Supreme Court, with the nearly $70.9 million reported Monday for the month of July by the Indiana Gaming Commission pushing the Hoosier State over the thresho…

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