Big win, big loss Two high-profile Twitch streamers recently swapped slot gambling for sports betting, with one winning big on English soccer and the other losing an eye-watering amount on the NHL. netting the Texan a staggering $2.5m On Thursday, Twitch gambler Trainwreck took a risky step by betting on English Premier League teams battling to stay ...
A launch at long last DraftKings has finally launched its online casino and sportsbook app in Ontario, Canada. The sportsbook operator is more than six weeks behind multiple rivals who launched on the day the market began on April 4. access to Ontario’s population of 14.6 million Wednesday’s launch gives DraftKings its second-largest market providing access to ...
Failure to register as a foreign agent The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has sued former gaming kingpin Steve Wynn for failing to register as a foreign agent, alleging he lobbied ex-President Donald Trump on behalf of the Chinese government when he was chairman and CEO of Wynn Resorts. repeatedly advised Wynn to register under the ...
Shareholders approve acquisition Shareholders in 888 Holdings have approved the firm’s £1.95bn ($2.43bn) proposed takeover of William Hill International from Caesars. 99.79% of shareholders favored the acquisition At a meeting in London on Monday, 99.79% of shareholders favored the acquisition. 888 US president Howard Mittman took to Twitter the same day to share news of the unanimous ...
Minimum 30 years prison Birmingham Crown Court in the UK has convicted Lukas Domeradzki, 35, of murder and has sentenced him to a minimum of 30 years prison for killing a man with a paving stone before taking his money to go on a gambling spree. Domeradzki stole £2,000 ($2,440) of the victims’ money Domeradzki’s sentencing on ...
Two bills in different stages After many attempts to get sports betting across the line in Kansas, Governor Laura Kelly’s signature on SB 84 finally gives residents the opportunity to bet legally on the likes of the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals. could launch as soon as the fall Commenting after signing the bill Thursday, Gov. Kelly ...
A shooting in Florida Rapper Casanova — real name Caswell Senior — has admitted to a federal court that he shot a man over a gambling dispute in Florida 2020. Senior, 35, came clean about the shooting on Wednesday while also pleading guilty to racketeering and drug trafficking conspiracies before US District Judge Philip M. ...
Las Vegas F1 is here to stay The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) has voted in favor of bringing the Formula One Grand Prix to the world’s gambling capital for at least three years. a $19.5m sponsorship deal with F1 At its Tuesday board meeting, the LVCVA approved a $19.5m sponsorship deal with F1, which ...
Sponsorships to end by 2025 Belgium has announced plans to ban nearly all gambling advertising by the end of 2022 and all betting firm-linked sports sponsorships by 2025. introduced the proposal in a draft royal decree The country’s Federal Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne introduced the proposal in a draft royal decree this weekend. Belgium’s Deputy Prime ...
Winning streak over Just when it looked like Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale might be back to winning ways, along comes an +8000 horse at the death to cost him millions at the Kentucky Derby. Bleacher Report Betting took to Twitter with an image of the beaming Houston businessman placing a $500,000 bet, one of the multiple ...
