A once up-and-coming poker player from New York has fallen. Micah Raskin was arrested this past February after he was busted with 358 pounds of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Now, he faces other charges related to the bust, but on a federal level.
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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban stands on stage before a press conference, Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins) Last week, ESPN reported that the Dallas Mavericks hired Bob Voulgaris as director of quantitative research and development. Voulgaris previously made a living as a professional gambler who bet on the NBA
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“Sports Betting: Vegas style,” a banner proclaimed next to the trackside kiosk, where, for the first time, stock-car racing fans could legally wager on the action at Dover’s so-called “Monster Mile,’” a one-mile, high-banked oval akin to a concrete mixing bowl.
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A day after the company announced it would launch a sports book at the Santa Ana Star casino near Albuquerque next week, the state’s attorney general’s office said Tuesday it wouldn’t throw up a road block. The casino is owned by the Tamaya Nation at the Pueblo of Santa Ana.
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G2E 2018 is now in full force, with its expo floor opening this morning at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas. Close to 400 booths are on display for the next three days with an anticipated attendance of 20-30 thousand people!
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The nickname of Nicholaos Andreas Dandolos, “Nick the Greek”, will remain in history as synonymous to gambling, as the Greek American man was dubbed “the philosopher of gambling”.
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The legalization of sports betting all across the United States could add $216 million to the annual revenue of the National Hockey League (NHL), according to the American Gaming Association (AGA).
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A Saturday night that saw heavily-backed underdog Conor McGregor lose to Khabib Nurmagomedov in UFC 229 was followed by an upset-filled NFL Sunday that some bookmakers called their best of the season.
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FanDuel has announced that it has brought to the Amazon Echo, and possibly other Alexa devices, the ability to tell Alexa to open FanDuel. Specifically, FanDuel is offering connectivity to its Pick 6 product, a new Alexa skill that gives users the opportunity weekly to make six predictions on Sunday and Monday-night NFL football games
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A source with knowledge of the negotiations says DraftKings will announce plans for a new, comprehensive sports wagering app that will include the ability to stream MLB games. The source says that, at first, the app would only have DFS play options available, but would soon allow full-fledged, single-game betting as well.
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Place your bets at Dover and let it ride: The track is ready to roll the dice on NASCAR betting. NASCAR fans could skip blackjack tables and roulette wheels inside Dover Downs Hotel and Casino if they want to bet on their lucky numbers this weekend for races at Dover International Speedway.
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The NFL Players Association was left with significant concerns after reviewing testimony given last week by a league executive at a congressional hearing on the future of sports betting in the United States.
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