Have you ever wondered what it would take for you to quit your job and play poker for a living instead? Of course you have – we all have. But the reality of going pro might be very different to how you imagine. We decided to investigate this by speaking to a player who has done exactly that very recently.
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Efforts to expand sports gambling in the United States are picking up right where they left off last year. Indiana State Senator Jon Ford has introduced a bill to legalize both online poker and online casino games in the Hoosier State.
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The bitter feud that kicked off the heads-up high stakes match between Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk was an entertaining one, with Polk claiming that odds of 4:1 against him were lucrative ones and at the same time he would soon be backing up a truck to fill with his rival Daniel Negreanu’s money.
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After years of scuttled projects and legal complications, South Philadelphia will finally welcome a casino this month with the grand opening of Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia, located near the Sports Complex.
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As more states look to legalizing online betting to raise revenue, one Chicago billionaire is already cashing in on the fast growing industry. Real estate magnate Neil Bluhm, who cofounded online casino and sports betting outfit Rush Street Interactive (RSI), got more than $1 billion richer when his firm closed on its merger with the blank check company dMY Technology Group on December 30.
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The PGA of America is the latest entity to 86 its relationship with the Trump Organization, removing its 2022 Championship from Trump’s Bedminster Golf Course on Sunday night.
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Sheldon Adelson, the chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands and a major donor to Republican politicians, died late Monday following complications related to his cancer treatment, his company said. He was 87.
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In the “gamblers will bet on absolutely anything” category, here’s a new one: A major sports book is taking bets on aerial drone races.
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Iowa became the 8th month to surpass $100 million in wagers within a single month, after sportsbooks in the state generated bets to the amount of $104.8 million in December, the monthly sports wagering revenue report released by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC) revealed.
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SuperBook is the 17th online sportsbook in Colorado to launch since online sports betting began in the state on May 1.
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Florida has finally banned greyhound racing and it may be and end to the sport throughout the U.S. and other countries.
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According to a recording of the Sports Wagering Committee of the TELC Board of Director, the state must approve the player account management system that GAN Limited provides. Lottery officials also await the final GLI certification.
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