When we first learned of the Federated Sports + Gaming poker league in January, many industry insiders were concerned and doubted its potential success. A few major items had to be taken care of, and one-by-one, those items have been checked off the list. The first major concern was, of course, who would be participating [...]
Starting Aug. 15 the Massachusetts Lottery will only show video replays of its in-state lottery drawings on its Web site, shifting away from the television format that players in Massachusetts have grown accustomed to since the 1970s. Ending its agreement with current broadcast partner WCVB-Channel 5, Lottery officials will host its daily drawings mid-day and in the [...]
8 Strada Di Villaggio, Henderson Casino MonteLago at Lake Las Vegas in Henderson announced plans Wednesday to open a sports book on Sept. 1, just as football betting heats up. The property, which re-opened in May, said the 24-hour Palio Sports Book will be operated by the South Point hotel-casino under plans submitted to the [...]
England – 23/20 to win at Trent Bridge with bet365 – have named an unchanged 12-man squad for the second Test against India which gets underway on Friday. Yorkshire all-rounder Tim Bresnan has been included again, despite missing out on action in the first Test as Stuart Broad was preferred. He is unlikely to play a [...]
Lottery sales are strong, but there are points of weakness Government-sponsored lotteries are continuing their broad expansion as income-producing entities, as many lotteries reported record profits in the last fiscal year. Reports of record profits from the lotteries come despite continuing high unemployment and an economy that has been flat or downward-trending for the past [...]