Steve Albini Wins $105,629 at the WSOP Seven Card Stud Event
Steven Albini has had quite the career as both a musician and a producer – not only has he performed in bands like Shellac and Big Black but he has also served as a recording engineer for a number of other bands including Pixies and Nirvana. Now, the 55-year-old Chicago native can add a World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet to his unique portfolio. Despite having just recently returned from a European tour with Shellac, one of...
PA Lottery to Promote State iLottery at Pittsburgh Events
The Keystone State’s lottery will be promoting PA iLottery games at a series of events that will be held in Pittsburgh. During these promotions, the players will be allowed to try out game demos in addition to being awarded $5 in free play when they sign up to play online. The Pennsylvania iLottery games can be played from a wide range of devices including computers, tablets and smartphones and they offer the players chances of...
Is Sports Betting in Pennsylvania Still a Gamble?
Last week, the state of Pennsylvania officiated the process that allowed its casino license holders to apply for sports betting licenses. However, since then, no operator has made a move to this effect and, unfortunately, this is not surprising considering the logistics involved as well as what the state’s lawmakers are charging. Pennsylvania has always been expected to be a key contributor to the new era of legalized sports betting...
William ‘Twooopair’ Reymond Wins 2018’s #1 Online Bracelet
William ‘Twooopair’ Reymond has triumphed in the WSOP.com online event and the first online bracelet of 2018 after taking down Event #10: $365 WSOP.com ONLINE No-Limit Hold’em for a whopping $154,996. Twooopair who doubles up as French journalist and is currently working on a book about the Kennedy assassination was among the 2,972 entries in the WSOP.com event which is the first of the four online events that have been scheduled for...
PGCB Begins Accepting Sports Betting License Applications
Last Wednesday, the seven-member Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) unanimously agreed on some temporary regulations for sports betting – this also included a process by which the state’s casinos can apply for the certificates covering the wagers. This marked the Keystone State’s first move after the Supreme Court ruling that struck down the federal ban on sports betting and it was followed by the official launch of the...
Matthew Waxman Triumphs at the WPT Tournament of Champions
It is about that time of the year when registration opens and live satellites begin for this year’s World Series of Poker tournaments, but before we get to the next biggest poker event, we needed to see the World Poker Tour through to the end. And so it ended on Sunday with renowned poker player, Matthew Waxman won the World Poker Tour Tournament of Champions. Darren Elias had shown a great deal of promise but even though he...
