Las Vegas Sands Selling Pennsylvania Casino for $1.3 Billion
Online gambling was legalized in the state of Pennsylvania last fall, something that had been strongly opposed for years by billionaire casino boss Sheldon Adelson. This week, Adelson’s company, Las Vegas Sands, announced that it would be selling its sole casino, Sands Bethlehem casino-resort, in the Keystone State. During a press release on Thursday 8th of March 2018, Las Vegas Sands revealed that it had entered into an agreement...
Nominations for the 2018 Women Poker Hall of Fame Open
As anyone would expect of humanity, readings from a 2017 World Economic Forum reveal that when it comes to parity if pay between the sexes, both the United States and the United Kingdom have moved backwards and in a significant way. Thanks to poker, the playing field can be said to have been levelled so that women and men can enjoy equal pay so long as they are good enough. However, this is still rather doubtable, isn’t it?...
Churchill Downs Eyes Pennsylvania Online Gambling Space
Race betting and casino operator Churchill Downs Inc. (CDI) has been expanding its land-based operations with the most recent one being its acquisition of two properties in Mississippi and Pennsylvania. Churchill Downs Inc. officially announced on Wednesday 28 that it had struck deals to acquire the Lady Luck Casino Vicksburg in Mississippi and the Presque Isle Downs & Casino in Erie, Pennsylvania. Both properties are being...
2018 Super High Roller Bowl Scheduled to Run from May 27-30
Poker Central just announced that its $300,000 Super High Roller Bowl has been will run from May 27th through to May 30th at ARIA. Just like in 2017, the event will be stream on Poker Central’s premium streaming platform, PokerGO. In addition to this, the NBC Sports Network will as be featuring Super High Roller Bowl episodes throughout the year. Registration for the event will kick off this Thursday, March 1st and players who wish to...
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Won’t Be Extending to Pennsylvania
In an unexpected turn of events, it looks like Las Vegas Sands Corp. will no longer be extending its reach to Pennsylvania. In an auction held on Wednesday morning, the owner of the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem was awarded a license for Pennsylvania’s fourth mini-casino. Sands Casino submitted the winning bid of $9.9 million for a casino on the other side of the state in Mercer County, right at Ohio’s border. However, as it turns...
The Implications of Partnering Bitcoin With Online Poker
Cryptocurrencies have had a tremendous effect on various industries and sectors since they were conceptualized in 2008 by figures or a figure, that is yet to be known. We have seen very low lows and the highs have also left very many people gazing in awe. At the moment, it is rather difficult to predict where everything in the crypto world is headed to and all we can do us speculate. However, one thing that we cannot deny is the fact...
