Retired chef Roland Reparejo won the $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em event today, becoming the first official WSOP bracelet winner in the 65-event tournament. Mr. Reparejo won $82,835 for the first place finish. Final Round of Play - $500 Casino Employees Event In Day Three of the Casino Employees event,
The Nevada Senate this week rejected a proposal which would have allowed proposition bets on federal elections. On Wednesday, the Committee to Conduct an Interim Study Concerning the Impact of Technology Upon Gaming rejected an election betting proposal. The next time such a proposal will be eligible for debate in
According to a speed given by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board commissioner, Pennsylvania is the second leading state in gambling revenues. John J. McNally III gave the speech to the Lebanon Rotary Club detailing the numbers. John J. McNally is a parter in Thomas, Thomas and Haber, a law firm
Dominik Nitsche became the first non-American to win the WSOP National Championship this weekend. The 23 year old Nitsche now owns 2 World Series of Poker bracelets. The WSOP National Championship was held in Bally's Atlantic City Casino. It is considered an official 2014 World Series of Poker event, despite
The Nevada Gaming Commission approved a casino license for Genting Berhad on Thursday. Genting plans to break ground on a $4 billion resort development to be called Resorts World Las Vegas. The Genting casino will be situated on the north end of the Las Vegas Strip. The development is going
Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods showed a significant decline in April revenues from the same time last year, according to the Hartford Courant newspaper. Mohegan Sun showed the steeper decline of the two, losing a full 9% off its April 2013 numbers. Foxwoods revenues were down 4% from April 2013 to
The American Gambling Association officially withdrew its support for online gambling today. In a statement to justify its change of position, the AGA cited a split among the major land-based casino operators on the issue. The rift among industry leaders makes online gambling "an issue that the association cannot lead
Business and political leaders at a regional gambling conference discussed the possibility of a casino in northern New Jersey on Tuesday. Throughout this week in Atlantic City, New Jersey politicians and gaming industry executives are having a series of meetings. One of the topics up for discussion is a proposed
Nevada legalized medical marijuana nearly a decade and a half ago. Fourteen years after pot was made legal for certain medical conditions, Nevada gaming regulators still have not figured out how the law applies to smoking pot on casino premises. Under Nevada law from 2000 to 2014, people with a
California Chrome won the second of three Triple Crown races on Saturday, setting up one of the most anticipated Belmont Stakes in decades. If the thoroughbred can win at Belmont Park in New York on June 7, California Chrome will become the first Triple Crown winner in 36 years. 12
On Friday, The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States suggested standards all US states considering online gaming should adopt. The New York based group believes nationwide standards will make it more likely that the U.S. public accepts the online gambling industry. The iGaming industry faces a pivotal test in
Deutsche Bank AG has ended its foray into the Las Vegas gaming market after it sold The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas for $1.73 billion. The Las Vegas Strip resort and casino is considered a luxury property, but it was unprofitable in the time the German investment bank owned the casino.
