[caption id="attachment_23227" align="alignleft" width="183" caption="Joey Chestnut, the Babe Ruth of competitive eating."][/caption] Competitive Eating You can certainly debate whether or not Major League Eating is athletic sport, but you can't argue that it's a popular television draw. Every year thousands gather on Coney Island in New York for the Super Bowl of competitive eating, Nathan’s…
Delaware became the first US state to legalize online gambling when their legislature voted the Delaware Gaming Competitiveness Act of 2012 into law. It's expected that Delaware residents could start playing roulette, poker and slots for real money online as soon as January 2013. The online gambling law allows Delaware residents to play casino games…
The Nevada Gaming Commission unanimously approved UK bookmaking giant William Hill's application for a gaming license last week. Commission members also put their stamp of approval on William Hill's acquisition of three Nevada sports books. Now that they're approved for business in the Silver State, William Hill is a very serious player in the American…
The Championships, Wimbledon is known across the planet as the crown jewel of the tennis world. This year's tournament takes place between June 25-July 8 and around 128 players will be participating in the event. It's a big deal for tennis fans and a great deal for sportsbook affiliates. Creating Wimbledon Content While tennis wagering…
Bodog Opens Asian Poker Room [caption id="attachment_22237" align="alignleft" width="183" caption="Bodog 88 team player Jay Tan."][/caption] One of the reasons Calvin Ayre has never worried much about losing his toehold in the American market because he's got a whole foot in the Asian market. Early this year he launched Bodog88, a new series of gaming sites…
[caption id="attachment_21581" align="alignright" width="201" caption="MGM CEO Jim Murren"][/caption] Don't hold your breathe if you're waiting for the Federal Government to regulate online gambling. That's the gist of remarks made by MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren at the Southern Gaming Summit in Biloxi, Mississippi last week. “It won’t be here likely at a federal level…
[caption id="attachment_20192" align="alignright" width="251" caption="Nevada's favored to win the online poker race."][/caption] When the Department of justice reinterpreted the Federal Wire Act last Christmas, they also set off race amongst state governments to see who would be the first to offer legal intrastate online poker. Since then, various states have been moving forward, and trying…
The NFL is going to allow limited advertising from casinos in its stadiums for the next two years. Although there are plenty of strings attached to the deal, it's a pretty significant move from the famously anti-gambling organization. Conditions Under the terms of the new policy, NFL teams will be allowed to accept advertising from…
[caption id="attachment_19510" align="alignright" width="259" caption="Macau, the Las Vegas of Asia"][/caption] Everyone in the gaming business knows that Macau is the Las Vegas (or Monaco) of Asia. Its 33 casinos pull in more than the entire American gaming industry and business there is growing every month. There's no question that Macau is going to be the gateway to…
[caption id="attachment_18785" align="alignright" width="259" caption="Sorry, no free drinks while gambling on Facebook."][/caption] Since the announcement late last year that Facebook is considering offering real money gambling applications the gaming industry has been abuzz with excitement; and why wouldn't they? The prospect of reaching hundreds of millions of Facebook users set off a frenzy of activity…
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