Articles by James Foglio (476)
A Three Card Poker player from Middle Village, New York, won $436,588 after hitting the Mega Progressive jackpot with a royal flush at the Paris Las Vegas casino, according to a Caesars Entertainment news release. Gambler from New York was in town to support his nephew, who was playing in the World Series of Poker […]
Caesars Entertainment, one of the world’s most successful iGaming and sportsbook operators, won the Casino Operator of the Year award at the EGR North America Awards 2024 event in New York City on June 27. Caesars Entertainment won Casino Operator of the Year at the EGR North America Awards 2024 for its innovation The award […]
Rivers Casino Portsmouth has agreed to pay a series of fines totaling $545,000 for not preventing underage and voluntarily self-excluded people from gambling, according to the Virginia Lottery. Rivers Casino Portsmouth was fined $40,000 after a September settlement, $505,000 after the second settlement in May Per reports, Rivers Casino Portsmouth was fined a combined $545,000 […]
Hard Rock Casino in Gary, Indiana, has introduced a million-dollar giveaway for members of their Unity by Hard Rock Rewards Club. The program began on July 1 and will run through December 27. Hard Rock Casino guests playing slots, table games with their Unity Rewards card can enter giveaway for every 100 Tier Credits Each […]
Free agent guard PJ Dozier and the Minnesota Timberwolves agreed to a one-year contract, according to sources. Dozier, who turns 28 on Oct. 25, returns to the NBA from a season in Europe after a torn ACL with Nuggets in late 2021 caused him to again make his case for a professional contract. PJ Dozier […]
The Golden State Warriors are acquiring guard Buddy Hield in a sign-and-trade deal with the Philadelphia 76ers that guarantees him two years and $21 million, sources informed ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. Golden State Warriors’ Buddy Hield will receive $18 million in the first two years, a $3 million partial guarantee for 2026-27 Hield, who […]
Former San Francisco 49ers safety Tashaun Gipson, who is now a free agent, has been suspended six games by the NFL for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drug (PED) policy, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Tashaun Gipson posted 60 tackles, a sack, and an interception with the San Francisco 49ers last season Gipson, who turns 34 […]
West Virginia has become the fourth U.S. state to send a cease-and-desist letter to Bovada Sportsbook, joining Michigan, Colorado, and Connecticut. The West Virginia Lottery issued the letter to the Curacao-based website on June 27. West Virginia could join seven U.S. states in preventing Bovada Sportsbook from accepting bets from residents Bovada, an offshore sports […]
Gulfside Casino Partnership filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in Pulaski County Circuit Court against Cherokee Nation Businesses (CNB), citing coercion and illegal use of practices to secure a casino license. Other named defendants in the case include Cherokee Nation Entertainment, Pope County Judge Ben Cross, the Pope County Quorum Court, and the Arkansas Racing Commission. […]
Denver Broncos defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike was suspended last year for betting on hundreds of games — including five involving the Broncos — during his rookie 2022 season, and now his case is under review by the Colorado Department of Revenue and Arapahoe County prosecutors to determine whether any state gambling laws were violated ahead […]