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PA Lottery introduces PA iLottery
Players can play iLottery games for money after signing up for an account and adding a payment method such as a debit card or linked bank account.
Monday, June 4, 2018
Pala's Buried Treasure Giveaway
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Pala's Buried Treasure Giveaway
Every player at Pala Casino Spa and Resort can win a share of $130,000 starting Monday, 25 June, until Sunday, 22 July, in the casino's “$130,000 Buried Treasure Giveaway” promotion.
Turkish Police Raids Illegal Gambling Parlors as Part of Government’s Gambling Crackdown
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Turkish Police Raids Illegal Gambling Parlors as Part of Government’s Gambling Crackdown
As the Daily Sabah reported, the simultaneous operation which engaged over 8,000 policemen was aimed at inspecting a number of sites which were suspected to be providing local customers with gambling services. According to media reports, the illegal gambling activities were taking place at some coffee-houses and other similar venues.
The Turkish National Police arrested a total of eighty people for running illegal gambling parlors, while other 159 individuals who have been tracked down on gambling charges, were also detained. In addition, 36 businesses which offered illegal gambling to local customers were located and closed down, with relative fines being imposed on the owners.
This is not the first time when a police raid has been carried out in the country due to alleged illegal gambling operations offered by people and premises. The end of May saw the Ankara police detain 39 people in the crackdown on a criminal group involved in hosting illegal gambling operations, as well as weapon- and drug-trafficking, and plundering, with 300 police officers being involved and 64 addresses being raided at the same time.
Turkish Government Working on Gambling Crackdown
There are very few exceptions from the gambling ban in Turkey, with state-run lotteries, sports betting and online gaming websites being the only gambling products that are actually allowed to be offered on the territory of the country. Foreign gambling companies and gambling operations provided by companies which are not linked to the state are not legal in Turkey for the time being.
Previously, Turkey once had a running land-based casino sector, which was actually profitable, but local authorities later decided to suspend these operations because of increasing concerns that casino gambling could be used as part of money-laundering frauds.
A few months ago, at the end of November 2017, information emerged that the Turkish Government is to focus on a two-year strategy for fighting illegal gambling services in the country, with the local Police Department and the Revenues Department taking part in the campaign as well. As part of this crackdown, Bankacılık Düzenleme ve Denetleme Kurumu (BDDK), which is the local Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency, took further measures as part of the clampdown imposed on illegal gambling services in the country.
As CasinoNewsDaily revealed in December, the regulatory body imposed a limit on mobile transactions, by setting a maximum amount that could be transferred in such transactions on a daily basis.
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Sunday, June 3, 2018
Microgaming launches summer fun with Poke The Guy
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Microgaming launches summer fun with Poke The Guy
Joe Cada Wins Third Career Bracelet in 2018 WSOP $3,000 SHOOTOUT
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Joe Cada Wins Third Career Bracelet in 2018 WSOP $3,000 SHOOTOUT
This year’s $3,000 SHOOTOUT drew a field of 363 entries to nearly crash last year’s record-breaking attendance. A prize pool of $980,100 was generated and was split in payouts for the top 50 finishers.
The tournament’s final day was played on Saturday at the host casino. There were ten players seated at the final table when cards were thrown in the air. Cada was leading that final pack after surviving his two tables from the two previous days of play.
It should also be pointed out that Cada was among the headliners of the final table. The player took down the WSOP World Championship in 2009. Being just 21 at the time, he became the youngest player to have ever won the Main Event.
Another former World Championship victor was, too, among the final ten in the $3,000 SHOOTOUT event. Just like Cada, Joe McKeehen, the 2015 Main Event champ was looking to win his third gold piece from the series. The player eventually busted in third place after his set of sixes clashed into Cada’s set of Kings. McKeehen took home $101,766 for his efforts.
Action-Packed Heads-Up
Despite the frighteningly huge disadvantage, Phillips showed very quickly that he would battle for the title fiercely. He doubled on the very first hand of heads-up and from that point on, it was a duel of swift swinging of chips back and forth from one player to the other.
Heads-up took 23 hands before an elimination occurred and the name of the champion became known. Hand #196 was the last one to be dealt last night. On it, Phillips shoved pre-flop for his last 130,000 with [8c][6c] and Cada called with [Jh][3c]. The board ran out [7d][Js][8h][Jc][8s] to give Cada the better set. Phillips thus headed to the payout desk to collect his runner-up’s consolation prize of $139,804.
The SHOOTOUT tournament was the third one on the schedule of this year’s WSOP. This summer, the world’s longest running series will award a record number of 78 gold bracelets and will be running all the way through July 17 at Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino Las Vegas.
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Japanese Prime Minister Reiterates Need for Transparent Casino Location Selection Process
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Japanese Prime Minister Reiterates Need for Transparent Casino Location Selection Process
Mr. Abe talked about the crucial step of conducting fair, unbiased, and transparent screenings when locations are selected during a Friday meeting of the Diet’s House of Representatives Committee.
The Japanese government is currently considering the so-called Integrated Resort Implementation Bill, which would pave the way for the formation of the country’s casino industry after lawmakers appoved the legalization of casino gambling in late 2016. Generally speaking, the Implementation Bill will set out the rules under which integrated resorts with casinos would be operated.
The legislative piece, currently under deliberation in the Diet’s lower chamber, calls for the initial construction of up to three casino resorts in three different locations across Japan. According to analysts, the move could create a $25 billion gaming industry, or the world’s second biggest casino market. Some of the world’s biggest gaming and hospitality companies have already set sights on Japan and have presented preliminary multi-billion IR plans.
While the Diet is yet to select the preferred locations for the country’s first integrated resorts, some clear favorites have emerged as the potential hosts of the properties. Osaka has been the most popular potential location among the early favorites, with Hokkaido and Nagasaki being some of the other places to have been mentioned in media outlets in relation to the future establishment of casino resorts. The participation of all three in the casino location selection process has been heavily supported by their local governments.
Chiba, a prefecture located just outside Tokyo and home to Disneyland, has too recently gained attention as a local group of small businesses has pointed to its convention centers and the country’s largest airport as well as to the strong resident support as factors that would gain it advantage in the casino location selection process. However, Chiba’s participation in that process has not been endorsed by the local government yet.
What’s Next for the IR Implementation Bill?
The Diet’s regular legislative session is slated to end on June 20, but reports have emerged that lawmakers are considering extending it to the end of June or early July to provide themselves with enough time to pass the legislation.
The bill’s passage will mark the beginning of preparations for the selection of the preferred candidates for the construction and the operation of the nation’s first casino resorts. However, according to analysts and casino executives, casino licenses are not likely to be issued before the early 2020, if the bill passes this summer.
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Saturday, June 2, 2018
Joe Cada Leads 10 Into WSOP $3,000 SHOOTOUT Finale
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Joe Cada Leads 10 Into WSOP $3,000 SHOOTOUT Finale
The player already has more than $10 million in WSOP earnings and has recorded 29 cashes within the series, which certainly means that he is quite comfortable playing WSOP events and makes him a feared opponent.
Day 2 of the SHOOTOUT tournament was played on Friday at the host venue, Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. It kicked off with 50 players still in contention for the first-place payout and the gold bracelet.
Fourteen-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth was among the final 50. The player was trying to smash another WSOP gold piece record, but without much success as he eventually busted in 21st place for $6,302 in prize money.
The Day 2 hopefuls played five-handed tables until there were just ten of them left. Hellmuth, in particular, found himself playing against some very tough opponents at his table, including Ihar Soika and Eli Elezra. It was eventually Soika who came out on top of that star-studded table.
The young poker pro faced quite some comments from Hellmuth and Elezra in relation to his aggressive style. However, Soika did not lose his composure for a second, and putting pressure at the right time, he busted both his celebrity opponents. Soika will enter the final day of action seventh in chips.
Other notables that progressed into Day 3 included Sam Phillips, WSOP veteran Joshua Turner, who is about to scoop cash number 59 from the series, and Anthony Reategui, who has a gold bracelet from a $1,500 SHOOTOUT event.
Former Main Event Champs in Contention
The player will enter Day 3 as one of the short stacks, but he still has plenty of time to recover, build a solid stack and win the tournament for his third bracelet from the series.
Action is set to resume at the host venue at noon Las Vegas time with the ten finalists. They will play until there is just a single player left who will become the winner of the third gold bracelet of this year’s edition of the WSOP. A victory is also worth $226,218 of the $980,100 prize pool. Each of the ten finalists is guaranteed a minimum cash of $14,437. Aside from the final 10 contenders, all Day 2 participants also received a cash from the tournament.
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