This Week in Gambling

The 2023 WSOP is being played at the Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Casino. The tourney has made history this summer, as their Main Event has broken their all-time record for the most entries! When the final registration was closed, WSOP officials say there were 10,043 entries, making this the biggest and richest tournament in the history of live poker! “This is an all-time summer for the WSOP,” said Ty Stewart, their Senior Vice President. “Week after week we saw record fields, so it’s only fitting that we break the biggest record of all. 10,000 players is historic for the…

What a week to be in Sin City! First up, the new Las Vegas Sphere finally lit up the other night! People were mesmerized by the free show, and we have the video footage! Plus, there is now talk of a Las Vegas NBA team! Check out our video of the Las Vegas Sphere, which was lit up for the very first time just a few days ago to help celebrate the 4th of July! It put on one hell of a show, and we’ll be featuring more videos of the Sphere in action over the next couple of weeks,…

We’ve heard that more money brings more problems. Well, current sports betting issues with the National Football League might have us thinking some similar thoughts. It seems that more access to gambling is resulting in more gambling related issues… and those issues are not just confined to the NFL. First, four more NFL players have been disciplined for their personal sports betting issues. Three of those players are from the Indianapolis Colts and have received suspensions for the entire 2023 season for allegedly betting on NFL games last year. The fourth player is from the Tennessee Titans, and is accused…

We have a nice, long look at the Musha slot machine from our friends at AGS! This game is part of the Epic Reels family and is delivered on their Orion Curve Premium cabinet! Watch as we spin the reels full of Samurai, which can trigger the Cash on Reels mechanic, a reel grow bonus, and even a wheel feature! And all of this is taking place in front of the Orion Starwall, which AGS has programmed to work in tandem with the game itself! We take a very close look at the Musha Slot Machine, part of the Epic…

Nevada has been on quite a run lately… at least when it comes to acquiring professional sports teams. Could a Las Vegas NBA team be next on their agenda? I mean, the deal for a baseball team isn’t even a done deal. And yet, here we are discussing it. Yes, after being awarded an NHL expansion team a few years ago, and taking every professional sports team the city of Oakland had to offer, all eyes turn to basketball. After all, there have already been rumors of a Las Vegas NBA expansion team… and that LeBron James could be a…

There has been a major break in the Florida sports betting case, where the Seminole Tribe has been fighting in a federal appellate court for quite a while now. The battle is over the Tribe’s ability to offer gambling on sporting events across the state, not just on their lands. Now, the court has ordered the Department of Interior to reinstate their agreed compact with the state, giving their Seminole Hard Rock brand a monopoly on Florida sports betting. The ruling has opened the door for the tribe to reintroduce its Hard Rock Sportsbook betting app and pursue building two…