Month: May 2017

Political betting is all the rage these days, with more and more bookmakers offering markets on upcoming elections and referendums. Wagering on these events has become increasingly popular with punters too, and not just because the bookies have lost millions in the wake of shock results.  Scroll down as we look back on political betting […]

The long haul is over, and the EPL season is coming to an end. Sadly, there is no Leicester City-style fairy tale this year to celebrate. Antonio Conte’s Chelsea have been in full command of the EPL since October and with three games to go need only one more win to secure the title. Only […]

Saracens are bidding to become only the second British team in history to retain the European Rugby Champions Cup. On Saturday, the UK giants take on French side Clermont Auvergne at Murrayfield in Edinburgh. The last British team to retain the trophy – then known as the Heineken Cup – were the Leicester Tigers who […]

There mightn’t be any Japanese casinos at the moment but if and when they are constructed, they’ll be placing far greater emphasis on slots machines than table games. By and large, Asian casinos are very big on table games such as poker, blackjack and roulette. This is certainly true of Macau and Sinapore. However, according […]

MGM Resorts is bringing online poker to New Jersey, in partnership with British online gambling operator GVC Holdings. On Wednesday 3rd May, MGM announced its deal with PartyPoker’s parent company. Under the terms of the agreement, the companies will launch an online casino site in New Jersey under the same playMGM brand that the company […]

Saloman Ponte has turned the air blue at Poker Night In America. The self-proclaimed ‘Hashtag King’ hurled insults at all and sundry at this weekend’s PNIA. And these weren’t your common-or-garden ‘you suck at poker’ barbs, either. Far from it – Ponte (below) called card sharp Doug Polk a “fucking retard”. He then described Polk […]