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Pennsylvania’s sports betting industry got an expected boost in June from the first full month of online wagering, helping online and retail sportsbooks generate a record $46.3 million in bets.

A Los Angeles resident turned her stay at the Las Vegas resort into a massive $110,000 payday while playing Face Up Pai Gow Poker on 13 June.

The band will make a tour stop at The Joint inside the Oklahoma resort on 11 October.

Betfred seeks to bring a best in class sports wagering experience to the customers of Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort in Larchwood, IA.

Though Hossein Ensan started the tournament on 5 July with just 60,000 in chips, he ended up capturing all 514,140,000 of them, by outlasting the second-largest Main Event field in history.

Through all 90 events at this year's World Series of Poker, there were 187,298 entries, which is an all-time record and a 51% increase from last year.

John J. James currently serves as Chief Operating Officer for Morongo Casino Resort & Spa located in Cabazon, California and will be taking the helm at the Connecticut resort beginning 12 August.

The Emmanuel World Tour will head to Connecticut for a performance at Mohegan Sun Arena on 15 December.

The Philadelphia resort raised over $30,000 for the Police Athletic League at the Phillies game last night to support youth development centers.

The New York resort officially launched legal sports betting in The Empire State with the opening of the new Rivers Sportsbook.

Isle Casino Hotel - Bettendorf and Isle Casino Hotel - Waterloo will partner with William Hill U.S. and Eldorado Resorts to open newly constructed sportsbooks.

Casino City's Gary Trask was live in Las Vegas on Sunday night for the World Series of Poker Main Event final table and details some of the buzz, including a rash of tanking, a dealer-error controversy and a look ahead to how things will play out over the next two nights.

Colin Mochrie’s HYPROV: Improv Under Hypnosis show, Wayne Brady and Herman’s Hermits Starring Peter Noone will all hit the stage at the Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady Event Center.

For a pair of 20-something-year-olds who just won over a million dollars each in their first World Series of Poker, Timothy Su and Nick Marchington left zero doubt that they are wise beyond their years and good for the future of poker.

The favorite heading into the final table appears to be German-based EPT reg Hossein Ensan, who started the day second in chips and sports more than $2.6 million in cashes.

The 21-year-old Brit and WSOP rookie is heading to the Main Event final table following an eventful Day 7 that saw him fall from chip leader to short stack. Plus, a look ahead to the final table and some interesting trends regarding past history, age and experience.

The final nine players are from six different countries and will resume play on Sunday in Las Vegas, with the eventual winner taking home $10 million.

On top of the Main Event this week, we have a jackpot in Florida, two additions at two separate resorts, a sports betting agreement involving The Stars Group and Twin River Worldwide acquiring two casinos from Eldorado Resorts.

Influence, the Las Vegas resort pool, will celebrate the event with complimentary admission for guests 21 and older along with shark-themed drinks.

The company announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the operations and real estate of Isle of Capri Casino in Kansas City, Missouri and Lady Luck Casino in Vicksburg, Mississippi.