Penn National now owns Meadows Racetrack And Casino. What’s that mean for its place in the online gambling market?
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Poker Industry PRO: Business Monitor: 888 Holdings plc Q4 and FY 2017
Annual online poker revenue for 888 dipped 7.7% in 2017; however, the operator indicated during the presentation of its Q4 and final 2017 financials that it attributes the decline in large part to regulated market withdrawals in the second half of the year.
Online poker revenue in H2 accounted for only 45% of the total annual figure. As a point of comparison, in 2016, revenue was split evenly between H1 and H2.
Someone In PA Won $456 Million Powerball Prize, It’s Unclear Who Though
One lucky Pennsylvania Lottery player bought a $456.7-million jackpot-winning Powerball ticket at a Speedway gas station and convenience store in Lancaster County.
The ticket matched all five white balls, which were 22-57-59-60-66, and the red Powerball 07, to win the massive multi-state lottery jackpot.
The $456.7-million jackpot is the Pennsylvania Lottery’s biggest ever. Plus, it is the eighth-largest in Powerball history. The jackpot had been growing since January 10. In fact, there were 19 draws held prior to this past Saturday’s win.
The winner has yet to come forward and claim the prize. Of course, Lottery officials cannot confirm the winner’s identity until the prize is claimed and the ticket is validated.
Annuity or lump sum?
Whoever holds the winning ticket will be able to choose between accepting a $456.7 million annuity in 30 payments over the next 29 years, or a $273.9 million lump sum in cash.
The winner has one year from the date of the draw to claim the prize. Plus, the winner or winners will need to sign the back of the ticket, call a Pennsylvania Lottery office, and file a claim at Lottery headquarters in Middletown, Dauphin County.
Pennsylvania Lottery officials announced Monday the ticket was sold at the Speedway on 675 Lancaster Road in Manheim. Additionally, the Speedway station will collect a $100,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
Lottery Executive Director Drew Svitko congratulated everyone involved in a press release:
“I’m happy to congratulate Speedway for earning a $100,000 bonus for selling this huge winning ticket. I also want to congratulate the more than 113,000 other Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball players who won prizes of varying amounts in Saturday’s drawing, and thank everyone who played.
“This is largest jackpot the Pennsylvania Lottery has ever awarded as well as our state’s 18th Powerball jackpot. It seems that St. Patrick’s Day brought some great luck to this fortunate Powerball player and we are anxious to meet our big winner or winners.”
18th Powerball winner in PA Lottery history
The winner will be the Pennsylvania Lottery’s 20th multi-state jackpot winner. A total of 18 of those wins have come in Powerball since the Pennsylvania Lottery started selling tickets for the multi-state lottery in 2002.
Additionally, the two other jackpot wins came in Mega Millions. The Pennsylvania Lottery started selling Mega Millions tickets in 2010.
Powerball is one of the most popular lottery games in the country. Tickets are sold in 44 states, Washington, D.C., US Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.
Jackpots start at $40 million and have a reputation for growing quite large. In fact, the Pennsylvania Lottery’s recorded was $1.6 billion in January 2016. Three winners from California, Florida, and Tennessee split that record-setting jackpot.
The Pennsylvania Lottery got the go-ahead to start selling online lottery tickets as a part of gambling expansion laws passed by state legislators this past October. Pennsylvania Lottery officials announced March 14 online lottery sales will begin in May. However, at least at launch, there will be no online Powerball sales.
All Pennsylvania Lottery proceeds go to programs benefiting older residents. Ticket sales began in 1972. The Pennsylvania Lottery has contributed $28 billion to fund various programs for older residents since that time. These include:
- Property tax and rent rebates
- Transportation
- Care services
- Prescription assistance
- Senior centers
- Meals
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Ocean Resort, Hard Rock Could Put Some AC Casinos In Precarious Position
Two Atlantic City casinos are slated to open their doors in the coming months. That could result in other casinos closing theirs. Here’s who is most at risk.
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Las Vegas Raiders Stadium Construction To Cost $1.3B, With Public Paying For About Half
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Signs Your Fun While Gambling Might Be A Problem
Since March is National Problem Gambling Awareness Month, the Pennsylvania Lottery offered some tips and help to IDing when someone’s gambling is no longer responsible.
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Justin Bonomo Wins 2018 Super High Roller Bowl China
Justin Bonomo has been one of the top tournament players in recent years, finishing third in the 2016 Card Player Player of the Year race and then following that up …
Lottery Reveals First 30 Players For 2018 Super High Roller Bowl
The first 30 pieces of the 2018 Super High Roller Bowl field are together. The SHRB lottery aired Wednesday, March 21 on PokerGO. The live lottery featured Americans, Europeans, and business persons alike being selected to play in the $300,000 buy-in event taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada at the end of May.
A total of 61 players put down a $30,000 deposit to be in the lottery and only half of them have a seat locked up for the event. The other 31 must qualify through one of 16 seats awarded by ARIA or win one of the two satellites available for the event.
Starting with the headliners
Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu co-hosted the lottery. The two analyzed players in the field and also had the chance to break down each other. Both had their names drawn and will be included in the field when the event starts on May 27.
Defending champion Christoph Vogelsang locked up a seat, as did 2015 winner Brian Rast. Coming off of his dominant U.S. Poker Open performance, Stephen Chidwick is in the field as well.
American high rollers well represented
Pick your poison when it comes to quality American players in the field.
Cash game specialist Andrew Robl became the first name called to open the lottery. USPO Main Event winner Keith Tilston saw his number get picked, as did fellow Texan Ben Tollerene.
The fearsome combo of David Peters, Nick Petrangelo, and Isaac Haxton gives the field three more dangerous players to worry about.
2017 SHRB final tablist Byron Kaverman is in, alongside last year’s Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $25,500 event winner, John Andress.
It’s not all the younger generation; Erik Seidel, Dan Shak, and Cary Katz should have plenty to say about how the tournament shakes out.
Justin Bonomo won Super High Roller Bowl China this week and will go into the Super High Roller Bowl with an extra $4.8 million in his bankroll.
Germany in the mix
Alongside Vogelsang in the SHRB field are more German players. Ranier Kempe won this event in 2016, and Vogelsang made it a back-to-back for Germany last year. The Deutschland will be represented well with Koray Aldemir, Markus Dürnegger, Arne Ruge, Andreas Eiler, and Christian Christner also having their names drawn.
Aldemir and Christner participated last year but did not cash. Kempe was not selected in the lottery this year, but we expect to see him be one of the 16 players picked by ARIA. Fedor Holz joined the lottery but did not get in through that method either.
The Year of Spain?
The Super High Roller Bowl trophy might have to move north if Spain has anything to say about it. Adrian Mateos and Sergio Aido are both in the 2018 lineup. Only 23 years old, Mateos is already 30th all-time on the tournament winnings list with $13.390 million. Mateos owns three World Series of Poker bracelets and over a dozen cashes with a buy-in of $25,000 or higher.
Aido is less heralded among the two but not to be underestimated. With $6.4 million in tournament cashes, Aido ranks behind only Mateos and Carlos Mortensen on Spain’s all-time money list.
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Who else didn’t get in?
ARIA has some tough decisions on their hands in the next few weeks. The field of players who entered the lottery but not selected is as talented and capable of winning as those drawn.
Leading off that group is Jake Schindler, who finished second to Vogelsang in 2017. The likes of Dan Smith, Doug Polk, Joe McKeehen, and Bryn Kenney have their fates in the air at this stage.
Germans on the waiting list include Poker Masters Champion Steffen Sontheimer, 2017 third-place finisher Stefan Schillhabel, Thomas Muehloecker, and WPT Champion Club member Dietrich Fast.
When is the field finalized?
There is no formal timeline for ARIA to make their selections by. Whether all at once or one by one, the names will filter in over the weeks leading up to May 27. Once that date hits, though, the toughest field in poker is assembled for the premier High Roller event on the calendar.
2018 Super High Roller Bowl Lottery Selections
| Selection | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Robl | USA |
| 2 | Adrian Mateos | Spain |
| 3 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada |
| 4 | Igor Kurganov | Russia |
| 5 | Sergio Aido | Spain |
| 6 | Markus Dürnegger | Germany |
| 7 | Koray Aldemir | Germany |
| 8 | Stephen Chidwick | UK |
| 9 | Keith Tilston | USA |
| 10 | Ben Tollerene | USA |
| 11 | Andreas Eiler | Germany |
| 12 | Andrew Lichtenberger | USA |
| 13 | Talal Shakerchi | UK |
| 14 | David Peters | USA |
| 15 | Brian Rast | USA |
| 16 | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany |
| 17 | Christian Christner | Germany |
| 18 | Kathy Lehne | USA |
| 19 | Erik Seidel | USA |
| 20 | John Andress | USA |
| 21 | Cary Katz | USA |
| 22 | Isaac Haxton | USA |
| 23 | Nick Petrangelo | USA |
| 24 | Byron Kaverman | USA |
| 25 | Nikita Bodyakovskiy | Belarus |
| 26 | Justin Bonomo | USA |
| 27 | Phil Hellmuth | USA |
| 28 | Arne Ruge | Germany |
| 29 | Kahle Burns | Australia |
| 30 | Dan Shak | USA |
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Steve Wynn Plans To Cash Out Of His Las Vegas Casino Company
Disgraced Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn is heading to the cashiers cage. Wynn Resorts, the company he founded in the early 2000s, announced Wednesday that Wynn will be selling …
Can New Jersey Online Casinos Catch Up To Golden Nugget? Maybe, Maybe Not
After posting another banner month in revenue for February 2018, Golden Nugget NJ seems poised to keep its position at the top for good. Whether other NJ online casinos can close the gap is up for debate.
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