Alex Weldon
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Disappointing Fourth of July Numbers May Keep This Year’s WSOP Main Event From Setting a Record
Barring a huge number of late registrations on Day 2, this year's World Series of Poker Main Event will be slightly smaller than last year's, but the reason may be different from the expected one. Three of the four starting flights produced entries similar to or better than the 2024...
The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Passes With Controversial Gambling Tax Change Intact
Professional gambling may become even more difficult as a career in the US than it already was now that Republicans have passed the controversial omnibus budget bill known as the...
Kalshi Traders Are Betting on Nuclear Fusion and Now Google Is Too
Google made what it describes as a "bet" on nuclear fusion yesterday, investing in Commonwealth Fusion Systems and committing to purchase 200 megawatts of energy from the company's first commercial plant,...
WSOP Disqualifies Yaginuma From Bracelet Following Millionaire Maker Fiasco
The World Series of Poker has finished its investigation into the Millionaire Maker final table and has concluded that Jesse Yaginuma and James Carroll colluded to ensure Yaginuma was the victor. Yaginuma was eligible...
Michael Mizrachi and Shiina Okamoto Make WSOP History Over the Weekend—By the Numbers
It's hard to know who had the more impressive WSOP performance this weekend: Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi or Shiina Okamoto. Mizrachi took down the same event for the fourth time since 2010: the...
Maine Online Gambling Bill Survives the Special Appropriations Table, Now Needs Only the Governor’s Approval
Maine's online casino bill has finally passed in the legislature, although it took a convoluted path to reach this point. The only question remaining is whether it will avoid a veto...
Predictions Markets See Last-Minute Swing Toward Mamdani in NYC Mayoral Primary
New York City Democrats will pick their candidate for the upcoming mayoral race tonight, and predictions markets have it shaping up to be an unexpectedly close race between former Governor...
Massachusetts Residents More Eager to Talk Horse Racing Than iGaming at Hearing
The Massachusetts online casino proposal is finally getting a little bit of attention, three months after its introduction. However, the issue doesn't appear to have made it onto the public's...
Maine’s Online Gambling Bill May Have Stalled Out on the Finish Line
The fate of Maine's online casino chances this year now rest with the Senate Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs, and the passage of the state budget on Wednesday may...
PokerStars’ Failure to Network Pennsylvania May Have Already Cost it the Market Lead
When Pennsylvania authorized multistate online poker in April, most of PokerStars' competitors were ready to start sharing traffic from day one. Two months later, it's now the only site not...
