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After a protracted legal battle between Sumner County, the City of Mulvane, and Boyd Gaming, the operator of the Kansas Star Casino, a state court decision has mandated a reimbursement of over $19 million to the gambling venue due to alleged overpaid property taxes dating back to 2014. The disagreements revolved around the casino’s property valuation and subsequent tax obligations, with Boyd Gaming repeatedly contesting the assessed value and tax responsibilities since the casino’s establishment. The recent court ruling favors Boyd Gaming, asserting that the casino had been overtaxed and mandating the refund. “It’s positive that we know what to…
Photo: APIt is the 17th anniversary of one of the last big brawls the NBA has seen. It’s so infamous it even has its own Wikipedia page.What’s worse than Glen Kuiper using the N-word on air? | Worst of the WeekIt was Dec. 16, 2006, when a young Carmelo Anthony — then with the Denver Nuggets — punched the Knicks’ Mardy Collins, after Collins knocked J.R. Smith to the ground when going for a layup. Anthony came to his teammate’s aid, landed the punch, and then seemingly ran all the way to the other side of the court, leaving the…
Posted on: December 14, 2023, 08:29h. Last updated on: December 15, 2023, 09:39h. Los Angeles Chargers star wide receiver Keenan Allen is nursing a heel injury and will sit out a Thursday Night Football divisional game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen, seen here hauling in a catch against the Denver Broncos at SoFi Stadium in Week 14, will miss Week 15 with a heel injury. (Image: Getty) The Chargers also head into Week 15 without quarterback Justin Herbert, who is out for the entire season. Herbert fractured the index finger on his throwing…
Jon Kyte has been living every poker player’s dream over the last few days at the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague. The Norwegian poker pro ended Days 3 and 4 as the chip leader in the €5,300 EPT Main Event and he maintained his position atop the counts as the series showstopper gears up for its final day. Just five of the record-breaking 1,285-entry field remain, with Kyte’s stack of 22,900,000 (229 big blinds) leading the handful of hopefuls. His grip on the chip lead was rarely threatened throughout the day, thanks to a hat trick of early eliminations…
Brendan Rodgers apologised to Celtic supporters after they lost back-to-back league games for the first time in a decade and said his players lacked “desire and passion”.First-half goals from Lawrence Shankland and Stephen Kingsley earned Hearts their first league win at Celtic Park since 2007, opening the door for Celtic’s title rivals Rangers, who can go top if they win their two games in hand. The Celtic supporters turned on the board during the game and booed the players off the pitch after a limp performance that saw the club’s 52-game unbeaten league home run come to an end. Image:…
Curaçao’s Minister of Finance Javier Silvania has announced the gambling licensing fees applicable under both the current law and the forthcoming National Ordinance for Games of Chance (LOK). Under the existing legislation, licenses do not differentiate between B2B and B2C categories, constituting a single license type. The application fee for this type is zero, with an annual fee of ANG36,000 (approximately $20,090 at current exchange rates) and a monthly fee of ANG7,000 ($3,890), encompassing up to 40 domains. As per media reports, the proposed LOK for B2C licenses recommend an application fee of ANG9,000 ($5,000), accompanied by one-off due diligence…
Another day, another huge win at the poker table for Garrett Adelstein. The Los Angeles high-stakes poker legend competed on Friday in a World Poker Tour (WPT) Cash Game live-streamed on YouTube, his second appearance this week in his return to poker for the first time in nearly 15 months. Adelstein admitted after his Dec. 13 appearance on Bally Live Poker at Tropicana, where he won over $130,000, that he played solid but made some mistakes. In the WPT Cash Game, however, he appeared to be more on his game throughout the lengthy session. Three Big Winners in World Poker…
National Signing Day, the biggest day of the recruiting calendar, is Wednesday and the drama is building for some of the nation’s top recruits. Uncommitted prospects are finalizing their plans while some verbally committed players are wondering if they need to rethink their decisions.This week we take a closer look at the major storylines and important prospects fans need to be following in each conference. We wrap up with the Pac-12.MORE NSD PREVIEWS: Flip watch, predictions for the ACC | SEC | Big Ten | Big 12TEAM RECRUITING RANKINGS: ACC | BIG TEN | BIG 12 | PAC-12 | SEC…
Posted on: December 15, 2023, 07:01h. Last updated on: December 15, 2023, 10:42h. Amazon-owned content streaming platform Twitch continues to allow CS:GO gambling content despite company’s active ban. Players often use “skin” to bet on content on the platform. A man pressing the Twitch icon on his cell phone. Video game skin gambling continues on the platform despite a recent ban by Twitch. (Image: Getty Images) Video game skin gambling uses virtual in-game items, often called “skins,” as currency to bet on the outcome of professional or amateur eSports matches or other virtual events. Gambling typically involves streamers conducting live…
When the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise was announced earlier this year, many in the poker world were skeptical it could be a success given it would be going up against two previously-announced stops in the WPT World Championship and EPT Prague. However, with the help of GGPoker, the 15-bracelet-event stop proved to be a success awarding more than $70 million in prize money, well ahead of its promised $50 million in guarantees. The series, which kicked off on December 3 at Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas, only missed one guarantee as the final tournament of the series…