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Formula 1 will stage its first ever all-team launch featuring the grid’s 20 drivers and new car liveries in an unprecedented event to open the 2025 season at The O2 in February.The February 18 event – which will be held at the iconic London venue from 8-10pm – will mark the start of F1’s 75th anniversary year and takes place eight days before the start of pre-season testing in Bahrain and just under a month before the season-opening Grand Prix in Australia on March 16. As it stands, nine of F1’s 20 race seats are changing hands for 2025 in…
Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) announced the peaceful passing of its founder and Chairman, Dr. Lui Che Woo, on November 7, 2024, at the age of 95. Dr. Lui’s death marks the end of an era for the company he began and shepherded to remarkable heights in the gaming and hospitality industries. From humble beginnings to tycoon: Dr. Lui Che Woo’s journey from a street vendor to a celebrated gaming tycoon is a narrative of extraordinary ascent. Born in 1929 into a prosperous family in Jiangmen, Guangdong, Dr. Lui moved to Hong Kong at a young age. His early life was marked…
Smith Awards: Best of the high school seasonNasir RankinRivals national recruiting analyst Greg Smith has been all over the Midwest this season, scouting top high school prospects from the 2025, 2026, 2027 and even 2028 classes. Here are his awards for the top performances he saw in person.MR. BIG PLAY: Bryce UnderwoodThe moment you see Underwood it’s easy to understand why LSU fans were thrilled to land him. He’s physically gifted at 6-foot-3 and 205 pounds with room to add muscle to his frame. Underwood is a terrific athlete which he showed off plenty during the game I saw, scoring…
Australian gaming leader Aristocrat Leisure Limited has finalized the sale of its mobile game development subsidiary, Plarium Global, to Modern Times Group (MTG) in a deal valued at up to $820 million. This transaction aligns with Aristocrat’s strategic objective to concentrate resources on core areas, such as real-money gaming and social casino offerings, reflecting a significant shift in the company’s long-term growth approach. The acquisition agreement provides MTG, a Stockholm-listed company, with one of the most established names in the mid-core mobile gaming sector. MTG will pay a fixed $620 million upfront, with an additional $200 million contingent on Plarium…
A stunning Royal Flush of diamonds has delivered a life-changing $961,428.50 jackpot to one fortunate player at MGM National Harbor’s Ultimate Texas Hold’em tables this November. The anonymous winner struck gold on November 3rd at BetMGM’s luxury Maryland resort, completing Ultimate Texas Hold’em’s most coveted hand in spectacular fashion. Making the feat even more remarkable, they flopped the immortal combination outright – no sweat, no drama, just an instant near million-dollar payday. The dream scenario unfolded when our anonymous hero looked down at the A♦10♦ – a starting hand that would have had Ultimate Texas Hold’em veterans anywhere holding their…
The Paraguayan government has introduced a bill to the Chamber of Deputies to transform the country’s gambling landscape. The new proposal seeks to update Law No. 1,016/1997, which has regulated Paraguay’s gambling market for over two decades. The proposed changes would dismantle gambling monopolies, opening the market to private competition and strengthening the powers of Paraguay’s National Gambling Commission (Conajzar). This legislative effort aligns with broader modernization goals to adapt to technological advancements and meet Paraguay’s evolving economic needs.Signed by Finance Minister Carlos Fernandez Valdovinos and President Santiago Peña, the bill outlines the government’s intention to bring Paraguay’s gambling regulations “into…
Butler Bulldogs forward Patrick McCaffery (22) passes the ball to Butler Bulldogs forward Boden Kapke (33) on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, during the game at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Pierre Brooks II had 20 points, hitting four 3-pointers, and Butler broke away from Western Michigan in the second half to claim an 85-65 victory on Monday in Indianapolis. After a disappointing loss to Austin Peay their last time out, Bulldogs coach Thad Matta inserted Augusto Cassia into the starting line-up looking for a quick start, and he responded with a career high 16. Butler was also looking to cut down…
Source: Alamy Stock Image The F1 analyst says Lewis Hamilton must improve his confidence and pace when he joins Ferrari next season, and looks ahead to whether the Scuderia can compete for the title. F1 analyst Karun Chandhok has analysed Lewis Hamilton’s underwhelming performances in qualifying for Mercedes this season. In our exclusive interview, Chandhok, who competed in Formula One between 2010 to 2011, says Hamilton is lacking confidence in his qualifying performances and questions whether he will be a contender in the F1 betting for the World Driver’s Championship in 2025. What have you made of Lewis Hamilton’s performances…
Ring #3! After a first WSOP-C win in a heads-up tournament in 2018 and a second one in Rozvadov in 2019, Mario Perati added a third ring to his collection by winning the 2024 WSOP-C Sanremo €1,000 Main Event, organized by Texapoker at Casinò Sanremo. Out of 1,050 entrants, which generated a total prize pool of €888,300, Perati claimed the first-place prize of €123,140*. It wasn’t an easy victory, as Francesco Di Domenico held a massive chip lead for most of the day until he lost a big pot to Hervé Gouzil to finish in fourth place for €46,070. Gouzil…
Even for a lad who grew up at Manchester City, it was always an exciting moment when Pep Guardiola turned up.”I remember the first time he came in when we were sat in the meeting room, and I was just absolutely gobsmacked,” Ed Francis recalls. “He was just stood there and it was really surreal. “He was just intense and a really good coach. I didn’t get to work that closely with him one-on-one, but I could just see the level of detail he would go into. It was leagues and leagues above.”He was so passionate, and he’d be stood…