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Men Vs Pro Sportswomen: How Much Respect Do Female Athletes Garner In The 2020s?

Stephen Chidwick Wins Poker Masters Purple Jacket

Jonathan Jaffe and Justin Bonomo Take Final Two Events of Poker Masters The final two events of the 2023 Poker Masters played out last week drew the most demanding fields of the series. Event #9 was a $25k NL Hold'em Event, and heading into the final table, Justin Bonomo held...

2023 Poker Masters Underway – Chidwick And Schulman Win Titles

Elias, Rheem, and Lichtenberger Among Early Winners As expected in a series like this, several big names took down titles early in the series. Darren Elias took down Event #2, winning $223,100. This was his second Poker Go Tour title of his career. Chino Rheem continues to show why he...

Australian Parliament Officially Releases Bill to Ban Credit Cards

Parliament Introduces Bill to Ban Credit Cards Back in September 2021, a Parliamentary Joint Committee recommended banning credit cards for online gambling. The ban has been two years in the making, but we now know the intended path for the ban. On 13 September, Parliament began considering The Interactive Gambling...

Skill-based Games Give Aussies Illusion of Control Per Survey

Study Shows That Skill-Based Games Give Illusion of Control https://twitter.com/YogonetNews/status/1699427889299738998?s=20 This past week, Central Queensland University released a report on “The Skill-Based Gambling in Australia.” Gambling Research Australia commissioned the study due to the proliferation of skill-based gaming in the United States over the last decade. Alison Parkinson, the Director...

Australians Not Willing to Use Bitcoin As Currency

Australians Hesitant to Use Bitcoin as Currency https://twitter.com/DocumentingBTC/status/1697691879809208672?s=20 A recent report by The Conversation explored the various online payment options used by Australians. They reviewed data collected by the Reserve Bank of Australia, which surveyed 1,000 adults about how they pay for things online. Reserve Bank inquired about various options,...

Crown Casino And Entain Cut Jobs Due to Economic Downturn

Crown Casino Closes Mahogany Suite - Cuts 95 Jobs https://twitter.com/10NewsFirstSyd/status/1694876565681946725?s=20 A year ago, Crown Casino opened a pair of members-only VIP rooms. Now, one of those rooms is being closed due to challenging economic conditions. Last week, multiple sources confirmed that the Mahogany suite at Crown Casino was closed. A...

Phil Ivey Wins Two Titles at Triton Poker London

Ivey Wins Two Triton Poker London Events https://twitter.com/tritonpoker/status/1688356230274682881?s=20 Heading into the Summer, Poker Hall of Famer Phil Ivey was having a less-than-Iveyesque year. He had only a single cash for about $19k. Then at the 2023 World Series of Poker, he made final tables of the $50k Poker Players Championship...

Curacao Revamps Online Casino Licensing System

Curacao Gaming Authority to Oversee Licensing Curacao has created a National Ordinance on Gambling, known as Landsverordening op de Kansspelen 2023 (LOK). The new system will drastically overhaul the current regulatory system and create a strong, safer regulatory environment. https://twitter.com/affiverse/status/1547138825721348098?s=20 The biggest change is that the current licensing system will...

Crown Resorts Launches Crown Playsafe Initiative

Crown PlaySafe Program Aims to Reduce Gambling Harm Last week, Crown Resorts announced Crown PlaySafe, a series of reforms the casino will use to proactively identify and assist problem gamblers. The program is an extension of the company's Future Crown initiative. The new program will replace the current responsible gambling...