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The St. Louis Rams continue their brutal schedule tonight as they travel to Arizona to take on the Cardinals. Arizona lead the NFL with the best record at 7-1, which means that the Rams will need to pull out all the stops to compete with the league leaders. The NFC West is the toughest division in the NFL this season and the Cardinals have made their presence known. The Rams (3-5) are at the bottom of the division but have had, and continue to have one of the hardest schedules of any team. Although they haven’t had the best run this year, two of the three games they have won, have been against the Seahawks and the 49ers, second and third place respectively. That stat should terrify the Cardinals as it shows that the Rams are a different team against their division rivals. If the Rams can execute a few crucial things, they might be able to compete with Arizona and pull out yet another miracle. Keys to Victory The most important thing the Rams need to do is give Austin Davis time in the backfield and try to stop the fierce Cardinals defense. On the other side of the field, Arizona’s defense needs to break the near-perfect Arizona offensive line and hit Carson Palmer hard. Lastly, the Rams need to run the ball - to get past the Arizona run defense they must move the ball on the ground. Online Sports Betting Bet365 sports is offering attractive lines for all NFL games this season and have some of the best markets for tonight’s game. The Cardinals are obvious favorites at 1.31 but don’t count out the Rams just yet at 3.60. There are Point Spread lines, Correct Score, Half Time/Full Time Result and much more. Prediction True, the Rams have been surprisingly good against NFC West teams but this game will be a blowout in favor of the Cardinals. Expect the score to be around 34-10.
Monday 8 December will see the 2014 edition of the Gaming App Awards hosted at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower in London. The five-star hotel will provide a lavish backdrop for leading app personnel to come together in recognition of this growing industry. In particular, the focus will be on how the current wave of apps is connecting with users. Along with celebrating the achievements of successful app developers, the awards will also provide an opportunity for emerging developers to showcase their abilities. More specifically, Organisers Duck Media want attendees to understand how successful apps have managed to connect with users and drive forward business. In turn, this understanding will be shared with attendees. The scope of the event will see lots of different app categories recognised, including free apps, social apps, and individual games. This is to ensure that all major areas are covered, thus providing clear perspective of the industry as a whole. Also key to the awards is the recognition of the performance of apps related to sports betting, poker, slots, and casino games. Finalists Announced On Monday 4 November, a comprehensive list of finalists was announced over an array of categories. Among the leading categories for the awards ceremony are the coveted App of the Year, Best Bingo App, Best Casino App, Best Poker App, and Best Slots App. There are many other “Best” app categories, so as to ensure that all worthy developers will be recognised. Another important category is Innovative App of the Year, which will seek to determine which gaming or gambling developer has contributed the most to industry innovation. The list of nominees is a who’s who of the industry’s leading players, including the likes of 888 Casino, LeoVegas, Playtech, PokerStars, and Wink Bingo. All nominees will have to wait until Monday 8 December for the winners to be revealed.
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Monday Night Football this week features the struggling Carolina Panthers visiting the best team in the NFC East, the Philadelphia Eagles. Both teams are NFC contenders and if the Panthers can pull out a win tonight, they’ll be in contention for top spot in the NFC South. It will be an uphill battle for the Panthers tonight as they are not even a shadow of the team that won twelve games last year. Their defense is full of holes and Cam Newton is not consistent at the helm. Injury Report The Eagles have already won six games and are serious NFC contenders. One of the major obstacles that the Eagle’s attack will need to overcome is that they will be without their starting QB Nick Foles, which could pose a real problem for Philadelphia. LeSean McCoy, Philly’s starting RB is still questionable and without him, the Eagles will have a limited ground game. The Panthers have suffered a wealth of injuries this season and tonight is no better. Bene Benwikere is out, as is Trai Turner both with ankle injuries. Philly Brown, Dwan Edwards and Kawann Short are all probable but they might not get the green light. Online Betting Markets NFL Monday Night Football gets an attractive list of online betting odds and markets from UK sportsbook bet365. The home team Eagles are the outright favorites at 1.34, but without their starting QB, it could be the Panthers (3.35) that walk away with an underdog win. Punters have Point Spread lines, Scoring Lines, Correct Score and a number of odds, which could be the ticket to lucrative cash, pending the correct markets are made. Prediction Beating the Eagles in Philadelphia at home is a daunting task for even the best teams in the league and something that hasn’t happen this season. Both of the Eagles’ losses were away games and they were rare occurrences. The Eagles should pull out yet another victory tonight: 31-24.
From November 11-12, the sixth edition of the Malta iGaming Seminar will be held at the Hilton Malta as a must-attend event for the international iGaming community. The event's highlight is the key participation from leading industry players that are there to help newer entries get a leg up. Beneficiary Audience Targeting C-level leaders, managers, and aspiring individuals to the iGaming industry, the conference is particularly appropriate for those active in the industry as Operators, Key Officials, Affiliates, Service Providers or looking to start up. Key Speakers The wide array of speakers are set to shed light on these topics with their own individual and unique insights. Among the scheduled speakers is journalist/academic/consultant Declan Hill, one of the world’s foremost experts on match-fixing and corruption in international sports. As author of the book The Fix: Organized Crime and Soccer, who better to share insight in the new dangers posed to international sport by globalization of the gambling market? Hill will weed out the myths and realities of the developments and resistance to online gambling expansion that many major sports leagues have demonstrated. Another key speaker is leading international gaming and gambling lawyer Garron Whitesman. As founding partner of Whitesmans Attorneys in 2006, Garron has been ate the forefront of gaming, gambling and commercial law, and is fully prepared ad equipped to shed insight on the most relevant regulatory, commercial, corporate and media-related developments within the iGaming field. A third speaker of interest is Pierre Mangion of PKF Malta in 1993. His long history with the firm specializing in evaluation of audit and IT programmes makes him both an ideal speaker to provide industry insight and an ideal representative of Malta as a hub for all iGaming companies and cities. The event promises to be top-notch and a must-attend affair for those in the industry.
The eyes of poker players and fans all over the world are aimed at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas today as the World Series of Poker championship final (WSOP) enters its second and last day. The WSOP championship final kicked off yesterday with nine players from six different countries vying for the first place prize of $10,000,000, the other eight places sharing a total prize amount of $18,480,121. The "November Nine" The 45th WSOP championship began five months ago with some 6,683 players and it came down to these nine skilled players who had earned the nickname the "November Nine". The nine players are playing in a $10,000 buy-in Main Event for the huge prizes but also for cementing their names in the annals of poker and winning the coveted golden bracelet. This year's WSOP final lineup is unique in the sense that it presents the competition with the youngest team to date, the average age standing at around 28. To compare, the youngest player in the 2010 WSOP finals was 37 years old; among the nine playing today, the oldest is 32. Even more unique is the fact that none of the finalists have ever won the title before, making the competition fresh and exciting. The Appeal of Online Poker One of the possible explanations for the youngest lineup of players at the final can be traced back to the rising popularity of online poker. From anywhere and at anytime, players can hone their skills against other live opponents in online poker, a tool with which they can gain experience much faster. Recent years have already seen online poker players being able to buy in into big offline poker events including the many competitions in the WSOP, playing at leading online poker rooms the likes of bet365 Poker and Winner Poker.
The quest for the ATP Championship got underway yesterday and the first matches in round robin play were exciting. Roger Federer looked excellent in his first match, defeating Canadian M. Raonic 6-1, 7-6, while Andy Murray was defeated by number five seed K. Nishikori 6-4, 6-4. Today's matches begin at 14:00 with Federer taking on Nishikori before Andy Murray tries to beat Raonic at 20:00. Can Djokovic Three-Peat? Novak Djokovic is the number one ranked tennis player in the world and has had an incredible season. To top it off with a third successive title would be a deserving end, but Swiss star Roger Federer has his eyes on the trophy and could pose a big problem for the Serbian. Rafael Nadal needed to pull out of the ATP World Tour Finals, opting instead to have surgery and focus on next year. O2 Arena has proved to be the kind of venue perfect for the final tournament of the year and home-crowd favorite Andy Murray needs to begin using his home court advantage to help his poor day one form. bet365 Live In-Play Coverage The eleven most elite players made it to the ATP finals and punters interested in watching all the drama unfold can do so with the popular bet365 Live Streaming service. bet365 Sports is offering live coverage, combined with live in-play markets including Next Point Winner, Next Game Winner, Match Winner and more. There are also a number of pre-match markets available with attractive odds for each game. Any one of these players could take the title and walk away with the ATP Tour Championship trophy. Wawrinka looks strong, as does Federer and of course Djokovic, but who's it going to be? There are many ways to win lucrative cash with bet365 Sports and there are hundreds of lines for each match. Don't miss any of the ATP's last games of the season and follow your favorite player.
Last week's US midterm elections are considered a great success for the Republican Party. The Republicans swept across states and commanded a majority in the Senate, something which will weigh hard on any domestic or foreign policy the Obama administration will attempt to lead in the next two years. An important question is how the midterm results will affect the plight for regulation of online gambling in the US. Below is a roundup of the results and their possible implications in four major states. Massachusetts The results in the Bay State are a mixed bag. On the one hand, voters rejected the repeal of the 2011 law which allowed for the building and licensing of three land-based casinos in the state. A spokeswoman for the Committee to Protect Mass Jobs praised the rejection, saying that it will bring $400 million in annual revenues for the state as well as generate new jobs. On the other hand, the new Democrat treasurer, Deb Goldberg, who supported the casino repeal, has expressed anti-online gambling statements in the past. While the establishment of land-based casinos is good for the future potential of online gambling, it remains to be seen how these casinos will do and how the fight for iGaming in the Bay State will take form under Goldberg's office. Florida In Florida, online gambling opponent Republican Rick Scott was re-elected. Scott is a supporter of casino mogul Sheldon Adelson's campaign against online gambling. Scott's re-election is perhaps the biggest blow to iGaming regulation efforts in the US as Florida was considered by many as a state which might adopt regulated online poker in the future, yet hope remains. Pennsylvania Democrat Tom Wolf won Pennsylvania's governor race. Wolf has expressed his opposition to legalized online gambling and the building of more casinos in the Keystone State, but now that he will actually occupy the sit he might reconsider as gambling could be a good revenue generator for him to make his campaign promises come true. Illinois In Illinois, the Governor's sit was cleared by Democrat Pat Quinn for Republican Bruce Rauner. Quinn was a staunch opponent of land-based casinos while Rauner stated that while he personally opposes gambling, he believes casinos can be built if these are supported by local communities. As in other cases, according to the thesis that land-based gambling advances online gambling regulation, the future of regulation in Illinois is brighter.
Mexico has apparently reached an agreement on gambling legislation. An arduous months-long process has concluded with National Action Party (PAN) and the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) forging an agreement to implement a new legal framework for live and online gambling punctuated by new protections targeting money laundering. Key New Measures Mexican media reports that the new gambling law raises the minimum age for gambling to 21, and will battle money laundering by imposing limitations on unauthorized back room gambling proliferating the country side in what are known as “mini-casinos.” In an interview, Deputy and Former Chairman of Mexico’s Special Commission on Casinos Ricardo Mejia Berdeja said that legislators and representatives of the Federal Government hammered out all remaining differences as of a November 4th meeting. The law provides for a 10-year licensing system, regulation of online gambling, and the establishment of a new Advisory Council to oversee the regulation. This Council will be comprised of secretaries from the health, tourism, economics and government offices, who will be cooperating with representatives from non-governmental organizations as well. Looking Forward As far as any other current and future concerns, Commission of Gaming in the Chamber of Deputies President Fernando Zarate Salgado said the new law will “put some order in the gambling world by regulating it and by fixing some issues we have now." The adaptation of laws in Mexico brings hope for a larger gambling tournament and larger casinos that have shown positive results in other Latin American areas such as Brazil. Prominent Mexican poker pros Angel Guillen and Christian "Grillo" de León have long been proponents of gambling regulation in Mexico. In an interview with PokerNews Latin America, de León and Guillen expressed their enthusiasm at the new opportunity that this announcement affords long-time players, as far as tournaments and community-building events that can engage the populace and bring in added revenue for the state as well.
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