#World Series of Poker

Houston billionaire furniture store owner Jim McIngvale, more commonly known as "Mattress Mack," is once again putting his money where his mouth is on a Texas sports team. The founder of the Gallery Furniture retail chain has wagers exceeding $3 million on the heavy underdog Texas (TCU) Horned Frogs in Monday night's College Football Championship…

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If you've been wagering along with Phil Hellmuth's 2022 NFL "Picks of the Week," you're losing at the same rate as his High Stakes Duel heads up opponents. The "Poker Brat" posts one weekly football pick against the spread along with a brief video explaining his thought process. In years past he's performed quite well, but not so much in 2022.…

KIRKLAND, WASHINGTON - Privately held Maverick Gaming established a substantial presence in rural Nevada starting in 2018, acquiring four hotel-casinos - two each in West Wendover and Elko - and a non-gaming hotel in Elko. Combined, Maverick's Nevada casinos encompass more than 1200 hotel rooms, nearly 1700 slot machines and 43 table games.…