Latest News
Potomac Poker Open Returns to MGM National Harbor August 16-28
The Potomac Poker Open is making its grand return to MGM National Harbor August 16-28. The region’s premier poker tournament will take over the entertainment destination for 13 days of exciting events with major winnings. Tournament highlights include the $600,00 Mystery Bounty opening event; a High Roller showdown with a $3,500 buy-in; and the Main Event featuring a $1 million guarantee prize pool.
MGM National Harbor Potomac Poker Open Schedule
Date | Day | Event | # | Time | Event |
Aug 16 | Wed | 1A | 4PM | Mystery Bounty NLH Day 1A $600,000 Guaranteed |
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Aug 16 | Wed | 8PM | Nightly NLH | ||
Aug 17 | Thurs | 1B | 10AM | Mystery Bounty NLH Day 1B $600,000 Guaranteed |
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Aug 17 | Thurs | 1C | 4PM | Mystery Bounty NLH Day 1C $600,000 Guaranteed |
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Aug 17 | Thurs | 8PM | Nightly NLH | ||
Aug 18 | Fri | 1D | 10AM | Mystery Bounty NLH Day 1D $600,000 Guaranteed |
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Aug 18 | Fri | 1E | 4PM | Mystery Bounty NLH Day 1E $600,000 Guaranteed |
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Aug 18 | Fri | 8PM | Nightly NLH | ||
Aug 19 | Sat | 1F | 10AM | Mystery Bounty NLH Day 1F $600,000 Guaranteed |
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Aug 19 | Sat | 2 | 4PM | Double Stack No Limit (1-day event)
$50,000 Guaranteed |
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Aug 19 | Sat | 8PM | Nightly NLH | ||
Aug 20 | Sun | 3 | 9AM | Seniors 50+ | |
Aug 20 | Sun | 11AM | Event 1 Restart | ||
Aug 20 | Sun | 4 | 1PM | No-Limit Hold’em (1-day event)
$50,000 Guaranteed |
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Aug 20 | Sun | 5 | 5PM | 5 Card PLO Championship | |
Aug 20 | Sun | 7PM | Nightly NLH | ||
Aug 21 | Mon | 6A | 10AM | Monster Trip Stack 1A
$100,000 Guaranteed |
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Aug 21 | Mon | 7 | 7PM | Cakes Classic Bounty | |
Aug 22 | Tues | 6B | 10AM | Monster Triple Stack 1B
$100,000 Guaranteed |
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Aug 22 | Tues | 7PM | Mega to the High Roller
5 Seats Guaranteed |
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Aug 23 | Wed | 8 | 10AM | No-Limit Hold’em (1-day event)
TAG TEAM |
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Aug 23 | Wed | 9 | 4PM | No Limit Freezeout
$50,000 Guaranteed |
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Aug 23 | Wed | 7PM | Mega to the High Roller
5 Seats Guaranteed |
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Aug 24 | Thurs | 10 | 10AM | No-Limit Hold’em (1-day event)
BLACK CHIP BOUNTY |
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Aug 24 | Thurs | 11 | 12PM | NHL High Roller
$100,000 Guaranteed |
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Aug 24 | Thurs | 4PM | Main Event Mega
10 Seats Guaranteed |
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Aug 24 | Thurs | 7PM | Main Event Super with $100 Rebuys
10 Seats Guaranteed |
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Aug 25 | Fri | 10AM | Main Event Mega
5 Seats Guaranteed |
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Aug 25 | Fri | 12A | 11AM | Main Event Day 1A
$1,000,000 Guaranteed |
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Aug 25 | Fri | 13 | 4PM | No-Limit Hold’em (1-day event) | |
Aug 25 | Fri | 8PM | Main Event Mega
5 Seats Guaranteed |
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Aug 26 | Sat | 14 | 9AM | Seniors 50+ | |
Aug 26 | Sat | 12B | 11AM | Main Event Day 1B
$1,000,000 Guaranteed |
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Aug 26 | Sat | 15 | 4PM | Women’s NLH | |
Aug 26 | Sat | 16 | 7PM | Rookie’s Event
Less than $25k in Hendon Mob cashes |
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Aug 27 | Sun | 12PM | Main Event Restart | ||
Aug 27 | Sun | 17 | 1PM | No-Limit Hold’em (1-day event)
$50,000 Guaranteed |
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Aug 27 | Sun | 18 | 3PM | No-Limit Hold’em | |
Aug 28 | Mon | 19 | 11AM | Double Stack No Limit (1-day event) | |
Aug 28 | Mon | 1PM | Main Event Table Final |
To view the event schedule or for more information visit https://mgmnationalharbor. mgmresorts .com/en/casino/potomac-poker-open .html
Gambling in the USA
Kambi Group plc extends Mohegan partnership with on-property sports betting agreement in Pennsylvania
Kambi Group plc (“Kambi”), the world’s trusted sports betting partner, has agreed a long-term on-property sportsbook partnership with Mohegan to provide its award-winning sportsbook at two retail locations in the state of Pennsylvania.
The partnership will see Mohegan utilise Kambi’s cutting-edge retail sportsbook offering across more than 20 kiosks in sportsbook locations at Mohegan Pennsylvania and Mohegan Pennsylvania at Lehigh Valley Race and Sportsbook.
The deal further strengthens Kambi’s relationship with Mohegan, which already utilises Kambi’s suite of sports betting products at ilani in Washington, as well as online and on-property in the Canadian province of Ontario at Fallsview Casino Resort and Casino Niagara.
Kristian Nylén, Kambi CEO and Co-founder, said: “With several successful partnerships with Mohegan already in place, we are pleased to agree this new partnership as we continue to build on our strong relationship.
“This latest deal further reinforces Kambi’s position as the sportsbook provider of choice for tribes across North America, and we look forward to our ongoing collaboration with Mohegan.”
Tony Carlucci, President & GM of Mohegan Pennsylvania, said: “Mohegan Pennsylvania is excited to continue utilising the same Kambi technology platform that existed under our Kindred partnership, which will help to create a seamless process as the Sportsbook at Mohegan Pennsylvania fully rebrands later this Spring.”
Blockchain
JuicyBet Launches Its Innovative GambleFi Platform
JuicyBet, a Web3 startup, announced the launch of its GambleFi platform. This platform combines finance technology and gambling via blockchain to create unique opportunities and experiences for users. The company strives to revolutionize the principles of the online betting industry and the interaction between platforms and users in this market.
What is GambleFi?
GambleFi uses blockchain technology to ensure the fairness and transparency of games and betting outcomes and for players to get their share of the platform’s earnings and participate in its governance and day-to-day by holding its tokens.
How JuicyBet works
JuicyBet fully utilizes blockchain technology to establish a new ecosystem that has never been seen in the gambling industry. It is centered around user participation and transparency while providing gambling thrills and quality entertainment.
All game records on the platform are kept in a public blockchain, while a set of smart contracts automates gaming outcomes and payouts and provides for the platform governance via the DAO model. This reduces fraud risks and operational costs, making JuicyBet a more efficient platform.
However, the platform’s main feature is the unprecedented level of user engagement via the platform’s native tokens.
- First, the tokens provide access to betting.
- Second, token holders get their share of the platform’s profit.
- Third, token holders can vote on key decisions on the platform’s development in JuicyBet DAO.
- And finally, DAO participants can also perform the role of oracles for bets and earn rewards.
In other words, JuicyBet doesn’t try to be just another gambling platform. It establishes a new ecosystem where users are in control of the platform and bets and are the beneficiaries of the platform.
In addition, JuicyBet offers additional earning opportunities, such as Double Farming and staking for token holders.
JuicyBet has already been noticed by users and investors – the platform’s 3-month turnover has exceeded $1,5 million, according to on-chain data available via Dune, and multiple centralized exchanges and launchpads have listed it.
Latest News
Rivalry Announces 2023 Annual Letter to Shareholders and Filing of 2023 Annual Financial Statements
Rivalry Corp. (the “Company” or “Rivalry”) (TSXV: RVLY) (OTCQX: RVLCF) (FSE: 9VK), the leading sportsbook and iGaming operator for Gen Z, is pleased to announce its 2023 annual letter to shareholders and the filing of its financial results for the three (3) and 12-month period ended December 31, 2023. All dollar figures are quoted in Canadian dollars.
2023 Annual Letter to Shareholders
To our Shareholders,
This time last year I spoke about Rivalry’s evolution from a market leader in esports to a diversified Company setting the standard for Gen Z betting entertainment broadly.
Today, we have a business with revenue distribution across casino, sports, and esports betting, growing market share in new geographies, with increased velocity in core regions, and the strongest customer KPIs in Rivalry’s history.
In 2023, Rivalry recorded $423.2 million in betting handle1, up 82% from the previous year. Similarly, gross gaming revenue2 and net revenue both saw 34% and 66% respective increases, while the introduction of higher margin products released in H2 such as Same Game Combos and Quick Combos are continuing to improve overall sportsbook hold and guide Rivalry closer to profitability.
Our deepened product suite now includes fantasy, additional sports coverage, and new proprietary casino games. All of which are uniquely driving growth among a targeted customer segment and widening our opportunity set in 2024 and beyond – from a 60% increase in traditional sports betting to a burgeoning B2B game vertical. The potential for how far our brand can go is just beginning to unfold.
The year ahead is rife with new, innovative product releases arriving in Q2 and continuing throughout 2024. We are doubling down on core growth opportunities in sports that resonate with our audience, such as basketball and soccer. Further, we are building on a successful casino segment which already represents 50% of our business, enhancing variety, depth, and accessibility, as well as developing new original games which blur the lines between betting and entertainment. We are in the process of additional geographic expansion, and pursuing new licenses to broaden our total addressable market, positioning Rivalry to own the Gen Z gambling opportunity globally.
While Rivalry’s operations have expanded into new high-growth verticals, our north star has remained the same: to define the future of online gambling for a generation born on the internet.
Online gambling in 2024 is radically different than it was just six years ago when Rivalry launched. In that time we’ve seen gaming and internet culture reshape how consumers engage with technology. That shift is broadening the definition of gambling, where product design is influenced by video games, or it exists fully embedded within social apps like Telegram, where content creators are the new affiliates, and much more.
Over the same period, the rise of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology has introduced a new level of speed, access, and security to web-based consumer experiences. Industry estimates now put crypto wagers at up to one quarter of global betting handle3, with 30% year-over-year growth in 20244, and showing no signs of slowing down.
The development of this ecosystem has commercially unlocked online gambling unlike anything since its first transition from land to online many years ago. It has brought in a new global audience, and enriched the customer experience from end-to-end.
Alongside the growth of this technology has emerged new methods of gambling, taking wallet share from more traditional forms at an accelerated rate. The shift in consumer behavior and the signal from our users is clear – interactive, volatile, and crypto-infused product experiences will set the precedent for how the next generation gambles online.
Rivalry, with a brand steeped in internet culture and living at the intersection of this digital economic renaissance, is well-positioned to access this growth opportunity. There is high overlap between Gen Z, gamers, gamblers, and a fast-growing audience of over 420 million crypto users worldwide5 organically aligned with our audience and brand. And we believe that more than half of this audience globally is already wagering with crypto.
It will be Rivalry’s ability to understand, implement, and adapt to this shift more rapidly than our peers that we expect to create first-mover advantages for us. It is for that reason that our vision is now bolder than ever for what’s possible in the online gambling category.
Soon, we will reveal plans for a crypto-enabled product set to enhance alignment between Rivalry and its users, increase network effects, and generally deliver a consumer experience that lives on the internet of 2024.
To that effect, the success of our first-party games and their ability to acquire and engage a captive audience of Gen Z bettors online has validated our original game development strategy amongst industry peers. This has unlocked a new commercial opportunity for Rivalry to license its IP, opening up another line of revenue for the business that has great potential for global scale.
The year ahead is poised to be one of our most ground-breaking, with a myriad of innovative product releases across all of Rivalry’s verticals, adding more dimension to our business, operations, and addressable audience, and building on our competitive moat as the market leader in Gen Z betting entertainment.
We look forward to sharing more details about these upcoming initiatives, the opportunities they will unlock for our Company, and delivering on our promise to create long-term shareholder value and reach profitability. Thank you all for your continued support.
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