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Online Poker Room Shuts Down After Questioned Over Locale
An online poker room, which just two weeks ago claimed to be on fire, has closed its doors.
Duplicate Poker has shut down Sunday. The reason: A troubled world economy, or so they say.
Massive Showing Anticipated at Kentucky Online Gambling Domain Hearing Likely
In anticipation for a showdown between the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the burgeoning multi billion dollar online gambling industry, Gambling911.com can report that the media will be at Tuesday's
Slot Machine Operator to Go After PartyGaming for $287 Million
A federal appeals court has opened the door for a gaming machine manufacturer to seek more than $287 million from a global Internet gambling company, saying that the machine maker's original award
British Bookmakers Can Weather Recession
British bookmakers the likes of William Hill, Paddy Power and Ladbrokes have a better chance of weathering a recession.
An Online Poker Room Operating Legally From the United States? You Bet!
PurePlay.com's CEO, Jason Kellerman, sat down with Yours Truly while at Barcelona's European i-Gaming Congress and Expo and answered some questions about the subscriber based online poker company t
BodogLife.com Complaints Mount: Slow Pays Continue
Customers are getting paid albeit slowly....very slowly.
World Series of Poker Winner Russ Hamilton UltimateBet Poker Cheat
The Kahnawake Gaming Commission today released its findings into a very high profile cheating scandal involving Absolute Poker and, later, the company's sister site, UltimateBet.com.
Bodog WSOP Winner Jamie Gold Just Can’t Win: Barcelona Poker Raid
2006 World Series of Poker winner and one time Bodog representative, Jamie Gold, was scheduled to be the key speaker at this week's Casino Affiliate Poker conference and Affiliate Poker World Serie
Important Notice to Gambling911.com Readers
Over the next few days, Gambling911.com will be testing and upgrading the website.
Alberta Gamblers Biggest Spenders in Canada
Alberta is widely considered one of the strongest economies in all of Canada, supported by a burgeoning petroleum and tech industry.
Kentucky Online Gambling Domain Hearing Reconvenes October 7
The Commonwealth of Kentucky will be in court again October 7 to face off against the online gambling industry.
Kentucky received court permission to seize 141 gambling Web sites' domain names as it tries to put them out of business there. Gov. Steve Beshear (D) said at a press conference that the gambling-friendly state is taking "unprecedented action" against sites that "siphon off money from regulated and legal games," such as the state lottery and thoroughbred racing. Kentucky has lost "tens of millions" to unlicensed gambling, he said.
Online Gambling Websites React to Kentucky Action: Change Domain Names
A number of online gambling websites have obtained brand new domain names in the event that the commonwealth of Kentucky gets away with seizing up to 141 such URLs named in a complaint.
LazerWager Shuts its Doors for Good
That online sports book with the stupid name has finally bit the dust....just like a few of the banks in the US.
Bodog Poker Open II Starts Sunday as Customers Wait Months to be Paid
Go to most online poker and sports betting forums, chances are you will find tons of threads discussing how people have been waiting months to get paid by Bodog.
Kentucky Online Gambling Domain Dispute Postponed One Day
A hearing to determine whether the commonwealth of Kentucky will be able to seize up to 141 online gambling domains has been put off until Friday at 3:30 pm, Gambling911.com has learned.
Online Gambling Sector Awaits Kentucky Decision
A group of lawyers have descended upon the commonwealth of Kentucky Thursday morning to block efforts by that state's Governor, Governor Steve Beshear, in seizing up to 141 domain names.
Vice Shares Like Gambling Help to Stimulate the Economy
The portfolio of "unethical" shares which we picked on this week last year has unsurprisingly lost value in the past 12 months, but has beaten the general market, as well as the FTSE For
Cryptologic Predicts Losses of $3.6 Million in Quarter
While long established online gambling software provider, Cryptologic (TSX:CRY) , was anticipating operating losses of $1 million to $1.5 million in the current quarter, the foreign exchange loss w
State Relies on Fear Factor But Industry: Online Gambling Fights Back
The Commonwealth of Kentucky will be holding a hearing on Thursday to determine if it can seize up to 141 online gambling related domain names.
Gov. Steve Beshear said his administration has asked a Franklin County Circuit Court judge to give the state control of 141 gambling Web site domain names. Beshear said he's looking to restrict Kentuckians' access to Web sites with names that include some of the most popular gambling sites for U.S. players: bodoglife.com, doylesroom.com and fulltiltpoker.com.
Beshear referred to these online gambling firms as "blood suckers".
PokerStars Ad Banned for Implying Gambling Makes a Person Confident
The world's largest online poker room has been busted by the Advertising Standards Authority out of Great Britain.
Steve Beshear Seizes Website: NightMARE for Horse Gambling, Poker
Even before Thursday's hearing to determine whether 141 online gambling would be seized by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Governor Steve Beshear apparently has wasted little time.
Gambling911.com broke the story Tuesday that LuckyPyramidCasino.com is now in the control of one Commonwealth of Kentucky Justice Cabinet Eric Lycan. LuckyPyramid registrar name was transferred this week to the state. The online casino was part of the popular Real Time Gaming software platform.
Kentucky Commonwealth Takes Control of First Online Gambling Domain
The commonwealth of Kentucky has taken control of an online gambling company in its first successful seizure of domain names.
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear Potential Abuse of Power in Domain Issue
The Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association (iMEGA.org) suggested Tuesday that Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear's attempt to seize 141 Internet domain names from online gambling web
Bwin Loses Bid to Halt Online Ban in German State
(Bloomberg) - Bwin Interactive Entertainment AG lost a court bid to overturn a 2007 prohibition against offering online gambling and other Internet games to customers in the German state of Lower S
Online Gambling Domain Name Seizures Has Internet on Edge
News that the state of Kentucky was looking to seize 141 online gambling related domain names had everyone across the Internet wondering "Who's going to be next?".
Kentucky's pro-gambling governor is looking to make sure all bets are off for these Web sites that operate in the state that's home to the world's biggest horse race, that being the Kentucky Derby. That race is the single most bet on event after the Super Bowl and nearly rivals it.
Things You Need to Know About the $75 Mil UltimateBet Claim
MSNBC.com reported on Thursday that there was a $75 million claim involving UltimateBet.com, a leading online poker room.
Full Tilt Poker Signs Blind Man as Red Pro
Hal Lubarsky isn't a household name in the poker world. If you blinked you may have missed his 15 minutes of fame on the ESPN WSOP broadcast. So here's the short version - He's blind.
Phil Hellmuth Stands by UltimateBet: $75 Mil Claim Made By Poker Company
Phil Hellmuth, who holds the record for most World Series of Poker bracelets won, insists that online poker room UltimateBet is doing everything possible to clean up the mess left by a few bad appl
Barney Frank a Busy Man Amidst Wall Street Turmoil, Online Gambling Bill
Chairman of House Financial Services Committee, Barney Frank, has been a busy man these days.
Las Vegas Begs Poker Players to Start Playing “regular” games
Forbes.com announced last week that Vegas gambling revenue declined 14 percent in the month of July. Shortly following that announcement it was leaked that leaders from the large casinos such as The Bellagio and The Wynn have asked big poker players like Doyle Brunson and Phil Ivey to start playing "regular" games like Craps and Blackjack so that they have a shot at their money too.
When reached for comment, Phil just stared down the camera.
