Gambling News
US Justice Department to go After Google Regarding Advertising
The US Justice Department, which has aggressively gone after online gambling establishments over the past two years, has yet another big target in mind....the biggest of all perhaps - Google!
The Wall Street Journal reports that The Justice Department has quietly hired one of the nation's best-known litigators, former Walt Disney Co. vice chairman Sanford Litvack, for a possible antitrust challenge to Google Inc.'s growing power in advertising.
Another British Bookmaker Target of Robbery
An attempted robbery at a Ladbrokes bookmaking shop in Glasgow, Scotland, is just the latest in a spate of robberies at various bookmakers throughout the United Kingdom.
Ike Means Spike in Online Poker All This Week
South Florida managed to dodge a bullet with Hurricane Ike but they are not completely out of the woods. Most of Tuesday was forecast to be windy, rainy and not a day to be venturing outside.
bwin Takes Massive Hit Following Licensing Snafu
Austrian Internet bookmaker bwin Interactive Entertainment (BWIN.VI: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said it took a 2.25 million euro ($3.22 million) hit after a project to obtain a sports be
Online Gambling Addiction Hurting Women
The Independent on Monday features a lurid tale of how women of Ireland are being drawn into the dark netherworld of online gambling.
Michael Phelps Will Help Propel Doyles Room Online Poker to New Levels
With news Sunday that 14-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps could be joining the Doyles Room team of celebrity players, the online poker is abuzz with the prospects of notoriety that comes w
Second Indictment Against BetonSports, Founder, CEO
The US Government issued a second superseding indictment against BetonSports founder Gary Kaplan on Thursday.
The founder of BetonSports.com, Kaplan, now 49, was charged in July of 2006 with 20 felony violations of federal laws including: the Wire Act, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Conspiracy, interstate transportation of gambling paraphernalia, interference with the administration of Internal Revenue laws and tax evasion.
Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Joins iMEGA.org
Stephen A.
PartyGaming Latest to Cut Jobs in Online Gambling Sector
PartyGaming, once the largest online poker firm, has announced it will be laying off more than 100 employees in its Gibraltar office.
John McCain Still Just Shy of 40 Percent Chance to Win Says Prediction Market
By most accounts, the Republican Senator out of Arizona, John McCain, delivered an inspiring speech at Thursday night's closing of the Republican Convention in Minneapolis.
Bookies Get Clobbered by New York Giants Win
The New York Giants won the first game of the 2008 NFL season and the online bookmakers lost. More than 85 percent of the betting action had been on the early Giants line and 72 percent or more on the closing line of -4 ½ at gambling websites like Super Book.
PartyGaming Indian Co-Founder Appears on Forbes 15 Asian Billionaire List
Anurag Dikshit, with net worth of $1.6 billion, spearheaded the development of technology that helped in the launch of the online poker boom.
Jack Abramoff Awaits Sentencing Wednesday
Disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff awaited sentencing on Thursday.
Online Poker in California Won’t Happen This Year
Next year maybe - that's when online poker could become legal in the state of California.
Neteller Back on Its Feet? Online Payments Firm Reports Results
Wednesday, 3 September 2008 NETELLER Plc (LSE: NLR), the independent global online payments business, is pleased to publish its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2008.
Nikolay Davydenko Upset Loss Conjures Up Memories of Gambling Scandal
Gilles Muller upset Nikolay Davydenko during play at the US Open Tuesday. It wasn't just any old upset, however.
Sarah Palin, BodogLife.com Keep Attention of Gambling911 Readers
So what if it was a holiday weekend, readership compared to past periods was at an all time high here at Gambling911.com and we can thank both Sarah Palin and BodogLife.com for that.
Both topics have readers in a tizzy. The popular new "comments" feature allows G911 readers to express their views on various subject matters. The vast majority dealt with Senator John McCain's Vice Presidential running mate and the situation at online gambling website BodogLife.com.
Palin has generated more buzz than Barack Obama and McCain put together.
John Conyers, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Get Big Money From Casinos
WASHINGTON -- Some of the biggest names in the gambling world are betting on the congressional futures of Detroit Democratic Reps. John Conyers and Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick.
There has been a sudden surge in contributions to the two lawmakers from casinos and, for Conyers, professional gamblers -- two groups that want to expand their reach by allowing online poker for money in the United States.
5Dimes Takes Bets on High School Football Games: Armwood at Plant
Costa Rican online sports book, 5Dimes.com, much to the chagrin of locals in the Tampa Bay area, will be taking bets on the opening High School football
Murdered "Internet Gambling Scam" Couple Sitting Ducks?
LONDON (AFP) - A young Chinese couple brutally murdered in Britain may have been "sitting ducks" for a gang of thieves targeting foreign students, police said Saturday.
Crime Boss Ties Knot in Hawaii: Find Out Which One
He has killed so many people we here at Gambling911.com lost track of the body count already a few years back.
Bank Robber with Online Poker Addiction Freed After 22 Months
Greg Hogan, Jr. has been freed from a Pennsylvania State Prison after serving just 22 months for robbing a bank, allegedly to support his online poker addiction.
Hogan was arrested in December 2005 after robbing $2,871 from a Wachovia Bank in Allentown after telling a teller that he had a gun.
Hogan told police he needed the money, which he intended to use to pay off gambling debts, to finance an escalating gambling addiction to online poker.
At the time of the robbery, Hogan had been the president of the class of 2008.
Armed Robberies on Rise at UK Bookmakers
Police in the United Kingdom are investigating a series of armed robberies at bookmakers in recent days.
Bodog Continues to Frustrate Vendors, Players
Stories of Bodog refusing to honor contracts with vendors and advertising vehicles continued to surface over recent days with a number of affiliates complaining to Gambling911.com.
Affiliates, while still receiving installment checks from Bodog (BodogLife.com) were complaining that "customer conversions were way down" and that the company was changing its payment terms without notice.
Bookmaker.com Accepts Record Million Dollar Bet
With $1,000,000 USD on the line, professional sports handicapper Joe "The Factsman" Apricena took an early lead against BookMaker.com</
Las Vegas in India Courtesy of Las Vegas Sands
Sands head Sheldon Adelson wants to build a Las Vegas in India and why not? With over one billion people, India is the second most populated country in the world outside of China.
Ron Paul Convention Will Draw Masses in St. Paul Too
One time Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul will be holding his own convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota over the weekend. GOP candidate John McCain tried to exclude Dr.
PartyGaming Downgrades Earnings Forecasts: Customers Plunge
LONDON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Online gaming firm PartyGaming reported a drop in the number of people playing its poker games in the last two months, overshadowing first-half results and prompting down
More 14 to 21 Year Olds in Danger of Becoming Online Gambling Addicts
Studies point to a dangerous trend toward problem gambling among 14- to 21-year-olds who face a dizzying array of enticing gambling options, all with big potential payoffs, writes Bill Webb & K
Riptown Employees Rip Bodog: Fiver, Bodog Fight Much the Same
Following news that Bodog (BodogLife.com) had laid off a few hundred people the past week and has had greater difficulties paying customers and vendors than most other wagering establishments due t
