Online Bookmaker Paddy Power Sponsors Dennis Rodman 2nd North Korea Trip
Paddy Power, the UK’s third largest bookmaker, is sponsoring former NBA star Dennis Rodman’s trip to North Korea. It is Rodman’s second trip to the “Hermit Kingdom” in so many months.
Macau Gambling Growth Up 17.6 Percent
(Reuters) - Gambling revenue in Macau rose 17.6 percent in August year-on-year, buoyed by a steady flow of wealthy Chinese punters to China's only legal casino hub.
August's revenue of 30.7 billion patacas ($3.88 billion) was the second strongest figure this year, according to government data released on Monday. Analysts had forecast August growth in the world's biggest gambling market to be up 17-19 percent.
A Portuguese colony until 1999, Macau's gambling revenues are closely twinned with China's economy as more than two-thirds of its visitors coming from the mainland.
Nevada Strip Gambling Drops 14 Percent in July
CARSON CITY, Nevada — Nevada gambling revenue dropped 8 percent in July, led by a 14.4 percent drop on the Las Vegas Strip that analysts Friday chalked up to a tough comparison to the same month the year before.
Casinos statewide won $925.7 million from gamblers in July, down from July 2012 when casinos surpassed the billion-dollar mark and posted a 17 percent increase. The "win" is what was left in casino coffers after gamblers wagered $11.5 billion. A breakdown shows $8.8 billion was plunked into slot and video machines, while $2.7 billion was bet on card and table games.
Online Gaming Solutions for Bookies – 2013 Football
Our friends at Wagerhome.com are experiencing their biggest year thus far with their online gambling solutions for bookies.
In fact, online sportsbooks are reporting some of the best traffic heading into Week of the 2013 College Football season they have experienced in over five years.
Purple Lounge Casino Parent Company Closes Two Years After Disney BJ Scandal
The parent company of now defunct Purple Lounge Casino and Poker Room, Mediacorp plc, has ceased trading on the London Alternative Investment Market (AIM).
Purple Lounge shut down in April of last year due to what Mediacorp termed “liquidity issues”.
But Mediacorp months earlier had been embroiled in a messy sex scandal involving one of its non-executive Directors, Chris Gorman.
Palazzo Hotel-Casino Wants to Put End to Bestiality, Simulated Sex in Nightclub
LAS VEGAS (Associated Press) — It turns out that even in Sin City, some sins are hard to overlook.
The Palazzo hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip is trying to evict a 10-month-old nightclub for shows it says are so raunchy that they violate obscenity laws. It says actors — some nearly naked — toss condoms into the crowd and simulate sex acts and bestiality on stage.
Investment Group Closing in on Atlantic City Casino
The Press of Atlantic City is reporting that an investment group is on the verge of purchasing a casino on the boardwalk but will not yet name the property.
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Maryland Live! Opens New Poker Room to Full House
HANOVER, Md. (AP) - The 52-table poker room at Maryland's largest casino opened Wednesday.
Dealers began shuffling cards at Maryland Live! Casino in Hanover at noon. A grand opening ceremony was held at 11 a.m.
Some people got in line early, waiting over five hours to play their first hand.
888 Plans Online Gambling Expansion Into California, Florida, New York
With online gambling already legalized in Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware, 888 Holdings has its eyes on bigger fish, some of the most populous states in the US.
888 boss Brian Mattingley signaled moves into potential emerging online gambling markets like California, New York and Florida.
“There are now nine more states considering [legalising online poker]. California is beyond doubt the biggest prize, and between California, New York, New Jersey and Florida that’s 50pc of the potential market,” Mattingley said.
US Government to Get $47.4 Mil From Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands Corp
LOS ANGELES (Associated Press) — Casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp. has agreed to pay $47.4 million after failing to flag millions of dollars in money transfers made by a gambler linked to drug trafficking.
In return, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles will not seek an indictment against the casino operator, prosecutors said Tuesday.
The deal, finalized late Monday, also brings the government's criminal investigation to a close, but requires Las Vegas Sands to boost its efforts to monitor suspicious financial transactions for the next two years.
Delaware Rolls Out Online Gambling
The US state of Delaware rolled out its free online casino gaming platform Wednesday ahead of its planned October launch of real money online gambling.
"This first phase will allow us to really get the players acclimated to the virtual world in a legalized environment," said Tom Cook, Delaware's secretary of finance.
Scores Strip Club Opening Inside Atlantic City Taj Mahal Casino
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – (Associated Press) - What if, after seven years of plunging casino revenues and fleeing customers, Atlantic City's real problem was this: People are wearing too much clothing?
Scores, the famous New York strip club, will open a satellite establishment inside the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort next month -- the first strip club inside an Atlantic City casino in the 35 years of legal gambling here.
CNBC: ‘Seismic Shift’ Coming for UK Bookmakers as Government Imposes Tax
CNBC on Monday reported that UK-based bookmakers and other online gambling websites will be scrambling to move into the Asian and Australian markets following news that Great Britain plans to impose a 15 per cent levy on remote betting firms.
This will hit major U.K. bookmakers like William Hill and Ladbrokes, which operate from Gibraltar, where taxes are currently levied at 1 per cent and capped at £425,000, CNBC notes.
Smaller bookmakers are likely to be forced out of the market.
Online Gambling Accounts for More Than Half of Bitcoin Transactions
Bitcoin is becoming big business in the world of online gambling. Earlier in the month, Gambling911.com reported that one of its ad sponsors, SportsBettingOnline.com, had become the first online sportsbook that was not bitcoin exclusive to begin offering the anonymous digital currency.
Pay Per Head Service for $5 Per Month
PayPerHead.com is offering a price per player for $5 per month to qualified bookies. This is a basic package that is a perfect fit for the guy with just a few clients.
What you get with the $5 package is 24/7/365 online wagering, betting available on 80+ leagues and exceptional online support.
In order to get call center support, bookies will need to upgrade to the $10 per month package.
Still The Only US-Based Regulated Online Poker Room: Ultimate Poker Upgrades
LAS VEGAS – Taking full advantage of having just completed field trial, UltimatePoker.com wastes no time getting new features to market. The software upgrade includes table, lobby and tournament enhancements along with Color UP a new VIP Rewards program and online merchandise store.
Arsenal Now Paddy Power Betting Partner Despite Arshavin ‘Toilet Cleaning’ Billboard
Premier League football club Arsenal have announced a partnership arrangement with the betting firm Paddy Power. The marriage comes as quite a surprise after Paddy recently erected a billboard suggesting former Arsenal footballer, Andrey Arshavin, should be cleaning toilets. In fact, Arsenal has bore the brunt of many Paddy Power’s humorous billboards over the past year.
Wynn Resorts Applies for Online Gambling License in New Jersey
(Reuters) - Wynn Resorts Ltd said on Thursday it filed an application with New Jersey gaming regulators for an Internet gambling license.
Wynn's application follows dozens of companies that have submitted applications with the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement for Internet gambling licenses ahead of a targeted launch date in late November.
Wynn Resorts operates casinos in Las Vegas and China's Macau, but has no casino operations in Atlantic City.
European Poker Tour Partners With Duracell Powermat
ONCHAN, Isle of Man – The European Poker Tour will become the first live poker tour to offer players free wireless mobile device charging, as part of a deal struck with Duracell Powermat for EPT Season 10.
PerHead.co Blames Affiliate for Scam
PerHead.co has released a statement in response to the report featured on the Gambling911.com website citing a scam being perpetrated by someone with ties to that pay per head company.
Wynn Wants In: New Jersey Online Gambling
Las Vegas Casino mogul Steve Wynn wants a part of New Jersey’s developing online gambling industry, the Press of Atlantic City is reporting.
Pay Per Head Scammers Have Industry on Edge: Leads Investigated
Nearly everyone in the pay per head industry, most of which is based in Costa Rica, are outraged by a group of scammers that have inundated the Net with emails suggesting they have a direct relationship with the likes of respected PPH companies like WagerHome.com and Perhead.com.
BetOnline Introduces Strip Sports Betting (Video)
If you are going to lose money betting sports, you might as well watch hot women lose their clothes at the same time. We suppose that is the concept behind StripSportsBetting.com, a product of Gambling911.com sponsor BetOnline.ag.
Ladbrokes Luck About to Change: Deutsche Bank Upgrades Shares to ‘Buy’
Ladbrokes, the UK bookmaking behemoth, has endured a rough ride in recent months but Deutsche Bank sees things changing for the better.
Analyst Richard Carter upgraded the share price of Ladbrokes from ‘hold’ to ‘buy’, believing that the stock is worth 232p and noting that the ‘headwinds’ affecting the group’s recent performance are now factored into the bookmaker’s valuation.
Fashion Empire Versace Enters Macau Gambling Industry
One doesn’t typically associate the name Versace with casino gambling, but the fashion house has announced its plans to build a luxury hotel at a casino resort in the Asian gambling Mecca of Macau.
In a joint statement with local casinos operator SJM Holdings Ltd, Versace said the five-star Palazzo Versace hotel will be part of a resort SJM is building in the former Portuguese colony's Las Vegas-style Cotai strip.
Bahrain-Based Investcorp Sells Majority Share in Online Payment Processing Co Skrill
(Reuters) - Bahrain-based Investcorp said on Monday it agreed to sell a majority stake in British online payments services firm Skrill Group to private equity group CVC Capital Partners for 600 million euros ($800 million).As part of the deal Investcorp will keep an approximate 25 percent stake in the company, sources said. It will also retain a seat on Skrill's board, the company said in a statement.
Fake Affiliate Impersonating WagerHome.com, TheRx.com
Beware pay per head agents! Gambling911.com has been informed that a fake affiliate with no relationship to pay per head site WagerHome.com is emailing agents pretending to represent this company.
InsuredPlay.com to Shut Down
An all-in equity insurance product for online cash games, InsuredPlay.com, will no longer be available as the site is slated to shut down after only 16 months in business.
All player balances remain safe, and everyone will be repaid their balances in full, the company assures but withdrawal requests must take place by September 30.
A statement from the site claimed that “a number of difficulties that we have not been able to overcome” have led to the shutdown.
Pay Per Head Plus Local Bookie Translates Into Higher Profit
For the local bookie utilizing pay per head outfits located outside the United States, the increased profit should be realized almost immediately.
Pay per heads the likes of Wagerhome.com do all the so-called “dirty work”. They provide the technologies, the management of accounts, software (online websites) and, in the case of Wagerhome.com at least, LIVE BETTING.
Head Count Services for 2013 NFL, College Football: Live Betting
A head count service is a company that manages bookmaking businesses and charges based on the number of players (i.e. heads) that are placing bets.
These services are cropping up left and right as the 2013 NFL and College Football seasons are upon us. This makes perfect since such businesses are in high demand.
