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PIC Club Merge Poker Fight Generates Heated Debate
The PIC Club Merge Poker dispute has helped garner intense readership among Gambling911.com readers, many of whom have felt compelled to express themselves in our increasingly popular comments sect
Whale at Center of PIC Club Merge Poker Scandal
A high rolling "whale" is getting blamed for the messy divorce between online poker payment processor PIC Club and poker network Merge.
Online Sportsbook Pays Out $500K on Formula One Winner
Costa Rica's oldest online sportsbook, BetCRIS.com, has paid out just over $500,000 in Formula One bets while other books are reportedly disputing the outcome.
Merge Poker Claims Contract With PIC Club Severed
Merge Poker is claiming they are no longer obligated to pay funds to PIC Club after severing their contract agreement. PIC Club is a payment platform that has stated Merge owes over $100,000 in f
Merge Poker Network Stiffing Vendors
The struggling Merge Poker Network reportedly owes $160,000 to a poker payment platform, PIC Club, Gambling911.com can reveal today. PIC Club has been trying to get its money since July and final
Disgraced Ex-NBA Referee Tim Donaghy to be Released
By Frank Fitzpatrick, Philly Inquirer Staff Writer
Campbell Brown Calls Out White House on Fox News Bias
CNN's Campbell Brown reported on the White House attempt to label Fox News as some type of "bias news media". Good for her. So what if Fox News offers more of a "Conservative&quo
Phillies Fan Offered Sex for World Series Tickets
Philadelphia Phillies fan Susan Finklestein wanted World Series tickets bad.....REAL BAD!
Steve Phillips Girlfriend: Online Sportsbook Offers Odds
By now you may have read the story about how ESPN commentator Steve Phillips had an affair with an ESPN intern and how she pulled a Fatal Attraction on him.
Clonie Gowen Full Tilt Poker Lawsuit Again Falls Short
Female professional poker player, Clonie Gowen's widely publicized lawsuit recently hit anot
Online Poker: PIC Club Merge Purge
PIC Club has dissolved its relationship with the Merge Poker Network over the past several days according to numerous reports across the Net. Merge is best known for its "pot-friendly"
Woo: Man Boobs Get Me Hot and Bothered
Gambling911.com Senior International Correspondent Jenny Woo wasn't too thrilled to read Thomas Somach's latest piece about record World Series of Poker bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth.
Online Gambling: Personal Details Sold for Quick Cash
In an alleged shocking betrayal of player privacy by gambling companies that includes 888, William Hill and Full Tilt Poker, AustralianGambli
Phil Hellmuth Poker Brat Naked in ESPN The Magazine
Just call him the Naked Poker Brat.
Phil "Poker Brat" Hellmuth Jr. naked?
It's the poker world's worst nightmare, and it's come true.
Balloon Boy Busted!
In breaking news today, authorities in Colorado say criminal charges are expected to be filed against Richard Heene, a storm-chasing father whose giant Mylar balloon ascended into the sky earlier t
Balloon Boy Captures Bookies Attention
By now, nearly everyone has heard about a young boy named Falcon who was supposedly trapped inside a giant saucer-like balloon that floated for hours in the Colorado sky.
Poker’s Top Five Feuds of All Time
Thomas Somach, now a staff writer for the Gambling911.com website, has written for the San Francisco Examiner, the San Francisco Chronicle, the New York Times Syndicate, the Edmonton Journal and th
Full Tilt Poker Issues Statement re: Robot Case
Call it arrogance on the part of the world's second largest online poker room. Full Tilt Poker typically does not comment on any type of complaints lodged against it from lawsuits to player compl
Jon Kyl Not Insensitive to Women Says Pro Life Group
Following a debate about healthcare whereby Arizona Republican Senator Jon Kyl lashed out that he did not need maternity care, women's groups quickly went on the offensive, backed heavily by the
Rush Limbaugh NFL Fallout Continues With Sharpton Outrage
We knew it wouldn't be long until the Reverend Al Sharpton stepped in to express his disgust over the prospect of Right Wing Conservative, Rush Limbaugh, potentially buying the St.
Kyl The Caveman: Women Storm Jon Kyl Office
The backlash from Arizona Republican Senator Jon Kyl's remarks about his "not needing maternity insurance" could be detrimental not only to his own future but to that of his state colleag
Things Getting Even Worse for Pitbull Poker
When your offices close up shop and your boss is placed under arrest, normally, things can't get much worse for your company. However, things really are getting worse for the newly defunct Pitbull Poker and its operators with the news that after learning that the site was in fact doing shady things against its customer, players are now seriously considering taking legal action against them.
Yankees Pitcher Jailed for Vegas Gambling Debts
Shawn Chacon, who once pitched for the New York Yankees, was arrested Monday in Greeley, Colorado, for a warrant that alleges he wrote bad checks to Ceasar's Palace in Las Vegas last spring.
Lawyer in Full Tilt Poker Bot Case Has Reputation
The Pokerati.com website observed that the attorney representing plaintiffs in a much publicized
Poland Sports Minister Resigns Over Gambling Accusations
By NICHOLAS KULISH, New York Times
BERLIN - Poland's sports minister resigned Monday as a result of a growing scandal over a gambling law, amid accusations that he tried to influence amendments to the new law on behalf of the gambling industry.
Full Tilt Poker Lawsuit Details Released
The folks from Pokerati.com have obtained the latest lawsuit against Full Tilt Poker in its entirety, all 19 pages of
5Dimes Sportsbook Caught Up In Pit Bull Poker Flap
As luck would have it, some online sportsbooks happened to be using the Pit Bull Poker skin as part of its suite of product offerings.
Full Tilt Poker, Phil Ivey Face Another Lawsuit
TMZ.com is reporting that two poker players have sued online poker room Full Tilt Poker for $80,000.
Ben Roethlisberger Rape Suit Will Not Be Dismissed
A Nevada judge will not dismiss a civil suit alleging Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger raped a Lake Tahoe casino worker. Lawyers for Roethlisberger filed a Motion to Dismiss, wh
Arsenal Player Nicklas Bendtner Crashes $270K Aston Martin
Nicklas Bendtner, striker for Premier League's North London Arsenal, wrecked his Aston Martin DBS on the A1 i
