Gambling News
Betsson Acquires Nordicbet
Betsson AB (publ) today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire substantial parts of the business of Nordic Gaming Group plc, which is the owner of the NordicBet, TrioBet and Tobet gaming operations. Once the transaction is approved by competent regulatory bodies, the acquisition will be finalized in the end of second quarter 2012.
Betsson is one of the largest Scandinavian online gambling firms offering a wide range of first-class online gambling products and games in a safe and user-friendly gaming environment.
Judge Can Now Accept Misdemeanor Plea in Online Poker Case
A federal judge has confirmed he is prepared to accept a guilty plea from John Campos, one of the men indicted in April of 2011 for handling transactions on behalf of three online poker rooms including Full Tilt, PokerStars and Absolute Poker.
Americas Cardroom Received an ‘A’ for Online Poker Payouts
Poker Affiliate Solutions has graded Americas Cardroom online poker room with an ‘A’ for its payouts.
Watch as NUTTYNUTS303 Hits Bad Beat Jackpot for More Than $250k (Video)
Watch as BetDSI Poker player NUTTYNUTS303 has his quad Jacks railroaded by a straight flush only to trip the Bad Beat Jackpot and take home $86,077.92.
BetDSI.com is one of many online poker rooms offering the increasingly popular Bad Beat Poker Jackpots, which often result in massive cash winnings as illustrated above.
Laurant Tapie Named Director, Secretary of New Full Tilt Limited: Invests €1m in Poker Firm
The Full Tilt Poker saga continues with the registration of a new Irish company: New Full Tilt Limited, for which Adidas savior Laurent Tapie has invested a reported €1m.
EU Commission Online Gambling Manifesto Too Little, Too Late
While the European Gaming and Betting Association has published a manifesto for a sustainable EU policy for online gambling, countries like Belgium and the Netherlands continue to engage in their own policy of quashing foreign competition, including that from neighboring European Union countries.
4th Arrest Made in Shooting Death at Brampton, Ontario Poker Tournament
A 4th individual has been arrested exactly one year after the shooting death of Kearn Nedd, 28, who was competing in a poker tournament at a Brampton, Ontario banquet hall.
Another Bad Beat Poker Jackpot Goes Off Online: This Time at Carbon
They just keep coming! Yet another Bad Beat Poker Jackpot has hit.
Carbon Poker advised Gambling911.com late Tuesday of the $97,401.45 payout (with all details appearing below).
Oh, and here’s a trend we at Gambling911.com are noticing of late…
Internet Gambling, Horse Racing Regulated Simulcasting on Agenda in Massachusetts
By STEVE LeBLANC, The Associated Press
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is pressing lawmakers and Gov. Deval Patrick to push back a key deadline for the panel to take over the regulation of horse racing and simulcasting, saying the expanded duties will make it harder to get new casinos up and running.
Commission chairman Steven Crosby said Tuesday that the panel will meet the May 20 takeover deadline if needed, but said delaying the change makes more sense for the state.
EPT Berlin 2012 Day 1b End of Day Chip Leaders
Turkish player Cengiz Ulusu was the chip leader going into Day 2 of EPT Berlin. Survivors after Day 1b included the likes of Viktor Blom, George Danzer, Alex Kravchenko, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Juan Manuel Pastor, Matthias De Meulder and Nuno Coelho as well as tennis legend Boris Becker.
Sid Rosenberg Fired Following DUI Arrest
Radio personality Sid Rosenberg has been fired following an arrest for DUI in Hollywood, Florida earlier in the month.
WQAM program director Lee Feldman confirmed to a local television station that the controversial host had been terminated.
Liberty Quarter Million Online Poker Tournament Winner Crazymichael1 Talks to G911
This past weekend’s Americas Cardroom Liberty Quarter Million online poker tournament grand prize of $50,000 was won by a New Jersey player who just barely made the cut as one of the last two qualifiers in the final satellite.
Bernard Tapie’s Fingerprints Now All Over Full Tilt Poker Company Registration
Several months after it was announced Group Bernard Tapie was to acquire shuttered Full Tilt Poker, Tapie’s name now appears on the company’s registration.
EPT Berlin Day 1b Chip Leaders
EPT Berlin Day 1b chip leaders had Andreas Vlachos on top prior to the end of the day’s play. Vlachos is a relative unknown on the live circuit.
Salman Behbehani, with the second largest chip stack, has over $1 million in live winnings to date that includes a second place finish at last November’s Partouche Poker Tour Main Event and the $860,709 that came with it.
Some Strange Occurrences at Full Tilt Poker: All Systems Currently Operational
A frenzy of activity is taking place over on the Full Tilt Poker website, not that it matters much when players are waiting more than a year to get paid.
A systems status report featured a green light with the message: “all systems are currently operational”.
From Poker News Report:
Investors Unnerved by Playtech Planned Acquisitions: Shares Fall
(Reuters) - Playtech, the world's biggest provider of online gaming software, plans a string of acquisitions as it branches out into the social gaming market but news that it will be buying the businesses from its main shareholder unnerved investors.
The Estonia-based firm said on Tuesday that it planned to spend 95 million euros ($124.1 million) buying assets owned by Israeli billionaire Teddy Sagi who founded Playtech and still owns a 48 percent stake in the company.
Purple Lounge Parent Media Corp Looks to Acquire The Poker Channel
Media Corp, parent company to the popular online gambling venue Purple Lounge, is looking to take over The Poker Channel parent company Gaming Media Group (GMG), it was reported on Tuesday.
Media Corp suspended its shares and issued a statement to the London Stock Exchange Tuesday morning upon announcing its plans.
The Poker Channel launched in 2005 and is seen in the United Kingdom and across 30 territories with a reach of 30 million subscribers. Most recently, the channel signed on to air programming in France, Mexico and Argentina.
Income Access Network Launches Kaffiliation and Sklots.com
Income Access network, one of the top online affiliate programs in the world and one that caters to the online gambling sector, has launched its newest affiliate platform - Kaffiliation!
iPoker Pulls Away With Number Two Spot for Most Trafficked Online Poker Room
The iPoker Network has remained on top, assuming we were to remove PokerStars from the equation. For the better part of nearly 5 months, PartyPoker has held a tight grip on the number two spot of most trafficked online poker rooms in the world. During the month of March, iPoker has regained the position and currently holds a 200 to 250 on average real cash player lead over Party.
PokerStars Takes Legal Action Against Poker Table Ratings
PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker room for real money play, has reportedly filed a legal action against the website PokerTableRatings.com.
Breaking News: Poker Legend Amarillo Slim on Deathbed
One of the greatest poker icons ever, Amarillo Slim, was reportedly in a hospice late Monday evening, April 16, 2012, clinging to life.
Amarillo Slim, whose real name is Thomas Austin Preston, Jr., is 83 years old.
Below is one of Amarillo Slim's last interviews from the 2008 WSOP....
Preston won the main event at the 1972 World Series of Poker and was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1992.
Preston has four World Series of Poker bracelets with his most recent win in 1990.
Americas Cardroom Unexpectedly Hands Out $420,000 During Liberty Quarter Million
In addition to the $250,000 that was guaranteed, another $170,000 was handed out at Bad Beat Jackpot tables during Liberty Quarter Million online poker tournament
New Jersey Online Poker Player Wins $50k at Liberty Quarter Million Tournament
A lucky player from the Garden State of New Jersey has claimed first place at the premier Liberty Quarter Million online poker tournament held by Americas Cardroom to commemorate “Black Friday”.
EPT Berlin 2012 Day 1a Final Headcount
With the conclusion of the EPT Berlin 2012 Day 1a, a total of 243 players had entered at the Grand Hyatt Berlin. The Main Event is running from April 16-21, 2012.
Quebec’s own Will Molson managed to finish the day as the second biggest chip leader behind relative newbie David Yan.
Mitt Romney Wins GOP Nomination in Eyes of Oddsmakers Who Already Paid Out Bets
The oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com on Monday announced that they have paid out on all bets that former Massachusetts Republican Governor Mitt Romney will win the GOP Presidential nomination.
The payouts fluctuated based on when the bets were placed. At some points early on in the campaign, front runners changed regularly, however, Romney always maintained relatively short odds.
LowVig.com announces the acquisition of online sportsbook Bet Vegas Vic
Reduced-juice sportsbook welcomes their newest members with unrivaled sports betting value and generous rebates
On Monday morning reduced juice sportsbook LowVig.com finalized the acquisition of competitor BetVegasVic.com.
EPT Berlin 2012 Kicks Off (Video)
The EPT Berlin 2012 tournament has gotten underway with an expanded space for play.
Among those in attendance early on included noted pros Barney Boatman, Scott Seiver, Barry Greenstein and Vanessa Selbst. German player Jan Heitmann and Quebec's Will Molsen were also taking part early on.
Last year’s EPT Berlin was much more subdued with Ben Wilinofsky taking home the €825,000 after beating a 773-strong field. The prize this year is expected to flirt with the one million mark.
David ‘Deldar182’ Eldar Excels This Week in High Stakes Poker Online
The big winner over the past couple of days when it comes to online high stakes poker is one David ‘Deldar182’ Eldar. He took home $268k.
From HighStakesDB.com:
Massive Online Poker Tournament: More Info Revealed About LockOps $2 Mil Guaranteed
One of the biggest online poker tournaments is coming in May (6-20th) 2012 as the much-anticipated LockOps will feature over $2 million in winnings.
The Grand Finale Main Event itself will include over $800k in guaranteed winnings.
This is a Lock Poker exclusive that will include bounties on all Lock pros heads.
A leaderboard for the top 100 players will be running throughout the series.
All of North Dakota’s Property Tax Could Have Been Paid for by Online Gambling
North Dakota Representative Jim Kasper was the first politician to conceive of the idea to legalize and operate online gambling sites from a US state back in 2005.
His state missed out on a golden opportunity.
