Ben Affleck Former Nanny Takes Private Jet Trip to Vegas With Boss, Tom Brady

The former nanny of “Batman” star Ben Affleck reportedly took a trip to Las Vegas with her boss and New England starting quarterback Tom Brady.

The proof appears on Christine Ouzounian’s four fingers, each of which is fitted with one of Brady’s Super Bowl championship rings.  The photo was obtained exclusively by the New York Post.

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New Video Set to Expose Sheldon Adelson, US Presidential Hopeful Lindsey Graham

A new video is set to premier on The Tim James Show which looks to expose the hypocrisy of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and his push to prohibit online gambling.

Adelson is the brainchild behind legislation introduced by South Carolina Republican Senator and U.S. Presidential hopeful Lindsey Graham as well as Utah Republican Representative Jason Chaffetz.

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Dan Colman Headlines 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $5 Million Guaranteed

One of poker’s top five biggest money earners has made the final table of the 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $5 Million Guaranteed in Hollywood, Florida.

Daniel Colman will enter the final table with 3,655,000 in chips.  The 24-year-old made news last year after winning the Big One for One Drop and a cool $15 million.

Colman made even more headlines by fleeing the World Series of Poker host casino, the Rio, within five minutes.

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Presidential Candidate John Kasich Involved in Ohio Gambling Controversy

Ohio governor John Kasich was late getting into the race for the Republican nomination for President of the United States, but he's already one of the leaders in the polls.

Add to that the fact that he's governor of a state that's key for the Republicans--no Republican in the history of the U.S. has ever been elected President without winning Ohio--and you realize that Kasich winning the Presidency is a real possibility.

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Forbes: How Wall Street Money Transformed Online Gambling

On Monday, Forbes.com put out a report describing how activist Wall Street investor Jason Ader has transformed the face of online gambling in recent years.

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Footballer Dominic Matteo Declares Bankruptcy, Amasses £1mil in Gambling Debts

A former Liverpool and Leeds footballer Dominic Matteo has declared bankruptcy after accumulating more than £1million in gambling debts.

The news comes after an insolvency service in Yorkshire obtained an order against Matteo, who admitted to having a gambling problem back in 2011. 

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Memphis Bookies, Pay Per Head Services

Memphis, Tennessee has plenty going for it.  The city boasts of being the birthplace of a king, Elvis Presley.  It is also crime-ridden and bookies who choose to conduct their business here are at great risk.

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Phil Ivey Strong Case Against Casino: Admits It Destroyed Suspect Cards

ATLANTIC CITY – (Associated Press) - A New Jersey casino destroyed playing cards involved in a lawsuit against a professional gambler it says cheated it out of $9.6 million, but only as part of its routine business practices and before it knew of the alleged scheme, according to a legal filing Friday.

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Mob Rat Turns Dog Trainer for Disabled Vets

Mob rat Salvatore (Sammy Bull) Gravano, now serving 20 years in prison on a drug conviction, is attempting to get his sentenced reduced by training dogs for disabled vets.   

The former Gambino underboss, now 70, had his attorney Thomas Farinella present papers in Brooklyn Federal Court to demonstrate the good work he has done while in prison.  

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Poker is Gambling, Not Skill Judge Rules

A Wisconsin judge has ruled that poker is a prohibited form of gambling, not a game of skill as the Poker Players Alliance has long contended.

Madison Circuit Court Judge Richard G. Niess made his decision this week in the case of Steve Verrett et al vs. J B Van Hollen, the later being Wisconsin’s Attorney General at the time the case was filed in August of 2014.

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Man Admits Bringing Counterfeit Chips to Casino Then Flushing Them Down Toilet

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — (Associated Press) - A man admitted Thursday that he brought millions of dollars in counterfeit poker chips to use in a casino's poker tournament, a scheme that was uncovered when he clogged a pipe by flushing the chips down the toilet in his hotel room.

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Corner Bookie Could Become Extinct Like the Dodo Bird Thanks to Augur

The local corner bookie may soon be gone thanks to the fall introduction of Augur.  And it’s not just the local bookmaker who needs to worry.  Vegas and the online operators have something to fear as well.

What’s Augur?

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Phil Mickelson, Billy Walters ‘Insider Trading’ Probe Continues

An FBI and SEC investigation is ongoing as to whether golfer Phil Mickelson received insider trading tips from Nevada-based professional sports bettor Billy Walters.

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LatestCasinoBonuses.com Lists its 1,000th Online Casino

In the world of online gambling there are those casino affiliates that stand out above the rest and LatestCasinoBonuses.com (LCB) is among them. The site, established in 2006, has grown over the years and is a 2-time winner of iGB’s Best Casino Affiliate award. The last year has been filled with accomplishments for LCB and now the team is proud to announce that it has reached yet another milestone by listing its 1,000th online casino!

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Full Tilt Poker Changes Rewards Structure

Leading online poker site Full Tilt Poker announced changes in its rewards structure on the same day its parent company Amaya Gaming revealed it would be diving head first into the Daily Fantasy Sports space with the acquisition of existing brand Victiv.com.

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PokerStars Parent Company Amaya Acquires Daily Fantasy Sports Site Victiv

Amaya Gaming announced Friday morning it has acquired Austin, Texas-based Daily Fantasy Sports site Victiv.com, a company that itself was founded by former poker players.

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NFL Worst Defenses in 2015 – Daily Fantasy NFL Quarterback Picks

The NFL’s worst defense in 2015 are expected to be the Atlanta Falcons, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (not necessarily in that order). 

Honorable mentions go out to the Oakland Raiders, who could see improvements, and the New Orleans Saints.

For Daily Fantasy Sports fanatics, you will want to consider the opposing offenses when going up against any of these five teams. 

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Dan Bilzerian Does Not Have an STD: Sues Website That Claims Otherwise

Poker pro Dan Bilzerian, who got his own Emojis this week, has filed a lawsuit against a website claiming he caught a sexual transmitted disease (also known as an STD).

That website is none other than The Dirty, which some say kicked off the Bilzerian phenomenon.  The Dirty has long been known to bust on Bilzerian.

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Donald Trump Once Wanted to Go to War With NFL

GOP Presidential candidate and current frontrunner Donald Trump will be featured Thursday on a special “Rachel Maddow” archives show (MSNBC 9 pm EST) that includes footage of the Donald discussing how he wished to go to war with the might National Football League.

That didn’t exactly work out.

Trump is seen in the 1980’s footage discussing his purchase of the New York area's USFL team, the New Jersey Generals.

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Poker Playboy, Instagram Sensation Dan Bilzerian Gets Own Emojis

Poker pro Dan Bilzerian, the so-called “King of Instagram”, has gotten his very own Emojis that can be downloaded via one of two apps.

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Gambler Hits Two Huge Parlays at BetOnline: Wins Nearly $200K

Talk about a massive win betting on a series of games. One player at BetOnline.ag just won two huge parlays, each with a risk of $1000 and $4810, respectively.

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中文代理與玩家刮起比特幣充值浪潮

自從加入了匿名貨幣比特幣轉賬方式,PayPerHeadAgents.com的代理服務業務有所增長。尤其對中文玩家而言更為明顯。

世界最大規模的比特幣交易所BTCChina的首席執行官 Bobby Lee說:“這都是關於貿易,關於波動性,關於盈利 - - 低價買入,高價賣出。”

上週CNN採訪了Lee並報道了比特幣使用現象。PayPerHeadAgent.com的代表Federico Gomez則表示,現在是時候推廣比特幣服務在博彩業的廣泛使用。

他告訴Gambling911.com整體行業是不願意提供比特幣服務。但首次收到有更多玩家使用並增長達百分之十時是由Gambling911.com提供的消息,通過這消息我們能更快整合我們的數據。

Gomez並沒有評論已經使用比特幣的用戶的百分比,但他表示數字非常樂觀。

PayPerHeadAgent’s表示其中一大部分使用者可能是來源於中國玩家或華裔。

CNN指出在中國地區,比特幣已經迅速普及。可能是因為它擁有世界上最高的智能手機普及率。據Goldman公司一份報告稱,大約有80%的比特幣交易量都是人民幣兌換。

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Bitcoin Hot With Chinese Gamblers, Bookies, Pay Per Heads

Ever since adding the anonymous digital currency Bitcoin, Pay Per Head service PayPerHeadAgents.com says its business has increased.  Nowhere is this more obvious than with the Chinese gambler.

It's all "about trading, about volatility, about making a profit -- buy low, sell high," said Bobby Lee, CEO of BTCChina, the world's largest Bitcoin exchange.

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Pay Per Head is All About Lines

There are many moving parts in a successful pay per head business such as software, hardware, infrastructure, backup systems, wagering clerks, payment options… but the MVP at the end of the day is lines.

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Casino Revenues Finally Up in Atlantic City

(Associated Press) - Data released Wednesday by New Jersey regulators shows the casinos won $257.5 million from gamblers last month, compared to $238.3 million in July 2014. The numbers were aided by $12.5 million in Internet gambling winnings, an increase of more than 24 percent over July 2014.

But when the four casinos that were operating in July 2014 that have since closed are included in the calculations, the July 2015 casino revenue fell 6.1 percent from a year ago.

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China’s Devaluing of Its Currency Leads to Dropping Share Prices at Wynn

Wynn Resorts, which generates more than half its revenue from the Chinese gambling hub of Macau, slipped $2.39 on news Tuesday that the Chinese government would be devaluing its currency.

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DeCavalcante Crime Family Boss John Riggi Dies: Was Not Inspiration for ‘Sopranos’

The one time crime boss of a family once believed to have inspired the hit series “The Sopranos” has passed away at the age of 90.

John Riggi of Edison, New Jersey was confirmed dead by the Corsentino Home for Funerals in Elizabeth, N.J. at the age of 90.

Riggi had served 20 years for racketeering with additional terms tacked on for complicity in contract killings.  He was released in 2012.

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Of All The Presidential Candidates, Chris Christie is the Most Gambling-Friendly

This is one article in an ongoing Gambling 911 series on 2016 Presidential candidates and their views on gambling issues.

Of all the candidates running for the 2016 Republican Presidential nomination, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is by far the most gambling-friendly.

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Online Poker: 10 Days of Free Buys as Super Series Returns

San Jose, Costa Rica – When they said the best things in life are free, they were clearly talking about Americas Cardroom's latest offering.

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Iowa, New Hampshire Polls Show Surge for Trump, Fiorina, Kasich: Latest GOP Odds

Scott Walker appears to be losing ground in Iowa as Donald Trump picks up the lead according to a new Suffolk University poll conducted August 7-10 immediately following Thursdays first GOP debate.  Scott has dropped to second place at 12%.  Trump was coming in at 17%.

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