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Daniel Tzvetkoff Processed For Porn Too: Faces 75 Year Jail Term
Disgraced online gambling payment processor, Daniel Tzvetkoff, also processed for the adult entertainment industry.
Feds Got Ken Weitzner’s Hard Drives: He Burned His Genitals
More is being learned about the alleged double suicide of online gambling portal website owner Kenneth Weitzner and his wife Jackie.
Sources close to the investigation reveal to Gambling911.com that the deaths were a combination of overdosing with pills (believed to be Valium) and carbon monoxide. All the windows and doors of an apartment above the couple's garage where the bodies were found had been sealed off with tape. A charcoal grill was used, resulting in the carbon monoxide poisoning.
William Hill Gets Online Sales Boost
(Reuters) - Britain's second-biggest bookmaker William Hill (WMH.L) said it had made an encouraging start to the year, boos
Marina Bay Sands vs. James Packer’s City of Dreams Macau
The land based casino wars continue to heat up, and 'Our James'... Australian James Packer is in the thick of the action.
Packer's Crown Casino faces increased competition down under in Australia from Sydney's revamped Star City, and now Sands has opened in Singapore, in a move that insiders say will lure whales and dolphins away from Crown Macau, but don't underestimate the loyalty to Packer. Many have bet against the Aussie - Asia Pacific casino king before and lost. Media Man and Gambling911 with the story...
Gambling Ring Leader Pleads Guilty
The leader of a Kansas City-based gambling ring with ties to the online sports betting haven of Costa Rica has plead guilty.
US Marshalls to Transport Daniel Tzvetkoff
As first reported by Gambling911.com Wednesday morning, online gambling payment processor Daniel Tzvetkoff will remain in jail
Australian Casino Employees May Get Probed
Probing of Aussie casino employees hey... sounds a bit sinister...the sort of thing you might except on TV smash hits 'Underbelly', 'Sea Patrol', 'V' and 'Border Patrol'.
Media Man and Gambling911 take their probe to the latest to borrow our expressions. No imitators will be tolerated, Gambling911... often imitated, never duplicated... recent example being our massive story on Australian Internet Devices... we know who you are, and you're next to be probed...
Daniel Tzvetkoff Not Free Yet: Bail Denied After All
(Breaking News) Disgraced online poker payment processor Daniel Tzvetkoff has been denied bail in New York.
Casino Affiliate Programs Dirty Little Secrets Vol. 2
Insiders, punters, media and online casino entrepreneurs, journos and everyone else...
888 Holdings 2nd Quarter Disappointing
(Bloomberg) -- 888 Holdings Plc, the online gambling company that supplies services for Harrah's Entertainment Inc., fell the most in a year in London trading after saying the second quarter has be
Harrah’s: Online Poker Could Bring in Billions
BEVERLY HILLS (Reuters) - Gary Loveman, chief executive officer at Harrah's Entertainment Inc, sees few signs of a recovery in Las Vegas, but believes U.S.
Son Loses Dad’s $1.5 Million Through Online Gambling
A father in China gave his son $1.5 million to have his relationship with his son severed after finding out the son was an online gambler.
Will The Pope Be Arrested to Sin Bin: Bookie Confessions
It was just last week that Ireland's number one bookmaker, Paddy Power, had been offering odds on whether Pope Benedict XVI to be arrested when he visits Br
Australian Rednecks Jailed in Casino Attack on Indigenous
Australian casinos remain in the news, unfortunately sometimes for the wrong reasons.
Media Man and Gambling911 take racism and violence seriously, as loyal readers would be well aware.
GOP and a Democrat: Resist Overturning UIGEA
A letter is circulating around Washington urging constraint when it comes to repealing the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (UIGEA), which essentially outlaws most forms of online gambling
Ken Weitzner Home Now on Real Estate Market
The home owned by online gambling portal founder Ken Weitzner and his wife Jackie is now for sale, Gambling911.com can reveal. The couple died in what was initially ruled a double suicide though
Paddy Power Sin Bin: First Confessional Box Sponsorship
Yes it's true. Ireland's leading bookmaker has entered into the very first confessional box sponsorship in a Catholic church in England.
Australia’s Burswood Casino Back to Business After Attack
Things are returning to normal at Western Australia's Burswood Casino, and for one of the security team, after a court heard of their security staff ("bouncer") put the hurt on a patron.<
A Good Day In Court for Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker enjoyed a welcome bit of good news on Monday.
WSEX Payouts Good Only in Sears?
Gambling911.com has been reporting extensively on World Sports Exchange (WSEX.com) and its inability to pay these days. The once proud Antiguan-based online sportsbook has had its reputation drag
Online Poker Traffic Falls Another 2.1 Percent
Online poker has taken yet another dip where "real cash" players are concerned. PokerSiteScout.com reports that the decline was broad, with
Las Vegas Ranks 26th Most Fun City in US: Albany More Fun
New York topped the list with Chicago a close second in terms of the most fun cities in the US. Las Vegas came in way outside the top 10 at number 26.
The cities were ranked for shopping, food and drink, culture, popular entertainment, gambling, and the combination of high- and low-impact sports by Portfolio.com.
Portland, Main beat out Las Vegas and even made the top 10 and this has led to come outcries of "Coast bias".
Beware Referback.com Affiliate Spam Scam
Should you receive an email from the Referback.com Affiliate Casino group warning that your account has been compromised, do not click on the link or give out your personal account information.
Miami Herald: Online Gambling a Win-Win?
The Miami Herald on Sunday reported on the multi-billion dollar online gambling sector, asking if it is a "win-win".
Democrats seem to think so, Republicans not so much.
Las Vegas Review Journal Editor, Poker Pro Run Over By Train
The Las Vegas Review Journal has been in the news a lot this past week. First we learn that the newspaper is suing a handful of ventures for reprinting articles, including our friends over at
Australian Gambling Device or Just Technology?
As our beloved internet and technology becomes more advanced, increasing questions are being asked about such matters in Australia such as when is a gambling device not a gambling device, but just
Aussie Gambling Con Fails To Lay Golden Eggs In Hot Water
Australia and its colourful, often daring, gaming and casino entrepreneurs and their schemes, have been in the news a lot lately, and its been far from all good.
Yesterday Media Man and Gambling911 brought you the explosive Melbourne Storm sports betting scandal, and days prior, Gold Coast whiz kid, "payment processor" (and alleged money launderer), Daniel Tzvetkoff. Well customers, today we bring you not 'Con The Aussie Fruiter' but Constantine 'The Con' Barris, whose lotto scheme failed to lay golden eggs for his investors, and has landed him in boiling hot water.
Iron Man 2' World Premiere Moves to L.A to Avoid Ash
Even Iron-Man feels the wrath of volcanic ash.
Jay Cohen The Jimmy Swaggart of Online Gambling?
The slow payments at once highly regarded World Sports Exchange (WSEX.com) continued this week. Players requesting information from the troubled wagering establishment out of Antigua were for the
Online Gambling Sites Fools Not to Offer Kentucky Derby Betting
As big an event as the Kentucky Derby is, I'm amazed by how some online gambling sites still don't offer betting on the Derby or limited offerings such as "matchups only".
