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888.com to Buy Bingo Company for £60 Mln
LONDON (Reuters) - Online gaming firm 888 <888.L> has agreed to acquire Wink Bingo from Daub Ltd for up to 59.7 million pounds and said current trading had remained strong and in line with ex
Armed masked men rob bookmakers
Two masked men armed with a suspected knife and handgun robbed a bookmakers in Sunderland.
Richardson Rebounds With NFL, College Football Picks
Bookmaker.com CEO Mickey Richardson may have had his 7 year old son pick the remainder of his NFL bet card for Week 15. After losing his first
Ladbrokes Gives Italy Another Shot With Online Poker
Having failed in its attempt to set up land-based betting shops in Italy, the United Kingdom's biggest bookmaker will try once more by marketing its online poker and casino platform to the country.
Online Gambling: Kentucky Refuses to Release Names
Lawyers representing the commonwealth of Kentucky have refused to name any new individuals targeted in their attempt to seize ownership of 141 Internet domain names, all related to online gamblin
Tiger Woods Gambling Addiction?
Reports began surfacing this week that disgraced golf champion Tiger Woods was into more than just "other women". He also apparently gambled....a lot.
Court Orders Betsson to Shut Office
Swedish gaming company Betsson has been forced to shut its betting office in Stockholm following a decision by the Swedish Administrative Court of Appeal (Kammarrätten).
Online Gambling Center of Curacao Under Venezuela Threat
The Netherland Antilles island of Curacao hosts a number of online sportsbooks and casinos. It also sits right off the coast of Venezuela. And now the island nation has come under threat from V
WinAsDealer.com Not Paying $3000
The CasinoMeister.com website is reporting that online casino
Slow Pay, No Pay Online Sportsbook Skybook.com
Gambling911.com has received information that the long established but troubled call center sportsbook, Skybook.com out of Costa Rica, has been slow paying or "no paying" some of its clie
East Coast Snow Storm: Good News for Online Poker Rooms
With Saturday's US East Coast snow storm hitting just one weekend before Christmas, it's bad news for retailers but good news for online poker rooms and casino sites.
Online Gambling: More Trouble for Jay Cohen?
Federal authorities in the USA are considering whether to recharge Internet gambling pioneer Jay Cohen with running an illegal online sports betting operation, after Cohen appeared on TV this wee
Facebook to Ban Online Gambling Ads
The popular social networking website Facebook.com has come under fire this week for its updated privacy policy, much of which is an attempt to bring additional exposure to the site's advertisers.
Las Vegas, Travel Industry Worried Over State Tax Hikes
The travel industry, including a reeling Las Vegas, has its battle plans drawn.
Colleges Need to do More About Gambling Addiction
The links between problem gambling and other mental health and addiction issues are manifold.
Ron Paul vs. Sarah Palin
No, there is public spat between Ron Paul and Sarah Palin like with the former Alaska Governor and California Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger...at least none that we are aware of. Instead both Palin and Paul have been doing something few of their fellow Republican colleagues appear capable of. More air time equals more respect and that's exactly what Palin and Paul have been getting of late.
Las Vegas Can Advertise During Super Bowl
NEW YORK - (Associated Press) - The NFL will allow advertising for Las Vegas on game telecasts this postseason, including the Super Bowl.
Under the modified policy, tourist destinations that allow gambling, such as Las Vegas, Reno or Lake Tahoe in Nevada, will now be permitted to advertise during NFL games from Jan. 4, 2010, to Feb. 28, 2010. After that, the league will determine whether to extend the new rules into next season or go back to the old ones banning such ads.
The NFL regular season ends Jan. 3. The Super Bowl is scheduled for Feb. 7 in Miami.
Setback for Online Gambling Companies in Europe
By Nikki Tait in Brussels
Gamblers React to CNBC’s Big Business of Illegal Gambling
CNBC always puts out the best original programs and Wednesday night's installment of The Big Business of Illegal Gambling was no exception. Sure it didn't exactly paint the industry in the most g
Kentucky Files Motion in Online Gambling Case as Last Resort
Seen as a "desperation move" of sorts, the Commonwealth of Kentucky has filed a Motion for Leave to Join Additional Parties and to Amend their Complaint. Kentucky is now claiming that,
What David Stern's Forward Thinking Vegas Approach May Do
By Chad Millman
ESPN Insider
(Original link: http://bit.ly/63jLYG)
It only takes one.
Whenever I'm facing a pivotal life moment that is completely left in someone else's hands, that is the phrase I latch onto. Like when I was asking girls to the prom. Or when I was applying to college. Or when I desperately needed someone to buy my Manhattan apartment so I could actually pay for the house I had agreed to buy.
It only takes one.
Everest Poker Acquired
Mangas Gaming, the leading French sports betting and online gaming group, owner of Betclic, announces that it is taking control of the Everest Gaming group.
California’s Dependence on Gambling Grows
Like an addict, the California Legislature can't stop returning to the allure of gambling.
Israel Based Online Gambling Site Internet1x2 Busted
A 10-year old troubled online gambling site that specialized in soccer betting has been busted up by Israeli police resulting in the arrests of 5 people.
Internet1x2.com (at one time also affiliated with a website called Yahoops.com, which the search portal Yahoo! threatened to sue) operated out of Israel and the Central American nation of Belize. The company was started by two brothers, both of whom were former Israeli basketball players. The online sportsbook has long endured a checkered past of slow pays.
Gambling911 Applauds Mason Malmuth Poker Forum Suit
Good for Mason Malmuth. He's the proprietor of the long established and very popular TwoPlusTwo.com posting forum.
Two Plus Two Poker Posting Forum Sues Dutch Boyd
Over on popular internet forum twoplustwo.com, there is a thread that is sparking an inordinate amount of discussion.
Poker Ducks is Poker Dust
Another online poker room has bitten the dust!
Morongo Band of Mission Indians Want Online Poker in California
With the state bracing for billions of dollars in budget shortfalls, a group of casinos is offering California leaders a stake in a new pot of money if they allow Internet poker sites to set up bus
Miss World 2009 Represents Online Gambling Centre
Gibraltar, one of the leading centres for some of the largest online gambling businesses in the world, took center stage at Saturday's Miss World 2009 competition as the country's Kaiane Aldorino w
