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Betfair US Boss Gerard Cunningham Out
eGaming Review Magazine is reporting that Betfair US Head
Australia: Internet In Peril as Big Brother Is Still Watching
Gaming, news media, entertainment and freedom of expression fans, your Internet is in danger, at least if you'r one of our Australian readers.
Online Gambling Would Welcome Rush Limbaugh to Costa Rica
Radio host Rush Limbaugh has suggested that should President Obama's health plan sail through Congress, he will pack up his things and move to Costa Rica.
Limbaugh has chosen the perfect destination. The online gambling industry set up shop in this Central American paradise during the mid-1990's. Since that time operators have gone on to opening their own restaurants and constructing office buildings. Limbaugh won't have any difficulty broadcasting his radio show out of CR either with all those enormous satellite dishes sitting on the properties of sportsbooks.
Poll Finds Most Americans Oppose Internet Gambling
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - (Associated Press) - A new poll finds most Americans oppose Internet and half oppose sports betting, but many have gambled themselves at a casino.
The Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll found two-thirds of those surveyed oppose changing the law to allow bets to be placed over the Internet, and 53 percent oppose allowing bets on the outcome of professional or college sporting events.
Stateside Bookies, Costa Rica Business Indicted
A federal indictment unsealed today charged four men and two companies with running an illegal gambling business that attracted about $3.6 million in bets over three years.
Gerlarmo Cammisano, 56, James J. Moretina, 60, James L. Dicapo, 57, and Michael J. Lombardo, 54, each were charged with violations of federal gambling laws in the 23-count indictment returned Tuesday in Kansas City.
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino CEO Death Ruled a Suicide
TMZ.com was reporting that law enforcement had informed the popular website that the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel and Casino CEO Andrew (Randy) Kwasniewski was found dead yesterday of
Mirapex Causes Gambling Addiction? Man Sues
A Las Vegas man has filed suit against the drug Mirapex's manufacturers, Boehringer Ingelheim, Pfizer, Pharmacia Corp., and Pharmacia & Upjohn Co.
EU Court Advice Concerns Local Gambling Businesses
GIBRALTER CHRONICLE
Gibraltar Government is being urged by the gaming industry to consider a more proactive stance, possibly intervention in court action, following a recent opinion expressed by the European Court of Justice Advocate General, Paulo Mengozzi, that mutual recognition of national licences for games of chance is not viable as European Union law now stands, it has emerged.
Hard Rock Hotel Hotel Executive Dead From Gunshot Wound
The CEO of The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas was found dead from a gunshot wound.
Is Online Gambling a Good Bet for Florida?
TAMPA, FL -- Online casinos are based in Antigua, the United Kingdom, and the British Isles, pretty much anywhere you can think of except for the United States.
Ben Roethlisberger's Sexual Assault: Odds makers Back Off For Now
Ben Roethlisberger's latest predicament has oddsmakers wondering what can and cannot be considered in "bad taste" when it comes to a "bad boy" athlete. This is the second time
Hand Grenade Thrown at Home of Intralot CEO
This past weekend marked an uptick in crime aimed at the gambling sector. First, a brazen robbery took place during an international poker tournament in Berlin on Saturday (most of which was caug
Australia Gambling News and Findings Mixed Reviews
It's been a painstaking process, but Gambling911 via the Media Man down under in Aussie Land, has got their hands on some interesting data of substance, released by our "friends" at the N
Merge Poker Signs on Yet Another Online Poker Room
Merge Gaming today announced that PokerHost.com, has joined one of the fastest growing poker networks in the world.
No Consensus in EU Yet on Remote Gaming Industry
Times of Malta
Ivan Camilleri, Brussels
Online Gambling Likely to Take in €5 billion on One Small Isle
€5 billion, now that's a lot of money. These are the projections for the online gambling industry. But when one considers that figure is just limited to one tiny island in the Mediterranean S
St. Petersburg Times: Proposed Gambling Deal Good for Florida
(Times Editorial) The Legislature and the Seminole Indian Tribe appear close to
Sands Singapore to Open Next Month
SINGAPORE - US gaming giant Las Vegas Sands said on February 24 its casino project in Singapore will open on April 27, months behind the original schedule of late 2009.
Donald Trump vs. Karl Icahn in Atlantic City
While the rest of the world gets ready for the upcoming Pacquiao vs.
Carl Icahn Takes Over Tropicana Atlantic City
(Reuters) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has regulatory approval to own the Tropicana Casino Resort in Atlantic City, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission said on Wednesday.
PartyGaming The Latest to Report Poor 2009 Showing
With Sportingbet a bit of an exception to the rule, online poker's 4th largest network, PartGaming, reported a poor showing in 2009 with numbers down to $135.0 million from $144.2 millio
The Rise and Near Fall of World Sports Exchange (WSEX.com)
What used to be one of the most trusted and reliable online sportsbooks, World Sports Exchange (WSEX.com), has been getting hammered over the past 6 months by the folks at
10-Year Old Goldbet Joins Microgaming Online Poker
The Goldbet online gambling group, in operation now since 2000, have selected Microgaming as its new network for allowing customers to play online poker. The Austrian bookmaker uses proprietary s
Sportingbet Reports Good News in Online Gambling Sector
With a number of bookmakers reporting poor showings in recent days, Sportingbet has provided a ray of hope on Wednesday.
Sands China Revenue up 22 Percent
March 2 (Bloomberg) -- Sands China Ltd., Asia's biggest listed casino operator, said profit rose 22 percent last year as Macau visitors gambled more on card games and slot machines.
Net income increased to $213.8 million from $175.7 million a year earlier, Sands China, which has the second-biggest market share among Macau casinos, said in a statement to Hong Kong's stock exchange today. That compared with the $225 million mean estimate of four analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.
Bill to Legalize Online Poker in Florida Introduced
Florida State Representative Joseph Abruzzo has filed a bill that looks to legalize online poker in his home state.
Titled the "Internet Poker Consumer Protection and Revenue Generation Act of 2010", Abruzzo claims that 900,000 Floridians already gamble at sites run by operators outside of Florida and that state legalization would result in $200 million in revenue the first year.
Dustin Hoffman to Star in HBO Gambling Series “Luck”
There is a new HBO series to debut and it's about gambling. It's working title is "Luck" and will star Dustin Hoffman.
2009 Bad Year for Bookmakers: Paddy Power Down
Paddy Power is the latest bookmaker to show a slide in profits for 2009, following Ladbrokes a 2
Barney Frank Wants Elimination of Fanny Mae
Rep. Barney Frank (D- Mass.), head of the House Financial Services Committee, and online gambling's closest ally, says enough with Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac.
