Gambling News
Italy Will Not Extradite Wife and Murderer of Adam Anhang
In a shocking new development, Italy has refused to extradite the wife of murdered online gambling executive, Adam Anhang.
Vegas Looks to Compete With Online Gambling Sites: American Idol, Oscars
The state of Nevada has come to the realization that they are missing out on some of the biggest betting events of the year. While Las Vegas sportsbooks capitalize on the Super Bowl and the curre
Online Gambling Empire of Gibraltar in Hot Seat Over Bernie Madoff
It's home to some of the biggest online gambling companies in the world, including PartyGaming. Now Gibraltar is being reviewed for its apparent connection to swindler Bernie Madoff.
Paroled Murderer Kills Again After Blowing Money Gambling
A paroled murderer in Australia killed again, this time a 78-year old woman. The motive: He blew his grocery money on the pokies, court documents heard.
Gambling News: Atlantic City Hit Hard By Recession, Sands Exec Quits
Gambling news is not good for Atlantic City. Once considered "recession proof", this latest bust to the national economy has proven that not to be the case.
Poker Pro Annie Duke Discusses Celebrity Apprentice, Joan Rivers With Woo
Gambling911.com's own Jenny Woo sat down to speak with this season's Celebrity Apprentice star, Annie Duke, regarding her experience with the show and how she really feels about Joan Rivers.
Leaked Documents Reveal Dire Plight of Intralot's Lotto Agents
Hundreds of documents show that between the end of September last and January, 204 of the company's 769 agents - who each paid between $8000 and $10,000 for their licences - lost money each week se
Early Bird Gets The Worm Where March Madness Is Concerned
The vast numbers of people - a captive audience carried over from the Selection Show some would say - provided ample opportunity for online bookmakers to capitalize Sunday night. Instead, most of
2009 March Madness Kicks Off With a Bang
The 2009 March Madness betting season officially got underway just after the Selection Sunday show with preliminary traffic numbers suggesting records may once again be broken.
Australia Gambling News: Reports on Playtech, Tabcorp, Bodog
Our man on the scene in Australia reports that business is booming and everyone wants in on the burgeoning online gambling industry. Even with news that certain politicians are trying to block th
PartyGaming Returning to the U.S. Market?
News that PartyGaming, the once largest online poker firm, looks to final settle with the U.S.
2009 March Madness Will Test Vegas Economy, Online Websites
While online sports betting seems to be up over last year, the Las Vegas economy has been hard hit. Vegas like many event-oriented cities is counting on the 2009 March Madness to help give a much
Switzerland and Other Tax Havens Under Intense Scrutiny
(Reuters) - Switzerland, Austria and Luxembourg all sought ways on Friday to fend off a global crackdown on tax evasion by making concessions on bank secrecy.
Lou Fabiano Interviewed by Gaming Portal Webmasters Association
Gambling911.com readers know all too well the public feud that has transpired between one time partners in Casino Affiliate Programs (CAP) - Lou Fabiano and Warren Jolly.
The folks at the Gambling Portal Webmasters Association recently interviewed both men to get to the bottom of the accusations that have been surfacing these last several weeks (some of which were lodged by each other)
The following is an interview with Lou Fabiano.
When did you form CAP?
Friday The 13th: Don’t Believe The Hype
Today is Friday The 13th, in case you forgot to mark it down on your calendar. It's also a day leading into one of the most bet on events of the year, the Men's NCAA Basketball Tournam
James Packer Scraps Cannery Casino Resorts Crown Casino Deal
Australian billionaire James Packer has a $1.75 billion takeover of Cannery Casino Resorts LLC and sold his Australian cattle ranches to Guy Hands U.K. buyout company, Terra Firma Capital Partners Ltd. Packer's Crown Casino enterprise, Australia's biggest, rose 13.5 percent on the news. Had the deal gone through, Packer would have obtained three Nevada casinos and a racetrack near Pittsburgh.
The 41 year old Packer's fortune shrank to half this past year according to Forbes Magazine. Crown lost 56 percent of its value and the Las Vegas casinos are not faring that much better.
How Much Is That Hooker In The Window
We're booked for Amsterdam. Of course in an effort for Gambling911.com to save money, they stuck Yours Truly on about four connecting flight from Miami to the Netherlands. Whatever! Hey, once
The Tom Durr Dwan Phenomenon
Aside from the fact that poker pro Tom "Durr" Dwan is from Gambling911.com Publisher Chris Costigan's home town of Edison, New Jersey...really - I wouldn't know who he is if I bumped into
World Series of Poker No Longer Allowing Profanity At Tables: F@%#!
WickedChopsPoker broke the news...or at least that's where we at Gambling911.com found it. The World Series of Poker has decided it will no longer a
2009 March Madness Office Pools For Fools
Unless you happen to be the secretary who knows nothing about college basketball, don't expect to win your 2009 March Madness office pool. You know the drill, Janet chooses her brackets based on
Gambling News: PartyGaming Bosses Screwed, Sportingbet Numbers In
An article appearing in the London Telegraph reports that, being a PartyGaming top dog doesn't exactly have its rewards...especially after you've been shown the door. Party lost two of its chiefs
Allen Stanford Booted Off Billionaire List
Allen Stanford, All Stanford, the Texan accused of an $8 billion fraud by U.S.
Las Vegas Economy: Total Train Wreck
The effects of a bad economy are hitting Las Vegas like a multi-pronged attack. As people find their disposable income dwindling, tourism and gambling are at an all time low in Sin City.
Bookmaker Shares Up in United Kingdom
Director buying and hopes it will clean up at the Cheltenham Racing Festival this week helped bookie Ladbrokes canter 6p forward to 180½p, according to the
Bodog Founder Compound and Extravagant Penthouse on The Block
As first reported on Gambling911.com last week, Bodog founder Calvin Ayre's luxurious Costa Rica mansion is up for sa
Credit Card Fraud an Obvious Problem in Costa Rica
Bookmakers, employees...and yes, tourists....beware. Credit card fraud is a very serious problem in the world's epicenter of online gambling.
World Series of Poker to Become Trademarked by Harrah’s?
In an interesting - and some might say DISTURBING - report appearing on the Pokerati website Tuesday, we learn that Harrah's has applied for the patent on the t
Utah, Hawaii Rank Highest Among Porn Viewers
Here's a shocking revelation. The state of Utah - yes UTAH - ranks number one of all states for most porn viewers on the Internet. It's the most porn-dense state out there - maybe because it's
CAP Crisis Gets Uglier: Partner May File Legal Action in CA
Gambling911.com has learned that Casino Affiliate Programs (CAP) co-organizer, Lou Fabiano, will be flying out to California to take legal action against his former partner, Warren Jolly, in what h
Gambling News: Federal Probe Into Alabama Attorney General’s Office
Reports surfaced on Monday that federal prosecutors were investigating Alabama Attorney General, Troy King, along with his possible connections to gambling.
King apparently has threatened to shut down some electronic bingo operations while allowing others to stay in business. He claims to oppose gambling but believes that "some electronic gambling machines are allowed under constitutional amendments that authorized the bingo operations."
