Gambling News
Exxon Biggest Quarterly Profit in US History as Airlines, Vegas Suffer
US Government Targets Payment Processors for Online Gambling in States
Feds Hound Bodog: Millions of Dollars Seized
The U.S. government recently seized $24 million from bank accounts linked to Bodog, the giant, illegal-under-U.S.-law Internet gaming operation founded by Canadian tycoon Calvin Ayre.
Federal filings make very clear that a serious criminal investigation of the Bodog enterprise is ongoing. At a minimum, word of the seizures is likely to rattle the confidence of U.S.-based online gamblers that they will receive their winnings, not only from Bodog but from the industry's other remaining participants.
South Africa Approves Online Gambling: Date Not Yet Set for Operators
New Bank for Online Gamblers: Ivobank Backed by Powerful Family
A new online bank catering to online gambling enthusiasts has opened and offers fast and secure online money transfer services.
PayPal Sharing Customer Information With Government
Lots of people use PayPal but the online payment solution seems to care little about customer privacy.
Kahnawake Appoints Independent Monitoring Team to Audit Absolute Poker
Online Gambling Chatrooms Become Place for Sex, Seductions, Love
Make Online Gambling Legal Researchers Say
When University of Western Ontario professor June Cotte started researching online gambling, she never expected to recommend it be legalized.
Brennan Jr. Says Online Gambling Industry Should be Celebrating COPA Finding
Checks From Online Poker Sites Bouncing: What's Going On?
Gambling911.com has been reporting extensively on bouncing checks from various online poker websites.
Bob Barr Runningmate Did Not Say “Nuke Iranian Cockroaches”
"America should just let Israel alone, defend itself, and go nuke the heck out of those Iranian cockroaches. Blow ‘em all up... just nuke the place for a thousand years."
Zip Payments Culprit in Online Gambling Checks Bouncing Says Rovell
Decision Re: Child Online Protection Act Has Ramifications for Online Gambling
Online Gambling Withdrawals By Check - Get Used to the Delays
Online gambling sites are now issuing the following notices regarding withdrawal of funds via check:
The Bets Are On: Gambling911 Featured in Local Paper
What are the odds Lloydminster would make a great place to start a gambling website?
Ron Paul Was Flying to Vote on Aviation Safety Bill When Plane Nearly Crashed
Poker Players "Hot New Celebrities" for Tabloid Media
One desired to have sex with an underage girl in exchange for a skateboard; Another starred in a freaky foot fetish video with an overage grandma. Another - who is participating in this November's final table of the WSOP - could actually face being arrested during the event as he has an outstanding warrant out of Broward County, Florida for trespassing (and he had just gotten through serving probation for a felony/larceny conviction.
Playboy Mansion Celebrity Poker Sponsor, Premiere's Son Arrested for Sexual Battery
European Union Officials to Meet With US Delegates Over Online Gambling
Professor Accuses Spencer Bachus of Using "Scare Tactics"
Says Spencer Bachus incorrectly cited the university's research on gambling addiction in arguing for the continued prohibition on online gambling.
