Gambling News
BetOnline.com Won’t Pay Out on Future Bets
Panama City-based BetOnline.com is embroiled in a dispute with a player regarding a March Madness future bet. Few are taking the side of BetOnline.com as the complainant posted his gripe on the S
iMEGA Motion Granted in Online Gambling Domains Case
As first reported by Gambling911.com, the chief judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals has approved iMEGA's request to have its petition to send iMEGA, et al v.
Obama Administration Against Australia Internet Filter
In a story widely covered by Gambling911.com and special correspondent Greg Tingle of Media Man Int., Senator Stephen Conroy, who is Australia's acting Com
Ladbrokes to Hire Top Vet
Ladbrokes, the UK's largest bookmaker, is poised to hire Richard Glynn, chairman of Sporting Index, the spread betting group, as its new chief executive.
Crown Casino Gets New Gulfstream Jet for VIPs
Think Las Vegas, Atlantic City and Macau get all the casino high rollers and VIP's?
Pennsylvania Appeals Court Throws Out Poker Ruling
A Pennsylvania Texas Hold'em game was not legal after all.
In a serious blow to the poker industry and the Poker Players Alliance, an advocacy group that has been monitoring this case closely, a divded Pennsylvania appeals court has overturned a county judge's ruling that declared the popular poker game "Texas Hold 'Em" to be legal. The Poker Players Alliance and Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys filed briefs in support of the defendants, who were charged in September 2008 for hosting games inside a garage.
Casino Raided by Armed Gang
Just weeks after a high profile poker tournament in Berlin, bandits have raided the Basle's Grand Royal casino.
Kentucky Will Not Amend Complaint in Online Gambling Case
The Kentucky Supreme Court has confirmed that there will be no amendment in a case involving 141 online gambling domain names.
Bookie Wants Maxwell to Perform at Funeral
The last dying wish of a popular online sportsbook President is to have recording artist Maxwell perform the song "
Justice Officials Decline Comment in KY Online Gambling Case
Kentucky Justice Cabinet officials are staying mum in regard to news first broken by Gambling911.com on Wednesday that
Casino Affiliate Programs: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
The saga that is the online casino affiliate programs sector continues.
46 Arrested in Football Match Fixing Scandal
Police in Turkey have arrested 46 individuals alleged to have been involved in an elaborate football match-fixing plot. Those arrested include players and coaches. Some 30 matches are believed
Staten Island Businesses Tied to Mob-Run Sports Betting
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.
Online Poker Wire Issues Result of Bank Withholding Funds
At least one major online poker room has been experiencing problems sending wires, the result of an online bank that has prevented them access to their funds.
Mike Tyson Animal Planet Pigeon Show Cancellation Odds
Oddsmakers believe that Animal Planet will not be cancelling the controversial new Mike Tyson reality series, which features pigeon racing (
Online Gambling: Affidavits to be Presented in Kentucky
The Kentucky supreme court last week issued a ruling that it will not lift the freeze by registrars of 141 Internet gambling domain names unless an owner of the names comes forward.
Gambling911.com can reveal that one member of The Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association (iMEGA.org) has decided to step forward and, as such, satisfy the court's requirement on "standing".
Times of Malta: New Online Gambling Records Expected
This year was likely to be another record year in terms of investment and injection from the igaming industry, Finance Minister Tonio Fenech said this morning.
Internet Censorship Slammed by Tech Geeks
Not to anyone's real surprise, many tech giants and major Australian and global brands are starting to speak out loudly against the Australia's government's proposed internet filter, censorship, an
888.com in Breach of Gambling Act? Goes Off Line
Australia's communication's watchdog is investigating 888.com for an apparent breach of the integrated gambling act.
Macau March Gambling Revenue on Track
(Reuters) - Gambling revenue in Macau reached close to HK$13 billion ($1.68 billion) for the first three weeks of March, on track for a monthly record, underscoring sustained growth in the world's
Casino And Adult Entrepreneur Cleared Of Insider Trading
Australians continue to maintain their "Underbelly" like status on a national and international scale.
Online Gambling Prohibition To Go Into Effect June 1
Enforcement of online gambling legislation (Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act or UIGEA) is set to go into effect on June 1 following a six month delay. There will be no further delays
Visitors are spending less in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A report finds that Las Vegas visitors spent an average of more than $50 less on gambling in 2009 than the year before.
New Bill Allows Licensed AC Casinos To Offer Online Gambling
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman JOHN J. BURZICHELLI
District 3 (Salem, Cumberland and Gloucester)
Berlin Poker Robbery Suspects Would Surely Have Killed
Now that all four suspects in a daring daylight poker tournament have been rounded up, it is becoming ever so clear what these individuals were capable of. Each had extensive rap sheets despite a
Australian Casino and Poker News (March 22, 2010)
It's been a huge 24 hours in the Australian casino, employment, poker, media and social and community entrepreneur sectors.
Billionaire Inc Connection...
James Packer's Burswood Casino aka Burswood Entertainment Complex, based in Perth, Western Australia, is on a roll. Poker and online poker continue to do massive numbers, and Crown Limited (Crown Casino and Burswood Casino etc al), PartyGaming's PartyPoker, Media Man and Gambling911 are in the thick of the action.
Former Scottish Football Captain’s Gambling Debts Mount
DESPERATE Colin Hendry begged a friend to lend him thousands of pounds telling him the "vultures are circling".
More Casino Robberies: This Time in The Caribbean
Media Man and Gambling911 are deeply disturbed by the recent increase in casino robberies and heists and poker tournaments.
Poker Named a Sport in Lithuania: Let’s All Move There
With so many European nations and the United States crowing about the legalization of poker, especially online, it is refreshing to see that one country has taken a step forward in declaring poker
Gambling Associations Did Disservice to Owners in KY Case
The Kentucky Supreme Court reversed the Kentucky Appeals court's decision that tossed out the seizure order issued on 141 online gambling domain names this past week.
None of the representatives from the betting firms stepped forward to appear in court. Instead they were represented by two industry trade organizations: The Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association (iMEGA) and the Interactive Gaming Council (IGC).
