Gambling News
William Hill, Rank Group and Ladbrokes Share Price Surge
British online gambling firms rose more than 6 percent in heavy London trading Thursday, an optimistic sign in a troubled economic climate.
EU Gambling Firms See WTO Case Coming Against U.S.
(Reuters) - A dispute over U.S.
Barney Frank a Busy Man Amidst Wall Street Turmoil, Online Gambling Bill
Chairman of House Financial Services Committee, Barney Frank, has been a busy man these days.
Russian Mafia Leads Among Top 10 Criminal Organizations
Askmen.com has named the Russian mafia as the leading criminal organization in the world followed by the Yamaguchi-gumi syndicate, the biggest of Japan's Yakuza crime clans.
Ian Brandes of the Daily Record points out that the Russian mafia is involved in everything from stolen art to nuclear technology and that they often "leave rivals riddled with bullets in the streets of Moscow."
Moscow's Solntsevskaya Bratva, known as the Brotherhood, have just been named the worst criminal gang in the world in a major survey.
Statement by PPA Chairman D’Amato on Passage of H.R. 68
Former Senator Alfonse D'Amato, chairman of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, today issued the following s
Las Vegas Begs Poker Players to Start Playing “regular” games
Forbes.com announced last week that Vegas gambling revenue declined 14 percent in the month of July. Shortly following that announcement it was leaked that leaders from the large casinos such as The Bellagio and The Wynn have asked big poker players like Doyle Brunson and Phil Ivey to start playing "regular" games like Craps and Blackjack so that they have a shot at their money too.
When reached for comment, Phil just stared down the camera.
PartyGaming Added to Prestigious FTSE4Good UK 50 Index
Fifteen UK companies, including online gambling firm PartyGaming, have been added to the FTSE4Good UK 50 Index of companies striving for good corpor
Joe Biden’s Son Worked for Online Gambling Firm
Hunter Biden, the son of Democratic Vice Presidential running mate, Joe Biden, has agreed to quit his lobbying business.
Barney Frank Online Gambling Bill Goes to Vote Today
The latest incarnation of a bill to effectively abolish an online gambling prohibition measure, was being voted on Tuesday.
PartyBets and GameBookers Not Being Abolished by PartyGaming
PartyGaming has informed Gambling911.com that it is not abolishing the Partybets and Gamebookers brands as reported here last night. The report was filed after a handful of PartyGaming affiliat
European Union Preparing for Showdown With US in Online Gambling Crisis
The European Union announced Monday they will be dispatching a team of investigators to Washington on September 15 to speak with offices of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), and the US
Bodog Domains Now on Auction at eBay
The Washington State Receiver (the firm of Graham & Dunn) is finally beginning the monetization of the Bodog domain names seized just over a year ago in a bitter patent dispute.
DuplicatePoker.com Operating Online Poker Room from US?
It is illegal to operate an online poker room in the United States under the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act.
European Union to Meet With US Congress Regarding Internet Gambling
Congress and members of the executive branch will be visited by a team of European Union investigators this week, headed by senior E.U. trade official M.
Sportsbooks Get Some Money Back With Cleveland Browns Cover
The Cleveland Browns head into Week 3 with a 0-2 record after being listed as a favorite to win the AFC North over the Pittsburgh Steelers heading into the 2008 regular NFL season.
OJ Simpson Trial Promises New Spectacle in Las Vegas
While OJ Simpson's latest trial - related to a Las Vegas hotel armed robbery - is less likely to draw the national attention his first murder trial did in 1995, Sin City will still be taking center
Third Party Running Mate Wayne Root on Internet Gambling Prohibition
Gambling911.com's Jenny Woo recently sat down with Libertarian Bob Barr's running mate, Wayne Root, and discussed his opinion on the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act and what he would do ab
Party Gaming a No Show in US Court
While unrelated to their plight in the US since UIEGA, Party Gaming (who owns Party Poker) has taken the extreme measure of refusing to show up for a court battle against a US-based slot machine ma
Online Bookies Can Now Advertise in Australia
INTERSTATE corporate bookmakers have been given the nod to sponsor NSW sporting teams and advertise according to the
Proposed new FBI rules draw civil liberties worries
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Internet Gambling Firm BWIN Loses Case in Germany
(Reuters) - Internet bookmaker bwin.com has lost a regional court case in the aftermath of Germany's crackdown on online betting, Germany's state lottery said on Thursday, sending bwin shares down
Barney Frank Introduces New Online Gambling Bill
House Committee on Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) on Thursday proposed yet another measure that would look to repeal a law making most forms of online gambling illegal.
The Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (UIGEA) requires that financial institutions monitor transactions related to online gambling, however, not all forms of the activity are illegal and the UIGEA is quite ambiguous when it comes to defining what is and what is not legal.
EPT Barcelona Open Poker….And Keep a Tight Grip on Your Handbags
Barcelona is hot for online poker and gaming this month with the EPT Barcelona Open and a series of Internet gaming conferences (The European i-Gaming Congress and Expo and the Casino Affiliate Pro
First President of Poker Players Alliance Joins Age Verification Technology Firm
Michael Bolcerek, the former President of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), a grassroots advocacy group of over 1M members, has recently joined Aristotle International as its Senior Vice President
Bodog Continues to Pay Customers, Vendors With Bounced Checks
Be careful when depositing one of those Bodog (BodogLife.com) checks. They could be rubber and bounce like an NBA basketball.
Absolute Poker Quick to Refund Money to Victims of “Identity Theft”
A North Carolina man filed a complaint that he had been a victim of an email fraud this week involving an online poker room.
The victim told Officer Sowers of the Greeneville police on Tuesday that he had received an e-mail message that supposedly had been sent to him from absolutepoker.com (but actually had not), saying his account had been "deactivated."
Dutch Internet Gambling Tax Clears Senate
Holland has cleared a proposed taxation bill that would allow the Dutch Government to tax games of chance such as blackjack and online c
Costa Rica Oceans, Beaches Safe Again? Tamarindo Beach Passes Test
Costa Rica - the leading world center for online sports betting and casinos - came under fire recently for its "dangerous" beaches. We're talking about unsafe bacteria levels here folks.
Doyle Brunson’s Heart Is Good… So Is His Stamina
Doyle Brunson's heart is in better condition than our own Jenny Woo's....who celebrates a birthday today...
US Justice Department to go After Google Regarding Advertising
The US Justice Department, which has aggressively gone after online gambling establishments over the past two years, has yet another big target in mind....the biggest of all perhaps - Google!
The Wall Street Journal reports that The Justice Department has quietly hired one of the nation's best-known litigators, former Walt Disney Co. vice chairman Sanford Litvack, for a possible antitrust challenge to Google Inc.'s growing power in advertising.
