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Gambling911.com Retains Law Firm to Take on Absolute Poker
In anticipation of a legal threat from Absolute Poker, Gambling911.com has retained the legal services of a powerful Washington, DC firm, one that represents publishers and freelance writers before
Bodog Lays Off Hundreds of Employees: Claims Not to be Leaving US
BodogLife.com, under intense scrutiny by the US Government, has laid off hundreds of its employees this week, leading to speculation that the online gambling firm will be leaving the US market.
Brennan Jr.: We Have Money Coming in From Many Sportsbooks
IMEGA.org founder, Joe Brennan, Jr., adamantly denied on Friday that other Costa Rican sports books have not helped to fund their efforts to challenge the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act i
MacBook® Computers Offered in Bodog Casino
Starting today and running until Oct. 1, Bodog Casino will be awarding 10 lucky Blackjack players a $100 bonus each week for a total of $1,000 in weekly bonuses.
Sportsbook.com Still Recovering Following Industry Processor Loss
One of the online gambling industry's most successful sports betting enterprises,
Absolute Poker Threatens Legal Action Against Gambling911.com
Gambling911.com, whose founder Christopher Costigan won a landmark case against an online gambling establishment in 2002, disclosed on Wednesday that his website has been threatened with legal acti
Costa Rica Sportsbooks Not Helping to Fund iMEGA Efforts
In a disappointing revelation, Gambling911.com has learned that iMEGA (The Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association) in its legal challenge against the United States and the Unlawfu
DoylesRoom Unleashes World Class Casino & Record-Breaking Jackpots
Players who crave exhilarating casino action no longer need to contact their travel agents for sizzling weekend escapes to Las Vegas, Monaco, or Atlantic City. With the arrival of the hottest onl
Being a Brad Pitt Lookalike is Sometimes Hard...In More Ways Than One
If you are going to have a roommate, it doesn't matter how good looking you are, never ever shack up with someone who looks like Brad Pitt.
This is advise relayed to Gambling911.com by a one time online gambling guru who soon discovered he had an enormous superiority complex once moving in with fellow Nine.com employee, Chris, affectionately known in the industry as "Brad Pitt".
Gambling Nurse Ignores Woman in Labor Ad Banned By Brits
The Advertising Standards Authority banned an advertisement put out by Wink Bingo Wednesday on the grounds that it encouraged gambling while at work.
Spacebar Media produced the ad that features a scantily clad nurse celebrating her big bingo win next to a trolley holding surgical equipment and a laptop, which read ‘Wink Bingo Winner' while a woman was presumably giving birth and being ignored by the nurse.
The ad's catch line read: "Find the appropriate moment..."
The ad itself was deemed "inappropriate" and promptly yanked.
Poker Cheater Found: Just Bought Yacht, Brand New SUV, Mansion
AJ Green (also known as Allan Grimard) has been located in Costa Rica. You might recall that Grimard was implicated in the notorious "Absolute Poker In-House Cheating Scandal".
Boss Media Assets to be Frozen: Loses Litigation Matter
One of online gambling's most established software providers, Boss Media, has had its assets seized in Malta.
PokerTrillion have been successful in its application to enforce the seizure of the servers from their previous network providers, Boss Media. According to a press release from Poker Trillion, Boss Media will not be able to continue commercial activity or appeal as of September 18th.
BetonSports Founder Could be Close to Settling with US Government
Gary Kaplan, the captured founder of online gambling's once largest sports betting outfit BetonSports, could be settling with US authorities for an untold amount of money according to various sourc
Bingo Deal Reached in California
SACRAMENTO -- California's gaming tribes and the Catholic Church have struck a compromise on a bill that would allow simulcasts of conventional bingo while outlawing bingo machines almost everywher
Cash Crash: The Most Unluckiest Online Gambling Affiliate on Earth
Michael "Uncle Fester" Cash, proprietor of the online gambling portal TheSpread.com just can't seem to cut a break. Just last year on route to a Bodog.com the world's most unluckiest online gambling affiliate arrived in Vancouver Canada and was promptly deported back to his home state of Michigan the next day. Seems he had an arrest warrant from several years back for knocking out someone at a Windsor, Ontario casino who....as fait would have it, was a police officer.
John McCain’s 14 Hour Impulsive Casino Craps Play
The Huffington Post on Monday featured an article on US Republican Presidential candidate John McCain and what they allege is an "impulsive&
Sportech Football Pools Will be Featured in London’s Daily Mail
Sportech plc have brokered a deal with the Daily Mail to disseminate New Football Pools data.
Bombs in Spain a Concern to Those Attending Online Gambling Conferences
Two resorts in Spain reported bomb blasts on Sunday just one month before scheduled online gambling conferences were to take place in Barcelona.
Murders Within the Online Gambling Community Especially Brutal
Whether good or bad, individuals associated with the world of online gambling have met some of the most brutal of deaths.
Internet Gambling Scam Murder Could Have Ties to Beijing Olympics
The murder case of Yang Zhen Xing, his girlfriend and presumably their pet cat, continues to take even stranger twists and turns with investigators now looking at the Summer Olympics and Beijing un
Murdered Chinese Man Yang Zhen Xing Tied to Internet Gambling Scam
Investigators are still trying to determine why a Chinese couple were found brutally murdered in their Newcastle West End flat in what was described as a "frenzied knife attack", quite
2008 Olympics: Which Gambling Sites Get the Gold, Silver and Bronze?
When it comes to the 2008 Olympics and betting, not all online gambling websites are made the same and some barely offer bets on the games.
Toledo Point Shaving Case Related to Previous Gambling Charges
The point-shaving charges filed against former University of Toledo men's basketball player Sammy Villegas
Barney Frank: A Giant of the Congress Says Gay Publication
"He is one of the giants of the Congress, a real legislator," says Thomas Mann, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, referring to chairman of the House Committee on Financial Ser
Get Your Masters Degree in Online Gambling Today
Nottingham Trent University has announced the first ever cyberpsychology degree in the United Kingdom which will look into the psychology behind online gaming and even dating.
Poker Players Comment on GOP Platform: Demand Protection of Individual Rights
Over 160 poker players from across the nation have posted comments urging the Republican Party to protect individuals' freedom to play poker online. Members of the Poker Players Alliance, the leading poker grassroots advocacy group of over one million members, believe any language in the Republican Platform restricting an individual's right to play poker online violates these principles of individual freedom and personal responsibility - long held tenets of the Republican Party.
Playtech Wins Contract for Italy Online Poker Room: Snai What??
Online gambling software provider Playtech has agreed a licensing deal with Snai, which manages a network of 6,000 betting shops in Italy.
Maurizio Ughi, chairman of Snai, said: 'Having chosen Playtech's portfolio, we are able to offer our customers two poker games, Texas Hold 'Em and Omaha. Our aim is to be the leading player in the Italian market for skill games, as we are for horse racing and sports betting.'
Las Vegas Continues to be Paralyzed by US Economy Woes
Statewide, gambling revenue for June was down a little more than 1% at $949.3 million, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
And on the Strip -- which accounts for roughly half of all gambling in the Silver State -- monthly revenue fell 3% to $486.4 million. After a relatively upbeat start to 2008, Nevada gambling revenue is down nearly 2% for the year to date, with the Strip off 1.5%.
Online Gambling Zealot Republican Jim Leach Endorses Obama
ABC News is reporting that Iowa former Republican Representative Jim Leach has endorsed Democratic US Presidential candidate Barack Obama.
iMEGA Founder Responds to Remote Gaming Association Comments
Mr. Hawkswood,
