Florida State Lottery Being Sued for Refusing to Pay Prize
A Florida woman is suing the State of Florida for $500,000 after she claims she won the lottery but the state refuses to pay her.
Joe and Annemarie Curcio of Ocala thought they won money on Mother's Day three years ago when they matched two numbers on a $20 "Gold Rush" scratch-off ticket. They then drove to Tallahassee, the state capital, and received some unwelcome news.
Richard Branson Expanding Virgin Gaming iGaming Empire
Gaming, gambling and iGaming fans, have we got some news hot of the press for you. Our bat phone has been running hot hot hot!
For the past few months Media Man and Gambling911 have been keeping you updated on all sorts of exciting developments at Richard Branson's Virgin Group, naming Virgin Games, Virgin Poker, Virgin Bingo, and offshoot, AWOMO (A World Of My Own), with a DGI (Game Domain International) tie in. Last week Branson's Virgin Racing also sponsored Full Tilt Poker.
Sports Off Shore Agent Charges Predates Online Gambling Law
In one of the more laughable news stories in recent weeks, we learn that a Beverly, Massachusetts man is being hailed as "the first person in Massachusetts charged with violating a 2006 federa
Accused Criminal Daniel Tzvetkoff: Poker is Not Gambling
In a New York District Court this week, Australian online poker payment processor Daniel Tzvetkoff has plead not guilty to processing millions of dollars in transactions for the Internet gambling s
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Gambling Execs Encouraged to Invest in Domains
The world is considered a pretty small place these days, largely thanks to the internet aka WWW, and of course airlines and Lear Jets, operated by our "partners in crime", Crown Casino ki
Paddy Power Launches Iceland Volcano Betting Site
While most are fed up with the volcano ash cloud being spewed by Eyjafjallajökull, some creative minds are benefitting in the most enterprising ways.
Eliot Spitzer to Replace Campbell Brown on CNN?
A one time ferocious opponent of the online gambling industry, Eliot Spitzer, is being considered as host of a new debate show like "Crossfire" to replace anchor Campbell Brown's 8 pm EST
PokerStars Acquisitions a Death Knell to Affiliates?
Neil Mitchell of eGaming Review Online this week wrote an interesting piece regarding the number one online poker room, PokerStars, recent purchase of various poker news portals.
Hearings on Internet Gambling Tax Enforcement Conclude
John Pappas, Executive Director of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group, with more than one million members nationwide, today released the following stateme
Bachus: “Internet Poker Is The Crack Cocaine of Online Gambling”
In an interview with ABC News, Rep.
Miami-Dade Cop, Cousin Accused Of Robbing Gambler
MIAMI - CBS4 News has learned that a Miami-Dade police officer has been charged with reportedly using his gun and badge to steal more than $100 thousand in cash from an alleged gambler.
Rand Paul Wins Kentucky Primary
The son of online gambling supporter and former US Presidential candidate Ron Paul, Rand Paul, has decisively won the Kentucky Republican Primary and is widely being hailed as the first big winner
Centrebet Set For Shakeup
Online gaming and wagering outfit Centrebet (International Ltd) says it is still in talks with a number of parties over consolidation opportunities.
Media Man down under and Gambling911 continue to delivery hard hitting, informative and entertaining news to the world. We learn the current Centrebet talks are likely to have a major impact on the online and offline gambling, betting, poker et al sector in Australia and the entire Asia Pacific...
The parties are understood to be overseas concerns, all or most of which out of Europe.
Gaming Stocks Hammered in Australia
Readers... er, punters... think you may be down bit at the local casino, online casino, or perhaps your investment stocks and bonds?
Paddy Power Profits
DUBLIN - (Reuters) - Irish bookmaker Paddy Power (PAP.I) said sports results so far this year had gone its way and Internet
Barney Frank: “F*** You Hank (Paulson)!”
Online gambling crusader and the House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank (D - Mass.) Barney Frank, reportedly told Treasury Secretary Hank Paulsen to essentially "F*** Off!" but wa
Bank Robber Blames Gambling Debts
Joseph G. Markham, 39, of Olathe, has been sentenced to five years and seven months for robbing First National Bank in Overland Park last September, the U.S. Attorney for Kansas reports.
Crown Casino In Sponsorship Talks With Melbourne Storm
Casino entrepreneurs, insiders, outsiders, punters and everyone one else...
A Rand Paul Win a Win for Online Gambling
While it is not exactly known what if any stance Kentucky Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul might have in regard to online gambling, one can only speculate he is not against such activity. Pa
Cereus Poker Completes Security Upgrade
Tokwiro Enterprises ENRG ("Tokwiro") has announced that a new version of its CEREUS software was released yesterday, upgrading security at both of the Network's online poker rooms, UB and
Hearing on Internet Gambling Taxation Bill Set for Wednesday
What: The House of Representatives' Ways and Means Commi
Ireland Will Impose Tax on Internet Gambling
Ireland says it will start taxing Internet gambling establishments operating overseas and catering to Irish citizens.
"This will have the additional benefit of facilitating the extension of the tax regime for the betting industry to all those providing online and telephone betting and so underpin funding for the racing industry," said Brian Cowen, Irish Head of Government.
Ireland claims that this step is needed in order to secure funding for the racing industry.
Busted Exec Has Poker Ties
The owner of an American radio network that aired the country's first nationally broadcast radio show about poker has been arrested on fraud-related charges.
According to media reports, Michael Metter of Greenwich, Connecticut, USA, was arrested last week by the FBI and charged with obstruction of justice and conspiracy to commit securities fraud--both felonies--in connection with activities surrounding another company, Spongetech Delivery Systems Inc., of which Metter is CEO.
Pappas on UIGEA: “We Haven’t Had Much Success Legislatively”
With June 1 looming, the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has been busy trying to understand what will become of current online poker prohibition in regard to its enforcement.
Distracted Kindergarten Kids Become Gamblers
TORONTO (Reuters) - Children rated as impulsive by their kindergarten teachers appear more likely to begin gambling behaviors like playing cards or placing bets before they hit middle school, Canad
Aristocrat Australian European Murder Connection
In the latest of a string of casino and gaming industry crimes including murder, Media Man and Gambling911 send in the blood hounds to sniff out the truth...
Aussies With Gambling Problems To Run Drugs
It's an all too familiar theme to the pages of Gambling911, but the strong connection between casinos, gambling and crime continues.
Betfair Pulls Out of France
With new online gambling laws in place and the European Union seemingly ineffective in getting France to follow set EU policy on i-Gaming, Betfair has pulled out of the French market.
Betfair has announced its intention to stop accepting bets from France and is considering whether or not to make an application for a licence to operate under the new regime, IntergameOnline.com reports.
According to Betfair, there is little clarity on how the online gambling sector will operate in France.
