Gambling News
Macau Gambling Revenues Up Despite China Woes
(Reuters) - Gambling revenue in Macau rose 21.1 percent in June year-on-year, buoyed by a steady flow of wealthy mainland gamblers eager to place their bets in the Chinese controlled casino hub.
June revenue stood at 28.3 billion patacas ($3.54 billion), according to government data released on Monday. Analysts had forecast June growth in the world's biggest gambling market, to be up 18-21 percent.
Man Convicted for Killing Parents Over Gambling Debts, Tried to Frame Twin
JERUSALEM, July 1 (Reuters) - An Israeli who stabbed his mother and father to death was convicted of murder on Monday partly because he searched online for tips including "how to kill your parents and get away with it".
GOP Bigwigs Adelson, Trump Won’t See Eye to Eye on Internet Gambling
With news breaking Monday morning that Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal will soon unveil its own real money online gambling site, casino mogul Sheldon Adelson can’t be too happy.
Ultimate Poker to Enter NJ Online Gambling Market Through Trump Taj Mahal Deal
(Las Vegas) - Ultimate Gaming, America’s first regulated online gaming operator, announced today that it has signed an online gaming operations agreement with Trump Taj Mahal Associates LLC. Under the terms of the agreement, Ultimate Gaming will supply a wide range of real money online casino games and poker, using its proprietary technology platform and the Ultimate Brands.
I Want to be a Bookie in the Houston Area
Houston, and Dallas in particular, have many bookies serving the local sports betting public. Like with all cities and towns in the US, Pay Per Head software plays an integral role in the success of a bookmaking business. The big focus is on Texas College Football betting. Gambling911.com will feature odds on each of these teams and the two NFL franchises based in Texas thoughout the College Football season.
Borgata Still Dominates in Atlantic City Despite Financial Woes
ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey — (Reuters) - Ten years after it brought a hefty dose of Las Vegas glitz, glamour and luxury to Atlantic City, the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa still dominates the market: One of every five dollars gamblers lose in Atlantic City goes into the Borgata's coffers.
Its challenge over the next 10 years is to maintain that leadership position in the 12-casino market as ever-increasing competition in nearby states and the approach of Internet gambling have the potential to reshuffle things.
Adelson Gets the Finger for Bashing Online Gambling in US, Boatman WSOP Win
These are the top gambling news stories here at Gambling911.com Sunday June 30, 2013. Follow us on Twitter here.
Paddy Power Now Offering NSA Leaker Edward Snowden Betting Odds
The Irish online bookmaker Paddy Power has odds on where NSA leaker Edward Snowden will ultimately flee too.
Gaming Addiction Now Classified as a Mental Disorder: Children More Prone
If you like gaming the way we at Gambling911.com like it, chances are you have a mental disorder.
The latest Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders has identified gaming addiction as a disorder. Doctors contend that withdrawal symptoms when one stops playing games can lead to crankiness, agitation and crying.
Anthony Gregg Wins 2013 One Drop High Roller, Antonio Esfandiari Makes $1.4m
Anthony Gregg, also known as “Tony”, is the big $4.8 million winner of the 2013 One Drop High Roller event, which featured a $111,111 buy-in. This is Gregg’s first WSOP bracelet.
The 26-year-old from Columbia, Maryland was the winner of last August' Parx Open Poker Classic WPT Event, taking home $416,127. He also finished 2nd at the PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo event last month.
In just a very short period of time Gregg has become one of the top money earners in poker with $8,732,557 in winnings to date on the live circuit.
Breaking: Antonio Esfandiari Takes Home Another Cool Million Dollars Plus at WSOP
Winner of last year’s One Drop $1 million buy-in, Antonio Esfandiari, had already taken in close to $2 million more in the first ever One Drop High Roller event heading into Saturday morning.
As of 6 am EDT, Esfandiari was sitting with the 4th largest number of chips out of four.
He was guaranteed to take home just shy of $2 million with the grand prize set at just under $5 million.
Lock Poker Payout Updates, Venetian Boycott Gaining Ground
These are the top gambling news stories here at Gambling911.com Friday June 28, 2013 (Afternoon EDT). Be sure to LIKE US on Facebook and have G911 as part of your news feed. Comments always welcome.
*Large Number of Lock Poker Payouts Received Friday – Gambling911.com can report that a large number of cash transfer payouts were received by customers of Lock Poker on Friday.
Antonio Esfandiari Still Going Strong at One Drop High Roller
You almost want to say “Hey, Antonio, let someone else win!”
Then again, a piece of us wants to see it happen again, and again, and again.
Antonio Esfandiari won last year’s big inaugural $1 million Big One for One Drop Event and the $18, 346,673 that came with it.
By Friday evening, with just 14 players left in the One Drop High Roller event, Esfandiari was still very much in the thick of things.
Any place 5th or higher pays at least $1 million with 1st place paying $4.8 million.
Bulls Pile on Zynga: Calls Outpace Put by Margin of 6-1
Zynga is looking good, despite a few bumps in the road, this according to Schaeffer’s Blog.
Breaking News: Chico Poker to Resume Payouts, Investors Settle Dispute
Chico Poker players affected by a long 10 month dispute between investors and ultimate freezing of funds will be happy to know that Gambling911.com has learned payouts will resume July 1 (2013).
Online Poker Guaranteed $15K Tournament at Betonline
Saturday June 29, there is a guaranteed tournament for $15,000 with a $0.99 buy-in at BetOnline Poker. As you know, in poker terms, this is a BIG DEAL!
Time.com Talks Online Gambling in NJ, Casino Buries $200 Grand in the Sand
These are the top gambling news stories here at Gambling911.com Friday June 28, 2013 (Afternoon EDT). Follow us on Twitter here.
*Time Magazine on Internet Gambling in the Garden State - Time Magazine (Time.com) has a feature Friday morning on the start of Atlantic City’s new online gambling industry.
Antonio Esfandiari is Beyond Sick! Eyes Another Big Money WSOP Title
Last year’s winner of the World Series of Poker One Drop, with the biggest prize ever given out in a single tournament, Antonio Esfandiari, is on a tear once again.
Stop Internet Gambling: Site Claims a Click of the Mouse, You Lose Your House (Video)
Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has just launched a website that opposes legalization of online gambling in the US. StopInternetGambling.com, a crude site that contends online gambling will ruin society, went live Thursday.
From the StopInternetGambling.com website:
Adelson Fallout: WSOP Champ Says ‘I Won’t Play at the Venetian This Summer at All’
2005 World Series of Poker Main Event winner Joe Hachem tweeted Thursday that he plans to boycott Sheldon Adelson’s Venetian property. Adelson has come under fire for his public opposition to legalized online poker in the US, calling it “toxic” and a “cancer”.
GigaMedia Enters Social Gaming Market
(Taiwan).- Online gambling corporate GigaMedia has announced that it is to enter the social casino games market following a closed beta test on a suite of new game titles in over 200 Internet cafes across Taiwan. The company has unveiled a new portfolio of proprietary social casino games that include slot, poker and dice offerings and could begin commercial operation in as little as four weeks.
'You're a F---ing Liar,' Mob Boss Tells Ex-FBI Agent
BOSTON – (Associated Press) - As former FBI agent John Morris described reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger's role as an informant who ratted on criminals, Bulger stared intently at Morris.
Then, Bulger swore, dropping the F-word.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Kelly told Judge Denise Casper he heard Bulger say, "You're an effing liar," as Morris testified Thursday in Bulger's racketeering trial.
Macau Crime Fed by China Currency Control, Laak Late to One Drop
These are the top gambling news stories here at Gambling911.com Friday June 28, 2013 (AM EDT). Follow us on Twitter here.
888 Forces Sharkscope to Stop Tournament Tracking, £49m in Losses at Betfair
These are the top gambling news stories here at Gambling911.com Thursday June 27, 2013 (Evening EDT). Follow us on Twitter here.
2013 World Series of Poker Betting Odds, Props
Carrie Stroup here with your 2013 World Series of Poker betting odds and props. Who will win the Main Event?
Former FBI Agent Who Admitted to Taking Payoffs Will Testify at Whitey Bulger Trial
A former FBI agent who admitted taking $7,000 in payoffs from James "Whitey" Bulger has testified that his first meeting with Bulger was "more of a social meeting than business."
John Morris began testifying Thursday. He was a supervisor of former FBI agent John Connolly, who was convicted of racketeering and second-degree murder for leaking information to Bulger's gang.
Morris, who has been given immunity, has admitted protecting Bulger from prosecution.
Spain Denies ‘Strip Poker’ Allegations, Chip Leaders at One Drop High Roller
These are the top gambling news stories here at Gambling911.com Thursday June 27, 2013 (Afternoon EDT). Follow us on Twitter here.
$111,111 Buy-In Kicks Off: Second Most Expensive Tournament in History of WSOP
The $111,111 buy-in event at this year’s World Series of Poker kicked off Wednesday in Las Vegas. It is the second most expensive tournament ever in the history of the WSOP, drawing 166 entrants, including some of the biggest names in poker.
Scroll down below to see the impressive prize pool, which will include a nearly $5 million to the 1st place winner and close to $3 million for 2nd place.
$1M a Week Sports Betting Ring Broken Up, NJ Appeals Sports Betting Ban
These are the top gambling news stories here at Gambling911.com Thursday June 27, 2013 (AM EDT). Follow us on Twitter here.
*Arrests in New Jersey Million Dollar a Week Sports Betting Ring - 16 people have been charged with running an illegal sports betting operation out of Monmouth County, New Jersey.
Sands of Las Vegas: Analysts See Shares Reaching $62 Million
Analysts at Imperial Capital see the recent sell-off of Las Vegas Sands Corp creating a buying opportunity for investors.
They rate the stock as “Outperform” and forecast the share price reaching as high as $62. It currently sat at $51.38.
