Gambling
Monies Seized from Online Gambling Sites Will Pay for new Undercover Vehicles
Full Tilt Poker Insists Bank Account Unfrozen Despite US Officials Saying Otherwise
Macau Says Gambling Revenue Surges 42 pct in May
By Farah Master
HONG KONG, June 1 (Reuters) - Gambling revenue in Macau, the world's largest gaming market, jumped 42.4 percent in May to 24.3 billion patacas ($3 billion), the Macau government said on Wednesday, bolstered by unabating demand from mainland tourists eager to gamble in China's only legal casino destination.
BetED.com Shut Down: Another Online Sportsbook Contemplates Purchase of Accounts
Chicago to get its First Casino
(Reuters) The Illinois House of Representatives on Monday passed a gambling expansion bill that would bring a casino to Chicago.
The measure passed by a vote of 65-50.
Why Full Tilt Poker, Absolute Poker are Likely to Eventually Pay US Customers
Australian Gambling: Xenophon Says Ban; Legal Eagle Nettleton Says Regulate
US Attorney Rod Rosenstein: Indictments will not Target Gamblers
BetED.com Founders Just Narrowly Avoided Arrest in US
Gambling911.com is learning that BetED.com principals nearly entered the US and were apprehended by federal officials. Last minute shoulder surgery stopped the process.
So why on Earth would anyone from the online gambling sector dare to enter the United States post 2006 when a series of high profile arrests of operators made everyone think twice about their travel plans?
Well, it turns out the principals in BetED may have had little idea they were about to enter the US.
Don Johnson $11 Million Atlantic City Blackjack Wins a “Streak of Good Luck”
The man who took Atlantic City casinos for $11 million in blackjack wins called it “an incredible streak of good luck.
BetED.com Players May be Waiting Some Time to Claim Funds
It is still unclear as to how much money the US Feds seized from BetED.com as part of an elaborate sting operation.
BetED.com closed its doors this week after their domain name was taken over by the US Justice Department. The online betting company reportedly told Covers.com that the Feds have all of their money. Most gamblers do not believe this and there are reports that BetED.com’s two founders (both of whom are named in Monday’s indictments) cleaned out their Costa Rican offices and fled.
BetED.com Shuts Down, Claims US Government has all Players Funds
BetED.com has confirmed to Covers.com that they have shut down their business.
Online Poker Bill Approved in Nevada
(Associated Press) - Lawmakers on the Nevada Senate Judiciary Committee have approved Internet poker bill AB258, sending it to a floor vote.
New Zealand SkyCity Casino Staff Forced to Wear Flea Collars
Employees of New Zealand’s SkyCity Casino in Auckland are being forced to wear flea collars in recent days to ward off the nasty critters.
Fake Online Gambling Payment Processing Company Shuts Down
A company set up for the primary purpose of going after online gambling websites for violating US law has now shut its doors, but not before leaving a message on its website.
Baltimore Had to Cut its Investigation into Online Gambling Sites Short
