Gambling
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.
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
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.
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
Bookie Bloodbath as Gambling Public Comes Through in NFL Week Two
There were three primary games during Week 2 of the NFL that the bookies had to win.
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.
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.
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.
Another British Bookmaker Target of Robbery
An attempted robbery at a Ladbrokes bookmaking shop in Glasgow, Scotland, is just the latest in a spate of robberies at various bookmakers throughout the United Kingdom.
Ike Means Spike in Online Poker All This Week
South Florida managed to dodge a bullet with Hurricane Ike but they are not completely out of the woods. Most of Tuesday was forecast to be windy, rainy and not a day to be venturing outside.
bwin Takes Massive Hit Following Licensing Snafu
Austrian Internet bookmaker bwin Interactive Entertainment (BWIN.VI: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said it took a 2.25 million euro ($3.22 million) hit after a project to obtain a sports be
Online Gambling Addiction Hurting Women
The Independent on Monday features a lurid tale of how women of Ireland are being drawn into the dark netherworld of online gambling.
Bodog, PartyGaming Like AOL Dial Up Business Warns Industry Observer
"If I were PartyGaming I would try to sell my database under the table to PokerStars," advised one leading online gambling industry analyst who wished not to be named.
Second Indictment Against BetonSports, Founder, CEO
The US Government issued a second superseding indictment against BetonSports founder Gary Kaplan on Thursday.
The founder of BetonSports.com, Kaplan, now 49, was charged in July of 2006 with 20 felony violations of federal laws including: the Wire Act, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Conspiracy, interstate transportation of gambling paraphernalia, interference with the administration of Internal Revenue laws and tax evasion.
Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Joins iMEGA.org
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PartyGaming Latest to Cut Jobs in Online Gambling Sector
PartyGaming, once the largest online poker firm, has announced it will be laying off more than 100 employees in its Gibraltar office.
Bookies Get Clobbered by New York Giants Win
The New York Giants won the first game of the 2008 NFL season and the online bookmakers lost. More than 85 percent of the betting action had been on the early Giants line and 72 percent or more on the closing line of -4 ½ at gambling websites like Super Book.
