Gambling
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.
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
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.
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.'
Everest Poker Revenues Way Up for Parent Company
Everest Poker's parent company GigaMedia's second-quarter results revealed revenues were up 31% on same period last year to US$52.5m, with operating income growing 18% to US$11.9m.
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%.
iMEGA Founder Responds to Remote Gaming Association Comments
Mr. Hawkswood,
Remote Gaming Association Explains Why They Support HR 6663
HR 6663 or the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Clarification and Implementation Act of 2008 is purposed to clarify what constitutes what as legal and illegal under the UIGEA.
The Remote Gambling Association Likes Bill Targeting Sports Betting
What are they thinking?
Jaco Beach a Health Hazard to Those Who Swim in it
Jaco Beach, home to many a bookmaker and sports book operator residing in Costa Rica - not to mention one of that nation's favorite getaways - has now been deemed a "health risk".
Online Sportsbooks: What’s On Tap This Weekend?
Here we are heading into the second full week of August and things are really starting to heat up at Gambling911.com's esteemed online sportsbooks.
Taking center stage this weekend will be the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where many of these sportsbooks will be offering bets on everything from which country will take home the most gold medals overall to which country will take home the most gold in each individual event.
Steve Wynn Attacked by Hookers at His Strip Resort
Casino mogul Steve Wynn was reportedly attacked by two sister hookers this week at his strip hotel in Las Vegas.
Reports had Sarah Cournede approaching Wynn and soliciting him for sex, which he refused. He did, however, allegedly confuse her with someone else - a girl named "Jamie" or perhaps a guy named "Jamie".All he kept saying was Jamie, Jamie, Jamie, like screaming Jamie.
Snoop Dogg Tied into BetonSports Bookie Mobile Defendants
Three individuals who plead guilty to federal charges in a US online gambling case against BetonSports.com, once promoted a Miami Snoop Dogg poker charity never could quite get off the ground....or
Cryptologic Reports Modest Revenue Growth for Second Quarter
CryptoLogic Limited, an Internet gaming software, today reported its financial results for the three months ending June 30, 2008, posting modest revenue growth over the same period a year ago.
Deutsche Bank AG Forecloses on $3.5 bil Las Vegas Casino
The $3.5 billion Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino in Las Vegas has come to stand for everything that could possibly go wrong with today's mortgage crisis.
Lawmakers urge US stop action vs EU gambling firms
WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Two U.S. lawmakers have urged the U.S.
Three Plead Guilty in BetonSports Case
Three Florida men pleaded guilty in federal court in St. Louis Wednesday to online gambling-related charges, marking a first in attempts to shut down online gambling, prosecutors said.
The three are the first individuals to plead guilty in the case involving BetOnSports, which was once one of the largest online gambling companies in the world, and the first convictions of a "non-gambling entity" like an advertising or marketing company for a gambling-related crime, Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven Holtshouser said.
Ladbrokes Prepared to Accept US Poker Bets Says Managing Director
England's largest bookmaker, Ladbrokes, is said to be considering accepting US poker bets in a move sure to rattle the industry.
Largest Identity Theft Ring Bust Recalls Patrick Kalonji Online Gambling Arrest
The largest identity theft ring in US history has been broken up a little over a month after Patrick Kalonji was arrested for stealing over 150 identities from online gambling websites.
The Internet and Gambling Online is Really Bad Says Russia
Russia is not without its own anti-Internet gambling zealots, similar to the USA.....and then there are those who - for better or for good - want the entire Internet cleansed .
