The world's second largest online poker room has joined forces with one of the world's greatest Mixed Martial Arts fighters, Randy Couture.
Nov 19 2008 - 9:49pm
Gambling Companies
Quarterly Revenues Stagnant at PartyGaming: Still in Talks With US
PartyGaming is blaming gains in the U.S. Dollar and competition from those online poker rooms still taking customers in the States for its flat third-quarter sales. Shares were down as much as 10 percent in London trading on Wednesday following the news.
Nov 19 2008 - 8:51am
Paddy Power on Track to Record Operating Profits
Bookmaker Paddy Power has said it is on track to record operating profits of around €75m for this year, in line with its previous outlook.
Nov 18 2008 - 9:34am
888 Sales Down Mostly Due to Exchange Rates Swing
-- 888 Holdings Plc, the second-largest U.K. online gambling company, said sales weakened in September because of the global economic crisis and ``extreme volatility'' in exchange rates.
Nov 17 2008 - 9:59am
Cake Poker Begins Blocking Customers From Kentucky
Chatter among popular internet poker forums has been that the Kentucky ruling regarding online poker has begun to be enforced at Cake Poker. It seems Cake Poker is no longer allowing players with Kentucky IP addresses to log onto their servers.
Nov 14 2008 - 9:13pm
Asia Casinos Could Suffer Severely With Economic Downturn
Forget the idea that gambling is "recession proof". Las Vegas was among the first to start reporting drastically declining revenues and layoffs long before any "Wall Street Bailout" was declared necessary. For the Asian casino industry, the forecast may be far more bleak.
Nov 14 2008 - 10:26am
Cryptologic Merges With Boss Media
In a deal worthy of giants, CryptoLogic, an online pioneer and one of the world's largest online gaming software firms, has reached a landmark partnership with Boss Media AB, a subsidiary of GTECH Corporation.
Nov 13 2008 - 10:16pm
Greece Shuts Down Stanleybets Betting Outfits
Greece has shut down UK-based fixed-odds betting firm Stanleybet's two shops in the country for violating a law that protects Greek OPAP's betting monopoly, Stanleybet said on Monday.
Nov 10 2008 - 11:41am
Paddy Power Removes Obama Assassination Odds Following Public Outcry
Irish bookmaker, Paddy Power, has decided to remove odds on President-Elect Barack Obama being assassinated during his first term. The offering was met with mostly disgust from the media and even competitors.
Nov 9 2008 - 11:06am
Microgaming Online Gambling Software Website To Block All US Traffic
Gambling911.com has learned that effective Monday, Microgaming - a leading software provider for online casinos and poker sites based in South Africa and the Isle of Man - will begin blocking all US-based traffic. The commonwealth of Kentucky has listed Microgaming among its web domain names to forfeit later this month.
Nov 6 2008 - 5:50pm
Las Vegas Sands Plunges on Default, Bankruptcy Risk
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Las Vegas Sands Corp., billionaire Sheldon Adelson's casino company, plunged in New York trading after saying it may default on debt and face bankruptcy.
Nov 6 2008 - 3:53pm
Court Approves $15 Million Settlement in UltimateBet Matter
Tokwiro Claimed Damages As A Result of UltimateBet Cheating Scandal Refunds To Affected Players Completed
Nov 6 2008 - 9:34am
World Poker Tour Enterprises, Inc. Reports 3rd Quarter 2008 Financial Results
WPTE 0.39, 0.00, 0.0%) today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 28, 2008.
Nov 5 2008 - 10:47pm
Microgaming Website Down: A Kentucky Casualty?
On Tuesday morning, one of the online gambling industry's largest software providers, Microgaming, was not online. The dreaded "Site Not Available" appeared when anyone tried to type in http://www.microgaming.com/
Nov 4 2008 - 12:02pm
Bodog Internet Gambling Leads to Money Laundering Charges
As widely feared, reports surfaced on Thursday that charges have been levied against Bodog and its falling Internet gambling empire.
Oct 30 2008 - 6:24pm
Poker Company Challenging NY State Gambling Laws
In light of the outlawing of most forms of online and live gaming, a relatively new trend has popped up. Most commonly known as bar poker leagues, these are free to the public and most times host free tournament poker events.
Oct 30 2008 - 9:17pm
William Hill Price Cut On Gambling Fears
Concerns over the future of the highly lucrative fixed-odds betting terminals has contributed to US bank slashing its target price for bookie William Hill.
Oct 28 2008 - 9:48am
Bodog’s Fall From Grace Continues
BodogLife.com - once the envy of online gambling operators everywhere - continues to struggle and perhaps nowhere is this more evident than by checking their stats at PokerSiteScout.com.
Oct 24 2008 - 12:34am
Former BoS Executive: The Customers Will Receive Some Payment
Gambling911.com reporter Jenny Woo continues her interview with former BetonSports COO, Clive Archer.
Oct 23 2008 - 11:12pm
UK Will Not Go Ahead With Sale of State Run Bookmaker
The British government said on Wednesday it would not go ahead with the planned sale of state-owned bookmaker, the Tote, this autumn due to current market conditions.
Oct 22 2008 - 6:37pm
Paddy Power to Open New Online Bookmaking Shops
Despite the downward economy, Ireland's largest bookmaker continues to prosper it seems.
Oct 22 2008 - 4:05pm
Former BetonSports Executive: It Was Like a Jigsaw
Gambling911.com's Jenny Woo recently spoke with BetonSports former COO, Clive Archer. It is one of Archer's first interviews since one of the largest online gambling sites in the world was forced to shut down by the US Government back in July of 2006
Oct 22 2008 - 10:26pm
Lasseters Shuts Down Entirely
Once the premiere sports betting and online casino operation based in Australia, Lasseters has announced it is closing for good.
Oct 21 2008 - 11:01am
Latin Series of Poker Joins Forces with PICClub Pro Team
In order to help make the inaugural edition of the LSOP (Latin Series of Poker) an immediate success, PICClub has joined forces with LSOP Management to help draw attention to the event by bringing in their much-heralded new PIC Pro Team (PCPT).
Oct 21 2008 - 10:22pm
William Hill Acquiring Parts of Playtech
The United Kingdom's second largest bookmaker, William Hill, is reportedly acquiring parts of online casino software giant Playtech according to The Independent.
Oct 20 2008 - 8:57pm
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