Crime
Daniel Tzvetkoff Answers Money Laundering Charges
Australian online gambling payment processor Daniel Tzvetkoff is scheduled to appear in court for the first time Friday where he will answer money laundering charges according to the
World Exclusive: Ken Weitzner Will Revealed
Weitzner's will leaves estate to stepsons
Tzvetkoff Might Get Lucky After All
Daniel Tzvetkoff might have been the only man smiling today over the guilty plea entered by fellow online poker payment processor Douglas Rennick. That's because Tzvetkoff is essentially accused
Online Gambling Processor Douglas Rennick Pleads Guilty
A Canadian man indicted last year for processing payments for the world's two biggest online poker rooms has plead guilty.
Douglas Rennick, 35, of Alberta, entered his guilty plea today (May 11, 2010) in federal court in New York. Michael Pancer, a lawyer for Rennick, said in court that his client agreed to forfeit $17.1 million and could face a prison term of six to 12 months when sentenced Sept. 15.
Rennick was charged with laundering nearly $350 million in funds for PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker over a two year period from 2007 to 2009.
Aussie Daniel Tzvetkoff Jail Hopping in US
(AAP) - Former Australian internet high-flyer Daniel Tzvetkoff is enduring a cross-country tour of America's prisons.
Online Gambling Exec Stabbed Wife To Death
The CEO and founder of an online gambling social network is accused of murdering his estranged wife after reading a text sent by her lover.
350 Beautiful Guests Celebrate as Tzvetkoff Rots in Jail
Some of Australia's most gorgeous people turned out to celebrate at majority owner Daniel Tzvetkoff's Zuri Bar and Lounge while Tzvetkoff himself languished in a US prison cell, quite possibly faci
Sinful City: Mike Matasow To Run Down Vegas Strip Naked
On this week's episode of Poker2Nite, the popular UB.com poker show, discussion centered on a bet in which Mike Matusow wo
News Media Begins to Focus in on Weitzer Suicide Pact
To date, Gambling911.com has been the only mainstream news media outlet covering the suspicious deaths of online gambling website portal creator, Kenneth Weitzner, and his wife Jackie Balance Weitz
Wife of Lawrence Taylor Cancels on Larry King
Almost immediately after the shocking details of NFL great Lawrence Taylor's arrest, his wife was slated to appear on the Larry King Show. King announced just minutes before airing that she had a
Granny Busted for Illegal Gambling
An elderly woman in Eldorado Park has been busted for running an illegal gambling enterprise from her home.
Daniel Tzvetkoff Fiancé Must Return Luxury Car
Federal investigators in Australia were on the hunt for indicted payment processor Daniel Tzvetkoff's fiancé as they seek to recover debts and assets including a luxury V10 Audi.
Tzvetkoff, who is accused by a number of online gambling firms of stealing millions of dollars, was indicted while in Las Vegas last month for money laundering. Prosecutors are also searching for those millions of dollars, claiming he has a stash in Caribbean and Swiss tax havens.
Mobster Can Go To Daughter's Wedding: Can’t Speak to Groom’s Dad
A man charged with running an illegal gambling operation will be permitted to attend his daughter's wedding on one condition: He is not permitted to speak to the groom's father.
U.S. District Judge Ronald A. Guzman imposed his own code of silence after a federal prosecutor said the groom, Frank Caruso Jr., was convicted in the beating of a 13-year-old boy and his father, Frank Caruso, had ties to the Chicago mob.
UVA Lacrosse Murder: Shook Head Repeatedly Against Wall
A lawyer for a University of Virginia men's lacrosse player charged with murder says the death was an accident.
Yeardley Love was found dead in her apartment yesterday morning. Hours later, George Huguely was arrested and charged with murder. Police say the two had been in a relationship but investigators plan to interview fellow players and friends about the nature of the relationship.
Underbelly in 3D: Crime Show Looks to Take Things Up a Notch
Underbelly is still super popular with national audiences, advertisers - sponsors and Gambling911 readers, despite getting killed (donut award - nil) at the Logies held at James Packer's Crown Casi
Rats! Shrink Ken Weitnzer Was a Federal Informant
Deceased gambling portal owner Kenneth B.
Weitzner Suicide Choice an Epidemic in Hong Kong
When Gambling911.com first revealed last week the macabre way in which online gambling posting forum founder, Kenneth Weitzner, killed himself, many in the gaming community were stunned.
Gambino Crime Figure Commits Suicide
81-year old Gambino crime soldier, Anthony Anastasio, fatally shot himself this weekend, just days before he was set to serve a 2 ½ year prison term.
41 Injured in Macau May Day Rally
HONG KONG (AFP) - Clashes that broke out during a May Day rally in Macau injured 41 people, including two journalists and 32 policemen, the gambling hub's government said Sunday.
"Some protesters did not follow the route specified earlier by the police and clashed with the officers, resulting in injuries to 41 people -- three members of the public, two journalists, four protesters and 32 policemen," the statement said.
Three people -- a member of the public, a protester and a policeman -- were hospitalised, it added.
Crown Casino To Show Off Underbelly At Logie Awards
Australia's tourism and entertainment icon, Crown Casino, gets to show of its wares on a national and international scale this coming Sunday night, with the TV smash hit 'Underbelly' in line for a
Gambling911.com Connects Dots in Ken Weitzner Case
A news report by Gambling911.com publisher-editor-writer Christopher "Sting" Costigan yesterday revealed that Federal authorities have seized the hard drive from the computer of decease
Devlin-Brown: Tzvetkoff Left US on Private Jet Minus Passport
US District Attorney Arlo Devlin-Brown convinced the Court not to allow payment processor Daniel Tzvetkoff out on bail despite last week's ruling to the contrary. Tzvetkoff is alleged to have lau
Suicides Nothing New in Ken Weitzner Neighborhood
The alleged double suicide of online gambling news portal website owner Ken Weitzner and his wife Jackie is not the first to occur in this elite Chesapeake, Virginia neighborhood, Gambling911.com h
Daniel Tzvetkoff Processed For Porn Too: Faces 75 Year Jail Term
Disgraced online gambling payment processor, Daniel Tzvetkoff, also processed for the adult entertainment industry.
More Gun Problems for Gilbert Arenas
TMZ.com is reporting that the troubled Washington Wizards star, Gilbert Arenas, has more problems to deal with involving guns.
Jenna Jameson Drops Tito Ortiz Abuse Charges
The wife of UFC champ Tito Ortiz, porn star Jenna Jameson, has decided to withdraw allegations that he was abusive towards her. Ortiz has spent several days in jail following an arrest last week
Feds Got Ken Weitzner’s Hard Drives: He Burned His Genitals
More is being learned about the alleged double suicide of online gambling portal website owner Kenneth Weitzner and his wife Jackie.
Sources close to the investigation reveal to Gambling911.com that the deaths were a combination of overdosing with pills (believed to be Valium) and carbon monoxide. All the windows and doors of an apartment above the couple's garage where the bodies were found had been sealed off with tape. A charcoal grill was used, resulting in the carbon monoxide poisoning.
Gambling Ring Leader Pleads Guilty
The leader of a Kansas City-based gambling ring with ties to the online sports betting haven of Costa Rica has plead guilty.
