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Face The Ace is a Flop: Time to Face Reality
Face The Ace, the first ever prime time poker show, may have had some potential. It just will never be realized. The show is a complete and utter flop.
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on Sun, 08/09/2009 - 21:57
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Soccer Betting Really Catching on in the US
Great news for online bookmakers with the upcoming 2010 World Cup: The US soccer fan base is growing, and so too is the amount of betting on key games.
Submitted by C Costigan on Sun, 08/09/2009 - 21:30
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Phil Ivey Public Relations a Total Trainwreck
While a number of 2009 World Series of Poker November Nine finalists have found their respective ways to Gambling911.com’s Senior International Correspondent, Jenny Woo (Team PokerStars Eric Buchman among them), the most famous of the November Nine, Phil Ivey, finds himself a patch of poison among a forest where, if a tree were to fall and make a loud thump, nobody would hear it.
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on Sun, 08/09/2009 - 21:00
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NCAA Should Work With Nevada, Not Boycott It
Alcohol is off limits to everyone under 21, yet there are students on nearly every college campus drinking beer regularly -- often to excess and, on rare occasions, with tragic results.
Submitted by Guest on Sun, 08/09/2009 - 11:05
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Leagues Appeal Judge's Ruling On Sports Betting
Attorneys for professional sports leagues and the NCAA are appealing a federal judge's refusal to halt Delaware's planned sports betting lottery until a legal challenge is resolved.
Submitted by Guest on Fri, 08/07/2009 - 20:57
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PokerListings Founder Andreas Oscarsson Shot Dead
Another tragedy in the poker world as reports have surfaced that PokerListings.com founder, Andreas Oscarsson was found shot dead in his native Sweden. He was only 36.
Submitted by C Costigan on Fri, 08/07/2009 - 11:37
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NCAA bans championships in betting states
The NCAA approved a policy Thursday that would ban states, such as Delaware, from hosting championship events if they allow fans to bet on single games.
Submitted by Guest on Fri, 08/07/2009 - 09:42
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US Government to Unseal Portions of Online Poker Seizure Warrant
After announcing the indictment of an individual connected to payment processors dealing with online poker sites Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars, the US Attorney's Office out of the Southern District of New York is considering allowing the unsealing of information contained within seizure warrants related to this matter.
Submitted by C Costigan on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 20:17
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Online Poker Seizure Warrants Should be Unsealed
Following word of an indictment against one payment processor connected to the seizure of some $40 million in funds from online poker giants PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, legal counsel for Costigan Media spoke with prosecutors to determine if their position had changed on unsealing all seizure warrants and other related court documents.
Submitted by C Costigan on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 18:32
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Sports and Poker Meet for Ultimate Atlantis Challenge
The ultimate sports and poker fantasy could come true. Our friends at VegasInsider.com and UltimateBet.net have teamed up to present the Sports Legends Challenge, considered the most exclusive and elite sporting event ever held
Submitted by Guest on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 17:36
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Senator Menendez Online Poker Bill Barney Frank on Steroids
Professor I. Nelson Rose has been given an advanced copy of the 91 page bill to be released later today by Senator Robert Menendez.
Submitted by Guest on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 13:29
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Online Poker Payment Processor Misrepresented Transactions
As Gambling911.com continues to obtain information related to today's big news that Douglas Rennick, an Internet gambling and online poker payment processor has been indicted, we are learning that the US Government claims he misrepresented the transactions as those coming from "large retailers" and "auto dealerships".
Submitted by C Costigan on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 13:16
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Internet Gambling, Online Poker Indictments Revealed
Lev L. Dassin, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Joseph M. Demarest, Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), announced today the filing of an indictment charging Douglas Rennick with bank fraud and other offenses
Submitted by Guest on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 11:29
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Online Gambling Payment Processor Indicted
DOUGLAS RENNICK charged with bank fraud and other offenses stemming from his role in processing more than $350 million for Internet gambling companies, according to Gambling911.com sources.
Submitted by Guest on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 10:28
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Judge Sets Date for Delaware Betting Trial
The NFL season is a month away and at Delaware racetracks in Dover and Wilmington and Harrington workers are carving out areas that look a little like Vegas sports books.
Submitted by Guest on Wed, 08/05/2009 - 23:12
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Senator To Introduce Bill Lifting Online Gambling Ban
Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. is set to introduce legislation Thursday seeking to regulate and tax, rather than ban, online poker, according to an aide to the lawmaker.
Submitted by Guest on Wed, 08/05/2009 - 20:29
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Legalized Sports Betting is Inevitable
Legalized sports gambling is coming. Bet on it. There's opposition from the leaders of the pro and college leagues. You already know that. It doesn't matter.
Submitted by Guest on Wed, 08/05/2009 - 11:35
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Face The Ace on Life Support: Enter Megan Abrigo
One way to improve Face the Ace, the NBC prime time poker show that bombed in the ratings with its premier this past Saturday, is to add a pretty face…Say, more Megan Abrigo.
Submitted by Guest on Wed, 08/05/2009 - 08:38
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Sexy Poker Could Help Fuel Online Poker Craze Again
Sexy Poker is the controversial new game platform release from Nintendo and it could help create a whole new player base for the online poker sector, which has hit a few snags of late.
Submitted by Ace King on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 22:41
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Sports Betting Joins Gambling911.com Family
Gambling911.com is thrilled to announce that Sports Betting (SportsBetting.com) has joined its stable of fine established online sportsbooks and Internet gambling firms. And make no mistake about it, Sports Betting is one of the most established companies in online gambling today.
Submitted by Guest on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 21:50
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Chris Moneymaker Interview With Jenny Woo
I had the chance to sit down with Chris Moneymaker who is known by many as a player that started a phenomenon - also known as the "Moneymaker Effect".
Submitted by Jenny Woo on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 21:19
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Stanley Ho Recovering After Surgery
Macau gambling magnate, Stanley Ho, is recovering after undergoing surgery for an unspecified condition.
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 18:45
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Nicky Hilton and Doyle Brunson: Poker's Super Couple
American fashion model, socialite, celebutante and heiress, Nicky Hilton, has been seen around town with the likes of none other than Jenny Woo’s 2009 Sexiest Poker Player, iconic Doyle Brunson.
Submitted by Ace King on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 11:30
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Casino Mogul Stanley Ho Hospitalized
Casino mogul Stanley Ho, the father of Macau's fabled gambling industry, has been hospitalized in Hong Kong, local newspapers reported Tuesday.
Submitted by Guest on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 05:24
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States Want Legalized Gambling, Sports Betting Now
With the recession and individual states hurting for ways to make money, over the next several months right into 2010 we will be reading a lot here at Gambling911.com about states wanting to get into the legalized gambling industry, everything from sports betting to online poker.
Submitted by C Costigan on Tue, 08/04/2009 - 00:45
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