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Outgoing Liverpool Football Coach to Chair Betting Integrity Panel
A new panel is being put together to ensure current rules are sufficient when it comes to sporting event and they will be put in charge of identifying suspicious betting patterns.
Submitted by Alistair Prescott on Wed, 06/24/2009 - 18:11
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Online Casino Software Top Game Warning Issued
The folks from CasinoMeister.com have issued a warning against Top Game Software this week.
Submitted by C Costigan on Wed, 06/24/2009 - 14:26
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Richard Austin Causes World Series Stir
Richard Austin is a bit of an enigma. The American PLO expert, who heralds from Louisville, Kentucky, is well known around casino circles in the Mid-West, however his June 17th victory in the $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha event triggered a startling rejection.
Submitted by Guest on Wed, 06/24/2009 - 08:23
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Player Collapses During $2500 Razz at WSOP
Poker player Miami John Cernuto collapsed while playing at the $2500 Razz table of the 2009 World Series of Poker Tuesday.
Submitted by Ace King on Wed, 06/24/2009 - 04:57
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BetonSports Pleas: Kaplan Clan Won’t be Doing Jail Time
Despite reports Monday that the brother and sister of jailed BetonSports founder, Gary Kaplan, have entered into guilty pleas, sources close to Gambling911.com advise they will not be providing any testimony.
Submitted by C Costigan on Tue, 06/23/2009 - 23:25
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Jon Corzine to File Brief Supporting Lawsuit
New Jersey governor Jon Corzine is ready to file a brief in support of an existing lawsuit claiming the 1992 federal sports betting ban is unconstitutional, a source said on Tuesday.
Submitted by Guest on Tue, 06/23/2009 - 22:35
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Online Sports Betting Yields $27,000 Payout on $5 Bet
A Canadian sports bettor recently witnessed a $27,000 payout betting a mere $5. He did it at one of the world's leading online sports betting company, Sportingbet.com. It was done on a baseball accumulator bet.
Submitted by Guest on Tue, 06/23/2009 - 20:40
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UIGEA Appeals Judges Named: Oral Arguments July 7
The US 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals today announced that it will hear oral arguments from lawyers representing the Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association (iMEGA) and the US Department of Justice (US DoJ), as part of a court challenge by iMEGA against the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). Arguments will be heard on July 7th at 10:00 am, at the US Courthouse In Philadelphia, PA.
Submitted by Guest on Tue, 06/23/2009 - 15:58
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Paddy Power Hurt By Lucas Glover
While Gambling911.com reported yesterday that its friends over at Sportsinteraction.com had made out tremendously on the Lucas Glover US open win Monday, the folks over at Ireland’s largest bookmaker, Paddy Power, weren’t so lucky it seems.
Submitted by C Costigan on Tue, 06/23/2009 - 10:57
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More Guilty Pleas in BetonSports Case
The brother and sister of BetonSports founder, Gary Kaplan, have plead guilty Monday and agreed to forfeit millions in gambling profits, though it is unclear where they will come up with those millions since neither were paid very well as mere "supervising employees" of the company.
Submitted by C Costigan on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 23:04
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Vanessa Rousso to Shoot Steamy Poker Commercial
Everyone's favorite poker babe and one of this year's Sports Illustrated swimsuit models, Vanessa Rousso, filmed a commercial for the online poker room, PokerStars.com.
Submitted by Jenny Woo on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 22:30
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Ky. Senator: Gambling Legislation Faces Long Odds
Lawmakers are expected to vote Monday evening on legislation that could legalize slot machines at Kentucky horse tracks.
Submitted by Guest on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 17:36
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Craigslist Killer Arraigned Today
The so-called "Craigslist Killer", 23-year-old upstate New York native, Philip Markoff, was arraigned in a Suffolk County Court on Monday where he plead not guilty to first-degree murder of a masseuse he met on the online classifieds website.
Submitted by Guest on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 17:30
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Daniel Negreanu Catches Phantom Crapper
Poker pro Daniel Negreanu is mad as Hell and not going to take it any more. It seems uninvited guests are pooping in his suite.
Submitted by Guest on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 13:42
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Heroes Sportsbook Slow Paying Clients
A number of antsy customers of Heroes Sportsbook out of Curacao have been posting on the Sportsbook Review forum that they are waiting weeks for payment.
Submitted by C Costigan on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 12:24
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Gambling Affiliate Programs Shaky Start
A revolt of online gambling affiliates led to some high level (and often secretive) meetings at this year's Casino Affiliate Convention (CAC) in Amsterdam. Now there appears to be some infighting brewing.
Submitted by Guest on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 12:09
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Cryptologic Extends Relations With Marvel Comics
CryptoLogic Limited, a world leader in Internet casino and branded gaming software, today announced the extension of its exclusive licensing agreement with Marvel Entertainment, Inc., a relationship that has produced some of the company's most popular and profitable games.
Submitted by Guest on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 11:39
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Harrah’s Believes They Will Have Success in Online Gambling
MGM tried and failed to enter the online gambling market several years back. Like MGM, Harrah's has planned to start offering its Internet gambling product in Europe where it will compete head on with the likes of Ladbrokes and William Hill.
Submitted by C Costigan on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 10:21
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Allen Stanford Paid Bribes to Antigua Official
In a revelation that has sent shockwaves through the online gambling sector of Antigua, news broke that the Caribbean nation's top bank regulator had been paid $100,000 by Allen Stanford to conduct fake audits and mislead U.S. investigators, according to an indictment unsealed Friday.
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 04:45
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US Internet Gambling Laws Hurt Malta
When arguing its case against the United States' Internet gambling laws with the World Trade Organisation, the European Commission highlighted the example of Malta as a case in point demonstrating the ‘adverse trade effects', within the syntax of the Trade Barriers Regulation, the situation is having on the Maltese economy.
Submitted by Guest on Sun, 06/21/2009 - 22:39
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Puerto Rico Marriott Casino Robbed by Lone Gunman
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - (AP) Police in Puerto Rico's capital are searching for a lone man who robbed $340,000 from a popular hotel and casino by threatening a supervisor's family.
Submitted by Guest on Sun, 06/21/2009 - 20:38
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Hygiene a Major Problem at This Year’s World Series of Poker
With Twitter, the popular social networking and micro-blogging service, us peons now get a glimpse of what players at the World Series of Poker are really thinking. And what's the issue they are addressing the most this year? Poker player hygiene.
Submitted by Ace King on Sun, 06/21/2009 - 11:23
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Positive Thinking Helps Hellmuth at WSOP
11-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, Phil Hellmuth, admits that negativity has gotten in the way of his poker play. The past few days, Hellmuth has posted positive thoughts on his Twitter Page.
Submitted by Ace King on Sun, 06/21/2009 - 10:56
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Check Problems Continue at Online Poker Sites: Stars, Full Tilt
It's been over two weeks since news first broke on the Gambling911.com website that the US Government had froze funds belonging to online poker giants: PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. The headaches continue for many of the two companies customers.
Submitted by C Costigan on Sat, 06/20/2009 - 23:50
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Legislation to combat gambling addiction (Rep. Jim Moran)
The majority of Americans gamble, most without doing harm to themselves, their families or their communities. But unfortunately, for approximately 3-4% of American adults, recreational gambling becomes a problem.
Submitted by Guest on Fri, 06/19/2009 - 13:08
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