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It’s Business As Usual At BetOnLine.com Despite Arrests
BetOnLine.com reps insist that customers monies are safe and that they have nothing to do with any credit business even after thirty individuals connected with the Panama City-based online gambling
Bookies Get Hit Hard by Colts Cover
The Indianapolis Colts cover was the biggest dagger for online bookies Sunday. The Colts beat the St.
Online Gambling: Personal Details Sold for Quick Cash
In an alleged shocking betrayal of player privacy by gambling companies that includes 888, William Hill and Full Tilt Poker, AustralianGambli
BOL Loon Claimed Bookie Tried to Have Him Killed
We received the call a little over two years ago. The tipster told Gambling911.com that BetOnLinec.com was "under investigation" and that "we should report this".
The individual calling us claimed to have been a partner with Joseph Fafone, who on Tuesday was arrested at the Rochester, New York Airport as part of a Queens District Attorney's investigation into BetOnLine.
"I am working with the Feds," said the tipster. "I have to. My life is in danger."
It pretty much went completely downhill from there in terms of the tipster's credibility.
New York Media Eats Up Bet On Line “Mob” Connections
The indictments and subsequent arrests of several individuals connected with the Panama-based online gambling site, BetOnLine.com, has taken center stage in the New York media, painting everyone as
NFL Week 7: Lopsided Betting Could Spell Trouble
An early review of NFL Week 7 games suggests there is plenty of lopsided action taking place with a number of games on the slate.
William Hill Profits Unaffected by Football Results
British bookmaker William Hill said profit expectations at its retail business had been unaffected by a run of punter-friendly football results.
Happy Bookies Want Yankees – Dodgers Next
By TIM BONTEMPS, NY POST
It's not Yankees-Red Sox, but the Yankees playing the Angels in the American League Championship Series is the next best thing for the Las Vegas sportsbooks.
"With the close proximity of Los Angeles, we have a lot of Angels fans here in Vegas, and any time you get the Yankees, that helps," said Jay Kornegay, director of the Las Vegas Hilton's sportsbook.
Betfair will offer U.S. pools overseas
By Matt Hegarty, Daily Racing Form
Minnesota Vikings Win Hits Books Hard
A statement win by the Minnesota Vikings against the lowly St. Louis Rams has put quite a dent in the purse strings of online sportsbooks.
With nearly 100 percent of the bets going Minnesota's way on Sunday and the Vikings registering the heaviest betting volume of any team during the early afternoon games, online sportsbooks and Vegas establishments all got hammered. It's fair to say there were few bookies happy to see Brett Favre back from retirement after Sunday's bloodbath.
Impact of Recession Worse on Bookies Than Expected
Much of the news in the world of bookmaking by week's end dealt with the impact of a worldwide recession. It's been said that the gambling industry for the most part is recession-proof. We lear
Rush Limbaugh to Buy the St. Louis Rams: What Are The Odds?
Sportsbook.com has suggested it mig
BetUS Girl Dawn Olivieri Now a Rising TV Star
The biggest thing happening this past Monday night was no doubt Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings taking on Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football, but if those fan bo
Bettors Recover Slightly During Week 5 College Football
It was not another blood bath for sports bettors during Week 5 of College Football for a change. The first four weeks of College Football have resulted in record profits for online bookmakers and
5Dimes Sportsbook Caught Up In Pit Bull Poker Flap
As luck would have it, some online sportsbooks happened to be using the Pit Bull Poker skin as part of its suite of product offerings.
BetPhoenix Website Down Down Down... And Out
BetPhoenix.com, an online sportsbook out of Costa Rica, may finally get their online act together come Tuesday of next week. That's when the company is se
Racketeering Schemes Had Ties to Internet Gambling
BY Jose Martinez and Brian Kates
Sport Match Fixing Big Concern With Bookies Offshore Move
RGA boss Clive Hawkswood told eGaming Review Magazine that the claims by some in the UK press that British sport faces an increased threat of match-fixin
Bookies Best Showing Ever: College Football Blood Bath
The online bookmakers are off to their biggest start ever with this College Football season continuing to bring much pain to the sports betting public.
Is Sports Betting.com’s Latest Ad Too Salacious?
One of the online gambling ads drawing tons of attention these days is a new Sportsbetting.co
Week 2 NFL, College Football Provide Mixed Bag For Bookies
Week 2 of the NFL saw similar results as Week 1 in that gamblers and bookies for the most part alternated between wins.
Public sports bettors did well by backing New Orleans, The Giants, Oakland and Minnesota. But the bookies made out with the biggest play of the day on New England's loss since much of the action was going the Patriots way. They also won a little money with Chicago and Houston both winning their respective games.
Washington Redskins Name Change Odds
A group of American Indians who find the Washington Redskins' name offensive wants the Supreme Court to take up the matter.
Sports Betting Public Reeling After Monday Night Games
The sports betting public got a break Sunday afternoon and evening following big wins with heavily wagered on favorites Minnesota, Dallas, Green Bay and New Orleans. They were not so lucky Monday
Loch Ness Monster Curious Museum Bookie Arrangement
The National History Museum will display the remains of the Loch Ness Monster (or "Nessie") on exchange for verifying its existence on behalf of bookmakers, the London Telegraph is report
The Madden Curse and Larry Fitzgerald Odds
Sportsbook.com has said it may begin offering be
NFL Results: Bettors Recover From College Hangover Hell
The gambling public came back with a vengeance Sunday afternoon following a brutal two weeks in College Football. NFL results had the two most bet on teams come through for sports bettors.
The biggest was the Minnesota Vikings, who had nearly 95 percent of the action in their game against Cleveland. By the 4th quarter, the Brett Favre-led Vikings were dismantling the Browns.
Dallas, which had the second heaviest betting action and 85 percent of the money coming in, also managed a win.
College Football Betting: Gamblers Get Crushed Again
It is turning into one of the best College Football starts in online bookmaking history. Week 2 delivered yet another punch to the gambling public, even worse than Week 1. The ultimate blow cam
More Online Gambling Seizures
Authorities have filed seizure warrants for the contents of three bank accounts associated with online gambling companies in recent days according to
