New York likely surpassed New Jersey for the top spot in the U.S. sports betting market during the first two weekends that mobile bets were offered, according to a company that most of the legal U.S. sports betting industry uses to verify that its customers are where they say they are.
Gambling
Loto-Québec Online Site a Health Risk Say Officials
Public health officials across Quebec asked the province Thursday to step back from its plan for online gambling.
Submitted by Guest on, Feb/18/2010
New Jersey Senate to Vote On Sports Betting Monday
The NJ Senate will meet at 2pm on Monday, February 22, 2010, to consider the following bill related to legalized online sports betting:
Submitted by C Costigan on, Feb/18/2010
Don't Risk an Audit: Know the Rules on Gambling
NEW YORK (AP) -- Clinching the office pool for March Madness entitles you to a pot of money and gloating rights. And nobody can take that away from you, except maybe the IRS.
Even if your winnings seem like chump change, any money you pocket from gambling is considered taxable income. It's not likely that the Internal Revenue Service will come after you for your NCAA pot, but there are times when reporting even casual winnings becomes more formal.
Submitted by Guest on, Feb/17/2010
Good Job Poker Nordica: CEO Responds to Complaint
Gambling911.com readers might recall we had one online poker operator recently threaten a lawsuit against us after we criticized his company's new policies regarding its showing certain "winni
Submitted by C Costigan on, Feb/17/2010
New EU Commiss Wants to Settle Online Gambling Mess
Ivan Camilleri, Brussels
Times of Malta
Submitted by Guest on, Feb/17/2010
Singapore Opens Its First Casino
(Reuters) - Singapore's first casino, a key part of a drive to boost tourism revenue and please wealthy visitors, opened its doors on Sunday, Lunar New Year -- the most auspicious day of the Chines
Submitted by C Costigan on, Feb/16/2010
Grand Prive Bella Vegas Online Casino Fiasco Continues
eCOGRA's Compliance and Advisory Services department (we'd like to call them the "Spin" department) has "investigated" complaints that the Grand Prive group of online casinos, w
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Feb/16/2010
Union helps Matthew Etherington Deal with gambling Debts
Stoke's winger Matthew Etherington's revelation that he gambled away £1.5m should serve as a warning to everyone in the game, according to the players' union chief executive Gordon Taylor.
Etherington's problems spiralled out of control while he was at West Ham and were a factor in him leaving to join Stoke in January last year. Despite trying to put his finances in order he still arrived owing £800,000.
Submitted by Guest on, Feb/15/2010
Gaming Tax in Spain Discriminatory Says EU
The European Union has been struggling in recent years to keep its own members in line, so to speak, when it comes to online gambling legislation.
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Feb/15/2010
Inside Gaming: N.J. likely to Suffer Same Fate as Bernie
Atlantic City gaming revenues fell 8.5 percent in January to $294.2 million, the New Jersey city's 17th straight monthly decline.
That was the good news.
In the past five weeks, Atlantic City's 11 casinos saw new competition emerge (table games in Pennsylvania and Delaware, slot machines in Maryland and New York) and two casino operators (MGM Mirage and Pinnacle Entertainment) begin planning their exit from the market.
Submitted by Guest on, Feb/14/2010
Oddsmakers Were Also Hoping for Danica Patrick NASCAR Treat
NASCAR officials were not the only one's hoping Danica Patrick would finish strong at Saturday's Drive4COPD Nationwide race in Daytona. Online oddsmakers were hopeful that Patrick could drive inc
Submitted by Tyrone Black on, Feb/14/2010
Paddy Power Ups Stake in Australia’s Sportsbet
Paddy Power has increased its stake in Australia's Sportsbet, strengthening its position beyond Europe.
Submitted by Guest on, Feb/12/2010
Major Poker Raid in Alabama
(WBRC) A raid on a Texas Hold 'Em game in Pelham has poker players around the area looking over their shoulders.
Pelham and Hoover police served a search warrant at a game in Pelham on Saturday where more than 72 players and thousands of dollars were involved. Police are quick to point out no arrests were made on Saturday, but they did seize several pieces of equipment to help an investigation they say has been going on for weeks.
Submitted by Guest on, Feb/11/2010
International Game Technology Shuts Down Japan Operations
As part of its ongoing focus on operating efficiencies, International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) today announced its decision to close its Japan operations due to ongoing difficult market conditio
Submitted by Guest on, Feb/11/2010
Clonie Gowen Full Tilt Poker Case Dismissed
Breaking News: A much publicized lawsuit filed by poker player Clonie Gowen against the world's second largest online poker room, Full Tilt Poker (Tiltware) has been dismissed in favor of the def
Submitted by C Costigan on, Feb/11/2010
Australia Internet Censorship Issue at Breaking Point
Special contributor to the Gambling911.com website, Greg Tingle, looks at the continuing uproar over censorship attempts in Australia as they apply to the Internet and ultimately online gambling we
Submitted by Guest on, Feb/11/2010
Are The Feds Cracking Down On Internet Poker?
Nathan Vardi, Forbes.com
At 76 Doyle Brunson is a revered figure in the game of poker and is known variously as Tex Dolly and the Godfather of Poker. Over the years he has twice won the main event at the World Series of Poker, where he has also collected ten bracelets, the second most of all time, in events like seven-card stud. He's written a bestselling how-to book, and fans crowd around him in Las Vegas for his autograph.
Submitted by Guest on, Feb/11/2010
888, Bwin, Sportingbet Being Sued in France
eGaming Review Magazine reports that
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Feb/11/2010
Love Secrets of Poker Pro Doyle Brunson and Jagajeet Chiba
Everybody is talking about Doyle Brunson and his lovely wife Louise being featured in an expose appearing in this week's Wall Street Journal. They join other happy couples like the Ozbournes and
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Feb/10/2010
PokerStars Does Not Miscode Credit Cards
Responding to a report filed by eGaming Review this past week, the world's largest online poker room PokerStars.com insisted it does not recode credit card
Submitted by Ace King on, Feb/10/2010
Mike Tyson Pulls Out of Online Gambling Shoot: Cites Muslim Beliefs
Bookmaker.com, an online gambling site is in the process of shooting a celebrity promotional video, and was shocked when Mike T
Submitted by Jordan Bach on, Feb/10/2010
East Coast Snowfall Odds
The oldest established online bookmaker, Bookmaker.com, has posted odds on how much snow the East Coast will receive between to
Submitted by Guest on, Feb/10/2010
Affiliate Convention Back in Amsterdam April 15-16
Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc. announces that the 2010 Casino Affiliate Convention will take place at the NH Grand Krasnapolsky Hotel in Amsterdam on April 15-16, 2010.
Understanding the dynamics of the online gaming market, this year's event will focus more on intense search engine optimization (SEO) methods for online gaming. In addition the event will focus on the Eastern European market.
CAC2010 Amsterdam is one of the largest business conferences and trade shows for the gaming industry.
Submitted by Guest on, Feb/10/2010
Super Bowl Records Broke at Gambling911, Vegas
Gambling911.com reported its highest traffic numbers in its nearly 10 years on the Web Sunday as Super Bowl betting took center stage. The site dominated in Super Bowl related searches at both G
Submitted by C Costigan on, Feb/10/2010
Online Gambling Processors to Enter US Market
A UK-based payment processing company is preparing to enter the U.S. market and will be open to process online gambling transactions for U.S.
Submitted by C Costigan on, Feb/09/2010
China Plans Online Gambling Crackdown
China plans to crack down on the online gaming and gambling industry, including the banks, financial institutions and websites that support it, the Ministry of Public Security advised in a statemen
Submitted by Guest on, Feb/09/2010
Hawaii the Latest State to Mull Legalized Poker
The 50th state, Hawaii, may be legalizing poker on the Pacific island, but only for visitors. Hawaii is following the lead of a handful of other US states looking to legalize poker or
Submitted by Patrick Flanigan on, Feb/08/2010
New Jersey Sports Betting Bill Passes Committee
A bill to legalize online sports betting in the state of New Jersey passed committee vote on Monday and is now going to be debated in the NJ Senate.
Submitted by C Costigan on, Feb/08/2010
NJ Panel to Consider Law on Sports Betting
TRENTON -- Legislation that would allow New Jersey's horse racing tracks and Atlantic City casinos to accept wagers on sporting events will go before an Assembly panel this week.
It would allow gamblers to make bets in person or via telephone or the Internet, though wagers would not be allowed on college games that take place in the Garden State or involve a New Jersey college team, regardless of where the game was played.
But before any such law could be enacted, voters would first have to amend the state Constitution to permit such wagering.
Submitted by Guest on, Feb/08/2010
Breaking News
DraftKings Pulls Out All The Stops in Final Petition Push....Offers Free Cash Enticement?
DraftKings is not hiding the fact that they want to enter the Florida market. While ads pushing a sports betting petition airing on television in the Sunshine State do not mention the company, DraftKings is now promoting the campaign via Twitter with their name all over it.
Is NYC Really Getting a Casino?
New York City could become the next Las Vegas. New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday proposed a $216.3 billion budget that would bring casino gambling to the Big Apple.