Gambling
Pennsylvania Gets Casino Games: Atlantic City's Death Knell?
Legal poker was played for the first time in the State of Pennsylvania this week as table games came to the state's casinos.
Gambling Industry Welcomes Atlantic City Plan But Others Skeptical
Donald Wittkowski, Press of Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY - Gov. Chris Christie's plan for state oversight of the casino district should boost the gaming industry, but it could take much longer to reverse Atlantic City's national reputation as a dirty and crime-plagued gambling haven, observers say.
Federal Agents Order Shutdown of Blogs
Some 73,000 blogs were shut down this past week, reportedly based on an order by US federal agents.
Annie Duke, Spencer Bachus Go To War Over Online Poker Scandal
Sports Betting Scam Bilked Investors Out of $1 Million
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Nevada has charged Yul Na with 30 counts of wire fraud, 29 counts of money laundering and criminal forfeiture related to a sports betting scam that bilked investors out of nearly $1 million. Na has been charged with money laundering and fraud charges and will have to pay a $250,000 fine on each count as well as the forfeiture of money or property up to $962,350.
Hearing on Internet Gambling: Gamblers Compared to Heroin Addicts
Online Gambling: British Columbia Website Compromised User Information
Organized Crime Fears Cloud British Columbia Online Gambling Plans
Russian Bookmaker Offers 100,000 Euros for Paul The Octopus
A prognosticating octopus correctly picked all the winners of specified World Cup games including Serbia’s shock win over favored Germany and Spain’s World Cup final win.
Internet Gambling Regulation Bill Hearing Scheduled for Wednesday
Sheikh Deal With Gambling Firm Could Be Seen As Defying Islam
Out to Lunch: WSEX.com Vacations As Customers Get Screwed
Troubled online gambling website World Sports Exchange (WSEX.com) has apparently gone on sabbatical, at least for now.
Israel The New China: Shuts Off Internet Access to Online Gambling Sites
Many of the world’s most prominent online gambling sites have origins in the nation of Israel, the biggest poker room on the planet, PokerStars, among them.
British Columbia Welcomes Online Gambling: Launches Website
The Canadian province of British Columbia, long a hotbed for online gambling house marketing operations, has seemingly begun to embrace online gambling.
The Vancouver Sun reported on Friday that the B.C. government on Thursday rolled out its casino games gambling website, becoming the first sanctioned online casino in North America.
Costa Rica President Defends US Marines Presence: Online Gambling Operators Balk
700 US Marines Land in Costa Rica Online Gambling Haven
It is home to a few hundred online gambling ventures, many of which operate in the shadows. Costa Rica has long been a country without an army....that is until now.
Cyprus: Mixed Signals Over Future of Online Gambling
By Elias Hazou, Cyprus Mail
Do You Support The Aussie Internet Filter?
Readers, censorship and internet censorship continues to threaten your civil liberties. Big Brother and The Thought Police continue to battle for your mind and control.
