Online gambling's biggest ally, Barney Frank, is celebrating his 69th birthday today in style. He's working! TMZ.com caught up with Congressman Frank at the elevator banks of Capital Hill on Tuesday.
Submitted by C Costigan on Tue, 03/31/2009 - 14:40
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National Political Leader, Economic Crusader,Wayne Allyn Root, Joins Rare Coin Wholesalers
Submitted by Payton on Mon, 03/30/2009 - 22:28
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Sportingbet has made Tony McNulty odds-on to lose his seat at the next General Election, following the controversy over his housing expenses claim.
Submitted by Payton on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 12:04
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Politics has always been a contact sport, and the National Football League is suiting up for the game.
Submitted by Guest on Tue, 03/24/2009 - 17:25
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The US economy needs all the help it can get. Congressman and Economist, Ron Paul, insisted last year we were in a recession when everyone else appeared to be in self-denial. Now he is using the "D" word.
Submitted by Jenny Woo on Mon, 03/23/2009 - 22:58
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Gambling911.com's Senior International Correspondent, Jenny Woo, sat down with Texas Republican Congressman, Ron Paul, this week to discuss the issue of legalized online gambling. Dr. Paul has been one of the most outspoken supporters of legalized Internet gambling
Submitted by Jenny Woo on Sun, 03/22/2009 - 20:37
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A provision related to the federal stimulus bill makes it clear that Las Vegas casinos are not to receive any of the money.
Submitted by C Costigan on Sat, 03/21/2009 - 23:27
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The online gambling industry is doing everything possible to avoid any missteps with the U.S. Government, realizing that the Obama Administration brings new hope to an industry that was all but banished during Bush's eight years in office.
Submitted by C Costigan on Fri, 03/20/2009 - 10:23
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Following leakage of an Australian “Ban List”, Betfair CEO Andrew Twaits expressed outraged with government officials. Twaits was unaware that his company’s website had been blacklisted as part of an effort to prevent viewing of child pornography.
Submitted by Alistair Prescott on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 17:45
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Media reports circulated on Thursday that Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski (affectionately known as Coach K since nobody knows how to pronounce his name) had blasted President Barack Obama for selecting North Carolina to win the 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament over Duke.
Submitted by Dan Shapiro on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 15:59
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It's Jenny Woo versus President Barack Obama in the Final Four. Whose Final Four picks will reign supreme?
Submitted by C Costigan on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 11:49
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Much of the talk over the past few years has related to a Las Vegas casino property such as MGM or Harrah's purchasing an already established online poker firm the likes of Full Tilt Poker or PokerStars or even PartyGaming.
Submitted by C Costigan on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 11:13
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He tried to outlaw betting on College Basketball, which would ultimately have affected the popularity of NCAA tournament brackets and office pools, now Arizona Senator and the former GOP candidate for President of the United State, John McCain, is offering his 2009 Basketball Bracket. It's actually the Third Annual Basketball Bracket.
Submitted by C Costigan on Wed, 03/18/2009 - 13:39
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2008 Libertarian Vice Presidential candidate and one time sports service consultant, Wayne Allyn Root, is a small business owner. The 2012 Libertarian Presidential hopeful is the only small business owner to run on a Presidential ticket in modern political history.
Submitted by Guest on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 23:13
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There were rumors once floating around that Condoleeza Rice had fallen for Canadian Defense Minister, Peter McKay, during a trip to that nation. Gambling911.com did little to quell such rumors. Indeed, this would have been a more powerful political couple than Hillary and Bill Clinton.
Submitted by C Costigan on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 21:21
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Congressman and Chairman of the Financial Services Committee, Barney Frank, is determined to lift a ban on Internet gambling. That was the top gambling news story heading into the week starting March 9, 2009.
Submitted by C Costigan on Mon, 03/09/2009 - 00:02
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Prince Harry has a new gal pal and she’s a dead ringer for his past love interest, Chelsea, not to mention a friend of his brother’s girl, Kate Middleton. Her name is Astrid Harbord
Submitted by Alistair Prescott on Sat, 03/07/2009 - 23:45
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Everybody's favorite 2008 Republican Presidential candidate, Ron Paul, will be appearing this Saturday night on CNN's D.L. Hughley Breaks The News. Paul has also been a strong friend to the online gambling community, calling for prohibition on the activity to be lifted.
Submitted by C Costigan on Thu, 03/05/2009 - 22:57
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Congressman Barney Frank, who would like the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act overturned as part of his extensive effort to stabilize the banking sector, outlined his agenda for the month of March. Frank has already stated that he would like to create legislation that would free up banks from trying to monitor online gambling transactions.
Submitted by C Costigan on Thu, 03/05/2009 - 14:38
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There is much talk this week about legalizing online gambling and in particular sports betting, which would account for a $30.6 billion figure as part of a PriceWaterHouseCoopers 2007 industry forecast. Another 21.4 billion in revenue would be generated from legalized online poker and Internet casino gambling, respectively.
Submitted by C Costigan on Thu, 02/26/2009 - 16:21
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The White House First Dog is expected by April - a Portuguese Waterdog (a what?). The only thing we don't know is his/her name.
Submitted by C Costigan on Thu, 02/26/2009 - 01:20
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Republican Senator Jon Kyl and Democratic House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank remain on opposite sides of the spectrum when it comes to legalizing online gambling. The two find common ground, however, when it comes to nationalization of U.S. banks.
Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on Fri, 02/20/2009 - 20:59
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Former Libertarian Vice Presidential nominee, Wayne Root, is here with his 2009 Oscar predictions for Gambling911.com readers. Mr. Root was a Las Vegas oddsmaker who releases his Oscar predictions each year around this time
Submitted by Guest on Fri, 02/20/2009 - 05:30
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In a briefing with several of his colleagues, Republican Arizona Senator Jon Kyl called the Obama Economic Stimulus bill "a stinking, bloated, quivering pile of liberal pork.” Yet amazingly it was Jon Kyl who had no objections to sticking a bit of his own pork in – of all things – a port security bill.
Submitted by C Costigan on Mon, 02/16/2009 - 09:36
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If Jesus had passed an economic stimulus package similar to the one President Obama has proposed, we would still be paying for it. So says 2012 Libertarian Presidential hopeful, Wayne Allyn Root.
Submitted by C Costigan on Thu, 02/12/2009 - 19:37
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