Canadian poker pro Vanessa Kade earned $1.5 million last month by winning the 15th annual Poker Stars Sunday Million online tournament. She recently sat down with our Thomas Somach to discuss this huge accomplishment as well as her recent well publicized spat with Instagram influencer Dan Bilzerian.
Poker's Newest Millionaire Vanessa Kade Talks Big PokerStars Sunday Million Win
Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Apr/26/2021
Bookies Behaving Badly Part 7: Al Ross Was Bad, His Son Denny Was Worse
This article was originally published in November 2015. OWN featured a Dateline episode profiling this case on January 2, 2018 at 9 am EST with a rebroadcast expected at Midnight.
Submitted by Thomas Somach on, May/23/2019
Evil Poker Players 2: Shawn Sheikhan, Poker Pervert
(Originally Published 9/15/15) With the death of Thomas "Amarillo Slim" Preston Jr.
Submitted by Thomas Somach on, May/15/2019
Poker + Keno = Pokeno
Add together two of America's favorite gambling games, poker and keno, and you get the suddenly red-hot game of pokeno. And just what is pokeno?
Submitted by Thomas Somach on, May/10/2019
Ken ‘The Shrink’ Weitzner Back From the Grave and Starring in New Sports Betting Film
Ken "The Shrink" Weitzner, the phony psychiatrist and degenerate gambler who started two popular websites about sports betting and then killed himself, is one of the stars of a new movie about sports betting that premiered last week.
Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Dec/20/2016
Eye On Gaming Head John Kelly to Pay Back $17k in Gambling Debts
Got ‘scared’ after car’s tires were slashed (originally published 5/21/2012)
Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Nov/22/2016
Man Loses Wife as Part of Bizarre Bet
A man bet away his wife as part of an Indian Premier League (IPL) wager with another man.
Submitted by Thomas Somach on, May/30/2016
With Gary Johnson as President, All Bets Are On!
With word that the deep pocketed Koch Brothers are reportedly contemplating funding the Libertarian candidate and two-term former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson's campaign, we look back at Thomas Somach's report on Johnson and his friendly attitude towards gambling.
Submitted by Thomas Somach on, May/19/2016
Gambling Community Reacts to Haden Ware Probation, Most Agree With Judge’s Decision
Reaction within the gambling community has been generally supportive of the news earlier this week that former Internet bookie Haden Ware, who turned himself in after 18 years on the run, received only probation and no prison time for violating Federal laws against online gambling in 1998.
Submitted by Thomas Somach on, May/11/2016
Why So Many Bookies in Rhode Island? G911’s Thomas Somach Investigates
On December 10, 2006, police arrested a dozen bookmakers in the Providence, Rhode Island area, saying the bookies were part of a sports betting ring that took in more than $300,000 in illegal sports wagers a month.
Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Apr/28/2016
G911 World Exclusive: Attorney Not Expecting Prison Time for WSEX Owner Ware
A former professional baseball player who went on to become a Federal prosecutor of the Mafia and is now a private attorney is hoping to hit a home run and keep his client, disgraced Internet bookie Haden Ware, out of prison when Ware is sentenced next month on a Federal gambling charge.
Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Apr/13/2016
Gambling911 World Exclusive: Stiffed WPEX Player to Confront Haden Ware in Court
A poker player who is owed nearly $100,000 by the now-defunct online poker site World Poker Exchange (WPEX) says he plans to confront the site's operator, Haden Ware, over the debt, when Ware appears in court next month for another matter, Gambling 911 can reveal in a world exclusive report!
Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Apr/08/2016
Bookies Behaving Badly, Part 10: Rich Ciarlante Created the Bonus..And His Own Demise
One of the first offshore sportsbooks--and one of the first to go out of business--was an operation based in the Dominican Republic called Rich's International Superbook.
Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Mar/22/2016
Bookies Behaving Badly, Part 9: Haden Ware, Con Man Turned Convict
He started out as a bookie behaving badly.
He then became the poker world's biggest bandit.
And then, after 16 years on the run from the law and no longer able to bear the heat, he turned himself in to authorities and became the final chapter in a saga that spanned 20 years and three countries on two continents.
Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Feb/15/2016
Bookies Behaving Badly 8: Rogue Ref’s Bookies Almost Brought Down NBA
When bookies behave badly, it's usually by ripping off their customers, through a variety of schemes, scams and outright thefts.
Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Jan/04/2016
Evil Poker Players, Part 5: Shane Warne, Sham Warning
Mention the name Shane Warne and most Americans will give you a blank stare or ask, "Who's that?"
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Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Dec/28/2015
New Book Exposes the Underbelly of Daily Fantasy Sports
A new book that promises to blow the lid off the inner secrets of the daily fantasy sports industry has just been released and anyone who participates in the popular pastime will find the book not just fascinating but also financially rewarding.
Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Dec/10/2015
All Bets Are Off If Ted Cruz Becomes President
Ted Cruz, Republican senator from the State of Texas, wants to be your President. If elected, it will likely be bad news for the gambling industry--both for real casinos and for the nascent online gambling world.
Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Nov/30/2015
Would President Hillary Clinton Be Good or Bad for Gambling? We Check Her Record
Many people believe that if HIllary Clinton is elected President of the United States, her presidency will be a replay of the presidency of her husband, Bill Clinton, since they have similar views on so many issues.
Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Nov/25/2015
G911 World Exclusive: Turner Sports Tries Shutting Down Sports Capping Site
A sports handicapping website that appears to be affiliated with Turner Sports has no such affiliation, and the real Turner Sports is attempting to have it shut down, Gambling 911 can reveal in a world exclusive report!
Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Nov/17/2015