Woo Interviews Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment CEO Mitch Garber

I recently had an opportunity to sit down with the CEO of Harrah's new division, Harrah's Interactive Entertainment.  His name is Mitch Garber and if the name rings a bell, it probably should.  F

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Mitch Garber: Harrah’s Won’t Make Same Mistakes MGM Made Online

In an interview to be published on the Gambling911.com website Wednesday, Harrah's Interactive Entertainment's new CEO, Mitch Garber, reassured that his company's move into the European online gamb

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Aristocrat Leisure Appoints New Executive Team

Gaming machine maker Aristocrat Leisure has announced a new executive team, and the retirement of two current senior executives.

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Absolute Poker Signs Lacey Jones

Less than two weeks after bringing poker superstar Matt Vengrin on board as its newest pro, Absolute Poker's pro lineup is looking hotter than ever.

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World Poker Tour Up For Sale Reports Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal on Monday featured a story that claimed "It was a good bet that the World Poker Tour is up for Sale". 

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Odds Look Good For Gamblers

Javier Espinoza, Forbes.com

LONDON -- Despite warmer weather and tough economic conditions, sofa spuds are still playing high rollers in virtual casinos. On Thursday online gaming firm PartyGaming, reportedly a takeover target of Nasdaq-listed rival Gigamedia, saw a jump in shares as much a 7% after it said trading in the second quarter has been robust with revenues in line with the first quarter.

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Full Tilt Poker Gets Pitified: Software Complaints Mount

Full Tilt Poker, the world's second largest online poker room, has been issued a warning by the popular online gamblin

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Nelly Rocks PokerStars Party

PokerStars.net, the world's largest poker site, hosted the biggest party of World Series at Rain Nightclub in the Palms Hotel and Casino resort in Las Vegas.

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Online Poker: Cereus and OnGame Duke it Out

The Cereus Network and OnGame Poker have both been going back and forth taking over the coveted number 5 spot of most t

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Online Sportsbook Bodog to Rate Itself as Part of New Website

Gambling911.com has learned that fledgling online sportsbook Bodog.com plans to launch a website that rates other online sportsbooks. 

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PartyGaming Second Quarter Revenue Flat

LONDON (Dow Jones)--U.K.-listed gambling group PartyGaming PLC (PRTY.LN) said Thursday that revenue was flat in the second quarter from the previous quarter, following falls in poker and sports bet

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Centrebet Expects Strong Growth in Coming Year

Teresa Ooi, The Australian

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Mohegan Sun, Foxwoods Launch Ad Campaign Targeting New Jersey

TAMARA AUDI, Wall Street Journal

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Paddy Power One Step Closer to Entering US Market

The Irish Examiner reported Tuesday that Ireland's biggest - and the United Kingdom's third largest - bookmaker, Paddy Power, is now poised to enter the lucrative U.S.

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NordicBet to Partner with Ivobank

Norway's most popular Internet-based gaming site, NordicBet.com, announced today that it is partnering with UK-based Ivoban

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Online Poker: Costigan Media Wants Conte Affidavit Unsealed

As reported last Thursday, Costigan Media, parent company of Gambling911.com, has filed a Motion to Intervene and to Unseal Court Records Relating to the

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NBC Teams Up With Full Tilt Poker

NBC has joined forces with Full Tilt Poker to film "Face The Ace", a new concept for a poker show where players who qualify online get to play heads-up against three Full Tilt pros for a

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Gambling Stocks: The Good During This Recession

Alan Farley of the Street.com this week profiled four gambling stocks.

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Bet365 Considers Move Out of UK

By Roger Blitz

Financial Times UK

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Goodbye Guy, Hello Obama? Goodbye Full Tilt Poker

Guy Laliberte, founder of billion dollar entertainment company Cirque du Soleil has disappeared off the Full Tilt radar.

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William Hill closer to moving online trade offshore

The odds on William Hill moving its online and telephone betting business offshore have shortened.

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Online Gambling Operators May Want to Leave Antigua Now

In a report that came out Thursday, it was revealed that online gambling companies operating out of Antigua have now come under intense scrutiny following the country's financial regulatory body's

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Online Poker Rooms: Cereus Becomes 5th Biggest

In just a one month period, the Cereus Poker Network (comprised of UltimateBet.com and Absolute Poker) has beco

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Online Casino Software Top Game Warning Issued

The folks from CasinoMeister.com have issued a warning against Top Game Software this week. 

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Online Sports Betting Yields $27,000 Payout on $5 Bet

A Canadian sports bettor recently witnessed a $27,000 payout betting a mere $5.  He did it at one of the world's leading online sports betting company,

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Paddy Power Hurt By Lucas Glover

While Gambling911.com reported yesterday that its friends over at Sportsinteraction.com ha

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Cryptologic Extends Relations With Marvel Comics

June 22, 2009 (Dublin, IRELAND) - CryptoLogic Limited, a world leader in Internet casino and branded gaming software, today announced the extension of its exclusive licensing agreement with Marvel

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Harrah’s Believes They Will Have Success in Online Gambling

MGM tried and failed to enter the online gambling market several years back.  Like MGM, Harrah's has planned to start offering its Internet gambling product in Europe where it will compete head on

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Casino Tropez Does Not Associate With White Supremacists

In an official statement released by CasinoTropez.com, the online gaming site denies ties to white supremacist murderer James W. von Brunn.

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Microgaming and Unibet Announce Maria Poker

Microgaming (www.microgaming.com), the world's largest provider of online gaming software today announced it will power Maria Poker, Unibet's newest brand

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