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William Hill Pulls Out of French Online Gambling Market
(Reuters) - William Hill (WMH.L), Britain's second-biggest bookmaker, said it would stop accepting online gambling business from clients in France following the introduction of new gambling laws in
Calvin Ayre Party: Evil Dwarfs and Drones
The highly anticipated kickoff to the Prague Affiliate Super Show, the Calvin Ayre party, took place in a remote section outside the city. Tight security guarded the event as only 200 chosen gues
Internet Censorship in Australia: Senate Transcript
Internet Censorship in Australia: Senate Transcript
For those of you who have been following the exploits of Australia Communications Director Stephen Conroy and his attempts to censor the Internet here at Gambling911.com, we have obtained a copy of the Senate transcript as it relates to Google in Australian Parliament, courtesy of Greg Tingle.
PartyGaming Snafu Leaves Many Readers Confused
In a rare gaffe made by the Gambling911.com website, readers were provided with news related to PartyGaming that happened in 2006.
The Gambling911.com website, which has an accuracy rate of 97.99 percent in its reporting referenced a Ha'aretz news article that appeared on the wires early Monday morning, including Google News.
The article in reference appears on the Google page as being published just 2 days ago.
Australian Casino, Gaming and Sports Betting Trends
It's a red hot week, month in fact, for the Australian and Asia Pacific gaming and igaming sector. Following the public release of the Aussie government Australian Productivity Report.
Online Gambling Boss Jailed 14 Years for Murder of Wife
The boss of an online gaming company who stabbed his wife to death as she slept in their bedroom was jailed for at least 14 years at the Old Bailey today.
Missouri Man Charged in Online Gambling Scheme
A Missouri man has been charged with money laundering related to online gambling.
Kenneth Wienski is alleged to have been helping to concoct an online gambling payment-processing scheme that hid the true nature of the transactions by moving funds through a medical-billing company and a check-processing company where he worked.
Online Poker: UB.com, Cereus Back On Top
The Cereus online poker network, which includes UB.com and AbsolutePoker.com
Australian Gambling Report Asks Federal Government to Control
The Australian Productivity report on gaming and gambling has come out, but relax - it's not all bad news.
Neteller Scam: Former Customers Being Called
Gambling911.com is warning its readers to be very cautious should they receive a phone call or email that claims to be from Neteller, the once prominent online gambling payment processing company t
Online Sports Betting: FIFA World Cup Fills Void
Typically the months of June and July provide very few options outside of baseball when it comes to online sports betting. Early June still offers the NBA Finals, which gets a decent amount of ac
Congressman Josephn Abruzzo to Speak at Online Gambling Show
Everybody is heading to Prague this week for the big online gambling affiliate super show known as the i-Gaming Super Show and of course Gambling911.c
Arrest Made in Burswood Casino Firearms Case
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Pakistan Owned Online Casino Sued by Vegas Group
An online casino owned by a Pakistan firm is being sued by Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment Inc, claiming an infringement on trademarks with a website promoting an Indiana casino.
Paddy Power Cash For Ash Volcano Insurance Bet
Insurers did not want to offer cover for those airline passengers adversely affected by the recent Iceland volcano eruption and its pesky little ash cloud, but the folks at Ireland's online bookmak
Sex.com, Poker.org Up For Sale
Two of the hottest domain names are up for sale: Sex.com and Poker.org.
Bankrupt company Escom LLC is putting Sex.com on the auction block. According to bankruptcy law, Escom is able to sell off its assets free of liens and other burdens. Sedo.com is conducting the auction. Escom bought the Sex.com domain name for a whopping $14 million, the highest amount ever paid for an Interet domain name.
CTXM Partners with Cake Network
Curacao, Netherlands Antilles - May 20, 2010 - In a deal that creates a robust, new alliance in online gaming, European based online casino software and white label platform provider CTXM has partn
July Markup on Internet Gambling Scheduled
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank has announced intentions to mark up HR 2267 in July. The bill would amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the licensing of In
3D For Australian Sports, TV Series, Web And Casinos
3D technology is on fire, a bushfire on steroids in fact, down under in Australia.
All Bets Off For Leisure & Gaming: Shares Suspended
Italian football fans - and especially followers of José Mourinho's mighty Inter Milan - may have done for Leisure & Gaming, the London-listed bookmaking company, whose shares were suspended t
iPoker Network and PartyGaming in Battle Royale
This past week, iPoker Network regained the third place ranking from PartyPoker for the first time since early January.
New Australian Mildura Casino Tourism On Cards?
Casino talk, mergers, take over et al, continue to be all the rage down under in Australia, and land based casinos, online enterprises, and now even airports are buying into the excitement.
Weitzner Owed Large Sums of Money Before Suicide Pact
Officials at the EOG.com website have finally come forward to confirm that the website's late founder did owe significant gambling debts prior to taking his own life last month. Weitzner and his
Florida State Lottery Being Sued for Refusing to Pay Prize
A Florida woman is suing the State of Florida for $500,000 after she claims she won the lottery but the state refuses to pay her.
Joe and Annemarie Curcio of Ocala thought they won money on Mother's Day three years ago when they matched two numbers on a $20 "Gold Rush" scratch-off ticket. They then drove to Tallahassee, the state capital, and received some unwelcome news.
Richard Branson Expanding Virgin Gaming iGaming Empire
Gaming, gambling and iGaming fans, have we got some news hot of the press for you. Our bat phone has been running hot hot hot!
For the past few months Media Man and Gambling911 have been keeping you updated on all sorts of exciting developments at Richard Branson's Virgin Group, naming Virgin Games, Virgin Poker, Virgin Bingo, and offshoot, AWOMO (A World Of My Own), with a DGI (Game Domain International) tie in. Last week Branson's Virgin Racing also sponsored Full Tilt Poker.
Sports Off Shore Agent Charges Predates Online Gambling Law
In one of the more laughable news stories in recent weeks, we learn that a Beverly, Massachusetts man is being hailed as "the first person in Massachusetts charged with violating a 2006 federa
Accused Criminal Daniel Tzvetkoff: Poker is Not Gambling
In a New York District Court this week, Australian online poker payment processor Daniel Tzvetkoff has plead not guilty to processing millions of dollars in transactions for the Internet gambling s
Lawmakers Push to Regulate, Tax Online Gambling
By KEVIN FREKING (AP)
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Gambling Execs Encouraged to Invest in Domains
The world is considered a pretty small place these days, largely thanks to the internet aka WWW, and of course airlines and Lear Jets, operated by our "partners in crime", Crown Casino ki
