Gambling News

Root: Super Bowl Would Have Been Nothing Without Gamblers

After days of anticipation for the NFL’s grandest and greatest event of the year, the Super Bowl (or as it is called in Vegas, “The Game”) was ready, set and bet by millions of fans across the nation. The best two teams were in the spotlight — with a matchup featuring the best offense and best defense to ever face off on a field in NFL history. Then the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks took the field.

Submitted by Wayne Allyn Root on, Wed, 02/05/2014 - 20:19

‘Cold Case’: Canadian Gambler Indicted for Stiffing Casinos Out of $12.9 Mil

A Canadian gamblers has been indicted by a grand jury for failing to pay back $7.9 million in markers to the Venetian resort and $5 million to the Green Valley Ranch resort, both in Las Vegas.

Real estate magnate Semion Kronenfeld faces 12 counts, including theft and obtaining money under false pretenses, for failing to pay the two casino establishments.

Kronenfeld was first charged in 2008, making this somewhat of a cold case.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Wed, 02/05/2014 - 19:46

10 US States Explore Internet Gambling

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — (Associated Press) - At least 10 U.S. states are considering bills to legalize or expand Internet gambling this year, according to a group that tracks gambling-related legislation worldwide. But the Gambling Compliance survey also finds slim chances for a national law to regulate Internet poker, predicting a major effort by online gambling opponents to block it in Congress.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Wed, 02/05/2014 - 12:11

Guardian Newspaper Launches Sports Betting Site GoWager.co.uk

Move over Ladbrokes, William Hill and Paddy Power. Here comes some stiff competition from a branding concept we all know, the Guardian Newspaper. And they just entered the sports betting business with GoWager.co.uk.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Wed, 02/05/2014 - 09:11

Swedish Poker Player Falls From Roof in Macau: Homicide Investigation Underway

An unidentified Swedish poker player has fallen from a roof in the gambling mecca of Macau. Interpol police have begun conducting a homicide investigation.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Tue, 02/04/2014 - 22:40

Sports Betting Ring Taken Down in Rhode Island: 13 Arrested

Thirteen individuals were arrested as part of a crackdown on illegal sports betting in Northern Rhode Island Tuesday. All were arraigned in District Court Providence during the afternoon.

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Tue, 02/04/2014 - 22:07

Sportsbook Promos - February 2014: WagerWeb.com Bonus Code

With Super Bowl 48 now history, we have new sportsbook promos and bonuses being offered for February 2014. WagerWeb.com has slightly altered its sportsbook bonus offerings for the remainder of February, post Super Bowl. Your WagerWeb.com bonus code is AF6067 for February (write it down).

Submitted by Payton on, Tue, 02/04/2014 - 20:17

Former Philadelphia Mayor’s Daughter Spared in Mob Gambling Case

PHILADELPHIA - (Associated Press) — The daughter of a former Philadelphia mayor is likely to go free in the latest gambling prosecution of her husband, who admits running a global sports betting ring.

Joanna Mastronardo, daughter of the late Mayor Frank Rizzo, will have a banking charge dropped if other defendants plead guilty to racketeering and gambling charges.

Her husband, Joseph "Joe Vito" Mastronardo Sr., and son, Joseph F. "Joey" Mastronardo, pleaded guilty on Friday.

A federal judge said Tuesday that he will drop her case when they are sentenced.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Tue, 02/04/2014 - 18:03

Zynga Shares Rise With UBS Upgrade to ‘Buy’

Social gaming giant Zynga witnessed its biggest share price surge in nearly a year Tuesday thanks to a positive upgrade.

UBS raised its rating on the game maker's stock to "buy" from "neutral," saying Zynga's core operations had begun to stabilize under the new management team and that its $527 million acquisition of mobile game developer NaturalMotion would result in more scale and innovation at Zynga.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Tue, 02/04/2014 - 12:49

Rumors Abound: Zynga and BWin.Party to Join Forces in New Jersey

With Bwin.party’s social sports betting product nearing an initial beta-launch ahead of a full launch planned before the end of Q1, some stock forecasting sites are suggesting a possible partnership between both these big name firms in the state of New Jersey.

Bwin.Party is already the market leader in real time online gambling in the state of New Jersey since its launch in late November. The company enjoyed a head start over much of its competition.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Tue, 02/04/2014 - 12:34

Companies That Accept Bitcoin – Including Online Gambling

This week, NASDAQ.com released a listing of companies that accept bitcoin and these mainstream (some not-so-mainstream like Virgin Galactic perhaps) are listed below. But we also list online gambling companies that currently accept the anonymous digital currency as of February 1, 2014.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Tue, 02/04/2014 - 11:46

2014 Black Diamond Poker Open Promises $3 Million Guarantee

The 2013 Black Diamond Poker Open (BDPO), sponsored by Bodog Poker, reached record levels with $1,200,000 in prize money and, this, 3^rd year of the event is set to see prize money more than double with $3,000,000 up for grabs. Qualifying starts on Tuesday, 9^th February.

Submitted by Press Release on, Tue, 02/04/2014 - 10:54

Wynn Approved for Online Gambling License in New Jersey: Uncertain of Plans

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Associated Press) - In the decades since he left Atlantic City for the more prosperous sands of Las Vegas, casino mogul Steve Wynn has repeatedly considered a return here, only to decide against it.

This may be another one of those instances.

New Jersey gambling regulators have approved Wynn to offer an Internet gambling site in the state where he once ruled the roost. But a Wynn spokesman said plans by Wynn Interactive to offer online gambling in New Jersey are on hold as it studies the fledgling market.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Mon, 02/03/2014 - 22:02

Super Bowl 48 a Success for Vegas, Bookmakers

The final tallies are out and Super Bowl 48 turned out to be a big win for Las Vegas sportsbooks and offshore bookies.

Gambling911.com had already discussed how the largest bets had money coming in on the Denver spread and UNDER 47.5, both of which went in favor of the bookies.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Mon, 02/03/2014 - 21:11

Poll Finds More New Jersey Residents Prefer Pot Over Online Gambling

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Associated Press) - A new poll finds more New Jersey residents want to smoke pot than gamble over the Internet.

A Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll finds 41 percent of respondents would support smoking marijuana recreationally if it became legal.

That compares to only 32 percent who support gambling over the Internet, which is legal in New Jersey now.

The poll finds support for online gambling has fallen, even as it enters its third full month and more than 150,000 online gambling accounts have been set up in the state.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Mon, 02/03/2014 - 15:26

WagerHome Tools Make Customer Management Easier For ALL Pay Per Head Agents

Anyone who is running a sports betting service, or is aspiring to do so, and wants to enter the 21st-Century way of doing business is going to want his or her players to have access to a genuine sportsbook interface, just like the "pros" use. That is possible through the phenomenon of "Price Per Head," or "PPH," and nobody in this business does it quite like WagerHome.com.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Mon, 02/03/2014 - 14:48

Disgraced Poker Blogger ‘Who Jedi’ is Now ‘Where Jedi’: Pulls Blog

A poker reporter charged with stealing from dealer chip jars at the Mohegan Sun no longer has his blog up, Thomas Somach reports.

Submitted by Ace King on, Mon, 02/03/2014 - 10:49

2014 EPT Monaco Schedule and ‘Grand Final for Everyone’ Announced

ONCHAN, Isle of Man – February 3, 2014 – The PokerStars.com and Monte-Carlo® Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final today announced a spectacular 11 day 48-event schedule, featuring more tournaments with buy-ins of €500 or less than ever before.

Submitted by Press Release on, Mon, 02/03/2014 - 10:27

Floyd Mayweather Denies Making $10 Million Broncos Bet

Following the Denver Broncos bruising loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl 48, boxing champ Floyd Mayweather, Jr. has gone on record to state the obvious: He never bet $10 million across seven Vegas sportsbooks on Denver to win the Super Bowl.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Mon, 02/03/2014 - 03:51

Sotirios Koutoupas Wins EPT Deauville 2014 for €614,000

Sotirios Koutoupas has won EPT Deauville for €614,000 and become the first ever Greek EPT champion.

Koutoupas, who was runner-up to Ramzi Jelassi at EPT9 Prague, beat Team PokerStars Pro Eugene Katchalov heads-up today thus thwarting the Ukrainian’s bid to secure poker’s Triple Crown. Katchalov, 32, already has a WSOP and WPT title and came close to an EPT title when he finished third in Barcelona in Season 8. He got €379,500 for second place.

Submitted by Press Release on, Sat, 02/01/2014 - 19:58

WSOP Main Event 2014 May Have $10 Million First Place Prize

World Series of Poker officials may have accidentally leaked that their will be a $10 million guaranteed 1^st place prize awarded to the winner of the WSOP 2014.

If true, this would be the second largest cash prize given out during the main event.

Submitted by Ace King on, Sat, 02/01/2014 - 15:11

Final Eight of EPT Deauville High Roller Determined

Lebanese player Albert Daher is chip leader for the final of the record-breaking EPT Deauville €10k High Roller. Daher has 1,300,000, nearly twice as much as his nearest rival – EPT Barcelona champion Martin Schleich from Germany, who is in second place with 762,000. EPT8 Player of the Year Ondrej Vinklarek from the Czech Republic lies in third with 737,000.

Submitted by Press Release on, Fri, 01/31/2014 - 23:23

Mastronardo Brothers Cop Plea in Sports Gambling Case

PHILADELPHIA (Associated Press) — Two brothers have pleaded guilty in a gambling case that involves $1 million buried in the yard of the daughter of a former law-and-order mayor of Philadelphia.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Fri, 01/31/2014 - 18:39

Brand New Sport Betting Site Offers Social Gaming

As you are probably aware if you have ever visited a sports betting site and have been looking to place a sports wager, many of the betting sites available online additionally offer side games which you can play while waiting for your game to start.

Submitted by Payton on, Fri, 01/31/2014 - 13:29

Floyd Mayweather Did Not Place $10 Million Super Bowl Bet Says Massage Therapist

Following reports that boxer and big time gambler Floyd Mayweather Jr. had bet approximately $10 million across a series of Las Vegas sportsbooks, now comes word that his personal massage therapist has set the record straight.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Fri, 01/31/2014 - 01:51

China Gambling Propels Wynn's 4Q Profit

LAS VEGAS (Associated Press) — Wynn Resorts Ltd. said Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit nearly doubled on gains in Macau, the only place in China where casino gambling is legal.

Net income for the October-December period came to $213.9 million, or $2.10 per share, from $111.4 million, or $1.10 per share, in the same months in 2012.

Excluding special items, Wynn made $2.27 per share. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $1.72 per share.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Thu, 01/30/2014 - 21:19

Online Gambling Site Shut Down: Programmer Pleads Guilty

A local Roanoke, Virginia restaurant owner and programmer were charged with running an online sports betting site that was being served out of Costa Rica.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Thu, 01/30/2014 - 21:02

More Major Retailers Poised to Start Accepting Bitcoin in Wake of Overstock Success

On the heels of Overstock.com, the Sacramento Kings, two Las Vegas casino establishments and the popular online poker room Americas Cardroom each now embracing the anonymous digital currency bitcoin, other major retailers are about to follow suit.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Thu, 01/30/2014 - 12:52

Russia Reportedly Protecting Mafia Figure Accused of Bribing Olympics Figures

With the Winter Olympics about to kick off in Sochi, Russia in just a matter of days, a dark shadow continues to hover over that nation, and we’re not referring to any terrorist threats or fear of reprisal against the LGBT community.

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Thu, 01/30/2014 - 12:26

Canada Using Super Bowl to Help Promote Legalizing Sports Betting

(Canadian Press) - Supporters of proposed federal legislation that would legalize single-event sports betting are using this weekend's Super Bowl XLVIII to pressure senators to give final approval to a private member's bill.

Submitted by Canadian Press on, Thu, 01/30/2014 - 11:45