Top Gambling News: Hitman Tells All in Bulger Case, Treasury Denies Bitcoin ‘Assault’
These are the top gambling news stories here at Gambling911.com Tuesday June 18, 2013 (morning hours Eastern Standard Time). Follow us on Twitter here.
Alexandre Chieng Wins 2013 APPT Macau Main Event
Alexandre Chieng has won the 2013 APPT Macau Main Event and the $278,940 that comes with it.
Chieng also earned himself a seat into the Macau ACOP Main Event this coming October for his efforts.
To date, Chieng has won close to a half million dollars in live tournament play and has 17 cashes.
Kenneth Leong finishes 2nd and takes home $179,088.
Amaya to `Acquire Diamond Game Enterprises for $25m
Amaya Gaming Group announces that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire 100 percent of the issued and outstanding securities of private, arms-length company Diamond Game Enterprises, a designer and manufacturer of gaming-related products for the global gaming and lottery industries.
Top Gambling News: PokerStars Sets New Record, Macau’s Dark Side
These are the top gambling news stories here at Gambling911.com Monday June 17, 2013 (afternoon Eastern Standard Time). Follow us on Twitter here.
Ex-Bookie Testifies Regarding Whitey Bulger’s Alleged Veiled Threat
BOSTON (Reuters) - James "Whitey" Bulger made it clear to Boston bookmakers that murder was among his violent options if they balked at paying thousands of dollars in annual "rent" to the notorious mob boss, two former bookies testified on Friday.
"We have a business beyond bookmaking," Richard O'Brien recalled Bulger telling him in a private meeting decades ago to settle a disagreement. "Killing assholes like you." O'Brien spent decades placing illegal bets on horse-racing and football games.
Event #29 $5,000 H.O.R.S.E Controversy Over a Conversation in Russian (Video)
PokerNews.com reported on the controversy at Table 376 over two players speaking Russian to one another.
The problem at Event #29: $5000 H.O.R.S.E had to do with the fact that neither players were involved in the hands when speaking Russian.
Top Gambling News: No Voter Approval Needed for NY Gambling Expansion
These are the top gambling news stories here at Gambling911.com Sunday June 16, 2013. Follow us on Twitter here.
Mike Matusow has ‘Recovered’ After Full Tilt Poker Fiasco
Poker pro Mike “The Mouth” Matusow tells CardPlayer.com he has finally recovered after the Full Tilt Poker shutdown and indictments of April 15, 2011.
Matusow said he’s feeling great personally all those living in the United States are still owed approximately $159 million from Full Tilt Poker.
New Jersey Sets Deadline for Online Gambling Partnerships
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — (Associated Press) - Internet gambling isn’t expected to start in New Jersey until around Thanksgiving, but Atlantic City’s 12 casinos must move fast to line up partners for their online operations.
The state Gaming Enforcement Division has told the casinos they have until June 30 to arrange Internet gambling deals.
Top Gambling News: Small Print for New York Gambling Pact Gives Gifts to Unions
These are the top gambling news stories here at Gambling911.com Saturday June 15, 2013. Follow us on Twitter here.
llinois Gambling Expansion, Online Poker Bill Dead Due to ‘Lost House Staffer’
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn may very well have approved a bill expanding gambling in his state and quite possibly allowing Web wagering as well, if not for a “lost House staffer”.
Quinn said he had reached agreement on “language I could live with” with state Rep. Robert Rita (D-Blue Island), the chief House sponsor but…
Top Gambling News: Lock Poker Pro Matt Stout Out, Hacker Owns Gambling Site
These are the top gambling news stories here at Gambling911.com for Friday morning and early afternoon June 14, 2013 (Eastern Standard Time). Follow us on Twitter here
Bodog President Defends Player Anonymity in Wake of Recent DOS Attacks
A recent spate of Denial Of Service (DOS) attacks has Bodog Poker Network President Jonas Odman defending his company’s decision to move towards an “anonymous” online poker model.
Bodog took some heat last year after unveiling the anonymous tables.
PokerStars Deals 100 Billionth Hand
The 100 Billionth Hand has hit! microulis69 from Greece was sat on table Euryalos XI playing some microstakes $0.02/$0.05 action, just another kid with a dream (and probably several tables open). That dream came a little closer to reality when their table froze for The Million Dollar Hand, and closer still when microulis69's J♦5♦ flopped middle pair on a A♣2♣J♣ flop. Mayers666 had a winning flush draw, MoodyMiss had two-pair outs and the other players had over cards.
PokerStars Appeals Ruling That Allows Atlantic Club Casino to Scrap Merger Deal
PokerStars parent company, the Rational Group, has appealed a ruling that allowed the financially strapped Atlantic Club Casino and Hotel to back out of a proposed acquisition.
Blackjack Casino Active User Account on Facebook Increases 5 Times in One Month
From April to May of this year, Facebook game Blackjack Casino grew its active user base fivefold. It now ranks as the number one pure play game on Facebook.
And soon you will be able to play on the go.
The iPad version is due for release in July, with iPhone and Android versions later this Summer.
Whitey Bulger Alleged Arsenal Displayed in Court
The Whitey Bulger trial has begun in Boston.
Top Gambling News: Mississippi Rep Supports Federal Online Gambling Law
These are the top gambling news stories here at Gambling911.com for the overnight hours and Friday morning June 14, 2013 (Eastern Standard Time). Follow us on Twitter here.
Seneca Indians and New York State Reach Gambling Deal
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — An agreement has been reached between the state and the Seneca Nation of Indians in a long-running stalemate over casino gambling, a day after the tribal president met with members of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration for several hours in Albany, a state official said Thursday.
Cuomo was headed to western New York to announce the agreement, said the official, who was part of the negotiations and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because it hadn't yet been announced.
The Obama on Twitter Betting Prop
Sportsbook.com released odds on the OVER/UNDER number of followers US President Barack Obama will have by July 4, 2013 at Noon Eastern Standard Time.
The OVER/UNDER was 33,661,000.
Top Gambling News: Doyle Brunson and Wife Reflections, NJ New Deadline
These are the top gambling news stories here at Gambling911.com for Thursday afternoon June 13, 2013 (Eastern Standard Time). Follow us on Twitter here
Whitey Bulger Trial to Feature Surveillance Videos as Evidence
(Associated Press) - A retired state police lieutenant has returned to the witness stand for a second day in the racketeering trial of reputed Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger (BUHL'-jur).
Lt. Robert Long on Thursday identified Bulger in video surveillance conducted by state police in 1980.
Todd Brunson Close But No Cigar, Kobe Bryant Delivers Message at WSOP (Video)
Todd Brunson almost won the WSOP Event 20 – the Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, bowing out in 3rd place.
Brunson takes home $107,349 for his efforts. The son of poker legend Doyle Brunson, Todd has one World Series of Poker bracelet under his belt to date.
1014 people entered the event, which at press time was still in the process of determining the next bracelet winner. Calen McNeil and Can Kim Hua were both locked up in a head-to-head battle.
Poker Player Eric Cloutier Accidentally Sells Wife’s $23k Wedding Ring for $10
Doh!!!!!
Poker player Eric Cloutier, who has won over a half million in live tournaments to date, has accidentally sold his wife’s $23k wedding ring for a mere $10.
How?
Doyle Brunson’s Son Todd Makes Final Table of WSOP Event 20
All eyes are on Todd Brunson, son of the Godfather of Poker and friend of Gambling911.com Doyle Brunson.
Todd has made the final table of the World Series of Poker Event 20 - Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better.
While the elder Brunson is among poker’s most recognized names, Todd is certainly no slouch.
Top Gambling News: Sources Say Zynga Could be Ready in Nevada for December
These are the top gambling news stories here at Gambling911.com for the overnight and early morning hours of Thursday June 13, 2013 (Eastern Standard Time). Follow us on Twitter here.
Gambling911.com Exclusive Photos of Kanye West’s Beezid Girl Leyla Ghobadi
GAMBLING911.com has learned exclusively that Leyla Ghobadi, who has been extensively reported to have had an affair with rapper Kanye West is a longtime beezid girl.
She has appeared on the Howard Stern show – and works out of the Montreal offices of Beezid.com
PokerStars Chairman to Pay US Government $50 Mil to Settle Forfeiture Demands
(Reuters) - The chairman of PokerStars has agreed to pay $50 million to resolve forfeiture demands by the U.S. government connected to a money laundering lawsuit the online gambling company settled last year, court documents said.
Top Gambling News: Poker Pro Kicked Out of WSOP, Latest Bracelet Winners
These are the top gambling news stories here at Gambling911.com for Wednesday afternoon June 12, 2013. Follow us on Twitter here.
Prosecutors Call Whitey Bulger a 'Hands On' Killer
BOSTON - (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors described accused Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger as a "hands-on killer" in the opening statements Wednesday in his long-awaited trial on 19 murders he is said to have committed or ordered in the 1970s and 80s.
