Government Gambling Recs Cost Pokies Clubs $4 Billion
Gambling911.com special contributor Greg Tingle looks at the toll on Aussie pokies clubs should the government have its way with recent gambling-related recommendations.
Australian pokies clubs and hotels say that the new Australian Productivity Commission Reports recommendations would cost them $4 billion dollars to implement. Media Man and Gambling911 take the probe to the one armed bandits...with this free of charge report...
PayPal Co-Founder Claims He Is Broke
Once a major player in the world of online gambling payment processing, PayPal was later sold to eBay for $1.5 billion and its co-founder Elon Musk now claims he is broke.
Musk, who cashed out for $200 million, says he invested his last $35 million in Tesla Motors -- just as the company prepares to go public. Tesla Motors is an electric car manufacturer based in the Silicon Valley of California. They recently purchased the former NUMMI factory in Fremont, California, where it will build the Model S sedan and future Tesla vehicles.
Internet Gambling Facebook Page Turns Into Spam Central
Good intentions and a grassroots effort helped drive more than 400 fans to the OK to Play: Support i-Gaming Facebook page
Revealed At Last: Why Weitzner Killed Himself
A major news story about the life and death of EOG.com founder Ken "The Shrink" Wetizner is to run in a Norfolk, Virginia newspaper a week from this coming Sunday.
The story, by reporter Kristin Grace Davis, is to run in the Virginian-Pilot newspaper on Sunday, July 4, 2010, and will be able to be accessed via the paper's website, www.pilotonline.com.
Australia Releases 2010 Gambling Report
As readers would be well aware by now, gaming and gambling, be it casino, poker, slots, sports betting, bingo, scratchies, online or offline, along with internet censorship, are a few of the hottes
Australian Casino And Gambling News: Huge Week
Readers, punters, media and gambling tycoons, and everyone else... yet another huge gambling, gaming and sports betting week.
Australian Political Challenge: PM Kevin Rudd VS Julia Gillard
Politics, media, new media website portals and gambling do mix.
Marina Bay Sands Opening Celebration
With a collection of celebrity chefs, leading fashion, nightlife, and luxury spa operators, extreme sports aficionados, and musical stars all on hand, Marina Bay Sands held its Opening Celebration
Some World Sports Exchange Players Getting Checks
There is some glimmer of hope on the World Sports Exchange front. The online sportsbook, one of the first to come online in fact, has begun to send out a series of payouts this past week accordin
Sports Betting Site Pays Out $150,000 Parlay
A lucky customer of the online sports betting website betED.com just won a whopping $150,00
Chinese Police Vow To Strike At Online Gambling During World Cup
BEIJING (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Public Security has vowed to crack down on domestic and foreign online gambling organizations as a number of football gambling web sites were discovered onli
Treat Gambling Like Drinking Says Report
(AAP) Problem gambling needs to be addressed in a similar way to binge drinking, the Productivity Commission has recommended.
Bookies Making a Killing With England “Flop” in World Cup
England's poor performance has resulted in huge revenues for the English bookmakers.
Simon English of the London Evening Standard: "Here's the usual plot for the World Cup: England get hugely hyped by the press, fans and players before they go on to perform indifferently in all but one game, which they still contrive to lose. They crash out amid tears from everyone - except the betting industry, which tries hard not to cry with laughter."
Gambling911.com Trending Report June 21, 2010
Hot trending topics over the past weekend at Gambling911.com included everything Joran van der Sloot and surprisingly little in regard to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Yes, World Cup traffic was okay
Australian Casino War Goes Soccer Mad With Guinness
The world famous Australian casino wars have taken on a new angle, with casino owners, media agents, whales and patrons catching World Cup soccer fever, with double dose of Soccer Roo Mania, a de
Asian Pacific Sports Betting, Gambling, Casino News
Gambling, gaming and sports betting news continues to show no signs of slowing down in the Asia Pacific region, including the land "down under" in Australia.
FIFA Keeps Close Eye on Match-Fixing
By Soccernet staff
FIFA has said it is monitoring World Cup games for match-fixing, with the most attention centring on the final round in the group stage.
World Sports Exchange Poker Down To 10 Cash Players
As reported by PokerScout.com this past week, troubled World Sports Exchange's online poker room (World Poker Exchange) is rapidly losing players. Just ho
Gambling Mogul Predicts 30 Percent Growth in Macau
HONG KONG (AFP) - Gambling tycoon Sheldon Adelson on Saturday predicted huge growth in Macau's gaming market with the economy bouncing back and punters pouring into the city.
The Las Vegas Sands chief told a press conference in Hong Kong, where his Macau unit Sands China was listed in November, that he expected revenue for the second half of 2010 to be up at least 30 percent year-on-year.
"This is not just in comparison with last year, but we also take into account the natural growth of the sector," he said.
NJ eyes Constitutional OK for Sports, Web Betting
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - (Associated Press) - Convinced that Internet gambling is coming someday, New Jersey wants to be its epicenter.
Lawmakers want voters to decide this fall if the state should offer sports and Internet gambling in an attempt to make the state the nation's leader in an emerging betting industry and stop the slow death spiral of Atlantic City casinos and the state's racetracks. That's provided, of course, that a federal ban is repealed.
Crown Casino Aims To Sue Ex High-Roller Client Re $50m
Australian casinos do not like clients and former clients who owe them money.
World Exclusive: Weitzner Had Tax Problems
EOG.com founder Ken "The Shrink" Weitzner had financial problems long before his abrupt suicide two months ago, Gambling911.com can report in a world exclusive!
England Football Club Owner’s Son Has Near $1 Mil Gambling Debts
The son of a Top 4 England Premiership football club owner is a deadbeat, so claims intermediaries working on behalf of a Costa Rican-based online sportsbook looking to collect funds owed.
"He (the son) admits to owing but claims he's lost enough money in the past to the book that the debt should be forgiven," the intermediary, Charlie Bishop, tells Gambling911.com. "He also says that the sportsbook slow paid him once but that's because this individual was a notorious slow payer in the past."
Antoine Walker to Face Trial on $1 Million Gambling Debt
Former NBA player, who made millions during his career, faces trial for failure to pay nearly $1 million in gambling debts. He was also charged with writing bad checks.
Victory Poker: Documented Mexicans May Apply
Responding to my masterwork focusing on how Victory Poker has no known African American professional poker players on its roster, or anyone outside the Wh
Victor Chandler Falls In Love With Cousin’s Wife
Gentleman bookmaker, Victor Chandler, whose company is estimated to be worth in the neighborhood of £300million, has reportedly fell madly in love with his cousin's wife, Caroline.
Intralot Aussie Connection: My Big Fat Greek Profit Hole
Australia enjoys a largely positive history with our Greek friends. But, in recent years Intralot has impacted Australia's gaming sector in a less than stellar fashion.
Spain World Cup Loss Has Bookies Smiling
With Wednesday's upset of Spain in the 2010 World Cup versus Switzerland, the bookies both in the UK and online are preparing to celebrate.
Soccer Gambling Thrives in China
China didn't make the cut for this year's World Cup in South Africa, but according to the police, thousands of people have still gotten in on the soccer action by participating in illegal online ga
