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
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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
Paddy Power Launches Iceland Volcano Betting Site
While most are fed up with the volcano ash cloud being spewed by Eyjafjallajökull, some creative minds are benefitting in the most enterprising ways.
Eliot Spitzer to Replace Campbell Brown on CNN?
A one time ferocious opponent of the online gambling industry, Eliot Spitzer, is being considered as host of a new debate show like "Crossfire" to replace anchor Campbell Brown's 8 pm EST
PokerStars Acquisitions a Death Knell to Affiliates?
Neil Mitchell of eGaming Review Online this week wrote an interesting piece regarding the number one online poker room, PokerStars, recent purchase of various poker news portals.
Hearings on Internet Gambling Tax Enforcement Conclude
John Pappas, Executive Director of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group, with more than one million members nationwide, today released the following stateme
Bachus: “Internet Poker Is The Crack Cocaine of Online Gambling”
In an interview with ABC News, Rep.
Miami-Dade Cop, Cousin Accused Of Robbing Gambler
MIAMI - CBS4 News has learned that a Miami-Dade police officer has been charged with reportedly using his gun and badge to steal more than $100 thousand in cash from an alleged gambler.
Rand Paul Wins Kentucky Primary
The son of online gambling supporter and former US Presidential candidate Ron Paul, Rand Paul, has decisively won the Kentucky Republican Primary and is widely being hailed as the first big winner
Centrebet Set For Shakeup
Online gaming and wagering outfit Centrebet (International Ltd) says it is still in talks with a number of parties over consolidation opportunities.
Media Man down under and Gambling911 continue to delivery hard hitting, informative and entertaining news to the world. We learn the current Centrebet talks are likely to have a major impact on the online and offline gambling, betting, poker et al sector in Australia and the entire Asia Pacific...
The parties are understood to be overseas concerns, all or most of which out of Europe.
Gaming Stocks Hammered in Australia
Readers... er, punters... think you may be down bit at the local casino, online casino, or perhaps your investment stocks and bonds?
Paddy Power Profits
DUBLIN - (Reuters) - Irish bookmaker Paddy Power (PAP.I) said sports results so far this year had gone its way and Internet
Barney Frank: “F*** You Hank (Paulson)!”
Online gambling crusader and the House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank (D - Mass.) Barney Frank, reportedly told Treasury Secretary Hank Paulsen to essentially "F*** Off!" but wa
