Poker and the NFL: Not a Sustainable Marriage

PokerNews.com questioned the concept of poker players supporting the National Football League (NFL), a professional sp

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Super Bowl in New Jersey 2014?

The NFL may be looking at ways to stop New Jersey from moving forward with its attempts to have sports betting legalized in that state.  The carrot in this case will be to offer a Super Bowl at th

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States Go All In: Expand Gambling to Plug The Budget

By MICHAEL J. CRUMB (AP)

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Odds on Papal Resignation: Who Will Be Next Pope?

With the latest Catholic Church sex abuse scandal hitting a little close to home, odds on a Papal resignation have now been released by Ireland's biggest bookmaker,

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Gang-Related Shooting Injures 2 in Cali Casino

Authorities have arrested the alleged gunman in the gang-related shooting of two teenagers at an Amador County casino.

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Fantasy Games Exempt From Gambling Crime Bill

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In Las Vegas NCAA Tournament Really is March Madness

BY Rich O'Malley, NY DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Last year, for the first time in six years, I did the responsible thing.

I stayed home.

Every year since 2003, I had religiously made my pilgrimage to Las Vegas - including once BY MYSELF when everyone bailed on me - to watch the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament at various sportsbooks along The Strip.

But last year, I purchased a house with my wife, so I did what any sane, married 30-something who had just bought a house would do.

I broke the streak.

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Online Gambling: Okay To Play Facebook Page Launched

In an aggressive move by online gambling interests, a new Facebook page has been launched with the goal to have some 200,000 fans in the next several months.  Websites in the sector are being enco

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Man Attacks at Australia Casino: More Online Gambling News

A man has been questioned by police after a bouncer was allegedly head-butted at Burswood Casino in the early hours of yesterday morning.

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Nevada May Want To Cut Off WSOP Online Poker Sponsors

The World Series of Poker may find itself in yet another setback.  Following legislation passed in October 2006 that essentially made it illegal (or at least difficult) for banks to transfer funds

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Ladbrokes Limits Players Bets to 1 Euro Max

If you win, you're limits often get cut, especially at the European online sportsbooks.  Just ask one poor customer of Ladbrokes. 

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MGM To Leave Atlantic City Over Questions About Ho

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NCAA Basketball Tournament 2010: Get Ready to Bet

For sports bettors throughout the United States, Sunday night will begin a five day frenzy of placing bets, organizing office pools and entering million dollar bracket contests like those found at

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Betfair US Boss Gerard Cunningham Out

eGaming Review Magazine is reporting that Betfair US Head

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Australia: Internet In Peril as Big Brother Is Still Watching

Gaming, news media, entertainment and freedom of expression fans, your Internet is in danger, at least if you'r one of our Australian readers.

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Online Gambling Would Welcome Rush Limbaugh to Costa Rica

Radio host Rush Limbaugh has suggested that should President Obama's health plan sail through Congress, he will pack up his things and move to Costa Rica. 

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Poll Finds Most Americans Oppose Internet Gambling

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - (Associated Press) - A new poll finds most Americans oppose Internet and half oppose sports betting, but many have gambled themselves at a casino.

The Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll found two-thirds of those surveyed oppose changing the law to allow bets to be placed over the Internet, and 53 percent oppose allowing bets on the outcome of professional or college sporting events.

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Stateside Bookies, Costa Rica Business Indicted

A federal indictment unsealed today charged four men and two companies with running an illegal gambling business that attracted about $3.6 million in bets over three years.

Gerlarmo Cammisano, 56, James J. Moretina, 60, James L. Dicapo, 57, and Michael J. Lombardo, 54, each were charged with violations of federal gambling laws in the 23-count indictment returned Tuesday in Kansas City.

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Hard Rock Hotel and Casino CEO Death Ruled a Suicide

TMZ.com was reporting that law enforcement had informed the popular website that the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel and Casino CEO Andrew (Randy) Kwasniewski was found dead yesterday of

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Mirapex Causes Gambling Addiction? Man Sues

A Las Vegas man has filed suit against the drug Mirapex's manufacturers, Boehringer Ingelheim, Pfizer, Pharmacia Corp., and Pharmacia & Upjohn Co.

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EU Court Advice Concerns Local Gambling Businesses

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Gibraltar Government is being urged by the gaming industry to consider a more proactive stance, possibly intervention in court action, following a recent opinion expressed by the European Court of Justice Advocate General, Paulo Mengozzi, that mutual recognition of national licences for games of chance is not viable as European Union law now stands, it has emerged.

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Hard Rock Hotel Hotel Executive Dead From Gunshot Wound

The CEO of The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas was found dead from a gunshot wound. 

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Is Online Gambling a Good Bet for Florida?

TAMPA, FL -- Online casinos are based in Antigua, the United Kingdom, and the British Isles, pretty much anywhere you can think of except for the United States.

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Ben Roethlisberger's Sexual Assault: Odds makers Back Off For Now

Ben Roethlisberger's latest predicament has oddsmakers wondering what can and cannot be considered in "bad taste" when it comes to a "bad boy" athlete.  This is the second time

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Hand Grenade Thrown at Home of Intralot CEO

This past weekend marked an uptick in crime aimed at the gambling sector.  First, a brazen robbery took place during an international poker tournament in Berlin on Saturday (most of which was caug

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Australia Gambling News and Findings Mixed Reviews

It's been a painstaking process, but Gambling911 via the Media Man down under in Aussie Land, has got their hands on some interesting data of substance, released by our "friends" at the N

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Merge Poker Signs on Yet Another Online Poker Room

Merge Gaming today announced that PokerHost.com, has joined one of the fastest growing poker networks in the world.

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No Consensus in EU Yet on Remote Gaming Industry

Times of Malta

Ivan Camilleri, Brussels

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Online Gambling Likely to Take in €5 billion on One Small Isle

€5 billion, now that's a lot of money.  These are the projections for the online gambling industry.  But when one considers that figure is just limited to one tiny island in the Mediterranean S

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St. Petersburg Times: Proposed Gambling Deal Good for Florida

(Times Editorial) The Legislature and the Seminole Indian Tribe appear close to

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Alina Habba Favored to Replace Karoline Leavitt as Press Secretary With Betting Odds Now Up

Alina Habba Favored to Replace Karoline Leavitt as Press Secretary With Betting Odds Now Up

D.C. was caught off guard yesterday when Karoline Leavitt announced her departure as White House press secretary.
Trial to Move Forward in MGM Grand Las Vegas Ketamine Case

Trial to Move Forward in MGM Grand Las Vegas Ketamine Case

Prominent sports agent Dwight Manley claims he was involuntarily drugged with ketamine while playing blackjack in the high-limit area of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in December 2021.
Why Crash Games Dominate Headlines While Slots Still Drive Online Casino Revenue

Why Crash Games Dominate Headlines While Slots Still Drive Online Casino Revenue

Crash games have become one of the fastest-growing categories in online gambling. Their simple mechanics, quick rounds and popularity among streamers have helped them capture attention well beyond traditional casino audiences.