William Hill May Restrict Some Football Match Betting

William Hill said it would consider moves to restrict betting on end-of-season matches or lower leagues after evidence of unusual patterns of demand.

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Online Poker Leads to Child Abuse?

Appearing on CNBC's Dennis Kneale, Reed Kathrein of the law firm, Hagens Berman Sobol & Shapiro, made what many would consider the most "laughable" assertion against online gambling.

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Gambling Shares Up, Sportingbet a BUY

As Prime Minister Gordon Brown continues to cling on to power - despite dismal European election results and further resignations - bookmaker Paddy Power was offering odds of 8/1 that he'll be de-t

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Bodog Domain Moves Back to Bodog.com

After having lost their original domain name for two years, Bodog is back....Actually, Bodog.com is back.  The site is estimated to have lost significant busine

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Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars Should Return Players Money Shortly

A lot of poker players have been uneasy in recent days after learning that the US Attorney's office out of New York State seized $30 million from the world's two largest online poker rooms, PokerSt

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Fontainebleau Las Vegas in Chapter 11: Ceiling Collapses at Miami Hotel

Fontainebleau Las Vegas, a $3 billion resort project on the Las Vegas Strip, filed for bankruptcy-court protection late Tuesday, the project's owners said.

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EU Says US Internet Gambling Ban a Violation

BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- The European Commission Wednesday said that U.S.

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Mike Matusow Personal Road to Redemption

Never a stranger to controversy or speaking his mind, poker pro, Mike Matusow was given the nickname "The Mouth" as a result of his verbose nature and willingness to brashly make statemen

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Poker Players Alliance Lacks Standing to Defend Online Poker Rooms

The million member plus Poker Players Alliance announced Tuesday its intention to "pursue every legal course available to ensure that poker p

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Daniel Negreanu Poker Player of the Year at 2009 WSOP?

Will Daniel Negreanu be named "2009 WSOP Poker Player of the Year"?  Doyle Brunson thinks so.

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Another Online Poker Room Bites The Dust

Just one day after Gambling911.com special contributor, Thomas Somach, reported on the closure of long

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Murder Twist in Casino Lawsuit

BANNED gambling addict Harry Kakavas told Crown casino he had information about a murder and the manufacture of counterfeit gaming chips, the Supreme Court heard.

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Poker Players Alliance Issues Statement Regarding Money Seizure

The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, today released the following statement by PPA Chairman Alfonse D'Amato o

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More Than $30 Million Frozen in Online Poker Accounts

As first reported on Gambling911.com Friday, the US Attorney's Office out of New York has put a stop to the Instant eCheck deposit and withdrawal method at both Full Tilt Poker and Poker Stars.  M

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Poker Stars Admits to eCheck Funds Freeze

In a series of emails sent out to customers Monday, online poker's biggest room, Poker Stars, admitted that its Instant eCheck processor had funds frozen ov

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William Hill in Rogue Online Casino Flap

Following a joint partnership deal with online casino giant, Playtech, late last year, it turned out that Great Britain's second largest bookmaker may have inherited a few "rogue" online

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Is Facebook Compliant With US Online Poker Laws?

A very interesting debate is underway revolving around what does and what does not constitute gambling.  Facebook and MySpace are the world's two most recognizable social networks, and each of the

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Doyle Brunson Considers Booty Call During WSOP

 Missing his beloved wife, Louise, who's been gone for two months, poker legend Doyle Brunson has turned into a Twitter sex addict it seems while playing at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

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Minnesota Drops "Black List" Blocking Order in Settlement with iMEGA

 An order to Internet service providers to enforce a
"black list" of Web sites has been rescinded by the Minnesota

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Absolute Poker, UltimateBet Still Accepting eChecks

Recently, the online gaming community erupted into speculation when it was learned that echeck poker deposits were down for all sites.

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Online Poker Room Closes

The poker gods giveth and the poker gods taketh away, at least online.

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Numbers Come Up Again For Playtech

By Peter Taylor, London Telegraph

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Poker Pro Mike Matusow Deals With Mental Illness

By Steve DiMeglio, USA TODAY

June 8, 2009

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Poker Players Alliance Takes Weekend Off While Players Suffer

Following their erroneous declaration that the online gambling world had won a decision in the state of Minnesota that would have Internet poker websites blocked, it seems as if the Poker Players A

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Full Tilt Poker eCheck Problems Leaves Customers Frustrated

Following news this past week broken by Gambling911.com that the United States Attorney out of New York has managed to shut down an eCheck processor for Full Tilt Poker, that online poker room hasn

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New Jersey, Governor Corzine and Sports Betting a Hot Topic

One of the hottest discussions from this past week (and surely heading into this week) is the decision by New Jersey's Governor Jon Corzine to jump on the bandwagon to legalize sports betting in th

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Belmont Stakes Betting Looks Like a Winner for G911

All early indications is that Belmont Stakes betting will be a hit for the Gambling911.com website, which witnessed its first major sporting event of 2009 fail to meet up to expectations with The P

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Correction: US Attorney's Office in NY Behind Poker Processor Investigation

Gambling911.com has learned that the US Attorney's office in New York is behind the recent issues related to Instant eChecks being cut off and checks bouncing from major online poker websites.

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More Payment Processing Problems for Online Poker, Sportsbooks

The online gambling companies aren't always quick to alert Gambling911.com to payment processing problems.  Over the past two weeks there's been a few coming to the surface.

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NJ Governor Jon Corzine Joins Sports Betting Fight

New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine today announced he would seek to intervene in support of a federal lawsuit filed by state Sen.

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Trial to Move Forward in MGM Grand Las Vegas Ketamine Case

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