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BetPhoenix, Skybook Group of Online Sportsbooks to Enhance Cryptocurrency Offerings

Speaking to Gambling911.com exclusively this past week, the BetPhoenix/Skybook Group revealed their plans to offer more cryptocurrency options ahead of the new NFL and College Football seasons. 

Submitted by Guest on, May/20/2018

Nguyen: 'Bitcoin Cash Can Function for Higher Level Technical Programming'

nChain has started working on a proof-of-concept for a high level language and associated compiler that will enable programming with more sophisticated language capabilities, more sophisticated applications on Bitcoin Cash.

Submitted by Guest on, May/20/2018

Bitcoin Cash 'Sexy' - 'All Other Coins Can Go in the Trash'

Bitcoin Cash 'Sexy' - 'All Other Coins Can Go in the Trash'

Coingeek.com founder Calvin Ayre celebrated his first ever cryptocurrency conference with a boat party in Hong Kong.

Submitted by Guest on, May/20/2018

What is the Easiest and Fastest Way to Make Money While in College? Become a Bookie

College is a busy time in a young adultís life, and sometimes it can be a bit overwhelming with all the class work and studying. Between going to class, studying and being a part of the campus social scene it also can be a very expensive experience as well. This often makes it very hard for college students to find time for at least a part-time job that can help them earn some money to pay for everything.

Submitted by C Costigan on, May/19/2018

Jason Koon Takes $3.6m for the Short Deck Triton Event

Jason Koon had an exciting final table to beat Xuan Tan heads up for the title with high stakes legend Phil Ivey busting in third.

Submitted by Guest on, May/19/2018

$160k Added to Sit & Crush Rake Race on Americas Cardroom

We’ve got a massive promotion underway here at Americas Cardroom for our tournament, Sit & Go, and Jackpot Poker players.  From May 5th - June 1st, we’re adding $40,000 into our Sit & Crush weekly progressive points race ($160,000 total), rewarding huge extra cash to our top 60 finishers every 7 days.

Submitted by Guest on, May/18/2018

Phil Ivey Survives, One of 13 Still Playing in Triton Super High Roller Series

The Triton Super High Roller Series featured some of the game’s biggest names, with 50 entries (including 18 re-entries) anteing up.

Submitted by Guest on, May/18/2018

Half of Americans Support Legalized Sports Betting, 37 Percent Oppose

More Than Half of Americans Support Legalized Sports Betting, 37 Percent Oppose

The Fairleigh Dickinson University poll conducted shortly before the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for states to legalize sports betting found that 50 percent of Americans favor it, with 37 percent opposed.

Submitted by Guest on, May/18/2018

Royal Wedding Odds - 1st to Say 'I Do'

Royal Wedding Odds - 1st to Say 'I Do'

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will say "I Do" on Saturday, but who will say it first?  You can bet on that!!!

Submitted by Guest on, May/18/2018

Meghan Markle's Mum's Hat Color Odds - Royal Wedding

There are about a dozen or so prop bets being offered for Saturday's Royal Wedding with lots of wagering action expected throughout the UK, Europe and North America in particular.

Submitted by Guest on, May/18/2018

Royal Wedding Odds - Harry and Meghan - Color of the Queen's Hat

You will be able to bet on the color of Queen Elizabeth's hat at Saturday's Royal Wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Submitted by Guest on, May/18/2018

Royal Wedding Betting Odds - Prince Harry Meghan and Meghan Markle

The Royal Wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will take place on Saturday 19 May, at midday local London Time and morning in North America.

Submitted by Guest on, May/18/2018

Poker Pro Involved in Fatal Hit and Run Makes Court Appearance

A professional poker player accused of causing a deadly crash then leaving the scene was able to post $100,000 bond Thursday morning.

Submitted by Guest on, May/17/2018

ACC More Madness, More Betting With 72 Team Proposal

The ACC plans to propose legislation to expand the NCAA tournament field from 68 to 72 teams, commissioner John Swofford said at the conclusion of the league's spring meetings in Amelia Island, Florida.

Submitted by Guest on, May/17/2018

Study Reveals Most Millennials Find Casinos Depressing

Study Reveals Most Millennials Find Casinos Depressing

47% of US adults aged 18-34 think casinos are depressing, compared to one-third who disagree with that assessment.

Submitted by Guest on, May/17/2018

Phil Ivey vs Patrik Antonius - €1million Super High Roller Cash Game (WATCH)

Two big name players stand to take home a piece of the €8million on the table as part of the Super High Roller cash game live from the 2018 Triton series in Montenegro.

Submitted by C Costigan on, May/17/2018

Hellmuth Cries Hypocrisy With Court Ruling on Sports Betting

While much of the gambling world was ecstatic over the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that sports betting can now be legalized in all fifty states, one man cried foul.

Submitted by Guest on, May/17/2018

Jacksonville Race Track Challenges a Florida Decision Banning Slots

Jacksonville Race Track Challenges a Florida Decision Banning Slots

The big news this week was a Supreme Court decision that opens the door to legalized sports betting for individual states within their borders. On the undercard of court cases involving the real money gambling industry is a court battle with the state of Florida and the Jacksonville Kennel Club. 

Submitted by Guest on, May/17/2018

Bookmaking for Dummies in Wake of Supreme Court Decision

Even dummies can be bookmakers, especially now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled sports betting legal in all 50 states just as long as legislators in those states pass individual laws and regulations allowing such activity.

Submitted by Guest on, May/17/2018

Study Finds Bitcoin Energy Consumption Off the Charts

Study Finds Bitcoin Energy Consumption Off the Charts

An alarming new study has discovered that bitcoin uses up an astonishing amount of energy and it is only getting worse.

Submitted by Guest on, May/17/2018

NCAA Embraces Supreme Court Ruling on Gambling With Its Own Change in Policy

NCAA Embraces Supreme Court Ruling on Gambling With Its Own Change in Policy

In the wake of a landmark Supreme Court decision Monday that erased a decades old prohibition on sports wagering in all but a handful of states, the NCAA has changed its policy on where college championships can be held.

Submitted by Guest on, May/17/2018

UK Cuts Top Stake on Fixed Odds Gambling Terminals From 100 Pounds to 2

UK Cuts Top Stake on Fixed Odds Gambling Terminals From 100 Pounds to 2

Britain will cut the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals to just two pounds after the government opted to try to tackle problem gambling and rejected claims that such a big reduction could cost thousands of jobs.

Submitted by Guest on, May/17/2018

How Bookies Can Profit From Legalized Gambling?

How Bookies Can Profit From Legalized Gambling?

Earlier this week the US Supreme Court cleared the way to allow states the right to decide whether or not they want to allow gambling in their state. The court ruled that a previous federal law from 1992 that prohibited most states from accepting sports betting was unconstitutional.

Submitted by Guest on, May/17/2018

Tribes Throughout America Welcome Legalized Sports Betting to Their Casinos

Tribes Throughout America Welcome Legalized Sports Betting to Their Casinos

American Indian tribes are welcoming an opportunity to offer sports betting in potentially hundreds of casinos across the country after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for states to legalize it.

Submitted by Guest on, May/16/2018

Senate Votes to Preserve Obama-Era Net Neutrality Rules (for Now)

The Senate has voted to kill a Federal Communications Commission rule that repealed the Obama administration’s ban on internet providers blocking or slowing down certain content.

Submitted by Guest on, May/16/2018

The Supreme Court Clears the Path for Legalized Sports Betting in the US

The entire sports betting industry was turned upside down earlier this week when the US Supreme Court overturned a 1992 federal law that made betting on sports illegal in 49 of the country’s 50 states.

Submitted by Guest on, May/16/2018

Senate Votes to Restore Net Neutrality: Big Win for Gamers, Sports Bettors, Poker Players

The Senate voted in favor of restoring Net Neutrality Wednesday afternoon.

Submitted by Guest on, May/16/2018

Odds on North Korea US Summit Moving Forward Released

Odds on North Korea US Summit Moving Forward Released

The odds of U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un meeting for a ground breaking summit in Singapore on June 12 have gotten slightly longer. 

Submitted by Guest on, May/16/2018

Wayne Allyn Root Talks Supreme Court Decision to Legalize Sports Betting: 'A Great Thing for America' (Listen)

Conservative radio host and 2018 Vice Presidential candidate on the Libertarian ticket Wayne Allyn Root talks to Breitbart Radio about Monday's landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to allow sports betting in all 50 states.

Submitted by Guest on, May/16/2018

Bitcoin To Hit $50,000 By Year-End Claims BitMEX CEO

CNBC's Seema Mody reports on the world's largest bitcoin conference and Arthur Hayes, BitMEX CEO, discusses his outlook for the cryptocurrency.

Submitted by C Costigan on, May/16/2018

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