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Bookmaker Looks for Boost With Morgan Spurlock ‘Inside Man’ Bitcoin Survival Piece

CNN’s Morgan Spurlock “Inside Man” plans to take us inside the world of anonymous digital currency Bitcoin on Thursday February 19, 2015 at 9 pm EST and online gambling site Bookmaker.eu is hoping to capitalize on what will likely be a mini-surge of sorts on folks trying out the mysterious currency.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Feb/13/2015

Former Offshore Bookmaker Now a Politician

ESB’s Dennis Atiyeh Failed in Run for U.S. Congress

A former offshore bookmaker who once fought the Federal government recently tried to become part of the Federal government.

Dennis J. Atiyeh, who owned and operated offshore sportsbook English Sports Betting (ESB) in Jamaica in the late 1990s and early 2000s, was charged by the Feds in 2000 with illegally running a sports betting operation from the U.S.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Feb/12/2015

Daily Fantasy Sports Sites in Hot Water Over Ad Claims Long Allowed by UK Agency

Yet another of the big daily fantasy sports sites, DraftKings.com, has been named in a class action suit claiming false advertising as it pertains to bonus offers.  The case was filed in a South Florida court.

Submitted by Alejandro Botticelli on, Feb/10/2015

Pay Per Head for March Madness, College Basketball Tournament

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Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Feb/09/2015

PGA Fantasy Freeroll From Victiv.com and Will Tiger Woods Make The Cut Odds

Victiv.com has decided to get into the Golf fray with its PGA Fantasy freeroll on the Farmer’s Insurance Open while betting on Golf has begun to prove lucrative for the online sportsbooks.

Submitted by Ean Lamb on, Feb/04/2015

Unregulated Bitcoin Could Soon Become Regulated in New York, California

New York’s Department of Financial Services came out with a revised set of rules to regulate companies that buy, sell, hold, and transfer bitcoin and other virtual currencies.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Feb/04/2015

Fantasy Sports New Kid Sideleague.com has an App for You

CHICAGO -- Are you a fantasy sports player?

There's an app for that.

As more and more people play in fantasy sports leagues that they access via their mobile devices rather than their computers, the leagues are making it easier for them to do so.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Feb/02/2015

Bitcoin Sportsbook For Super Bowl 49: The Importance of the Bookmaker News

Many fans of Bitcoin, the anonymous digital currency, may not have fully grasped the importance of Bookmaker.eu announcing its new Bitcoin sportsbook platform this past week. To say this is the biggest news related to the marriage of Bitcoin and online gambling would be an understatement.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Feb/01/2015

Bookmaker Offers Bitcoin Just in Time for Super Bowl XLIX

San Jose, Costa Rica –The hype for Super Bowl XLIX between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks is reaching a fever pitch, and Bookmaker.eu is making its own worldwide headlines by now accepting Bitcoin for both deposits and withdrawals.

Submitted by Press Release on, Jan/30/2015

Washington State Lawmakers Want to Legalize Fantasy Sports

OLYMPIA, Wash. — (Associated Press) - Lawmakers in Washington state - home to the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks - may legalize gambling on fantasy football by classifying fantasy sports as games of skill.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Jan/30/2015

Parlay Bet Pays $100K From BetDSI.com

A dramatic parlay finish led to a $100,000 winner at Diamond Sportsbook (BetDSI) on Sunday, as the Wizards' 107-105 win in overtime at Denver put the finishing touches on a winning ticket in near-miraculous style.

Submitted by Guest on, Jan/30/2015

FanDuel Sued: Daily Fantasy Sports and the Start of Class Action Season

While billions of dollars of sports betting continues in the shadowy world of illegal off-shore sports books, the fantasy sports business has been on fire.  And as fantasy sports becomes the new hot “thing” online, it has continued to evolve: Dozens of companies are entering the market to offer everything thing from the increasingly common single day fantasy contests to the stock market-like contest offered by recent arrival.  Throughout the explosion of interest, two companies – FanDuel and Draft Kings have remained the behemoths of the industry.

Submitted by Guest on, Jan/29/2015

Another Fantasy Sports Website Available for Super Bowl Sunday

Fantasy sports site does end run around law to provide Super Bowl action

Turns out there's more than one way to skin a cat, or in this case, a super cat.

Fantasy sports site ScoreStreak.com has found a way to offer fantasy action on the Super Bowl, despite a law stating that fantasy play must be based on the results of multiple games.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Jan/29/2015

What’s a Good Pay Per Head for Super Bowl 49

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Submitted by Guest on, Jan/28/2015

BetDSI.com Begins Offering Bitcoin as Payment Option

BetDSI.com, one of the biggest and most established online sportsbooks, has officially opened Bitcoin as an option for all members just in time for the Super Bowl.  As always, you can claim up to $2500 in free cash when joining BetDSI.com.

Submitted by Press Release on, Jan/28/2015

Nitrogen Sports Bitcoin Book to Begin Accepting US Dollars

Nitrogen Sports is beginning to distinguish itself from one of those many fly-by-night “Bitcoin-only” books that have come and gone with the drop of a….well, the drop of the anonymous digital currency’s price.  A great number of these so-called sportsbooks existed only to take advantage of the dramatic swings in Bitcoin's price, benefitting from upward mobility.  Those days appear to be over.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Jan/28/2015

Paddy Power Funded FIFA Campaign in Jeopardy

LONDON — (Associated Press) - Even if David Ginola gains the nominations required by Thursday's deadline to stand against Sepp Blatter, his improbable bookmaker-funded campaign could be scuppered by FIFA's gambling rules.

Ginola's campaign is being organized by stunt-prone Irish bookmaker Paddy Power, which is paying the former France international 250,000 pounds ($375,000) to seek the FIFA presidency.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Jan/26/2015

William Hill Shares Sent Spiraling After Bookies Loses Millions

A series of Premiere League favorites winning this past weekend has cost bookmakers - including the UK’s largest, William Hill – millions of dollars.

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Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Jan/20/2015

Super Bowl 2015 Betting Early Action Results in Dramatic Line Movements

Carrie Stroup here with news regarding the Super Bowl 2015 early betting action, which has been brisk to say the least at Sportsbook.ag.

Submitted by Carrie Stroup on, Jan/19/2015

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Submitted by Guest on, Jan/17/2015

Which Online Sportsbook Offers the Best Deposit Bonus?

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Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Jan/17/2015

Dan Bilzerian, Sheldon Adelson and Phil Ivey: The Year in Gambling 2014 Top Stories

It’s that time of year that everybody dreads – the Top 10 Stories of the past 12 months.  But everyone is doing it, regardless of the industry, so we shall as well.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Dec/30/2014

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Submitted by Guest on, Dec/28/2014

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Submitted by Payton on, Dec/22/2014

Bookie Call Center Outsourcing for College Bowl Games, Playoffs

PayPerHeadAgents.com is one of the leading bookie call center outsourcing businesses for this year’s College Bowl games season and the highly anticipated first ever College Football Playoffs. 

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Dec/15/2014

New Management Team Announced at Paddy Power

Paddy Power's new CEO, Andy McCue, has announced a new management line-up that includes Johnny Hartnett, who has been appointed 'managing director, Paddy Power online' and Christian Woolfenden has been appointed 'managing director, retail (UK & Ireland)'.

Woolfenden replaces McCue following his promotion as Chief Operating Officer.

Peter O'Donovan has been named the company’s new chief product officer.  His role will include heading up the technology and product development departments.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Dec/09/2014

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Submitted by Guest on, Dec/08/2014

Flack Over Affleck: ‘Runner, Runner’ Film Sparks Outrage in Costa Rica With Police

We thought this atrocious excuse for a film was behind us, straight to DVD and out of our memories for good but “Runner, Runner” is the gift that keeps on giving this holiday season apparently.  For Costa Ricans, this cinematic disaster has sparked outrage with both the police and Minister of Public Security.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Dec/05/2014

Pay Per Head Solutions for Bookies, Agents

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Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Dec/05/2014

14 Charged in Multi-State Sports Betting Bust

14 individuals have been charged with running a multi-state sports betting ring.  Arrests were made in New York, New Jersey and Florida.

Rockland County, NY District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe also seized $3 million from the business, which is alleged to have taken in millions of dollars per month.

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Dec/02/2014

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