Sportsbook News
BetEagle The Latest Online Sportsbook to Switch Over to .AG Extension
A Costa Rican online sportsbook that mostly deals in credit, BetEagle, is the latest to switch over to the .AG extension.
BetEAGLE.com is known to have a good reputation overall and has been around the industry for some time.
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BetED Head Retains Well Known Defense Law Firm: Insists he is not an Owner
Monies Seized from Online Gambling Sites Will Pay for new Undercover Vehicles
BetED.com Shut Down: Another Online Sportsbook Contemplates Purchase of Accounts
BetED.com Founders Just Narrowly Avoided Arrest in US
Gambling911.com is learning that BetED.com principals nearly entered the US and were apprehended by federal officials. Last minute shoulder surgery stopped the process.
So why on Earth would anyone from the online gambling sector dare to enter the United States post 2006 when a series of high profile arrests of operators made everyone think twice about their travel plans?
Well, it turns out the principals in BetED may have had little idea they were about to enter the US.
BetED.com Players May be Waiting Some Time to Claim Funds
It is still unclear as to how much money the US Feds seized from BetED.com as part of an elaborate sting operation.
BetED.com closed its doors this week after their domain name was taken over by the US Justice Department. The online betting company reportedly told Covers.com that the Feds have all of their money. Most gamblers do not believe this and there are reports that BetED.com’s two founders (both of whom are named in Monday’s indictments) cleaned out their Costa Rican offices and fled.
Breaking: Baltimore Sting Operation Never Intended to Seize Domains
Baltimore Had to Cut its Investigation into Online Gambling Sites Short
Premiership Matches This Weekend Will Yield 35,000 bets an hour for Sportingbet
Pay Per Head Outfits May Win Out Big In Wake Of Online Poker Indictments
Diamond Sports Says Charlie Sheen: Not the Only Winner
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Fox News to NJ Governor Chris Christie: Legalize Internet Gambling
Last Chance Sports Book at Border Closes Down
By T.B. Beaudeau | San Diego Reader
Mafia Cash Cows: Craigslist Sex Trafficking, Offshore Internet Gambling, and Wind Energy
Christina Aguilera Is Not The Only One With A Headache After Botched National Anthem
$87.5 Million Bet On This Year’s Super Bowl in Las Vegas
Some Vegas Sportsbooks Saved by Last Minute Steelers Surge
Some Las Vegas sportsbooks like The M, The Venetian, Hard Rock and Tropicana made out well this Super Bowl.
“We took a ton of Steeler moneyline bets,” Sportsbook Director Mike Colbert told the Las Vegas Sun. “I expected Steeler money to come in today and it did. It was a lot more than I expected. We really tried to balance the book, but it just so happened that the Packers were much better for us.”
How Hurt is Jay Cutler Really? Bookie Balks, Cutler Walks
The Twitter universe has blasted Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler and so too have the Vegas bookmakers.
"I don't think he was that hurt," famed bookmaker Jimmy Vaccaro told Matt Youmans of the Las Vegas Review Journal following Chicago’s NFC Championship loss to Green Bay. "I think he was more embarrassed than hurt."
