Gambling
‘Barefoot’ Exec at New York Investment Firm Pleads Guilty to Inside Trading
Michael Lucarelli, who was mocked on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show after running away barefoot from photographers last month, has plead guilty to one count of securities fraud for inside trading. He will be sentenced in January and faces up to 20 years prison time.
Lucarelli had served as a director of market intelligence at Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates prior to being charged last month.
Man Wins $57,935 Off $5 Bet on Chicago Bears
An unidentified Arizona man won $57,935 after placing a $5 parlay bet on the Bears vs. Jets Monday Night Football game.
How Can Gaming Companies use Marketing without Solid Footing in Business Acumen
The gaming field continues to grow and transform - With the insurgence of social media, companies are forced to become increasingly innovative and captivating with their messages to garner attention. Even though the market continues to evolve, there are still some tried and true tactics to utilize in order to succeed in the coming years.
Floyd Mayweather Jr: 'Reality' TV Show Promoting Marcos Maidana Fight was All Fake
Undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. has confessed that a “reality” television show promoting his fight with Marcos Maidana was not reality. “All Access” featured Mayweather attending pot smoking parties and betting on sports.
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Apuestas en línea en Chile: Adonde apostar
Apostar en línea, como uno podría esperar, es algo bastante popular en la nación sudamericana de Chile. Si buscas en donde apostar, no busques más, la respuesta es BetCRIS.com, que ofrece sus servicios a todo el mercado Latinoamericano.
Chile, con alrededor de 18 millones de personas, es una de las naciones más habitadas de Suramérica, y uno de los mercados más grandes para BetCRIS.com.
South Carolina’s Biggest Gambling Bust Case May Go Bust Also
They are calling it the single biggest gambling bust in South Carolina history yet, thus far, nobody has faced a jury almost one year later and time is running out.
Những người ghi cá độ ở khu vực Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown cho những con bạc Việt Nam
Có nhiều người ghi cá độ ở khu vực Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown cho những người Việt cá cược thể thao sành sõi. Houston là một trong những nơi có dân số người Việt đông đảo nhất ở Mỹ và họ thích đen đỏ trên các trận thể thao. PayPerHeadAgents.com là một trong các doanh nghiệp ngoại quốc Trả Theo Đầu Người phục vụ cho những người ghi cá độ trong vùng này. PayPerHeadAgents.com cũng có dịch vụ khách hàng nói tiếng Việt.
Casino Closings May Diminish New Jersey's Tourism Economy
(Associated Press) - In retail, it's a numbers game, so whenever Rachel Lewis heard or read that another casino was closing here, she'd get knots in her stomach.
The thought racing through her mind: Fewer casinos means fewer hotels, which equates to fewer tourists at her stores.
Leading Tech Entrepreneurs Name the Isle of Man the Digital Currency Capital of the World
Isle of Man, 22 September 2014 -- A sell-out crowd of over 150 entrepreneurs, enthusiasts, government and private sector representatives from around the world convened for the inaugural Crypto Valley Summit (CVS) on the Isle of Man from Wednesday 17th September through Thursday 18th September to discuss the future of digital currencies.
ABC News Report: ‘I Lost $70k Playing Fantasy Sports’
Fantasy Sports is gambling, hence, the activity does come with a fair amount of risk. This is illustrated in a Sunday special from ABC News, which examines one Fantasy Football player who claims to have lost at least $70,000 betting on individual players in leagues offered at the likes of FanDuel.com and DraftKings.com.
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The LCB Network Acquires Wizard of Odds for $2.35 Million
It is definitely the purchase of all purchases for the LCB Network: the acquisition of WizardofOdds.com (WOO) &WizardofVegas.com (WOV) in a staggering deal worth $2.35 million.
BetButler.com License Revoked by UK: Site Unavailable
In yet another black eye for UK online gambling, BetButler.com has had its licensed revoked in that nation. As of Saturday morning, the site remained offline, though BetButler.com apparently went out of business last month.
Breaking News: Ultimate Gaming Exits NJ Market in Wake of Taj Mahal Bankruptcy
LAS VEGAS - Ultimate Gaming announced today that it has terminated its online gaming agreement with Trump Taj Mahal Associates LLC, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The agreement was terminated due to multiple breaches by Trump Taj Mahal Associates. As a result of the termination, Ultimate Gaming will be withdrawing from the New Jersey online gaming market. Ultimate Gaming will continue to maintain its existing online poker operations in Nevada through UltimatePoker.com.
Biggest Rolls-Royce Order Ever Placed: Casino Owner Buys 14 Phantoms for $20 Mil
(Associated Press) - A Hong Kong tycoon has placed the biggest ever order for Rolls-Royce cars, agreeing to buy 30 Phantoms to chauffeur guests at a luxury resort he's building in the global gambling capital of Macau.
Stephen Hung's $20 million purchase surpasses the 14 Phantoms bought by Hong Kong's Peninsula Hotel in 2006. Hung and Rolls-Royce executives signed the deal Tuesday at the company's Goodwood factory in England.
Donald Trump: ‘Does Anyone Notice That Atlantic City Lost Its Magic When I Left?’
Donald Trump took to Twitter after one of the casinos in Atlantic City that bore his name closed on Tuesday.
Apuestas en línea en Uruguay: Adonde Apostar
Las apuestas en línea, como en la mayoría de países, son muy populares en Uruguay. Si buscas en donde jugar, no busques más, el lugar es BetCRIS.com, empresa consolidada cuyo mercado es el Latinoamericano.
Los que viven en Uruguay aman los deportes, en especial del fútbol.
Bookies in Indiana: Notre Dame, Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, More
Bookies are plentiful throughout the state of Indiana especially with Notre Dame playing so well this season to start things off. But beware, the state’s gambling enforcers have been on a crusade in recent years.
Nevada Judge Pleads Guilty in Federal Fraud Case: Some Funds Used for Gambling
LAS VEGAS — (Reuters) - A longtime Nevada state court judge pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal conspiracy charge in a plea deal that cost him his elected position, his law license and is expected to get him 27 months in prison for his role in a decade-long investment fraud that prosecutors said reaped more than $2.6 million.
Chicago Bulls Eye Fantasy Sports Sponsorship: FanDuel, DraftKings Frontrunners
With the National Basketball Association ending its restrictions on Fantasy Sports sponsorship deals last month, the Chicago Bulls expect to jump into the fray in a very big way.
ESPN ‘Playing for the Mob’ Profiles Boston College Point Shaving Scandal
ESPN will be releasing a documentary next month entitled “Playing for the Mob”, profiling the infamous 1978-1979 Boston College point shaving scandal.
Wynn Resorts Gets Approved for Gambling License
BOSTON — (Associated Press) - Wynn Resorts has won the competition for the lucrative Boston-area casino license, besting rival Mohegan Sun largely on the strength of its $1.6 billion project’s economic development potential.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted 3-to-1 Tuesday to award the license to the Las Vegas casino giant, which wants to turn a former chemical plant site on the Mystic River in Everett into a gleaming casino resort.
A final vote is expected Wednesday after Wynn formally agrees to terms and conditions regulators have stipulated.
Online Gambling Site Betfair Guaranteeing No Scotland Independence
Polls may say the outcome of the Scottish independence vote is too close to call but one UK-based betting shop, Betfair.com, is already paying out more than 100,000 pounds ($162,000) to customers who backed a "No" vote.
G911 World Exclusive: Investigation Into Bwin.Party Stock Trades
An investigation into recent stock trades involving bwin.party, an online betting company, is being conducted, Gambling911.com can reveal in a world exclusive report!
A source tells Gambling911.com that the proper authorities are looking into recent, possibly-suspicious, large purchases of stock by directors of the company.
Bookies Make Up Big Time for Patriots Losses: Eagles Icing on Cake
Despite getting crushed by sports bettors who were backing New England to cover against Minnesota, bookies made up for any losses with big wins by the Bears, Browns and Chargers. In all, the Patriots represented only one of seven teams with heavy lopsided action that favored gamblers.
Wynn, Mohegan Sun Respond to Casino Regulators in Massachusetts
BOSTON (Associated Press) — Wynn Resorts appears to have a strong advantage over Mohegan Sun in the fierce competition for the Boston-area casino license, even as the Las Vegas gambling giant pushes back against some requirements state regulators are seeking to impose if it is to win the license.
VictoryLand Casino Trial Concludes After Four Days of Testimony
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Associated Press) -- A four-day trial over the legality of gambling machines seized from the VictoryLand casino has ended, but it will be a few weeks before the judge rules.
Attorneys for the closed Macon County casino and the state attorney general's office wrapped up their cases in a Montgomery courtroom Friday afternoon. Circuit Judge William Shashy gave lawyers four weeks to file more legal arguments after the transcript of the case is completed. Then he will rule.
3000 Taj Mahal Employees Given Notice They May Lose Jobs
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — (Associated Press) - The owner of the Trump Taj Mahal casino has sent notices to more than 3,100 employees warning it could be shut down in November.
Trump Entertainment Resorts told The Associated Press it filed the notices earlier this week, saying it could close Nov. 13.
The company filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday and threatened to close the Taj Majal if it doesn't get concessions from its unions.
Pinnacle Sports Exits UK Market, Others Force to Lay Off Staff, Close Betting Shops
The United Kingdom government is set to begin enforcing new regulations for online gambling, beginning with a hefty tax increase.
The pending changes and increased taxation will go into effect October 1 though a grace period for application processing is being allowed for those operators based out of Alderney and the Isle of Man.
Brutal Japan Mob Boss Arrested for Gunning Man Down in Public
Japanese police arrested the leader of the brutal yakuza organised crime syndicate Thursday for the 1998 murder of a 70-year-old man.
Satoru Nomura, 67, the top leader of Kudokai, has long been considered one of the most dangerous yakuza crime syndicates in Japan.
El Mejor Sitio de Apuestas en Línea para Jugadores de Habla Hispana!
Uno de los mejores sitios de apuestas en internet para jugadores de habla hispana es BetPhoenix.ag, un sitio de apuestas que cuenta con el personal profesional y experimentado que le atenderá en el idioma de su preferencia ya sea español o inglés.
