Gambling
Australian Sports Betting Scandals Continue With AFL
The integrity on a number of Australian sports remain in question following a shocking week plus of Aussies getting mainly the wrong sort of media and public attention.
Let's see...it started last week with the NRL's Melbourne Storm with the sports betting trigger, then the "famous Australian" cricket matter (with bomb on the side in India), then the snooker world championships with the John Higgins match fixing allegations...(eventually the championship being won by Aussie Neil Robertson), and now the AFL (Australian Football League aka Aussie Rules) are in the firing line.
Crown Casino Logies Twitter Gate Claims Journo Scalp
Think all of the excitement (and hype) had died down from the Logies held at James Packer's Crown Casino, down under in Melbourne, Australia?
Bingo.com Closes $2,250,000 Private Placement from Unibet
Bingo.com, Ltd.
Daniel Tzvetkoff Fiancé Must Return Luxury Car
Federal investigators in Australia were on the hunt for indicted payment processor Daniel Tzvetkoff's fiancé as they seek to recover debts and assets including a luxury V10 Audi.
Tzvetkoff, who is accused by a number of online gambling firms of stealing millions of dollars, was indicted while in Las Vegas last month for money laundering. Prosecutors are also searching for those millions of dollars, claiming he has a stash in Caribbean and Swiss tax havens.
Mobster Can Go To Daughter's Wedding: Can’t Speak to Groom’s Dad
A man charged with running an illegal gambling operation will be permitted to attend his daughter's wedding on one condition: He is not permitted to speak to the groom's father.
U.S. District Judge Ronald A. Guzman imposed his own code of silence after a federal prosecutor said the groom, Frank Caruso Jr., was convicted in the beating of a 13-year-old boy and his father, Frank Caruso, had ties to the Chicago mob.
Bet911 Five Minutes of Fame Over: Book is Insolvent
A small and poorly capitalized online sportsbook appears close to shutting down. Bet911.com, which quite obviously attempted to capitalize on the Gambling911.com name but was never permitted to a
Snookered by Snooker: Neil Robertson Wins Under Dark Cloud
Snooker has made massive national and international news, however as is often the case, bigger news stories often have a huge negative aspect, as is the case here.
Rats! Shrink Ken Weitnzer Was a Federal Informant
Deceased gambling portal owner Kenneth B.
China: Online Gambling an Overseas Hostile Force
China will soon ban anonymous online comments left by users along with other "harmful information" found on the Net. The "harmful information" includes such things as online g
Snooker Match Fixing Scandal: “Higgins Was Oblivious”
Snooker's governing body is set to commence a probe into alleged match fixing attempts by champion John Higgins.
His manager on Monday claims that Higgins was "absolutely oblivious" to any proposal that he was going to be asked to lose four frames in non-specified exhibition matches in the future until moments before a 10-minute meeting with undercover reporters to discuss the matter last Friday.
Australian Casino News: Jenny Woo Poker Babe of Month
It's been a huge week for Australian gambling, gaming, sports betting and censorship news. This is likely the biggest Australian casino and gambling news week in modern history. Let's see...
Supreme Court Rejects Delaware Sports Betting Appeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Delaware appeal that argued the state should be allowed to offer a new sports betting lottery to generate revenue to help ease its reco
Weitzner Suicide Choice an Epidemic in Hong Kong
When Gambling911.com first revealed last week the macabre way in which online gambling posting forum founder, Kenneth Weitzner, killed himself, many in the gaming community were stunned.
Match Fixing a “Cancer” Killing Snooker: BetFred Hurt Cred?
In the midst of perhaps snooker's biggest scandal of all time, the online bookmaker BetFred.com has found itself caught in the middle.
BetFred sponsors snooker world champion John Higgins, who this weekend it was revealed had shook hands on a disgraceful deal to fix a string of high-profile matches after demanding a £300,000 kickback.
Gambino Crime Figure Commits Suicide
81-year old Gambino crime soldier, Anthony Anastasio, fatally shot himself this weekend, just days before he was set to serve a 2 ½ year prison term.
Snooker Scandal Latest in Series of Sports Gambling Shockers
Straight on the heels of a Melbourne Storm NRL scandal down under and the alleged betting syndi
Australian Pokies Link To Melbourne Storm Footy
Punters er readers, we told you the embattled Melbourne Storm had more hard news elements to come out, as is the case with a number of Australian Rugby League clubs.
We learn that that Storm had a significantly bigger connection with club pokies that most, if not all, of the NRL clubs. It's more than a connection, its a sponsorship deal. Storm put the 'Business' in 'Show Business', but legalities of deals are being questioned, and it extends well above NRL or News Limited level. Media Man and Gambling911 continue to probe...
Betting on the Kentucky Derby 2010: 8 Percent Back a Win-Win
When it comes to betting on the Kentucky Derby 2010, Bookmaker.com, the oldest established North American-facing online bookmak
Professional Wrestling Legend Ric Flair Expands Gambling Biz
Professional wrestling living legend, 'The Nature Boy' Ric Flair, has expanded on his gambling and gaming deals. Enter South Carolina Education Lottery.
Kentucky Derby 2010 Odds: BetUS.com Sees Betting Surge
The Kentucky Derby 2010 odds have been updated at BetUS.com. The race is set for May 1 and fans have really caught the fever. The
Gambling911.com Connects Dots in Ken Weitzner Case
A news report by Gambling911.com publisher-editor-writer Christopher "Sting" Costigan yesterday revealed that Federal authorities have seized the hard drive from the computer of decease
The Sin City Sydney Gambling On Vice Exhibition
Australia's can't get enough of crime, vice and the like, be it on television, on display at expos, or otherwise.
Devlin-Brown: Tzvetkoff Left US on Private Jet Minus Passport
US District Attorney Arlo Devlin-Brown convinced the Court not to allow payment processor Daniel Tzvetkoff out on bail despite last week's ruling to the contrary. Tzvetkoff is alleged to have lau
Kentucky Derby 2010: Betting Off to Brisk Start
Kentucky Derby 2010 betting officially kicked off Wednesday following the noon time post position announcements. Trafficwise, Gambling911.com reported a few thousand more unique visitors over las
Georgia on my Mind: BettorsWorld Founder Released
Bettorsworld.com co-founder Brian Georgia has been released from a Connecticut hospital where he has been recovering from a heart attack, Gambling911.com has learned.
Suicides Nothing New in Ken Weitzner Neighborhood
The alleged double suicide of online gambling news portal website owner Ken Weitzner and his wife Jackie is not the first to occur in this elite Chesapeake, Virginia neighborhood, Gambling911.com h
Australia Internet Filtering Likely Won’t Be Introduced Now
The prospect of Internet filtering in Australia is highly unlikely in either the May or June sittings of Federal Parliament. Online gambling websites were among those that appeared on a leaked li
Daniel Tzvetkoff Processed For Porn Too: Faces 75 Year Jail Term
Disgraced online gambling payment processor, Daniel Tzvetkoff, also processed for the adult entertainment industry.
Feds Got Ken Weitzner’s Hard Drives: He Burned His Genitals
More is being learned about the alleged double suicide of online gambling portal website owner Kenneth Weitzner and his wife Jackie.
Sources close to the investigation reveal to Gambling911.com that the deaths were a combination of overdosing with pills (believed to be Valium) and carbon monoxide. All the windows and doors of an apartment above the couple's garage where the bodies were found had been sealed off with tape. A charcoal grill was used, resulting in the carbon monoxide poisoning.
Gambling Ring Leader Pleads Guilty
The leader of a Kansas City-based gambling ring with ties to the online sports betting haven of Costa Rica has plead guilty.
