Gambling
Pennsylvania State Lottery Strikes Deal With Hockey Teams
Gambling and sports moved a step closer yesterday when the Pennsylvania Lottery announced that it was selling $2 instant-game tickets featuring the logos of the Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins.
The lottery struck deals with the teams and the NHL, just as it had with the Eagles, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the NFL, and before that, with the Phillies, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Major League Baseball.
The hockey tickets will be on sale during the NHL season. The lottery says it designates all proceeds to older residents in the state.
Sacramento Bee: Hey David Stern, NBA Doesn’t Need Gambling
NBA commissioner David Stern is one of the sharpest people I've ever met in sports.
Brothers Operated Busted Online Gambling Site From Belize
The MajorWager.com website stumbled upon an interesting report on Thu
Former Lawmaker Stands Trial in China Mob Crackdown
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Legalized Pro Sport Gambling: Which League Will Offer First?
Notorious NBA referee Tim Donaghy was put through the wringer given his involvement with an illegal NBA game fixing scenario to which he readily admits he was a part.
Anti-Gambling Mormons Hit Vegas
Las Vegas may not be at the top of the list of weekend getaways or vacation hot spots for BYU fans, but throw in a football bowl game and get out of the way.
The Cougars will play today in their fifth consecutive bowl game at Sam Boyd Stadium - this one called the Maaco Bowl - and their fans may add another notch to their own championship belt: In the 18-year history of the bowl game, BYU followers have contributed to the four most profitable ones. Today may make No. 5.
Armed masked men rob bookmakers
Two masked men armed with a suspected knife and handgun robbed a bookmakers in Sunderland.
Richardson Rebounds With NFL, College Football Picks
Bookmaker.com CEO Mickey Richardson may have had his 7 year old son pick the remainder of his NFL bet card for Week 15. After losing his first
Ladbrokes Gives Italy Another Shot With Online Poker
Having failed in its attempt to set up land-based betting shops in Italy, the United Kingdom's biggest bookmaker will try once more by marketing its online poker and casino platform to the country.
Online Gambling: Kentucky Refuses to Release Names
Lawyers representing the commonwealth of Kentucky have refused to name any new individuals targeted in their attempt to seize ownership of 141 Internet domain names, all related to online gamblin
Tiger Woods Gambling Addiction?
Reports began surfacing this week that disgraced golf champion Tiger Woods was into more than just "other women". He also apparently gambled....a lot.
Court Orders Betsson to Shut Office
Swedish gaming company Betsson has been forced to shut its betting office in Stockholm following a decision by the Swedish Administrative Court of Appeal (Kammarrätten).
Online Gambling Center of Curacao Under Venezuela Threat
The Netherland Antilles island of Curacao hosts a number of online sportsbooks and casinos. It also sits right off the coast of Venezuela. And now the island nation has come under threat from V
WinAsDealer.com Not Paying $3000
The CasinoMeister.com website is reporting that online casino
Slow Pay, No Pay Online Sportsbook Skybook.com
Gambling911.com has received information that the long established but troubled call center sportsbook, Skybook.com out of Costa Rica, has been slow paying or "no paying" some of its clie
East Coast Snow Storm: Good News for Online Poker Rooms
With Saturday's US East Coast snow storm hitting just one weekend before Christmas, it's bad news for retailers but good news for online poker rooms and casino sites.
Online Gambling: More Trouble for Jay Cohen?
Federal authorities in the USA are considering whether to recharge Internet gambling pioneer Jay Cohen with running an illegal online sports betting operation, after Cohen appeared on TV this wee
Colleges Need to do More About Gambling Addiction
The links between problem gambling and other mental health and addiction issues are manifold.
Las Vegas Can Advertise During Super Bowl
NEW YORK - (Associated Press) - The NFL will allow advertising for Las Vegas on game telecasts this postseason, including the Super Bowl.
Under the modified policy, tourist destinations that allow gambling, such as Las Vegas, Reno or Lake Tahoe in Nevada, will now be permitted to advertise during NFL games from Jan. 4, 2010, to Feb. 28, 2010. After that, the league will determine whether to extend the new rules into next season or go back to the old ones banning such ads.
The NFL regular season ends Jan. 3. The Super Bowl is scheduled for Feb. 7 in Miami.
Setback for Online Gambling Companies in Europe
By Nikki Tait in Brussels
Gamblers React to CNBC’s Big Business of Illegal Gambling
CNBC always puts out the best original programs and Wednesday night's installment of The Big Business of Illegal Gambling was no exception. Sure it didn't exactly paint the industry in the most g
Kentucky Files Motion in Online Gambling Case as Last Resort
Seen as a "desperation move" of sorts, the Commonwealth of Kentucky has filed a Motion for Leave to Join Additional Parties and to Amend their Complaint. Kentucky is now claiming that,
What David Stern's Forward Thinking Vegas Approach May Do
By Chad Millman
ESPN Insider
(Original link: http://bit.ly/63jLYG)
It only takes one.
Whenever I'm facing a pivotal life moment that is completely left in someone else's hands, that is the phrase I latch onto. Like when I was asking girls to the prom. Or when I was applying to college. Or when I desperately needed someone to buy my Manhattan apartment so I could actually pay for the house I had agreed to buy.
It only takes one.
Fidelity Investments Fires Workers Over Fantasy Football
According to the Star Telegram, Fidelity Investments fired four workers for involvement in a Fantasy Football league.
Everest Poker Acquired
Mangas Gaming, the leading French sports betting and online gaming group, owner of Betclic, announces that it is taking control of the Everest Gaming group.
California’s Dependence on Gambling Grows
Like an addict, the California Legislature can't stop returning to the allure of gambling.
Israel Based Online Gambling Site Internet1x2 Busted
A 10-year old troubled online gambling site that specialized in soccer betting has been busted up by Israeli police resulting in the arrests of 5 people.
Internet1x2.com (at one time also affiliated with a website called Yahoops.com, which the search portal Yahoo! threatened to sue) operated out of Israel and the Central American nation of Belize. The company was started by two brothers, both of whom were former Israeli basketball players. The online sportsbook has long endured a checkered past of slow pays.
Gambling911 Applauds Mason Malmuth Poker Forum Suit
Good for Mason Malmuth. He's the proprietor of the long established and very popular TwoPlusTwo.com posting forum.
Two Plus Two Poker Posting Forum Sues Dutch Boyd
Over on popular internet forum twoplustwo.com, there is a thread that is sparking an inordinate amount of discussion.
Poker Ducks is Poker Dust
Another online poker room has bitten the dust!
