Gambling
College Bowl Game, NFL Playoffs Traffic Way Up
Good news for online sportsbooks as College Bowl game betting traffic as well as NFL Playoffs betting traffic appear to be way up based on Gambling911.com stats.
Traffic on New Year's Day, which features several major College Bowl games, was up a whopping 67 percent over last year. January 2 traffic was up 41 percent over last year. January 3 traffic was up 39 percent over last year. January 4 traffic was up 37 percent over last year.
AP: PA Table Games Bill in Review
(Associated Press) - Elements of the table games bill that passed the Pennsylvania Senate on Tuesday and awaits House action:
Next NBA Player To Get Caught Carrying A Gun Odds
As the NBA reviews the facts surrounding the alleged gun showdown between Gilbert Arenas and fellow Wizard Javaris Crittenton, Mickey Richardson and his team at
AP: Kentucky Discusses Budget, Gambling
(Associated Press) - Lawmakers are scheduled to convene Tuesday for the start of a legislative session that will be overshadowed by a looming financial crisis and a continuing push to legalize casi
Poker Gambling Debt at Center of NBA Wizards Probe
Washington police continue to investigate an incident that allegedly took place in the NBA's Washington Wizards locker room in which two teammates drew guns on each other in an argument over a gamb
Super Bowl Shutout for Delaware?
Sunday, February 1, 2009, is Super Bowl Sunday, and two states in the USA have legal wagering on the National Football League (NFL)--Nevada and Delaware.
2010 College Bowl Betting Big For Bookies
The 2010 College Bowl betting season should help pad the pockets of online bookmakers catering to the North American market. Trafficwise, Gambling911.com expects brisk activity throughout the day
Online Gambling: Is Betting on Volcano Eruptions in Bad Taste?
A few years back the online gambling website Bookmaker.com was somewhat criticized for offering betting odds on hurricanes duri
Associated Press: Sports Bettor Guilty in Setting Car on Fire
A Staten Island man has pleaded guilty to setting a former employee's Mercedes-Benz on fire in Ocean County in 2004 out of revenge, the U.S. Attorney's office said.James LaForte Jr., 32, also admitted Dec. 21 to handing out high-interest loans and then using threats and violence to collect on them - loan-sharking and extortion schemes that carry a maximum of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, the attorney's office said.
Online Sports Betting: Skybook Finally Pays
Following Gambling911.com's report that online sports betting website Skybook.com was having difficulty paying a he
Online Gambling Consolidation: Bookmaker.com Acquisition
The consolidation within the online gambling sector continues as more solid companies like Bookmaker.com continue to grow bigger, acquiring smaller enterprises that find it more difficult to sustai
New York Times: Vegas Sportsbooks Go Wireless
Matt Villano, www.newyorktimes.com
LAS VEGAS - For decades, sports bettors in this city have queued up at sports book windows and handed over cash in exchange for paper tickets formalizing their bets. But on a recent Sunday in the sports book at the M Resort in nearby Henderson, gamblers seeking action on professional and college football games were engaging in a much different ritual: betting through hand-held devices no larger than a smartphone.
Fox News: Gambling 'Robin Hood' Wants to Help Needy Family
(MYFOX NATIONAL) - In these tough economic times, many families are facing unique financial challenges. And a modern-day Robin Hood wants to help.The man who goes by "RobinHood702" is a high-stakes blackjack player in Las Vegas who last year helped one family whose daughter's battle with brain cancer put them $35,000 in debt. Now RobinHood702 wants to help another family.
"I'm looking for anyone that's in debt ... that needs some help," he told Fox News . "I'm going to look for the story that's really going to touch my heart. That's it."
The Best of 2009: Most Popular Poker, Online Gambling Stories
You may see a few of these "Best of 2009 Poker and Online Gambling Stories" elsewhere, but Gambling911.com has the real heavy hitters, those stories that scored huge traffic wins. Yes,
Palm Beach Princess: Mutiny on a Gambling Ship
It was just a few weeks ago that Gambling911.com's Senior International Correspondent, Jenny Woo, boarded the Palm Beach Princess. It's a cruise to nowhere that features casino games and sports b
China Economic Review: Macau Rising
It is ten years since Macau returned to the People's Republic of China as an SAR and since then it has had almost nothing than phenomenol growth.
The 2008 per-capita GDP of Macao, which lies west of the Pearl River and is China's second special administrative region on the southeast coast of the country, stood at $39,036, a figure that ranks it second in Asia behind only Japan.
Australia Casinos a Hotbed for Organized Crime
Rupert Murdochs' Australian newspapers including The Herald-Sun, continue to run excellent (and balanced) coverage on the casino and gambling sector in Australia.
Let it be known that Murdoch also has some gaming (and igaming) interests, however they are further developed in the UK sector. Media Man has incidental joined some of News Limited's b2b affiliate programs as goodwill and we utilise some of their newsfeeds, so there's your disclaimer before we swing into things.
Washington Post: Gambling at Shopping Malls?
By John Wagner, Washington Post
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).
