Sky Bet, Other British Bookmakers Slaughtered After This Week’s Premier League Action
Sky Bet bookmakers were left reeling after a week where all of the Premier League favourites walked off victorious.
It was the “worst day in their sports betting history” according to a company statement.
Sky Bet paid out to thousands at 7/1 with Manchester City, Southampton, Charlton and Southend all winning.
Sky Bet's Head of Football Trading Sandro Di Michele said: "Pretty much everything that could of gone wrong for us today did, with the 'What If' market just one of our enhanced accumulators to have come in.
Isle of Man Seeks New Head of E-Gaming
Garth Kimber, who is currently contracted to the role of Head of E-Gaming, has decided to return to the private sector and as a result will be leaving his position in December. The process to recruit and appoint a replacement for Garth has already commenced.
The California Tribal Business Alliance Demands Regarding Online Poker Regulation
The California Tribal Business Alliance believes the following principles must be adhered to for any online gaming legislation at the state or federal level. The legislation must:
• Not compromise the inherent rights of tribal governments, modify the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act or undermine existing tribal-state gaming compacts.
• Allow tribes to accept wagers from persons not on Indian lands.
Prince Harry Does Las Vegas: $200 Lost During BJ
Prince Harry and friends spent this past weekend in Las Vegas gambling like rock stars….down and out rock stars maybe. A high roller he is NOT.
No Harry didn’t win a million dollars or lose a million dollars. Instead, he and his buddies total lost $500 ($200 of which was Harry’s). They were reportedly playing at the blackjack tables.
A source told People Magazine Harry “couldn’t believe you got free drinks from gambling at the blackjack tables.”
President Obama Pardons Man Who Ran Illegal Gambling Operation
US President Barack Obama on Monday announced the pardons of five individuals, including one who was convicted of running an illegal gambling operation.
Thomas Paul Ledford of Jonesborough, Tenn was sentenced in 1995 to one year of probation for conducting and directing an illegal gambling business.
Other pardons were as follows:
Cheap Air Fares to Las Vegas From… New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC – December 2011
Gambling911.com has your cheap air fares to Las Vegas from the New York City metropolitan area along with Philadelphia, Washington DC, Boston and Hartford. These fares are for the month of December 2011. Fares are based on Wednesday thru Tuesday travel (round trip). When in Las Vegas, $42 per night weekday rates and $72 per night weekend rates at the fabulous South Point Hotel Casino and Spa here.
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Senate Reacts Following Spencer Bachus Insider Trading Allegations
Following a segment that aired on “60 Minutes” claiming Congressman Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.) engaged in insider trading during the height of the financial crisis, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and panel ranking member Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced Wednesday they will hold a hearing on the issue, which has been stuck in Congress for more than five years.
From TheHill.com:
Delaware Could Offer Single-Game NFL Betting….If It Wanted To
Gambling911.com recently revealed how some gamblers in Delaware have found a loophole in the state law governing NFL wagering, which is legal at the state's three racetracks.
The law doesn't allow bets on single NFL games, just parlays of three NFL games or more.
Barney Frank Urges Spencer Bachus: Take Up Bill On Insider Trading (Video)
Massachusetts Democrat Congressman Barney Frank on Thursday sent a letter to Alabama Republican Congressman Spencer Bacchus urging him to take up a bill that would prohibit members of Congress and federal workers from trading on non-public information that they’ve obtained through their jobs.
A “60 Minutes” report suggested that Bachus engaged in “insider trading” during the height of the financial crisis.
Spencer Bachus: 60 Minutes Segment a Hit Job
Alabama Republican Congressman and strong advocate for online gambling prohibition, Spencer Bachus, denied he engaged in any form of “insider trading”. He called a “60 Minutes” segment that suggested otherwise “a hit job”.
The segment aired on Sunday. The reporting was based on a book by conservative author Peter Schweizer called “Throw Them All Out.” Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL), the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, was alleged to have traded stocks after he was told by Treasury officials in September of 2008 of the impending financial meltdown.
Overnight and Weekend Binary Options Funded By Bitcoin Announced at Digibookie
Wholesale sports and financial bookmaker, Digibookie, announced today that it will be offering overnight binary options on all major financial stocks, commodities, and indices to accounts funded by the hot new digital currency, Bitcoin. Until now, Digibookie has catered exclusively to retail credit bookmakers and binary options brokers across the globe. The retail investors have embraced the binary options revolution in a big way.
Bachus Back Against The Wall: "I'm not Going to Let People Distort What I Do.”
While much of the attention on an “insider trading” scandal in the Congress has focused on Alabama Republican Spencer Bachus (perhaps rightfully so), this ardent supporter of online gambling prohibition wasn’t exactly alone in his craftiness.
Both Speaker John Boehner and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi also have egg on their respective faces right now following the airing of a “60 Minutes” piece this past Sunday.
Cheap Air Flights Canada to Las Vegas – December 2011 (Christmas and New Year’s Included)
Gambling911.com has your cheap air flights for Canada to Las Vegas and back for December 2011. These fares are based on Wednesday thru Tuesday travel and subject to change especially as dates near. These cheap air flights round trip between various cities in Canada and Las Vegas were effective as of November 15, 2011.
Calls for Spencer Bachus Resignation Following 60 Minutes Insider Trading Report (Video)
He is the most outspoken critic of legalized online gambling while remaining mostly silent on more serious issues like Wall Street insider trading. Now we might know why he has avoided delving into the later subject.
There is a public outcry for the resignation of Alabama Republican Congressman Spencer Bachus following a 60 Minutes report that aired this past Sunday linking him to the receipt of nonpublic information as a means of gaining an edge in the stock market (a la “insider trading”).
Gambling911.com’s Jenny Woo to Have a Girl: And Her Name Will be….
Senior International Correspondent for Gambling911.com, Jenny Woo, has revealed the outcome of her ultrasound. She’s having a baby girl!
Gambling911.com had presented readers with odds on various baby names and Ms. Woo has made her selection.
“She’ll be named Jenna after her Mommy,” Woo said.
“Jenna” is a variation of “Jenny” or “Jennifer”, which was among the favorites. Other favorites included Christopher/Christine, Doyle, James and Sparky.
Bettors Will Miss Joe Paterno, In Bowls he was $$$ in the Bank
Say what you want about disgraced fired former Penn State head coach Joe Paterno--gamblers loved him!
Especially when it came to bowl season.
JoePa and the Nittany Lions football team in a post-season game was the closest thing to money in the bank for many a sports bettor for many a year.
So successful in fact was Paterno in bowl games that there was a maxim in college football circles that went: "Give Joe Paterno two weeks to prepare and he can beat anyone."
Gambling911.com Publisher Chris Costigan Quoted in Daily Record re: NJ Sports Betting
The Lefty Rosenthal Watch is Being Auctioned Off
If they could auction off John Lennon’s rotten tooth, why not Lefty Rosenthal’s gold watch? The current bid on the watch was just over $4000 with the starting bid actually set at $1.
Betfair Poaches Paddy Power Second-in-Command
The world’s largest betting exchange announced Thursday it has hired away Breon Corcoran from rival Paddy Power to become its new CEO. Corcoran replaces David Yu.
The Financial Times of London reported that Corcoran’s Paddy Power contract was understood to have had a six-month notice period, with a non-compete clause for two-and-a-half months. As such, Corcoran is said to be on “gardening leave” until August.
What if the NFL, DOJ Back Down Concerning New Jersey Sports Betting
As Gambling911.com was among the first to report, on Tuesday voters in New Jersey overwhelmingly voted for a referendum favoring sports betting in the state by a margin of 65 percent to 35 percent.
If you were thinking about betting on some College Football games this weekend in Atlantic City, that won’t happen.
New Jersey Elections Will Have Impact as Sports Betting on Way to Becoming Legal
History was made in New Jersey on Election Day, November 9, 2011 as voters overwhelmingly cast their ballots in favor of legalized sports betting in the Garden State.
Breaking News: New Jersey Sports Betting Referendum Passes by Whopping 65 Percent
A Election Day referendum to allow sports betting in the state of New Jersey has passed by a two to one margin, Gambling911.com can report late Tuesday.
The results will pave way for legalized sports wagering in Atlantic City and at state racetracks, boosting the local and state economy.
New Jersey would become only the second state in the US to allow legalized sports betting.
Sports Betting Referendum in New Jersey Could be on its Way to Approval
There’s early indications that the statewide referendum on sports betting is on its way to approval.
William J. Pascrell III, campaign director for Vote YES on Sports Wagering and a partner at Princeton Public Affairs Group Inc., said, “At this stage so far, the absentee (vote by mail) ballots we’ve been monitoring in northern New Jersey are running 2-to-1 for approval.’’
Election Day in New Jersey 2011: The Economy and Sports Betting
Chances are most of the 55 percent of New Jersey registered voters who realize Election Day is tomorrow (November 8) will cast their votes based on economic concerns and which of the 120 state representatives, if any, can actually provide some glimmer of hope to revitalize a stagnant state economy.
Ironically, one of the referendums on the November 8 ballot could actually help boost the state’s ailing economy without the assistance of any elected officials.
It’s legalized sports betting in Atlantic City!
Bettors Find Loophole in Delaware Sports Betting Rules
Who says you can't make a single-game NFL bet in Delaware?
You actually can.
And many are.
Technically, you can't walk up to the windows of Delaware's three racetracks that offer NFL betting and bet on a lone NFL game.
You can't even bet a two-game parlay.
Under state law, the minimum number of NFL games you must bet at once is three.
In other words, you must bet a three-game parlay, and you have to win all three games in the parlay to win money.
Several Big Name Denver Businesses, Individuals Tied to Sports Betting Bust
Charlie Brown’s Bar and Grill maintained a $290,000 limit account there while Sports Column and Blake Street Tavern also placed their bets with what the Colorado Bureau of Investigation is calling the biggest bookmaking operation in the state.
Daniel Dinner and Michael Elick were arrested after investigators seized more than $1 million in cash from their homes in July. Now court documents have revealed some of their alleged big name clients.
Clown Robs Chilean Casino at Gunpoint
A man dressed as a clown robbed the Casino Monticello in the Chilean capital of Santiago at gunpoint Halloween night stealing $12,000 in cash.
Most of the money was snatched from a single patron. The clown entered through a side door, shooting his pistol several times into the air.
Police believe this was an “inside job’, detaining one of the casino security guards, Cristian Poblete.
The robbery occurred around 5 am.
Casino Monticello is the largest shareholder is the France-based International Group of Gaming & Resorts.
Bernie Madoff and Ken “The Shrink” Weitzner: Birds of a Feather
American TV show "60 Minutes" ran a segment on convicted ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff on Sunday, and revealed how he and his wife unsuccessfully tried to commit suicide after he was exposed as a con man and arrested.
The story had an eerie similarity to the tale of Ken "The Shrink" Weitzner, the sleazy Internet entrepreneur who created a pair of websites devoted to gambling and who took his own life last year.
Many of the details of both men's controversial lives are coincidentally alike.
Such as:
Chris Christie Finally Backs Sports Betting in New Jersey: Voters Get Their Ballots
After initially supporting sports betting in the state then seemingly backing down, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie came forward Wednesday to offer his full support for the referendum appearing on next week’s ballot.
As Gambling911.com reported earlier in the day, a number of state residents have been notifying us of the referendum appearing on the ballot that would allow NJ voters to get sports betting legalized in the state.
According to recent polls, voters overwhelmingly support legalized sports wagering in the state.
Sports Betting on New Jersey Election Ballot
A number of people from the state of New Jersey have advised Gambling911.com they were excited to see legalized sports betting on the ballot for next week’s elections in that state.
The Waltonian’s Raechel Jones notes that each voter will be given the option to either vote for or against this referendum. If the majority favors this referendum, the process towards making sports betting legal in Atlantic City will begin.
