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Online Sports Betting: Skybook Finally Pays
Following Gambling911.com's report that online sports betting website Skybook.com was having difficulty paying a he
PokerStars Smashes Own Poker Tournament Record
When the people at PokerStars set out to do something, by and large, they get it done.
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
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,
Brothers Operated Busted Online Gambling Site From Belize
The MajorWager.com website stumbled upon an interesting report on Thu
Harrah’s Chief Wants to Bring Caesars Palace to Macau
Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Harrah's Entertainment Inc.
888.com to Buy Bingo Company for £60 Mln
LONDON (Reuters) - Online gaming firm 888 <888.L> has agreed to acquire Wink Bingo from Daub Ltd for up to 59.7 million pounds and said current trading had remained strong and in line with ex
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.
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).
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
Setback for Online Gambling Companies in Europe
By Nikki Tait in Brussels
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.
Poker Ducks is Poker Dust
Another online poker room has bitten the dust!
Cryptologic May Get Into Sports Betting Industry
Long established online casino software provider, Cryptologic, is on the verge of entering the sports betting realm.
The company looks to sign a deal with multi-national Internet sports betting operator Betclic and is preparing to launch a series of new games in partnership with multinationals DC Comics and Paramount Digital Entertainment.
PartyGaming, BWIN in Merger Talks
LONDON (Reuters) - Online gaming firm PartyGaming (PRTY.L) is in merger talks with Austrian rival bwin Interactive Entertainment (BWIN.VI) in a deal that could create an internet gambling giant, ac
Lenders Take Over Atlantic City Casino
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press Writer
Don't pay your mortgage, and eventually the bank will own your home.
Playtech’s Share Price Dips, Announces Acquisition
(Reuters) - Shares in Playtech (PTEC.L) dip 1.8 percent to 411 pence after Numis cuts its rating on the online gambling softw
eCOGRA Looks Into Grand Privé Affiliate Dispute One Year Too Late
While its credibility is essentially shot, eCommerce Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance (eCOGRA), a so-called online gambling watchdog group with close ties to software maker Microgaming, has f
European Online Poker Operators Need to Prepare for US Market
The European online poker operators must be prepared to do business in the US market space should it open, perhaps as early as later in 2010.
This was the observation made by the bosses of PKR and PokerStrategy.com this week during an industry conference in London.
Bookies Make Out Like Bandits Week 13 of NFL
The online bookmakers won nearly all the games vs. the betting public on Sunday Week 13 of the regular NFL season, including two of the biggest games.
Poker Nordica Pays Out After Long Delay
Gambling911.com first reported of a complaint against Poker Nordica last week, part of the Merge Online Poker Net
PIC Club Poker Posts 9.1 Percent Dividend for Users
The online poker payment platform, PIC Club, has posted a 9.1 percent dividend for users, according to CEO Chuck Kidd.
Poker Nordica The Latest Merge Room Slow Pay
As Gambling911.com first reported a few weeks back, Aced.com, a Merge Poker Network room, was refusing to pay certai
Binions Closing Las Vegas Hotel, Casino Remains
LAS VEGAS - (Associated Press) The owner of an iconic downtown Las Vegas hotel that hosted the World Series of Poker for 34 years will close the property's hotel rooms, coffee shop and keno operati
Youbet Churchill Downs Deal May Not Go Through
At least five different shareholders of the horse racing website YouBet.com Inc. have expressed disillusion over a proposed merger with Churchill Downs, Inc.
Charles Proctor of the Los Angeles Business Journal reports that these individuals have filed lawsuits in Los Angeles Superior Court alleging that Churchill Downs is underpaying for the Burbank-based company.
Sands China Down 10 Percent
HONG KONG, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Sands China's (1928.HK) weak stock market debut in Hong Kong on Monday signals a lack of investor appetite for a casino gaming company with a high valuation and an unc
Dubai Debts Fears Hit Casino Industry
Fears over Dubai's announcement that they will be delaying payment of debt has hit casino stocks. News broke on Friday that a possible debt default at Dubai state-owned conglomerate Dubai World D
BetFred.com Sees UIGEA Delay Good for Euro Online Poker
A 6 month delay of bank regulations associated with the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act passed in October 2006 is a good thing, so say some in the European online poker market.
The new reqs were set to go into effect December 1. Gambling911.com broke the story Wednesday that a settlement had been reached between Congressman Barney Frank and the US Treasury Department to delay the process another 6 months.
Aced.com Online Poker Story Big Read in November
One of the most controversial stories to appear on the Gambling911.com website during the month of November centered on Merge Poker Network's online poker room,
