Gambling News

Ms. (Mr.?) Michele Claybourne Goes MIA Following FTPDoug Flap

Jenny Woo here, your workhorse Senior International Correspondent reporting to you from the island of Costa Rica this week. 

I must admit, some of us – including Yours Truly – was a little stunned to learn that Full Tilt Poker PR rep Michele Clayborne had allegedly assumed the identify or a male manager of the company, posting on various poker message boards as FTP Doug. 

Submitted by Jenny Woo on, Jun/15/2011

All Bets May be Off for BitCoin Revolutionizing Online Poker After $450,000 Cyber Theft

A BitCoin cyber thief stole $450,000 from an unsuspecting online customer, thus making one second guess if the virtual currency can help revolutionize online poker. 

Submitted by Ace King on, Jun/15/2011

Atlantic City Paves the Way for Smaller Casinos

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/15/2011

Bookmaker.com (Now BMaker.ag) Bonus Structure Changes

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jun/15/2011

Federated Sports + Gaming Acquires Heartland Poker Tour

Federated Sports + Gaming (FS+G) on Tuesday announced its acquisition of the Heartland Poker Tour (HPT).

Submitted by Ace King on, Jun/14/2011

Online Gambling News: Companies Squirm Over Cold Case

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jun/13/2011

Disgraced Las Vegas Handicapper Ted Sevansky Loses Home

Ted Sevansky the disgraced handicapper who can be heard touting his picks in the Las Vegas radio market has now officially lost his home. 

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Jun/13/2011

PokerStars to Pull Out of Australia Market August 1

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jun/12/2011

Online Poker Likely to be Legalized in US by Year’s End

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jun/10/2011

Clonie Gowen vs. Full Tilt Poker Lawsuit not Dead Yet

Submitted by Ace King on, Jun/10/2011

The BetED.com Bailout Mess

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jun/09/2011

Subscription-Based Online Poker Room Donates to USO

A new online poker room will be up and running with a special Independence Day free roll tournament July 4 (check with local laws regarding sweepstakes). 

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/09/2011

Full Tilt Poker Rep FTP Doug Revealed as Michele Clayborne

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jun/09/2011

Online Poker “Black Friday” Defendant Ira Rubin Ordered Detained

A defendant in the “Black Friday” case against online poker rooms PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and UB.com has been ordered detained by US authorities.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jun/08/2011

Sportsbook.com Becomes Sportsbook.ag

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jun/07/2011

Sportingbet/GTECH G2 Relationship Secure…For Now

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/07/2011

BetED.com Takeover Possible

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jun/07/2011

Online Poker Cash Outs: Hero Poker CEO Responds to Concerns

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jun/07/2011

Las Vegas Falls to Number 3 Behind Macau, Singapore of top Gambling Destinations

Las Vegas is now the number three gambling destination in the world, falling behind Macau and Singapore

Las Vegas continues to lose some serious ground to its Asian counterparts, more specifically Macau and Singapore.  While Macau has been blowing Sin City out of the water in recent years, Singapore has just claimed the number two spot of top gambling destinations this week. 

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Jun/07/2011

Breaking News

Odds on TJ Watt Next Team

BetOnline.ag opened lines for the next TJ Watt and Trey Hendrickson teams before the NFL Draft as well as before the June 1st salary cap relief cuts.