Gambling News
New Management Team Announced at Paddy Power
Paddy Power's new CEO, Andy McCue, has announced a new management line-up that includes Johnny Hartnett, who has been appointed 'managing director, Paddy Power online' and Christian Woolfenden has been appointed 'managing director, retail (UK & Ireland)'.
Woolfenden replaces McCue following his promotion as Chief Operating Officer.
Peter O'Donovan has been named the company’s new chief product officer. His role will include heading up the technology and product development departments.
Sources Say Boehner Gives Thumbs Down to Adelson Online Gambling Rider
With passage of a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill necessary to pass in Congress in the coming days, some media reports suggest that casino magnate and GOP mega donor Sheldon Adelson intends to have his online gambling prohibition inserted as part of that “must pass” legislation.
Record 1738 Players at Eureka 4 Prague: 542 Return for Day 2
Eureka 4 Prague Main Event field attracted 1,738 players (including 8 no-shows) and as we denoted before, it smashed previous records.
The field increased by 423 players in comparison to last year's tour stop in the Czech capital, and easily surpassed Vienna's 1,432-entry field. Today's day 1b brought the biggest flight with 1,263 entries including 8 no-shows (to reach a 4-figure number for the very first time in a single day). Altogether, the season 4 counts impressive 3,662 attendants, which is 1,236 more than last in season 3 despite taking off one stop.
Murder-for-Hire Trial Features Sex, Drugs, Gambling, Trannies and $50 Million Child
A Hartford murder-for-hire trial is now drawing interest from around the globe with Gambling911.com beginning to cover the story last week.
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Art Dealer With Russian Mob Connections Helly Nahmad Out of Prison
Just five months into a thirteen month sentence, high end art dealer Helly Nahmad has been released from prison.
The New York Observer reports that Nahmad has been transferred from a New York State prison to a halfway house in the Bronx.
Houston Area Raid Nets Nearly 100 Slot Machines
RICHMOND, Texas (Associated Press) - A Houston-area raid has led to the seizure of nearly 100 illegal slot machines and one arrest.
The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office says the case involves illegal gambling at a game room near Richmond.
The sheriff's office on Monday said 49-year-old Rene Valdez of Rosenberg has been charged with gambling promotion. Valdez was freed on $750 bond following Saturday night's raid.
Poker Playboy Dan Bilzerian Reportedly Kicks Woman in Face at Nightclub
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Nets Fan, Poker Pro Says Being Tossed From Game Like ‘Being Abducted by Aliens’
Nets super fan and a former poker player, Jeffrey Vanchiro (AKA Jeffrey Gamblero), says he is recovering from a humiliating incident last week in which he was physically removed from the Madison Square Garden by security without his prosthetic leg. Vanchiro was accused of being unruly though others who were sitting nearby the super fan dispute these claims, taking to Twitter to defend him. He compared getting tossed from the arena like “being abducted by aliens”
Tomas Fara Seizes Top Spot at Eureka 4 Prague by End of Day 1A
It was a very fresh start of the EPT Prague Poker Festival; record-breaking 475 players attended day 1a of the €1,100 Eureka Main Event making it the biggest ever day 1a in tour's history (surpassing Vienna's 457 players). With almost 800 players already registered for tommorow's day 1b it might be once again time for Prague to set up the new strongest Eureka field as well as it happened in both previous years.
NFL Ratings Helped Along By Daily Fantasy Sports, Sports Betting
Despite a number of blowouts and fewer games this season being decided by a score or less (8 points), NFL ratings continue to hold their own with Sunday Night Football the highest rated program each week.
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Chat With Americas Cardroom CEO Phil Nagy Live Wednesday Night
Want to know anything there is to know about one of the fastest growing online poker rooms geared towards players in North America, Americas Cardroom?
ACR CEO Phil Nagy will be available Wednesday December 10 (starting between 7:30 pm and 8 pm EST) to talk about his site and the online poker industry in general. Please note that we initially published that this event would take place Tuesday night
Eureka 4 Prague Hits 475 Players on Day 1A
Final stop of the Eureka Poker Tour season 4 kicked off with a record-breaking mood here in the Hilton Prague; 475 players entered the €1,100 Main Event, making it the biggest day 1a ever held in tour's history (besting Vienna's 457-player field).
Adelson’s Quiet Attempt to Quash Online Gambling Got Too Noisy
Is it possible to spend too much money in politics and have it backfire? Sheldon Adelson is about to find out.
Slate asks the Million Dollar Question (or should we say BILLION DOLLAR QUESTION?).
Adelson, in case you didn’t know, is among the biggest GOP donors. He’s also one of the richest men in the world and doesn’t believe online gambling can coincide with his brick and mortar casinos.
Jason Mercier Wins WPT Alpha8 Event in St. Kitts for $727,500
Poker pro Jason Mercier has won the WPT Alpha8 Event in St. Kitts for a whopping $727,500.
Five Defendants to Plead Guilty in Case Tied to Poker Pro Paul Phua
(Associated Press) - Five defendants are poised to take plea deals in a federal illegal Internet gambling case in Nevada that stemmed from a disputed FBI raid last summer at high-roller suites at Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip.
Flack Over Affleck: ‘Runner, Runner’ Film Sparks Outrage in Costa Rica With Police
We thought this atrocious excuse for a film was behind us, straight to DVD and out of our memories for good but “Runner, Runner” is the gift that keeps on giving this holiday season apparently. For Costa Ricans, this cinematic disaster has sparked outrage with both the police and Minister of Public Security.
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Attorney: ‘Extortion’ Check for Illegal Sports Betting Ring was From Thomas Vanek
WHEC in Rochester, New York is reporting that a second guilty plea has been entered into in connection with an illegal multi-million dollar sports betting ring with alleged ties to hockey player Thomas Vanek.
Joe Ruff and his brother are charged with running the business from their Marina Restaurant and Bar in Charlotte, New York.
Fortune.com: How DailyMVP.com Landed Tom Brady
Everybody is talking about the new commercial featuring New England Patriots starting quarterback Tom Brady donning a wig to take on the roll of a telemarketer. But Fortune.com is asking: “How did a little known fantasy app land the likes of a Tom Brady?”
Tom Brady Plays a ‘Sexy’ Telemarketer in DailyMVP Fantasy Ad
A commercial featuring New England Patriots starting quarterback Tom Brady as a telemarketer was released Wednesday. Brady is touting daily fantasy sports site DailyMVP.com.
In the advertisement, Brady dons a wig and phone headset.
Tiffany Stevens Murder-For-Hire Trial has Gambling, Sex and Million Dollar Baby
Tiffany Stevens of Bloomfield, Connecticut stands accused of hiring a hitman to kill her husband Eric Stevens. He’s still alive and, at times, it appeared as if the intended victim was the one on trial.
Defense attorney Hubert Santos laid it all out with the questioning.
“Did you communicate to her that her mattress be filled with blood?,” Santos asked.
“In 2009, yes,” Stevens responded.
Betfair to Return 200 Million Pounds to Shareholders With 50 Percent Rise in Customers
(Reuters) - Online gambling company Betfair (BETF.L) plans a cash return of 200 million pounds to shareholders and higher dividend payouts after posting a 51 percent rise in first half earnings.
The firm, which operates an exchange that allows gamblers to bet against each other, said on Thursday it made core earnings (EBITDA) of 73.9 million pounds in the six months to Oct. 31, on revenue up 26 percent to 237.6 million pounds.
The revenue growth was driven by strong customer base growth, the football World Cup and favourable sports results.
Winner of Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘N’ Roll” Poker Open Championship Announced
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Chris Bolek of Boca Raton, Fla., walked away with $480,200 after winning first place in the Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘N’ Roll” Poker Open $2 Million Guaranteed Championship held November 28 – December 3, 2014. Runner up Sean Winter of Jacksonville, Fla. walked away with $270,000.
Bail Dropped for Genovese Crime Family Associate Tied to Sports Betting Ring
A Superior Court judge has lowered bail From $400,000 to $300,000 for a reputed associate of the Genovese crime family accused of running a multi-state multi-million dollar sports betting operation that utilized wire room in Costa Rica.
Sky Sells Majority Stake in Sky Bet Online Gambling
(Reuters) - European pay-TV group Sky has agreed to sell a controlling stake in Sky Bet to CVC Capital Partners in a deal which values the online betting business at 800 million pounds ($1.3 billion).
Sky said the sale would enable it to focus on the growth areas within its pay-TV business, where it has recently expanded into continental Europe with the purchase of Sky Italia and 90 percent of Sky Deutschland.
Alessio Isaia Wins Sanremo Grand Final
Un giocatore Italiano, Alessio Isaia, ha vinto il primo premio di €43,000 dopo un deal a due al tavolo finale dell’IPT Sanremo Grand Final.
Isaia ha prevalso su un totale di 234 giocatori qui’ al Casino’ Municipale, dove il PokerStars.IT IPT ha generato un montepremi di €204,282.
BSOP Millions 2014: Wilson Calixto Takes Final of the Brazilian Championship
Wilson Calixto is the newest Brazilian poker millionaire. After seven days of poker festival in the Events Center of the Sheraton World Trade Center in Sao Paulo, at dawn on Thursday, the player from Brasilia won the Main Event of the Brazilian Series of Poker (BSOP Millions) pocketed R$ 1,05 million (approx. USD$420,000).
The last day started with 10 players and lots of action. Within half an hour the final table of 8 players was on the way. The first to say goodbye was short stacked Marcel Carli. Soon after, Adecir Cassol fell in ninth place.
Planned Tax Cut Could be Atlantic City’s Last Hope
(Associated Press) - Predictable tax bills for casinos and certain revenue for Atlantic City’s government are the goals of a plan unveiled this week by two New Jersey state senators looking to help the struggling seaside resort, which has seen four of its 12 casinos close this year.
The plan by state Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney, D-Gloucester, and Sen. James Whelan, D-Atlantic, would let casinos collectively pay $150 million in lieu of taxes for two years, and then $120 million a year after that, assuming gambling revenue stays at a certain level.
Poker Pro Paul Phua Denies Organized Crime Ties in World Cup Betting Probe
Attorneys for poker pro Paul Phua (real name Wei Seng Phua ) denied he has any links to a Chinese organized criminal syndicate. Phua, a wealthy Malaysian businessman, and his son Darren Phau were charged this past summer with operating a World Cup betting ring out of a Las Vegas resort. Six others were also charged for their involvement in the alleged scheme.
