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Kansas Governor Signs Bill Legalizing Fantasy Sports
TOPEKA, Kansas (Associated Press) – Republican Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a bill clarifying the legality of fantasy leagues.
Brownback’s office announced he signed the bill into law Tuesday, along with seven other measures.
2015 WSOP Gets Underway Next Week With Plenty of Changes
LAS VEGAS -- The 2015 World Series of Poker (WSOP) gets underway May 27 here and there are lots of changes in store for the 46th annual event, which is to be held at the historic Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino, just off the famed Vegas Strip.
Best Pay Per Heads for Football – 2015
Gambling911.com has your best pay per heads for the upcoming football season, in no particular order so be sure to check each of them out as their offerings vary and can be customized to fit your own personal needs.
PayPerHead.com – Gambling911.com has known the folks behind this outfit since before they were ever in operation. We’re talking 1998!!!
NASCAR, DraftKings Daily Fantasy Deal, Pennsylvania DFS Bill
Gambling911.com’s sister site DFS911.com has all the latest news on the recent NASCAR deal with daily fantasy site DraftKings.com along with a bill drafted in the
BetOnline.ag Player Hits 12-Team Parlay For Over $79,000
Atlanta Hawks’ bettors collectively let out a huge sigh of relief Friday night as Washington Wizards’ Paul Pierce’s last second fade-away three-pointer was overturned by the officials review.
Bertrand ‘Elkypoker’ Grospellier a Twitch Sensation: Won’t Retire From Poker
Poker pro Bertrand “Elkypoker” Grospellier this weekend competed in the SCOOP 2015 $2K buy-in, finishing in 6th place. Ultimately it was Jason Mercier who won the online tournament event, racking up a cool $178,457.
The real story here appears to have been the more than 16000 Internet users who logged on to watch Grospellier’s Twitch feed.
Amaya, 888 Holdings Battle it Out for Bwin.Party: $1.5 Billion on the Line
Amaya Gaming, the parent company of PokerStars, jumped into the bidding war for struggling online gambling firm Bwin.Party.
Struggling as it may, Bwin.party remains one of the most sought after betting companies in the world.
Rival GVC announced its intention to bid for Bwin.party last week.
Bookies in Connecticut: The Case of the Stun Gun, Cattle Prod and Arson
Over the past four years there have been a number of high profile bookies charged in various Connecticut towns. But it all came to a head this past January when John Barile of East Hartford was charged with burning down a Middletown restaurant for insurance fraud. The crime he is accused of was actually committed five years previous.
RAWA Author Lindsey Graham ‘99.9 Percent Sure’ He Will Run for President
The co-author of legislation that would ultimately ban most forms of online gambling in the U.S., South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, plans to announce whether he intends to run for President of the United States on June 1.
Graham, a Republican, says he is “99.9 percent sure” he will run for President.
DraftKings.com Makes CNBC’s Top 50 Private Company Disruptors List of 2015
The 2nd largest daily fantasy company, DraftKings, has placed number 45 on CNBC’s Top 50 Disruptors List for 2015.
That list pertains to private companies that will have the strongest impact of changing a specific industry or industries, in this case major league sports and the fantasy sports sector.
Fantasy Sports Has a Kid Sister: Prediction Sports Wagering All the Rage in Europe
READING, England -- Fantasy sports wagering first took hold in America and then crossed the pond to Europe, but now there's another game on the continent that's getting some buzz.
And if it becomes as popular and successful as traditional fantasy sports betting, expect this alternative form of sports gambling to cross back to the USA and become popular and successful there.
So what are we talking about?
Prediction sports!
Ex Miami Officer Gets Two Years in Prison for Gambling, Bribes
MIAMI (Associated Press) -- A former Miami police officer has been sentenced to two years in prison for accepting thousands of dollars in bribes from an illegal gambling operation.
A federal judge last week also sentenced 24-year-old Jerry Sutherland to perform 150 hours of community service and pay a $2,000 fine. Sutherland must forfeit $3,400 he was paid in bribes. He pleaded guilty to extortion.
‘Balding’ Tiger Woods Beats Mark Cuban at Poker
Tiger Woods has taken time off from golf this week. On Friday, he opted for a night of poker with none other than Dallas Mavs billionaire owner Mark Cuban.
It was all for a good cause. Woods was hosting Tiger Jam out in Las Vegas to benefit the Tiger Woods Foundation.
It was Tiger who came out on top against Cuban, in case you were wondering.
Bookies In…. South Carolina: Brett Parker Thrusts State Into National Spotlight
Gambling911.com’s “Bookies In…” series has become a hugely popular read among bookmakers, agents, sports bettors and the curious alike.
In the series we hone in on specific regions, dispense useful legal information in regard to state and sometimes local statutes, while at the same time providing a colorful history of said city, metropolitan area and/or county in terms of its bookie ties and roots.
Cook County Illinois Bookies: Chicago, Elgin, Naperville, Joliet
When we think Cook County, we first think of one of the United States largest cities, Chicago.
Bookies in Collier County Florida: Naples, Marco Island
Live in Collier County, Florida? Bookies are quite plentiful but be careful who you choose to do business with and always ensure they are doing business with call centers operating in legal offshore jurisdictions.
Online Gambling Company GVC Holdings Makes Bid for Bwin.Party
Online gambling company GVC Holdings Plc said it had submitted a bid for rival Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment Plc , which announced in March it was looking for potential suitors.
GVC Holdings Chief Executive Kenneth Alexander had told Reuters in March that "something like" Bwin.party would be of interest to the company.
Bwin.party also said they are still in negotiations with a number of third parties as well.
Bookie Sentenced to 4.5 Years Had Enforcer Willing to ‘Bite Your Face Off’
A Naples area bookie claiming ties to offshore sportsbook owner Spiros “The Greek” Athanas and a $100,000 per month nationwide network of enforcers to collect debt was in reality “small time” according to his lawyer.
Thomas Welch, 49, was sentenced to 4 ½ years behind bars after pleading guilty to single counts of racketeering and money laundering in connection to his local and Internet-based sports betting business.
FBI Re-Files ‘Ruse’ Case Against Poker Pro Paul Phua: Add Conspiracy Charge
LAS VEGAS (Associated Press) -- Federal prosecutors in Nevada have added a conspiracy allegation and re-filed Internet bookmaking charges against a Malaysian businessman who won a recent court ruling that his rights were violated in an FBI search of his Las Vegas Strip hotel suite.
Amaya Quarterly Results Boosted by PokerStars Acquisition
(Reuters) - Canadian gaming company Amaya Inc, the owner of online gambling sites PokerStars and Full Tilt, reported a massive jump in revenue and an adjusted profit on Thursday, on the back of its pivot to focus on the burgeoning online gambling market.
Montreal-based Amaya, which transformed itself in 2014 after it acquired PokerStars and Full Tilt through a $4.9 billion buyout of Rational Group, has been selling or spinning off its non-core assets over the last few months.
‘The Avengers: Age of Ultron” US Box Office Betting Odds: Favorite to Take in $210 Mil
You can find all of the odds you need concerning The Avengers: Age of Ultron, in your online sportsbook and that is how you know this will be a major event.
Underneath are a list of the main odds you will be able to wager on, and you might be able to find many more props if you look hard enough.
Avengers: Age Of Ultron US Weekend Box Office Odds
Less Than $120 Million: +1100
StockBattle.com Fantasy Trading Site Shuts Its Doors After SEC Threat
StockBattle.com, a fantasy trading site based on the daily fantasy sports contest business model, has been forced to shut down following a warning by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Mississippi Introduces Legislation to Allow Sports Betting
Mississippi has become the latest state to introduce legislation that would permit sports betting.
House Bill 806, introduced Wednesday, is sponsored by Democrat state rep. Chuck Espy.
Currently the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is expected to rule on a New Jersey challenge of the Bradley Act, or PASPA, a federal law banning sports betting in all but a handful of states.
$115K Sunday Special in Danger of Capping at Americas Cardroom
San Jose, Costa Rica – It's not every day that a U.S. online poker site sends out a warning about one of its tournaments, but the very nature of The Sunday Special at Americas Cardroom calls for drastic measures. Americas Cardroom today announced that the $115,000 Sunday Special will not see its guarantee increase by $5k for the first time since launching at the beginning of this year.
Poker Pro Jason Mercier Wins Two Titles in Three Days
ONCHAN, Isle of Man – Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier has won two Spring Championship of Online Poker titles in the first three days of the festival on PokerStars, an Amaya Inc. brand.
Phil Gordon on Tom Brady: ‘I Know He Cheats at Blackjack Too, He’s a Card Counter’
In a shocking tweet made by the host of Bravo’s “Celebrity Poker Showdown”, Phil Gordon alleges that New England Patriot starting quarterback Tom Brady routinely cheats at blackjack while playing in casinos.
From Phil Gordon:
Hey, I know for sure #TomBrady "cheats" at Blackjack -- he's a card counter (I taught him). About the same advantage gain - 1-2%?
BetClic.com Players Face Fines: 79 Players Forced to Pay Thousands of Euros
A government crackdown on the European online gambling website BetClic.com has resulted in some 79 individuals having to pay thousands of dollars in fines….and this is just the beginning, authorities have warned.
Caesars Palace Faces Up to $20 Mil in Fines as Part of Money Laundering Probe
Las Vegas (Associated Press) - Caesars Palace could face paying between $12 million and $20 million worth of fines stemming from a federal investigation into how the casino prevents or detects money laundering.
Officials with Las Vegas-based Caesars Entertainment Corp. met with the federal agencies involved in the investigation on April 29 when settlement proposals were discussed.
The company mentioned the meeting under the header "other matters" in its third quarter financial report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Unclaimed Gambling Winnings Could Soon be Used to Fund Rape Exams
The Louisiana House of Representatives on Monday unanimously passed a measure that would fund forensic medical exams for rape victims through the use of unclaimed gambling winnings. This would essentially end the practice of hospitals systematically billing patients for such services.
Global Vices Revealed Per Nation: Aussies Take Most Drugs, Nearly All Gamble
Findings from a study by the University of Adelaide have revealed the world’s vices by country for the first time ever.
The study found that Aussies take the most drugs and just shy of 85% gamble.
