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PokerStars Launches MicroMillions 10 Championship

PokerStars.com, an Amaya Inc. (TSX: AYA) company, today announced that the MicroMillions 10 championship, which features 100 events and $5 million in guaranteed prize money, is set to take place from March 19-29.

MicroMillions is the world’s most popular tournament series, which has seen more than one million tournament entries for each championship held to date. Buy-ins for the next series begin at just $0.11 and max out at $22 for the No Limit Hold’em Main Event, which takes place on March 29 at 14.30 ET and features a $1 million guarantee.

Submitted by Press Release on, Mar/09/2015

Brits Blowing Away £1.7billion on Gambling Machines

The Mail on Sunday this weekend revealed that those living in the UK are spending £1.7billion gambling on fixed-odds betting terminals.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Mar/09/2015

Poker Pro Paul Phua Son Pleads Guilty in World Cup Betting Probe: Was Homesick

LAS VEGAS — (Associated Press) - The son of a wealthy Malaysian businessman accused of running an illegal sports betting ring together during the World Cup has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in order to return home.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Mar/08/2015

Hillary Clinton US Presidential Odds Impacted by Email Scandal

Lots of changes in the Next US President market with the news of Hillary Clinton’s email scandal surfacing and at Sportsbook.ag, her odds to become the next President in 2016 have just gotten longer

Submitted by Carrie Stroup on, Mar/07/2015

Nevada Gaming Enforcement Division Confirms Bitcoin Poker Room Seals With Clubs Raid

While Karl Bennison, chief of the Nevada Gaming Enforcement division, confirmed that the board “took part in law enforcement action” related to Seals with Clubs on Feb. 11, it was not immediately clear as to whether that investigation directly tied to the anonymous digital currency Bitcoin or if it involved Seals With Clubs operating from within Nevada.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Mar/06/2015

Paddy Power Reports Record Profits

Ireland’s biggest bookmaker, Paddy Power, has reported some of its biggest profits ever.

Shares in the company continued to surge on news that Paddy claimed €167 million in profits before tax and that it plans to return up to €392 million to shareholders.

The company’s net revenue increased 18% to €882 million with pre-tax profits growing 21% to €167 million. These impressive figures were helped by the number of bets placed at Paddy Power increasing by 16%.  Online gambling makes up 77% of its overall business.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Mar/05/2015

Betfair Better Than Expected 3rd Quarter

LONDON, March 5 (Reuters) - Online gambling company Betfair hiked its full-year profit forecast range on Thursday after trading remained strong following a better-than-expected third-quarter, sending its shares sharply higher.

The company, which runs an exchange that allows gamblers to bet against each other, said revenue jumped 20 percent in the three months to Jan. 31, as investment in products and marketing helped increase active customer numbers by half in its core markets, with sports and gaming income up strongly.

Submitted by Reuters on, Mar/05/2015

Congressman Hit by Sheldon Adelson Wife’s Purse Supports His Gambling Bill

Casino magnate and GOP mega donor Sheldon Adelson has a new ally to support his online gambling prohibition.  And that man just happens to be the same Congressman whacked by Adelson’s wife’s purse on Tuesday.

It’s none other than Rep. Brad Ashford (D-Neb), only a small handful of individuals supporting the legislation.

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Mar/05/2015

Netanyahu 81 Percent Odds of Being Re-Elected Israel Prime Minister

Online prediction website PredictIt.org has given Benjamin Netanyahu an 81% chance of being re-elected Prime Minister of Israel. 

The site sets its odds based on public volume coming in on either side of a particular bet offer.

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Mar/05/2015

Head's Up: Doyle Brunson Survives Surgery

Iron clad poker legend Doyle Brunson underwent successful surgery over the weekend to have cancer removed from his head.

He tweeted Monday:

Submitted by Nagesh Rath on, Mar/04/2015

Italian Police Arrest Mobster Hiding Inside Sofa

An Italian Mafia boss on the run since April 2013 was arrested Wednesday after engaging in a chase with officers.  The mobster was found hiding inside a sofa.

63-year-old Vincenzo Pariante was convicted in absentia and sentenced to life imprisonment for commissioning the 2004 murder of two other mobsters from a rival clan.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Mar/04/2015

Macau’s Gambling Woes are a Win for Wynn

Despite the highly publicized corruption crackdown that has left the gambling hub of Macau nearly in tatters, one casino group operating there will benefit to the tune of $511 million.

That is the amount the Chinese subsidiary of Wynn Resorts Ltd. plans to issue in the form of a special stock dividend this month, according to Howard Stutz of the Las Vegas Review Journal

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Mar/04/2015

More Time Permitted for Revel Casino to Seek Higher Bids

CAMDEN, New Jersey — (Associated Press) - A bankruptcy court judge says more time is needed to seek higher bids for Atlantic City's former Revel Casino Hotel.

Judge Gloria Burns delayed a decision Wednesday on the proposed $82 million sale of the shuttered gambling hall to Florida developer Glenn Straub. She did so after Los Angeles developer Izek Shomof expressed interest in buying Revel, but for $2 million less.

The $2.4 billion casino closed in September after just over two years of operation, during which it never turned a profit.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Mar/04/2015

Brisk Early Betting Reported in Vegas on Pacquiao-Mayweather Fight

LAS VEGAS – (Associated Press) - Manny Pacquiao has always believed he can do what 47 other fighters before him have failed to do -- beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the ring.

Turns out a lot of other people are believers too. And they are backing their opinions with money.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Mar/04/2015

U.S. Government Blames Iran for Hack of Sands Casino Websites

Senior government officials have reportedly linked Iran to a hacking attack on the Sands Casino websites last year.

Hackers knocked all of the Sands websites offline and published sensitive personal information about Sands employees including their social security numbers in February of 2014.  The sites remained down for over a week.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Mar/04/2015

Record Numbers Reported at Americas Cardroom During Month of February

Though February was the shortest month of the year it didn’t stop Americas Cardroom (ACR) from having its biggest month ever. ACR delivered on its promise to players to host Winning Millions, the online poker site's $1,000,000 GTD poker tournament as a finale to their biggest online tournament series to date.

Submitted by Press Release on, Mar/04/2015

Hearing on RAWA Internet Gambling Prohibition Bill Postponed

A House Sub Committee hearing on Internet gambling prohibition scheduled for this Thursday has been postponed due to anticipated inclement weather. 

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Mar/03/2015

Three Florida Men Convicted in Connection With Legends Sports Case

Three individuals from Florida have been convicted in Oklahoma City for their role in running what federal prosecutors called a billion dollar illegal sports betting enterprise run out of Panama City, Panama. 

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Mar/03/2015

Hooters Poker Room in Vegas Goes Tits Up

Say “Goodbye” to another Las Vegas poker room.

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The Hooters poker room is the latest to shut its doors.

Located at the intersection of Tropicana and Las Vegas Blvd, the two-table room often had little if any action.

Submitted by Ace King on, Mar/03/2015

Casino Revenue in Macau Plunges Nearly in Half During February

HONG KONG (Associated Press) — Casino revenue in the world gambling capital of Macau plunged by nearly half last month as fewer mainland Chinese high-rollers visited during the busy Lunar New Year holiday.

Data posted on the gambling regulator's website Tuesday show that February's gross gambling revenue fell by 48.6 percent from a year earlier, the biggest monthly decline on record.

It's the ninth straight month that gambling revenue has declined in Macau.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Mar/03/2015

Horsing Around at the Poker Tables: Stickyrice a ‘Head Case’?

The video has since gone private but the folks from Reddit and FSPoker.com are still talking about the “horseplay” at this weekend’s LA Poker Classic held at the Bike Casino.

Submitted by Nagesh Rath on, Mar/02/2015

Jason Chaffetz 2015 Agenda: Stop Internet Gambling and Bomb Iran

Utah Republican Congressman Jason Chaffetz, a co-author of legislation that would ban most forms of online gambling, spoke vehemently in support of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s scheduled speech before Congress on Tuesday. 

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Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Mar/02/2015

Las Vegas Westgate Casino Finds Innovative Way to Offer Online Sports Betting in US

The Westgate Casino and Sportsbook in Las Vegas on Monday announced it had entered into a deal that would allow sports betting throughout the U.S.

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Mar/02/2015

What’s Everybody Betting On – March 2: Juventus Turin, Warriors, Baylor, Virginia

The Golden State Warriors as a -6.5 visiting favorite in Brooklyn were seeing the heaviest betting action of the day.

The line on this game had come down to -6 but that number was still attracting 75% of the bets Golden State’s way.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Mar/02/2015

Nevada Supreme Court Rejects High Roller’s Appeal Regarding Casino Debts Owed

CARSON CITY, Nevada — (Associated Press) - The Nevada Supreme Court has denied an appeal by a high roller accused of failing to pay $384,000 in gambling debts to four Las Vegas casinos.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Mar/02/2015

Skrill to Exhibit at Daily Fantasy Sports Expo in Miami Beach

Another huge addition to this August’s Daily Fantasy Sports Expo in Miami Beach as one of the world’s largest payment solutions, Skrill , will be a main exhibitor.  Skrill, formerly known as Moneybookers, is only second to PayPal in terms of customers in the digital payments solutions sector.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Mar/01/2015

Raphael Wimmer Wins €99,685 and Eureka 5 Rozvadov Title

Last year, we celebrated first ever Slovakian champion. Now Austria gets the honor. Raphael Wimmer scooped the title to become first Austrian tournament to win the Eureka Main Evnet.

Wimmer was rewarded with €99,685 alongside the trophy. He cut a 5-way deal and eventually grabbed the €10k prize left for the champion as he beat Josef Pavelka heads-up.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/01/2015

Final Table of Eureka Rozvadov 2015 Kicks Off

Ruben Pleijster will come back for the final day of the €1,100 Eureka 5 Rozvadov Main Event as a chip leader.

The Dutch collected 3,430,000 chips to lead final 7 players into a battle for €119,200 first prize as well as the Eureka champion title. 
Raphael Wimmer bagged 2,805,000 to enter the finale 2nd in chips followed by Josef Gulas who will continue with a 2,805,000-chip stack. 


Submitted by Press Release on, Mar/01/2015

Former Top Sheriff’s Deputy Charged for Selling Inside Info on Gambling Probe

GREENVILLE, South Carolina — (Associated Press) - A former top sheriff's deputy in Greenville County faces criminal charges after prosecutors say he sold inside information on investigations in return for payoffs from an illegal gambling operator.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Feb/28/2015

Rastislav Paleta Leads Eureka Rozvadov for Day 3

Rastislav Paleta will enter day 3 of the €1,100 Eureka 5 Rozvadov as a chip leader. The Czech continues to earn from a great form these days, he already made the final table of the 100 Grand Challenge earlier this week to secure a €10,392 payday for a 5th place finish. Paleta is now on a pace to match this result as he leads last 28 players in to the penultimate day of the Main Event. He bagged 1,194,000 and is followed by starting days chip leaders Langar Oghabian (day 1a) and Roman Blaha (day 1b), who both built on their starting position today.

Submitted by Press Release on, Feb/27/2015

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