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Is Pitbull Poker Running a New Scam
For the third time in less than a week, embattled online poker site, Pitbull Poker is back in the news once again. As was previously reported, the site, which has ceased operations amid allegations of using superuser accounts to cheat its customers out of money, as well as having their leadership placed under arrest, did some curious tweaking to their website yesterday.
France Bans Betting Exchanges: Betfair Out!
France has effectively banned betting exchanges such as the wildly popular Betfair. The ban comes as a result to a surprise amendment appearing as part of that country's new gambling laws.
Doyle Brunson Leads the Pack on Twitter
Poker's biggest legend now has over 41,000 followers on social networking site, more than Phil Hellmuth, Jr. and Daniel Negreanu
Kyl The Caveman: Women Storm Jon Kyl Office
The backlash from Arizona Republican Senator Jon Kyl's remarks about his "not needing maternity insurance" could be detrimental not only to his own future but to that of his state colleag
YouTube Shocker: Jon Kyl Doesn’t Need Maternity Care
Sportingbet Plans to Join Main London Market
Aim-listed Sportingbet is preparing to move up to the main market, having recovered from the disastrous impact of the effective ban on online gambling in the US in 2006.
Andrew McIver, chief executive, said the move to the main market was prompted by Aim's under-performance over the past year. "In bull markets, Aim does pretty well but if you think the recession is going to last some time, Aim is going to get unduly punished."
Sportingbet hopes to widen its shareholder base when it graduates to the main market within the next six months.
Bodog Becky Wants Tranny Treat in Miami Beach
Bodog Becky arrives in Miami Beach next month in hopes of meeting up with her "partner in crime", Gambling911.com's own Jenny Woo. But Woo has had to deal with pressing matters in her h
Things Getting Even Worse for Pitbull Poker
When your offices close up shop and your boss is placed under arrest, normally, things can't get much worse for your company. However, things really are getting worse for the newly defunct Pitbull Poker and its operators with the news that after learning that the site was in fact doing shady things against its customer, players are now seriously considering taking legal action against them.
Las Vegas: Second Dumbest City
In an effort to determine America's "Smartest Cities", the Daily Beast created its own ranking. Coming in one spot away from dead last was none other than Las Vegas.
The criteria required that a city have over 1 million people living in it. Las Vegas came in #54 of all such cities in the US.
The Daily Beast says of Vegas: "A city that prides itself on sin performs predictably for each of our intellectual based criteria."
Yankees Pitcher Jailed for Vegas Gambling Debts
Shawn Chacon, who once pitched for the New York Yankees, was arrested Monday in Greeley, Colorado, for a warrant that alleges he wrote bad checks to Ceasar's Palace in Las Vegas last spring.
BetUS Girl Dawn Olivieri Now a Rising TV Star
The biggest thing happening this past Monday night was no doubt Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings taking on Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football, but if those fan bo
RICO Law Criticized as Open to Abuse
JJ Hensley, The Arizona Republic
Barney Frank Wants Online Gambling UIGEA Regs Delayed
Congressman Barney Frank, an advocate for the online gambling industry, has written a letter to .S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday, urging them to delay the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act regulations for another 12 months. Frank has proposed legislation that would legalize and regulate some forms of online gambling including online poker.
Bettors Recover Slightly During Week 5 College Football
It was not another blood bath for sports bettors during Week 5 of College Football for a change. The first four weeks of College Football have resulted in record profits for online bookmakers and
Gambling Surges in Russia Despite Ban
MOSCOW - (Associated Press) - Moscow authorities expressed concern Monday about the rise of "surrogate" gambling technologies such as lottery machines and online gambling three months a
Poland Sports Minister Resigns Over Gambling Accusations
By NICHOLAS KULISH, New York Times
BERLIN - Poland's sports minister resigned Monday as a result of a growing scandal over a gambling law, amid accusations that he tried to influence amendments to the new law on behalf of the gambling industry.
Gambling911.com Hires Veteran Gaming Writer
Gambling911.com is pleased to announce the hiring of veteran gaming writer Tom Somach.
Gambler Swindles $500K From Priest
AN elderly Catholic priest was conned into handing over nearly $500,000 to a drug-using gambler, a court has heard.
Full Tilt Poker Lawsuit Details Released
The folks from Pokerati.com have obtained the latest lawsuit against Full Tilt Poker in its entirety, all 19 pages of
5Dimes Sportsbook Caught Up In Pit Bull Poker Flap
As luck would have it, some online sportsbooks happened to be using the Pit Bull Poker skin as part of its suite of product offerings.
BetPhoenix Website Down Down Down... And Out
BetPhoenix.com, an online sportsbook out of Costa Rica, may finally get their online act together come Tuesday of next week. That's when the company is se
Poker Pages Pulling The Plug
One of the most popular and comprehensive sources on the Internet for news and information about the game of poker is pulling the plug.
On itself.
Poker Pages (www.pokerpages.com), which among other things provides one of the poker world's best online databases of professional poker players' updated tournament earnings, posted a notice on its website Thursday announcing its own demise.
Racketeering Schemes Had Ties to Internet Gambling
BY Jose Martinez and Brian Kates
Pitbull Poker Owners Arrested
If you have been following Gambling911.com over the last 24 hours, you would know that the online poker room Pitbull Poker had shut its doors with what appears to be zero intention of payin
Bodog Becky’s New Beau: Tires of Shaved Boston Boys
If you're a regular here at Gambling911.com, you've probably seen Rebecca Liggero pictured with countless men posing for cameras trying hard to make it seem as if she's attracted to them (the most
Pitbull Poker, Action Poker: The Writing Was On The Wall
The sudden demise of Pitbull Poker and the inability of publicly traded Action Poker to get its act together drives home the point that online poker is no safer than online sports betting.
BetonSports Former CEO David Carruthers Changes Plea
The one time CEO of BetonSports, David Carruthers, has changed withdrawn his "guilty" plea after being indicted on various charges stemming from the operation of the Costa Rican-based onl
Online Poker: Pitbull Poker Shuts Down
Struggling online poker room Pitbull Poker has shut its doors according to reports across the Net on Wednesday. The company has been embroiled in
