Gambling News
Atlantic City Casino Revenue Down More Than 11 Percent
June was Atlantic City's last chance to post a good financial performance from its 11 casinos while offering something its main competitor didn't: table games.
Australia: Political Betting Odds and Updates
Readers er punters, the gaming, casino, political and internet world continue to come together as one in a roundabout way.
£10bn Bet On 2010 World Cup
The 2010 World Cup has been a massive success for bookmakers both online and local. A whopping £10bn has been wagered on the tournament across the globe.
Bookmaker Hilton Hasson told the South Africa Times: "Although I had expected the World Cup to dwarf any other event in the country ... it has been phenomenal."
New Sumo Tournament Starts Amid Gambling Scandal
TOKYO (AFP) - One of Japan's top sumo tournaments began in Nagoya Sunday without live TV coverage and with fans staying away in disgust at a scandal over illegal gambling.
Australian Casino Wars: Mildura Media Wars?
Readers er punters, casino billionaires, politicians, media barons, journalists, insiders and everyone else... the casino war battleground with a solid media war component has recently expanded in Australia, now no longer limited to the Crown Casino VS Star City Casino element, with a dash of Aus Vegas debate in Cairns, Victoria's regional Mildura is seeing an all mighty battle for the minds, media headlines, as the Mildura Jewel - for and against campaigners turns up the heat.
Australia Internet Filter Delay
Readers, punters, journalists, internet entrepreneurs, casino tycoons, and everyone else, major developments, or perhaps more accurately, a major news update on wait for it...
Blow to Malta Online Gambling Sector
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) today upheld a Swedish ban on the advertising of gambling websites hosted in other EU member states, including Malta.
Aussie No Bull Internet, Casino And Politics Report
Punters, insiders, outsiders, journos, casino entrepreneurs and whales, and everyone else, what an interesting eclectic mix.
Swedish Gambling Sanctions May Be Illegal
(Bloomberg) -- Swedish rules punishing promoters of foreign Internet gambling services may be illegal, the European Union's highest court said.
While Sweden is justified in imposing restrictions on the promotion of games of chance offered abroad and unlicensed gambling services at home, it can't impose tougher sanctions for the promotion of gambling organized outside Sweden, the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled today.
Gambler Out €500,000 With Spain Win
Perhaps the biggest bet placed on the semi-final game between Germany and Spain had €500,000 riding on Germany to win.
Spy Games: Anna Chapman Sex Photos Released by Ex-Hubby
It was a shocking betrayal, says Anna Chapman through her attorney upon learning that ex Alex released private nude photos of her to the British tabloid
Megan Park Signs Up For “Guns, Girls and Gambling”
Megan Park, Canadian star of ABC Family's "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" has been cast in the feature film "Guns, Girls and Gambling".
Japan Police Raid Sumo Stables After Gambling Scandal
TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese police raided two sumo stables Wednesday, seeking evidence in their probe of a gambling scandal linked to yakuza crime groups which has rocked the nation's ancient sport.
Police officers in dark suits walked into the Onomatsu and Tokitsukaze stables in Tokyo, where wrestlers have been involved in illegal gambling on baseball games and other sports, footage by public broadcaster NHK showed.
The police were expected to raid some 30 locations linked to the sumo world, including other stables, where wrestlers live and train.
Antigua Considers Sanctions Against The United States
The tiny Caribbean island nation of Antigua plans to take sanctions against the United States in its quest to have full compliance of a World Trade Organization decision on Internet gambling. To
Los Angeles Radio Station to Discuss Weitzner Double Suicide
A newspaper story about the late TheRx.com and EOG.com founder Ken "The Shrink" Weitzner that featured interviews with two Gambling911.com writers is having reverberations around the coun
TSA to Block Gaming Websites
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has sent out a memo to employees advising that they will no longer be able to access gaming websites and those that contain "controversial opin
Betfair’s New Jersey Prospects Look Bright
According to a report featured in Tuesday's edition of eGaming Review Magazine, Betfair believes its chances of launching in New Jersey are quite good following the NJ General Assembly in that stat
Australian Man Jailed for Gambling Scam
There can be little doubt that there is a link between crime and gambling.
US Marines Set to Invade Costa Rica
The online gambling friendly Central American nation of Costa Rica is about to be invaded by US marines.
Japan Top Sumo Wrestler Fired After Gambling Scandal
He may not be well known in the States but Japan's top Sumo wrestler, Kotomitsuki, has become the first active "ozeki," the champion rank to which he was promoted in 2007, to be fired, Ky
Australian and New Zealand Gambling News
The Australian casino and gambling sector continues to make the news, some good, some bad. Not to be outdone, New Zealand, the Kiwi's south of Australia, also have some newsy happenings.
World Reacts to Weitzner Double Suicide Story
People around the world are reacting to a controversial article about EOG.com founder Ken "The Shrink" Weitzner that appeared July 4 in the Virginian-Pilot, a newspaper in Norfolk, Virgin
Up In Smoke: Successful Couple Come to Tragic End
By Kristin Davis
The Virginian-Pilot
Ken Weitzner Suicide Was Wife’s Idea
Gambling911.com can report exclusively that a story about Ken "The Shrink" Weitzner appearing Sunday in a Virginia newspaper will reveal his suicide was not his idea--it was his wife's!
Jetbull Joins Cake Poker Network
Top European multi-channel online gaming site Jetbull.com has joined the Cake Network to provide poker service to their players.
Jetbull are noted for their spokesperson - former Formula 1 star, David Couthard, a winner of 13 Grand Prix races and a resident of Monaco, famous for its race track and Casino. With a cool head, steady nerves, and a willingness to take calculated risks with the chance of high rewards Couthard is a perfect brand ambassador.
Disgraced DC Lobbyist Jack Abramoff Working at Pizza Parlor
Jack Abramoff, the disgraced Washington DC lobbyist who pled guilty on January 3, 2006, to three criminal felony counts in a D.C.
California Online Poker Bill Fails: PartyGaming Falls
PartyGaming shares fell by 3 percent as California delays a much hyped online poker bill
Boycott BP Facebook Page Deleted: Bookies Back Down Too
Facebook community up in arms over Boycott BP page deletion while online bookmakers stop taking bets on BP oil spill crisis
Whether it was a hack job or Facebook for whatever reason caved in to pressure from BP, the much talked about Boycott BP Facebook page somehow got deleted on Monday. Its nearly 800,000 fans were not all too pleased. A new page was quickly launched with more than 30,000 fans on board in just hours.
Facebook members began the speculation:
No-Limit Poker Legal In Florida July 1: Bongs Now Illegal
Legalized No-Limit high stakes poker in the state of Florida could attract more pros while other new laws could scare off pot smokers
