Gambling News
Casino Execs to Make Pitch for Legalized Online Poker
WASHINGTON (AP) — With millions of people already playing online poker for money, the casino industry is urging Congress to step in and regulate the wagering.
Online Poker Player Refunds Likely to be $100 Million to $500 Million
Tunica Casinos May Not Open In Time For Memorial Day Weekend
FIFA Members Accused of Seeking Bribes: One Wanted Knighthood
Premiership Matches This Weekend Will Yield 35,000 bets an hour for Sportingbet
Cohen: Incestuous Relationship Between US Attorney's Office and Firm Defending Full Tilt Poker
G911 World Exclusive: Jay Cohen Prosecutor Defending Full Tilt Poker
Blanca Games Issues Statement re: Costa Rica Raids on Absolute Poker, UB.com Office
Blanca Games Inc. (“Blanca”), operator of online poker rooms Absolute Poker and UB, issued the following statement today:
Head of Employment Agency Threatens to Report UB.com to Feds
Disgruntled Employees at Center of Costa Rican Raids on Internet Poker Businesses
US Feds Seize Home of Playboy Playmate Destiny Davis in Online Poker Crackdown
Holder: Case Against Online Poker Sites Involved Substantial Money
Oddsmakers Contemplate What’s Next for the Ground Zero Mosque Property
Breaking: Absolute Poker and UB to focus on Non-U.S Markets and Software Biz
Note: This is the official statement released by UB.com, Absolute Poker and Blanca Games Inc. by their Public Relations Department directly to Gambling911.com.
Online Poker Prosecutor Preet Bharara Goes After Deutsche Bank
DoJ Oversight Hearing: Holder Doesn’t Know if Poker is Game of Skill
The House Judiciary Committee held a Department of Justice oversight hearing Tuesday morning with a short question related to whether poker is a game of skill or chance.
Macau Casino Revenue up 44.6 Percent
(Reuters) - Casino revenue in Macau, the world's biggest gaming market, rose 44.6 percent in April to 20.5 billion patacas ($2.56 billion).
Tiger Woods May Have Been Down $250,000 in Las Vegas
Word on the street is that Tiger Woods returned to Las Vegas this past weekend and may have been down as much as $250,000 at Mandalay Bay.
UB.com Loses More Than Three Quarters of Its Online Poker Traffic
It’s been a hard fall for UB.com and Absolute Poker as the network has lost more than three quarters of its online poker traffic post-indictments.
UB.com and Absolute Poker were caught up in an April 15 crackdown by US law enforcement along with PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. Each were charged with money laundering and bank fraud. The three sites also had their domain names seized by the US Justice Department.
