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FanDuel Live Scoring Delays Have Customers Fantasizing About DraftKings...But Same Issues

The popular Daily Fantasy Sports provider FanDuel came under fire over the weekend for lagging with their live scoring feature.  The company was investigating the issue.

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/29/2018

Poker Champ Antonio Esfandiari to Box Kevin Hart

Poker Champ Antonio Esfandiari to Box Kevin Hart

One of poker's top money earners, Antonio Esfandiari, has confirmed he will be boxing comedian and actor Kevin Hart for real money.  Both men have played in tournaments together.  Esfandiari was listed as the 34-1 underdog.

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/29/2018

Ladrokes News

We have all the latest news related to GVC Holdings owned Ladbrokes, one of the leading bookmakers in the UK.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Jul/29/2018

MGM Looks to Create Online Sports Betting Conglomerate in US With Acquisition Talks

MGM Looks to Create Online Sports Betting Conglomerate in US With Acquisition Talks

MGM Resorts is in talks with British FTSE-listed GVC Holdings to create an online sports betting conglomerate in the United States following the US Supreme Court's ruling to annul a decades long prohibition on sports wagering.

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/29/2018

Sports Betting at West Virginia's Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races to Begin Soon

Sports Betting at West Virginia's Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races to Begin Soon

The Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races is scrambling to get its soon-to-open sports book ready in time for the upcoming football season.

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/29/2018

2018 WSOP Shatters Many Records

2018 WSOP Shatters Many Records

Most Entrants = 123,865.  Largest Total Prizepool = $266,889,193.  Plenty more

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/29/2018

Bally’s Wild Wild West Atlantic City to Launch Sports Book

Bally’s Wild Wild West Casino in Atlantic City is slated to open its new sports book as early as next week, though parent company Caesar's has not confirmed an official date.

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/28/2018

Ethereum-Based Gambling Site Fomo3D Surges 13,217% in Daily Volume

Ethereum-Based Gambling Site Fomo3D Surges 13,217% in Daily Volume

Fomo3D, an Ethereum-based gambling DApp, has risen a shocking 13,217% over the past 24 hours, leading some to suspect this is an elaborate ponzi scheme.

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/28/2018

Negreanu Enforces Strict 'No Trolls' Policy on Twitter

Poker pro Daniel Negreanu warned his followers and others who want to engage him on Twitter: 'No trolls and be nice or be blocked'.

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/28/2018

Bitcoin Rises Back Above $8K Despite Winklevoss Rejection

The price of bitcoin was at 8,128.40 United States Dollar Friday just before Noon New York time.

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/27/2018

No Dives, but Bluffs Aplenty as Neymar Shows Poker Skills

No Dives, but Bluffs Aplenty as Neymar Shows Poker Skills

Ridiculed for fakery at the recent soccer World Cup, Neymar bounced back at cards this week with the aid of some well-timed bluffs, finishing an impressive sixth place in the 288-strong field of a Brazilian Series of Poker event.

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/27/2018

Pittsburgh Family Taken Down for Running Illegal Gambling Biz

Four members of a single family, including an 83-year-old patriarch, have been charged with running an illegal gambling business out of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. 

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/27/2018

Unibet News

Unibet is listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm and owned by the Kindred Group and is highly rated by casino review site LiveCasino.  Unibet was founded in 1997 and began offering online casino games in 2004.  Gambling911.com has all your Unibet news here

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/27/2018

Unibet Casino Review

Unibet Casino Review

Since 1997, Unibet has been among the major players in the world of European bookmaking.  In 2004, the company launched its online casino platform with improvements made each year in order to keep up with technical developments. 

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/27/2018

Kindred Group Will See Another Record Quarter With World Cup Results: Moving Into US Market

Kindred Group CEO Henrik Tjärnström says another record 4th quarter is on tap following positive results with the 2018 FIFA World Cup.  But that event is in the books for another four years.  What’s next for the Kindred Group?

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/27/2018

Cboe Request to Launch Winklevoss' Bitcoin ETF Rejected by SEC

An inability to adequately monitor a bitcoin exchange-traded fund run by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss resulted in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rejecting a listing request late Thursday. 

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/26/2018

Can I Bet on Golf Online From My State?

While you have long been able to bet on golf over the Internet via a number of internationally-licensed online wagering sites and play contests for cash at daily fantasy sports sites, US-based brick and mortar casinos may start doing the same.

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/26/2018

Meadowlands FanDuel Sportsbook Complaints Mount

Meadowlands FanDuel Sportsbook Complaints Mount

The newly opened FanDuel sportsbook in the Meadowlands of East Rutherford, New Jersey has a lot to learn about how sports wagering actually works.  No, you don't close shop before a game that goes into overtime ends.

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/26/2018

Todd Brunson Retiring From Poker?

Todd Brunson, son of legendary poker pro Doyle Brunson, tweeted late Wednesday that he would be retiring from the game of poker.

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/26/2018

Annie Duke: Getting Better by Being Wrong

Farnam Street presents and intriguing podcast featuring mostly absent poker pro Annie Duke, who once appeared as a finalist on The Apprentice with now US President Donald Trump. 

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/25/2018

Neymar Jr. is at Final Table of BSOP High Roller ...Delayed so That he Can Attend Wedding

Brazilian football star Neymar Jr. has made it to the final table of the Brazilian Series of Poker (BSOP), but play has been delayed in order that he can attend a wedding. 

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/25/2018

MGM Suing Shooting Victims: 'Not in a Million Years Did I Think This Would Happen'

MGM has come under heavy criticism after they opted to sue those affected in last year's Vegas mass shooting.

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/25/2018

Betting on Sports 2018 Conference Expected to be Huge Hit

Betting on Sports 2018 Conference Expected to be Huge Hit

With the US Supreme Court recently overturning decades long prohibition against sports betting, it is only fitting that a conference specific to the sector seems to be all the rage heading into August.

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/25/2018

Analysis: Gambling Not a Clear-Cut Mississippi State Budget Booster

Will Mississippi take a chance on a lottery? It's a big question lawmakers could answer if Republican Gov. Phil Bryant calls them into special session in the next few weeks.

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/24/2018

Bitcoin Rising: Hits $8K

Bitcoin’s price was above 8,275.23 Tuesday morning.  This is the first time it has climbed above the $8000 mark in two months.

Bitcoin’s price was above 8,275.23 Tuesday morning.  This is the first time it has climbed above the $8000 mark in two months.

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/24/2018

JNandez Wants to Fight Doug Polk: 'Stand Your Ground, You Little Bitch'

Fresh off the news that Fernando ‘JNandez87’ Habegger reportedly stiffed an elderly woman who knitted scarfs with his logo on them, Habegger now wants to box fellow poker pro Doug Polk.

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/23/2018

Shooting Victims Outraged Over MGM's Lawsuit Against Them

Shooting Victims Outraged Over MGM's Lawsuit Against Them

Victims of a mass shooting at a Las Vegas country music festival said Monday they were outraged when they learned they were being sued by the company that owns the hotel where the gunman opened fire.

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/23/2018

New Jersey Online Sports Betting Coming With Pointsbet

New Jersey Online Sports Betting Coming With Pointsbet

Australian bookmaker PointsBet will be teaming up with the Meadowlands to offer online sports betting in the state of New Jersey just in time for the football season.

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/23/2018

NJ Meadowlands Sports Betting - $3.5M in Sports Bets in 1st 9 Days

Sports betting at New Jersey's Meadowlands has proven quite lucrative well ahead of the upcoming NFL season.

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/23/2018

Jim Harbaugh Says 'No' to Legalized Sports Betting

Jim Harbaugh Says 'No' to Legalized Sports Betting

Speaking at the Big Ten Media Day,  Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh when asked about gambling and sports said: “"Don't gamble, don’t associate with gamblers. Don't walk away from that, run."

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/23/2018

Breaking News

2025 Belmont Stakes Morning Payout Odds

Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty and Preakness Stakes winner Journalism remain the co-favorites with odds that pay just shy of $200 for every $100 bet.