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Zombie Swipeout: Zynga Zombies Seen Rising From the Depths of New York City Subways
Just as Zynga’s trading came back from the dead last Friday, now we have Zynga zombies rising out of the New York City subway system and terrorizing what are usually tough New Yawkers.
The Zombie sightings were first observed on the streets of San Francisco yesterday.
It’s all part of a promotion introducing the social game maker’s newest iPhone-compatible entry, "Zombie Swipeout".
Payback: Spain Wants Back Taxes From Online Poker Operators
In order to obtain an Internet gambling and poker license in the country of Spain, operators must pay back taxes on the business taken in from Spanish citizens over past years. The Spanish Government began regulating the sector this year.
Some have taken the bait.
888 Holdings expects to pay a back-tax bill for its Spanish operations of less than $10 million.
Lesniak Cites Mob Bust as Reason Why New Jersey Must Legalize Online Gambling
Following a New Jersey Mob bust tied to offshore Internet gambling on Wednesday, State Sen. Raymond J. Lesniak called on Governor Chris Christie to embrace his bill to legalize Web gambling in the state, including sports betting.
Illinois Passes Gambling Expansion Bill: Major Ethical Shortcomings, Claims Governor
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- (Associated Press) - - Gov. Pat Quinn is blasting the Illinois House for passing a gambling expansion bill he says has "major ethical shortcomings."
Quinn said Wednesday the bill passed by a 69-47 vote does not provide the Illinois Gaming Board with "sufficient time to make critical licensing and regulatory decisions." He says the bill also fails to ensure clear oversight of the proposed Chicago casino.
Quinn said that as long as he is governor, he will not support a gambling bill that "falls well short of protecting the people of Illinois."
Revolution Gaming Network, Lock Poker Full Online Poker Tournament Schedule Unveiled
In exciting news Wednesday, the Revolution Gaming Network has unveiled its full online poker tournament schedule. You can join Lock Poker here to enjoy these great tournaments.
The newly branded Revolution Gaming Network is set to debut June 1, 2012 and includes Lock Poker, Cake Poker and Intertops.com among others.
Live Online Sports Betting and Poker Could Become Legal in Australia
A report in the Herald Sun on Wednesday claims that the Australia Federal Government is considering legalising live online sports betting and poker, activities that are currently banned down under. Australia does permit phone betting and walk-in wagering. The country is known for its popular bookmaking operations.
Poker Brat Phil Hellmuth Launches New Website
So what do you really think of Phil Hellmuth? The self-proclaimed “Poker Brat” wants to know and you can now chime in at his newly launched website www.philhellmuth.com.
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Hellmuth, who is currently the World Series of Poker record bracelet holder, debuted the new site this week.
13 Busted in New Jersey for Running Internet Gambling Website: $2.2 Billion in Bets
Thirteen alleged members of the Genovese crime family have been charged with federal racketeering in a case connected to Internet gambling. The individuals were rounded up on Wednesday (May 23, 2012), including an 80-year-old man.
Authorities allege that the multi-billion dollar sports betting business was run through an Internet website and office based out of the Web gambling hub of San Jose, Costa Rica. $2.2 billion in bets were taken over the past 16 months, according to the complaint. Payouts and collections are said to have been made on New Jersey soil via agents.
Online Gambling Sector Marks One Year Anniversary of 'Blue Monday'
Today, May 23, 2012, is the one-year anniversary of “Blue Monday”, the day in which the US Attorney’s Office in Baltimore seized nearly a dozen online gambling domain names following a two-year sting operation.
The US Attorney’s Office set up a phony payment processor as part of its investigation and attempted to lure i-Gaming execs operating in other foreign jurisdictions to Guam, a US territory, where arrests could be made. That never happened.
One company, BetED.com, ultimately shut down. Hundreds of thousands of dollars were also seized from BetED.
Las Vegas Probe Following Reports of Underage Gambling by Whitney Houston Daughter
Nevada authorities were looking into reports that the daughter of the late recording artist, Whitney Houston, gambled while at a Las Vegas casino. Bobbi Kristina Brown is 19-years-old and underage, according to Nevada state law.
TMZ.com posted the video that appears to show Brown sitting at a slot machine at the MGM Grand Hotel. (See Video Here)
White House Response to Online Poker Petition
Over the past couple of months, over 10,000 electronic signatures have been collected asking that the Obama Administration consider the legalization of online poker.
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This week, the White House responded.
Brian Deese, Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, said in the press release:
Malta has Yet Another Black Eye Following Purple Lounge Shutdown
The online gambling jurisdiction of Malta has said there is little it can do about the abrupt closure of Purple Lounge Casino and Online Poker Room.
High Stakes Poker Games Featured in ‘Killing Them Softly’ with Brad Pitt
“Killing Them Softly”, starring Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta and James Gandolfini of “The Sopranos”, debuted Tuesday (May 22, 2012) at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Colorado Latest State to Draft Online Poker Bill
The Colorado Gaming Association has said it drafted a bill that would legalize online poker in the state.
Bellagio Botched Robbery: Bandit Loses Wig, Casino Chips
LAS VEGAS — (Associated Press) - A hapless bandit lost his wig, sunglasses and $115,000 worth of casino chips when security wrestled him to the floor during a botched weekend heist at a posh Vegas Strip resort, authorities said Monday.
Two men attempted to rob the Bellagio on Saturday night by spraying a blackjack dealer and others with a caustic eye-burning chemical, police said.
With the distraction in the air, Michael Q. Belton snatched up nearly two dozen high-value chips and took off for the door, according to a police report.
Record-Breaking PokerStars SCOOP Crowns 3 Main Event Champions
LONDON, UK –This year’s record-breaking PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) came to a thrilling climax on Monday, May 21 as the final two events awarded some huge six-figure prizes across the six different tournaments, with three Main Event champions crowned.
Daniel Acevedo Wins Big at Heartland Poker Tour Majestic Star Casinos Circuit Event
When his kids are grown, 39-year-old Daniel Acevedo has aspirations of leaving his career as a product developer to play poker professionally. With one son in college and another in high school, it’s time for the small stakes player to get serious. Well on his way, he invested $300 in a WSOP Circuit event last year and Final Tabled for $30k. Over the weekend in Gary, Indiana, he invested just $360 in the Heartland Poker Tour event at Majestic Star Casinos and took down the tournament for the $133,081 win.
Gambling911.com Exclusive Handicapper Fred Wallin Making National Broadcast Debut
Sports is big business, weather the multi-million dollar contracts signed by the players or the marketing side of things, at long last a daily radio show focused on the billion dollar sports industry is set to make its national debut on May 21. It will be carried by CRN-1 and syndicated nationally by Audio Tracks Broadcasting Services.
New Facebook Casino RocketFrog Offers Real Cash Winnings: MySpace Founder Behind App
Tuesday marked the beginning of the first ever real winnings Facebook online casino, RocketFrog, and the names behind this venture are fairly well known.
Atlantic City Casino Stabbing Leaves Tourist Officials Stunned
The stabbing deaths of two female Canadian tourists outside the Bally’s Atlantic City casino hotel has left tourist officials stunned and dismayed Monday.
Both women, ages 80 and 47, were killed during a Monday morning robbery. Neither victim has been identified.
Delaware Would Form Online Poker Compacts With West Virginia, Rhode Island
The state of Delaware is pushing forward with legislation that would legalize various forms of Web gambling including online poker.
UB.com Poker Exec Brent Beckley Sentencing Rescheduled for June 28
Brent Beckley, one of about a dozen men indicted on April 15, 2011, charged with bank fraud and money laundering in connection with running online poker sites, will face sentencing on June 28 at 2:30 pm EST (This will be on a Thursday).
The sentence was to be handed down on May 21, 2012 but was rescheduled once again.
Zynga Shares Tumble After Trading Resumes: ‘Real Money’ Online Poker a White Knight
Following a halt in trading Friday, Zynga shares continued to tumble with trading once again available Monday, leading many to pray harder for real money online poker to surface in the US.
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Pennsylvania Leads U.S. in Gaming With Tax Windfall
(Bloomberg News) - - Ralph Attarian, a 47-year-old caddy, puffed cigarettes as he played a penny slot machine in Philadelphia’s SugarHouse Casino, adding to the pot of money that has helped Pennsylvania reap more tax revenue from gambling than any state for three years running.
“I just come here to kill some time,” he said one weekday morning as he tried his luck 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometers) from the Las Vegas Strip. Players such as Attarian are proving a windfall for Pennsylvania, which is using the revenue to diversify its tax base and ease property levies.
AFL Star Tony Smith Back on Mermaid Beach: Once Sold Mega House to ‘Rat’ Daniel Tzvetkoff
AFL star Tony Smith is making a comeback on Mermaid Beach on Australia’s Gold Coast. He just purchased a 1,220-square-metre holding on Surf Street, which runs off Albatross Avenue.
Odds to Win Miss USA 2012 Now Up: Rhode Island the Favorite
Sportsbook has just released its odds on the upcoming Miss USA pageant with Miss Rhode Island the early 7/1 favorite. (See all odds here available for betting)
Other notables includes Pennsylvania at 8/1 odds and Texas at 9/1 odds.
Miss New York was among the biggest long shots at 50/1.
WPT World Championship 2012: Steve O’Dwyer Leads After Day 1
The WPT World Championship 2012 had Steve O’Dwyer leading with 231,750 chips after Day 1.
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With 43 cashes and 4 first place finishes in live tournaments, O’Dwyer has won over $2.4 million to date.
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Shaun Deeb Incredible Poker Feat: Wins Unprecedented 5th SCOOP Title
Never before has PokerStars, and maybe even the online poker world, witnessed such domination by one player in an online tournament series. Shaun Deeb has now won four High stakes events in SCOOP 2012 – 10-H, 19-H, 26-H and 38-H – to put him on a record five SCOOP titles in total. His stats for this series now read: 25 cashes, 8 final tables, 4 wins, $236,951.39 – and there’s still two more events to come. What price on Deeb going deep in today’s Main Event? You wouldn’t bet against it.
Poker Pro Brian Hastings Blasts The Cosmopolitan Poker Room in Vegas
Brian Hastings, a popular poker player who has enjoyed great success online, is not exactly thrilled with The Cosmopolitan poker room in Las Vegas.
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Last year, Vegas Inc. suggested the Cosmopolitan was “too big to fail”.
Hastings pushed the “fail” button this weekend following play with the likes of Doyle Brunson, who snapped the accompanying photo of Brian.
He tweeted:
Intertops Poker Anticipates ‘Significant Increase in Ring Game Liquidity' with Revolution
Intertops Poker has expressed excitement over the rebranding of its current network to Revolution Gaming on June 1. The world’s first online gambling website, Intertops.com said it was “expecting a significant increase in ring game liquidity, increased player-rewards and a much richer tournament schedule” as part of the changeover.
Revolution Gaming was formed after Lock Poker entered into a deal to buy certain assets of the Cake Poker Network. Cake Poker will continue to operate on the newly branded network.
