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BetonSports Chief Was Facing Up to 20 Years: Will Now Cooperate
With BetonSports former CEO, David Carruthers, pleading guilty Wednesday in what the U.S.
Conroy Backtracks on Internet Censorship Policy
The Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy has been clarifying more details on his Internet censorship policy.
Youbet.com extends, modifies stock buyback plan
Online gambling companyYoubet.com Inc. said Wednesday it has extended and modified its stock buyback plan and adopted a shareholder rights plan, something companies typically use
BetonSports.com CEO David Carruthers Pleads Guilty
David Carruthers, former BetonSports chief executive, pled guilty to Count
One of the third superseding indictment in a St. Louis, Mo., court today.
Mr. Carruthers agreed to not appeal provided that the sentence doesn't exceed 33 months, which is under the terms of the agreement, as well as to not engage in United States-facing offshore gambling businesses during the time of supervised release or thereafter.
Sentencing has been set for Friday, Oct. 2.
JustBet.com Just Down… For Two Weeks
During the height of March Madness 2009, the Costa Rican-based Tradewinds post up arm, JustBet.com, has been down almost the entire time.
"Players who typically join ‘fly by night' outfits might be a little scared about this new brand, but in truth JustBet.com is associated with a group that's been offshore longer than most, around 15 years actually," says Payton O'Brien of Gambling911.com.
Casino Stocks Up: Wynns, MGM Grand
While the news has been mostly bleak for the land-based casino sector, good news has come this week from Wall Street.
Florida Considers Legislation for Limit Poker
No limit hold em players in the state of Florida are holding their collective breaths in anticipation today as they await word of whether or not the game they love will soon be truly available at s
Delaware Governor Claims NFL Promotes Gambling
Delaware Governor, Jack Markell, claimed in a letter to NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell, that the league already promotes gambling via television networks whose commentators refer to point spreads
Happy Birthday Barney Frank!
Online gambling's biggest ally, Barney Frank, is celebrating his 69th birthday today in style. He's working!
Internet Filtering Continues to be Hot Topic in Australia
The coverage related to Internet filtering in Australia continues to be a hot topic. A report aired just the other night with some 377 plus people commenting on what was transpiring. As Gambling911.com has been reporting, the Australian government, led by Communications Director Stephen Conroy, has been working to filter some 2000 plus websites they claim were "indecent" but as it turns out, a number of those sites were related to online poker, religion and politics.
One individual wrote:
Amsterdam Online Gambling Affiliate Meeting Concerns
A "closed doors" meeting involving a few dozen online gambling affiliate operators during Amsterdam's Casino Affiliate Convention (www.cac2009.com) r
EU Commission Concludes Investigation on US Internet Gambling
The European Commission has finalised its draft report following an investigation into United States measures affecting foreign suppliers of Internet gambling services.
iMEGA Chief Brennan Jr. on Fox: Talks Legalized Sports Betting
Joe Brennan, Jr., head of the online gambling industry trade organization, The Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association ( www.imega.org ), appear
Effort to repeal Nevada’s lottery ban clears first step
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Australians Are The Biggest Gamblers In The World
A report out of Canada paints Australians as the biggest gambling degenerates in the world. The report, obtained exclusively by The Sunday Telegraph, shows Australian and New Zealand gamblers sp
Australian Website Blacklist Entries Blamed on Russian Mob
News began leaking out over the past several days of websites appearing as part of a 2000 plus "blacklist" aimed at blocking out child pornography and beastiality: Among them, online poke
The Doyle Brunson Won’t Compete With Durr Poker Challenge
In the words of Marlon Brando when he was playing the Godfather, "How did we ever come to this?" Good Googa Mooga, I never saw anything like the different comments about my "challe
Bookmaker.com Acquires BetJoint.com
BookMaker.com announced today its acquisition of BetJoint.com.
CAC2009 Amsterdam Expects 750 Plus Despite Recession
Having not slept for the past 48 hours, CAC2009 Amsterdam organizer, Marc Lesnick, was off to Europe this morning. He is pleasantly surprised by the expected turnout considering the economic down
Ping to Woo: Keep Your Scavenger Hands Off My Man
It's turning into a cat fight of epic proportion. Marc Lesnick's girlfriend, Ping, responded to Gambling911.com Senior International Correspondent, Jenny Woo's, announcement that she intended to
Australia Blacklist May Cost Election
The controversy continues regarding Australia's leaked list of blacklisted websites which included, among others, the legal gambling enterprise, Betfair, as well as some online poker portals.
"We didn't know [about the ban]," said Betfair CEO Andrew Twaits. "We've been licensed to operate in Australia for three years and have never received a complaint or any allegation that Betfair locally or globally is not allowed usage by Australians. The global Betfair site is used by Australians every day."
Judge Selected in New Jersey Sports Betting Legalization Case
The Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association announced Monday that they will challenge the Federal law that prohibits the expansion of sports wagering to all but four states.
US DOJ Opposes News of Lottery Blocking in Online Gambling Challenge
The US Department of Justice, a defendant in a Federal court challenge to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA), filed a motion opposing the addition to court records of ne
Jenny Woo: Marc Lesnick Needs to Try Some Main Street Sushi
Gambling911.com diva reporter, Jenny Woo, is determined to sink her chop sticks into Casino Affiliate Convention organizer Marc Lesnick this coming weekend in Amsterdam at the uber popular
Somach Lashes Out At Poker Twitters
It was only a matter of time.
Self-important poker players who think the world is interested in their every thought have been blogging for a while now.
The blog-short for web log, a type of online diary-has become a staple for poker pros such as Phil "Poker Brat" Hellmuth Jr., Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson, Daniel "Kid Poker" Negreanu, Annie Duke and many others.
But blogging is so old hat, and this is, after all, the year 2009.
The year of Twitter.
iMEGA Chief May Need to Set Himself on Fire to Get Attention
Barney, Barney, Barney....that's all the online gambling sector seems to care about these days. As the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Congressman Barney Frank is gaining all
Gambling News Down Under: Australia Website Blacklist Debacle
Evidence is mounting that the list of websites published by Wikileaks is almost certainly ACMA's "secret" blacklist.
Federal Lawsuit Filed to Legalize Sports Betting in New Jersey
It's a battle state lawmakers have been fighting for some time, and today a federal lawsuit was filed in hopes of legalizing sports betting in all 50 states.
