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Whale in PIC Club Merge Online Poker Scandal Speaks
Gambling911.com has been reporting extensively on the controversy surrounding PIC Club Poker, an online payment platform dealing with the Internet poker community, and the Merge Poker Network. PI
Online Poker Probe Casts Ominous Shadow Over 2009 WSOP
As the 2009 World Series of Poker final table is set to get underway this weekend, fears are mounting that US authorities might try to make a powerful statement by announcing new indictments into a
Soccer Officials Detained in China Over Gambling Probe
Hu Yinan, China Daily
Gov.: Ky. Needs to Act on Casinos After Ohio Vote
FRANKFORT, Ky. -Associated Press --- Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear said it's time for the state to act on approving expanded gambling now that Ohio voters approved casinos in four cities.
Beshear said Ohio residents will reap the benefits of thousands of new jobs and millions in new tax dollars. He said Kentucky "can't afford to wait any longer" on the issue, claiming it could lead to immediate economic benefits.
PIC Club Merge Poker Fight Generates Heated Debate
The PIC Club Merge Poker dispute has helped garner intense readership among Gambling911.com readers, many of whom have felt compelled to express themselves in our increasingly popular comments sect
Liverpool Boots Ladbrokes With Online Sportsbook 188Bet
Asian online sportsbook operator 188Bet has replaced the United Kingdom's largest bookmaker as sponsor for Liverpool FC according to reports.
Online Sportsbooks: Yankees Win No Real Loss for Bookies
Sure it stung a little, by default the betting public will wager on the New York Yankees winning a World Series from the start of the regular season straight on through. But in this series, the P
Stanley Leisure’s Lord Steinberg Passes Away
Electronic Game Card, Inc.
Breeders Cup Betting Means Added Revenue for Books
Breeders Cup betting for 2009 is already proving to be big for the online bookmakers who expect one of the world's biggest races to draw supplemental revenue to a busy College Football and NFL week
BetonSports Siblings Sentenced to House Arrest
Following news that BetonSports.com founder, Gary Kaplan, will serve just over a year in prison, reports have surfaced that family members will be assigned to house arrest.
Brother, Neil Scott Kaplan, and sister, Lori Beth Kaplan-Multz, who had worked for the company, pleaded guilty in June to two felony conspiracy charges and agreed to turn over more than $6 million held in Swiss bank accounts, according to a report in the St. Louis Dispatch.
Online Sportsbook Pays Out $500K on Formula One Winner
Costa Rica's oldest online sportsbook, BetCRIS.com, has paid out just over $500,000 in Formula One bets while other books are reportedly disputing the outcome.
Merge Poker Claims Contract With PIC Club Severed
Merge Poker is claiming they are no longer obligated to pay funds to PIC Club after severing their contract agreement. PIC Club is a payment platform that has stated Merge owes over $100,000 in f
Chris Christie Win in New Jersey Won’t Hurt Sports Betting Suit
Following a decision by a New Jersey court on Monday, Governor Jon Corzine was granted permission to join a much ballyhooed law suit to legalize online sports betting in that state. The only prob
Merge Poker Network Stiffing Vendors
The struggling Merge Poker Network reportedly owes $160,000 to a poker payment platform, PIC Club, Gambling911.com can reveal today. PIC Club has been trying to get its money since July and final
MGM to Report Financial Results Thursday
Investors are regaining their interest in casino and hotel companies now as they sense that the economy is turning around.
Kaplan Will Be Free In Just Over a year
BetonSports founder Gary Kaplan has already served most of his sentence and, as such, will only be incarcerated for another year and couple of months.
Jon Corzine Can Now Join in NJ Sports Betting Suit
In breaking news, a New Jersey court on Monday ruled that Jon Corzine can now participate in a suit to legalize sports betting in the state. Legalized sports betting could bring millions of dolla
Disgraced Ex-NBA Referee Tim Donaghy to be Released
By Frank Fitzpatrick, Philly Inquirer Staff Writer
Online Gambling Processors Cave in to US Attorney Office
The Optimal Group Inc.
Las Vegas Sands Loses $123 Mil in Third Quarter
Las Vegas - Associated Press - Casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp.
World Poker Tour Acquisition Offer
Mandalay Media, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MNDL) today announced that it has
submitted a proposal to the Board of Directors of WPT Enterprises, Inc.
Corporate Whistle Blower Drops The Hammer On Internet Gambling
Americas Watchdog Corporate Whistleblower Center went right to work on Internet gambling and casinos, soon after then President George Bush signed legislation, that made Internet gaming illegal for
Bodog Europe Could Buy Tote
Victoria Bates of City AM reported exclusively on Thursday that Bodog Europe is lining up to potentially by the Tote, just weeks after the government put the bo
Online Sportsbook Reviews: BetUS Offers NCAA Basketball Odds
Gambling911.com's latest in a series of online sportsbook reviews focuses on Be
Nicky Hilton Halloween Bash in Vega
A regular celebrity poker player on the Doyles Room Poker site, Nicky Hilton will be hosting one of the many Halloween parti
Online Gambling: Golden Casino Still at Center of MD Investigation
An investigation into online gambling payment processors by the US Attorney's office out of Baltimore, Maryland continues to hone in on the Internet casino Golden Casino.
New York Racing Operation Owner Tied to BetOnLine Case
By Matt Hegarty
Andrew Berg, the owner of the New York-based racing operation Gumpster Stable, surrendered his license to the New York State Racing and Wagering Board on Oct. 21 after being indicted on charges of recruiting people to bet through an illegal gambling operation (BetOnLine.com), according to regulators and law-enforcement officials.
Sportsbook Reviews: betED 50% World Series Bonus
Here is yet another of Gambling911.com's Sportsbook Reviews, this time focusing on betED.com.
Phil Ivey Poison to Internet Sportsbooks
Internet sportsbooks that offered betting odds on the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event are quaking in their boots.
And they've got good reason.
