Gambling News

Online Gambling Prohibition: Blame it on Abramoff

Uber-lobbyist Jack Abramoff has long been noted as the individual who allowed online gambling to thrive unregulated, unlicensed and - for a few years - free from prosecution.  Whether the industry

Submitted by Alejandro Botticelli on, Apr/15/2010

BetOnLine.com New Ownership Should Keep Ship Afloat

BetOnLine.com has new ownership that's been getting gradually integrated over the past few months and the news is good I, Jagajeet Chiba, can report with blitheness.

Three individuals we know and respect here at Gambling911.com are now involved with the overall management of the company according to various reports.  They are former management from BetOnSports, MVP Sportsbook and Sportsbook.com and I would like for them each to get the recognition they rightfully deserve on the Googles.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Apr/15/2010

Newspaper Industry Looks to Online Gambling to Boost Profits

Mainstream newspapers in Australia and the United States are starting to plug into the streets paved with gold - online gambling, following the lead from our United Kingdom based media mates.

Media Man and Gambling911 probe the situation in an Aussie - Yankee double investigation, with earlier indicators showing that newspapers are seeing the "green", following the money trail to gambling, be it in AUD, USD, GBP or monetary other denominations.

Submitted by Greg Tingle on, Apr/15/2010

Weitzner’s Rivals Speak Out

Owners of rival websites are speaking out about the shocking double suicide of gambling-themed website owner Ken "The Shrink" Weitzner and his wife last week in a Virginia garage.

Weitzner had been the owner and operator of The Prescription (www.therx.com), a website featuring sports handicapping selections, a posting forum and news articles about sports wagering, until selling the lucrative site to Marty Jensen in 2001.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Apr/15/2010

Online Sportsbooks Mean Big Business For Online Poker

Some in the online poker community choose to brandish sports betting as "shady" and "not as important in the whole scheme of things" when it comes to the online gambling sector.

Submitted by Ace King on, Apr/15/2010

Steve Wynn Divorce Among Most Expensive

Steve Wynn's $1 billion divoce may be the most expensive ever, at least according to Wynn.  He and his wife Elaine split their 38 percent stake in Wynn Resorts Ltd.  Elaine walked away with $955

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/15/2010

Betfair Closer to IPO

We haven't seen many IPOs in the online gambling sector in recent years.  That may be about to chance as Betfair reportedly prepares to go public.

Betfair has hired Morgan Stanley director Mark Brooker as head of strategy, according to EGR Magazine. It is the first in a series of anticipated moves prior to the potential £1.5bn flotation.

Submitted by Alistair Prescott on, Apr/15/2010

Gambling911.com Founder Discusses Ken Weitzner

As many Gambling911.com readers may know, Gambling911.com founder Chris Costigan once worked for TheRx.com, a website owned and operated by Kenneth "The Shrink" Weitzner.  This past week

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Apr/14/2010

Daly Says Shrink ‘Obsessed’

A former employee of Ken "The Shrink" Weitzner says the controversial gambling news website owner who died last week was an "obsessed" man whose desire to dominate a rival fue

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Apr/14/2010

Conroy Youth Reminiscent of Hitler Youth

Australia's Communications Director Stephen Conroy is conveying his message of stymieing the press and censorship to the innocence of his nation - its vulnerable education system.

Submitted by Alistair Prescott on, Apr/14/2010

Tiger Woods Divorce Odds Could Pay Off Soon

Reports began surfacing Tuesday that Tiger Woods and his wife Elin Nordegren were close to filing for a divorce.  OK! Magazine was making the claim.

Submitted by Jordan Bach on, Apr/13/2010

Cops Won’t Release Weitzner Details

Police in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA, said today that they will not be publicly releasing the official police report about the deaths last week of gambling news website operator Ken "The Shrink

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Apr/13/2010

Shrink Would Often Read About Suicide

Speaking exclusively to one of Kenneth Weitzner's former lovers, Gambling911.com can reveal that "the Shrink" had a preoccupation with suicide to the point where he would often read up on

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Apr/13/2010

StarCraft Cheating the Biggest Scandal to Hit e-Sports

Korea is being rocked by a scandal of epic proportion involving StarCraft where a number of gamers are being linked to match-fixing, cheating and illegal betting.

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/13/2010

Donald Trump Gains Control of Casinos

Donald J. Trump is hoping the third time will be the charm.

As it prepares to exit bankruptcy court for the third time, Trump Entertainment Resorts and its three Atlantic City casinos will be under the control of Mr. Trump and bondholders after a court ruling on Monday.

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/13/2010

Casino Raiders Strike Upscale Casino

by Peter Allen, Daily Mail

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/13/2010

Ken Weitzner: Not a Doctor, But Played One On The Internet

Some years back, a now-infamous television commercial began with a man declaring, "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV."

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Apr/13/2010

US Ambassador to Australia Not Happy With Conroy

The US ambassador to Australia Jeff Bleich has criticised the Rudd government's plan to filter the internet, saying the same goals can be achieved without censorship.

The federal government's $128.8 million Cyber Safety policy includes forcing ISPs to block access to certain websites and blacklist offensive material. Legislation to enable the scheme is set to be introduced this year.

On ABC's Q&A program last night, Mr Bleich said the "internet has to be free" and that there were other means of combating nasty content such as child pornography.

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/13/2010

Foul Play Ruled Out in Shrink’s Death

Foul play is not suspected in the deaths of gambling news website operator Kenneth B.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Apr/12/2010

Steve Wynn: “Joe Francis is Insane”

Joe Francis of "Girls Gone Wild" "holds the all-time record for cuckoo," claims gambling mogul Steve Wynn.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Apr/12/2010

Kenneth Weitzer and Wife to be Cremated

He was a man of the Jewish faith and, while cremation is not commonly permitted, EOG.com founder Kenneth Weitzner will be cremated along with his wife following a memorial on Tuesday.  Weitzner's

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Apr/12/2010

Barney Frank Online Poker Hearing Postponed

Washington, DC - Due to a conflict in the Chairman's schedule, the hearing entitled "H.R. 2266, Reasonable Prudence in Regulation Act and H.R.

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/12/2010

Online Gambling Portal Owner Bizarre Death 2nd in 12 Months

The death of Kenneth Weitzner marks the second time in less than 12 months that an online gambling portal owner has died under mysterious circumstances.  Weitzner was confirmed dead shortly after

Submitted by C Costigan on, Apr/12/2010

Kenneth Weitzner Death Confirmed

It's official: Ken "The Shrink" Weitzner is dead.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Apr/12/2010

Costa Rican Sportsbooks Respond to Recent Arrests

By Chrissie Long, Tico Times Staff

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/12/2010

UK Poker Champion Closer to US Extradition for Murder

Marcus Bebb-Jones, a United Kingdom poker champion, could be facing charges of murdering his wife Sabrina in 1997.  He is one step closer to being extradited back to the United States according to

Submitted by Ace King on, Apr/12/2010

Barney Frank Hearing on Internet Poker Friday

Congressman Barney Frank has scheduled a hearing this upcoming Friday to discuss legalization of online poker.  Two bills will be presented by the House democrat from Massachusetts.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Apr/11/2010

Tiger Woods Return Great for Sportsbooks

LAS VEGAS -- Tiger Woods' comeback to golf has not only been good for ratings, but it's also a big hit with Las Vegas sportsbooks.

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/11/2010

Weitzner Son Claims Suicide: Still No Official Reports

The son of online gambling portal owner Kenneth Weitzner revealed on Sunday that both his stepfather and mother died of an apparent lethal dose of pills and carbon monoxide some time late Wednesday

Submitted by C Costigan on, Apr/11/2010

Gambling, Bikies, Drugs, Porn And Vice Inc. Down Under

Underbelly and vice is alive and well down under in Sydney, Australia.

Submitted by Greg Tingle on, Apr/11/2010

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