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USA Today Editorial: Two Opposing Views on State Wagering
Our view on legalized gambling: Cash-strapped states bet on a bad hand
Plans to legalize sports wagers and add video poker carry social costs.
Daniel Negreanu The Archie Bunker of Poker
The racist remarks made by professional poker player Daniel "Kid Poker" Negreanu on his blog earlier this month are nothing new, PokerHelper.com
Sports Leagues Can’t Tell States What To Do
Delaware, and eventually New Jersey, should have the right to OK or turn down sports betting.
Baptists in Delaware Must Oppose Sports Betting
Bob Simpson, associate executive director of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware, told Baptist Press in March that Baptists in Delaware and elsewhere must continue to oppose expanded gambli
Dorfman: Why Shouldn't NJ Have Sports Betting?
by Sid Dorfman/For the Star-Ledger
Online Poker: Account Services Court Hearing Cancelled
The scheduled Friday hearing in the Account Services Corp forfeiture suit (to reclaim $14 million in seized funds) has been canceled by the court, reportedly to give the court more time to review b
Best Las Vegas Hotels for Bachelor Parties
Bachelors and Vegas go together like strippers and the poles they dance on.
BetonSports Customers Finally to Get Paid After 3 Year Wait
BetonSports customers can, for the first time, thank the US Government for actually coming through for them.
Ernest Scherer III Stands Trial for Parents Murder
The attorney for a man accused of murdering his parents at their Pleasanton home in March 2008 for monetary gain hinted in his line of questioning Tuesday that someone other than the defendant may
ESPN to Continue Carrying World Series of Poker 7 Years
ESPN, which currently carries the World Series of Poker, has committed to airing it for the next 7 years.
Online Poker Traffic Continues to Rise: Cereus Back in 6th
The online poker traffic monitoring website, PokerSiteScout.com, reports that there has been an overall rise of 2 percent in number of "real cash" players at the Internet poker rooms.
More Than $350 Million Laundered Through Cyprus Bank
Charles Charalambous, Cyprus Mail
Tom Durrr Dwan Announces New Poker Challenge
As previously reported, online high stakes cash game specialist, Tom "Durrrr" Dwan had agreed to take part in a live Million Dollar Challenge.
The Great British Lobby
A technology group advised by David Blunkett, the former Home Secretary, is one of several British companies spending millions of pounds lobbying American politicians in a bid to shape legislation
18 Year Olds May Be Allowed to Play Slots in Ohio
The Ohio Lottery Commission was voting on Monday to determine whether 18 year olds will be able to play slot machines at seven horse-racing tracks. Additionally a decision will be made as to whet
PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker Named in Seizure Indictments
A New York Circuit Judge has ruled in favor of Costigan Media's Motion to Intervene and gain access to information related to seizure warrants issued in June by the US Attorney's Office in the Sout
Paddy Power Loses €1.5 Mil on Tiger Woods Losing Bets
Sure he lost and everyone had money on Tiger Woods, but Ireland's biggest bookmaker was so certain that Woods would win they wagered the house on him doing so, literally.
When Conservative Reporters Favor Online Poker Legislation
"A New Deal Worth Fostering" is the headline of George F.
Face the Ace, Negreanu Racism Row: G911 Readers Speak
We know what's hot based on what everyone is talking about. Gambling911.com readers have been especially fired up over a recent article
Delaware Responds to Suit Over Sports Betting
By Sean O'Sullivan, The News Journal
Gamblers and Liberty by Wayne Root: Review
In his new book, "The Conscience of a Libertarian: Empowering the Citizen Revolution with God, Guns, Gambling & Tax Cuts," Wayne Allyn Root asserts that America is a nation of gambler
BetonsSports Founder Pleads Guilty (Updated)
Gary Stephen Kaplan, founder of BetonSports (BoS), a large illegal offshore sports wagering business, entered guilty pleas to multiple federal charges, Acting United States Attorney Michael W.
Media and Racism Watchdogs Must Stop Racist Witch-Hunt!
"If the media and oversensitive racism watchdogs continue this witch-hunt for racists, they are doing more to slow relations between races than to improve them."
So writes Ricky Bauer of Gambling Review, one of many online gambling and poker information websites commenting on this week's controversy suggesting that poker pro Daniel Negreanu might be a "racist".
Daniel Negreanu Responds to Shock Racism Claims
It is the hottest story of the week in the poker world. Gambling911.com Special Contributor Thomas Somach questi
State Opposes Appeal of Betting Ruling
By SEAN O'SULLIVAN
The News Journal
Attorneys for the state of Delaware formally responded to the emergency effort to stop sports betting before it starts.
They charge the four national sports leagues and the National Collegiate Athletic Association have "not shown exceptional circumstances" exist to justify having the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals step in.
James Packer Shocks With Surprise Resignation
Carolyn Cummins, Sydney Morning Herald
Va. Gambler Pleads Guilty to $400K Fraud Scheme
LYNCHBURG, VA. (Associated Press) - A Lynchburg man has pleaded guilty to charges related to a Ponzi scheme that prosecutors say cost about 19 investors a total of more than $400,000.
Poker Invading England
Poker is officially invading England. Over the course of the next 6 weeks, the World Series of Poker Europe is set to kick off as well as PokerStars' EPT-London event In addition to those enormously anticipated events, another prestigious tournament will be taking place as well as the first-ever English Poker Open will be held.
Readers Fired Up Over Root, Negreanu Racism Allegations
Gambling911.com readers are all fired up over recent articles appearing on the website related to former Libertarian Vice Presidential candidate, Wayne Root, and poker pro, Daniel Negreanu. Both
