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State of Nevada Reaps More That $35 Million in Unclaimed Casino Winnings

State of Nevada Reaps More That $35 Million in Unclaimed Casino Winnings

State officials say Nevada has reaped more than $35 million in the last five years from gamblers who forget or don't care to cash in slot and video machine tickets at Nevada casinos.

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/26/2016

India to Offer New Poker League

India to Offer New Poker League

The nation of India, with its over 1.2 billion people, has announced the formation of a new poker league.

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/26/2016

Books Crushed Christmas Night NFL

Books Crushed Christmas Night NFL

Sports Bettors got a gift Christmas night with Pittsburgh and Kansas City both winning outright and advancing into the Playoffs.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Dec/26/2016

2016 NFL Regular Season Biggest Bookie Killers

2016 NFL Regular Season Biggest Bookie Killers

With just one more week left in the 2016-2017 NFL regular season, Gambling911.com can now divulge which of the teams tormented the books the most.

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/25/2016

Give the Gift of Trump This Christmas…We're Talking Bet Specials

Give the Gift of Trump This Christmas…Not a Chia Trump…Bet Specials

There are plenty of Trump betting specials still available now that he is the US President-Elect.

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/24/2016

Evil Poker Players Part 6: He Followed Female Casino Patrons Home, Then Robbed Them

Evil Poker Players Part 6: He Followed Female Casino Patrons Home, Then Robbed Them

Gambling911.com is back with its uber popular Evil Poker Players series, this time focusing on an aspiring poker pro turned armed robber

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/24/2016

Schools in 6 Counties to Benefit From $20 Mil Tioga Downs Casino License Fee

Schools in 6 Counties to Benefit From $20 Mil Tioga Downs Casino License Fee

Funding from a new Southern Tier casino's $20 million license fee is being distributed to six surrounding counties and one municipality as well as public schools throughout the state.

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/24/2016

Maine Could Get New Casino

Maine Could Get New Casino

The state of Maine could be getting another land-based casino, Gambling911.com has learned.

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/23/2016

Man Crashes Car Through Casino, Found With Meth, Shot Gun

Man Crashes Car Through Casino, Found With Meth, Shot Gun

A man is facing several charges after ramming his car through a casino Thursday morning.

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/23/2016

Mobster’s ‘Great Christmas’ Included Home Invasion That Would Have Yielded $300K

Mobster’s ‘Great Christmas’ Included Home Invasion That Would Have Yielded $300K

Mobster: “Nothing gets my juices flowing like putting a gun to someone’s head, taking their stuff and making it mine.”

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/23/2016

New Trump Advisor Carl Icahn has Many Gambling Connections

New Trump Advisor Carl Icahn has Many Gambling Connections

Once Made $2.4 Million Bet on the Super Bowl

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/23/2016

Starting a Pay Per Head Business? Nine Facts You Need-To-Know

Starting a Pay Per Head Business? Nine Facts You Need-To-Know

Starting an online bookie business can be lucrative. But knowing the steps, and get the right price per head software is a great start. Find them here.

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/22/2016

Inside the Phil Ivey Card Trick That Got Him $10 Million

Inside the Phil Ivey Card Trick That Got Him $10 Million

Poker pro Phil Ivey has been ordered to pay back $10 million he won while playing cards at the Borgata Casino.  ABC News explains how the scheme worked.

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/22/2016

Philippine President to Stop All Online Gambling

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced on Thursday he would halt all online gambling in his country.

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/22/2016

Philippines Contemplates Regulation of Bitcoin

With so many Fillipinos now using the anonymous digital currency Bitcoin to send money back home, the Philippines government is now considering regulation of Bitcoin.  It would be one of the few nations to do so. 

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/21/2016

Golfer John Daly Once Through $55,000 in Gambling Winnings Off a Bridge

Golfer John Daly Once Through $55,000 in Gambling Winnings Off a Bridge

In a shock revelation Wednesday, golfer and gambler John Daly admitted he once threw $55000 in gambling winnings off a bridge.

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/21/2016

How a Former US Secret Agent Got Back $2Mil for Binary Options Victims

How a Former US Secret Agent Recovered $2 Million for Binary Options Victims

Attorney Haggai Carmon spent 20 years tracking money launderers for the US Department of Justice. He says the binary options industry’s ‘layering’ reminds him of a sophisticated espionage or terror organization

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/21/2016

Baazov Pulls Plug on Amaya Takeover Attempt

David Baazov, the founder and former CEO of Amaya, is walking away from his bid to acquire the Montreal gaming company.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Dec/21/2016

Merry Christmas: TopBet Sportsbook Gets a D+ Upgrade

Merry Christmas: TopBet Sportsbook Gets a D+ Upgrade

The online sportsbook grading website SportsBookReview.com has given TopBet Sportsbook an early Christmas present: They have been upgraded to a D+ grade.

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/21/2016

Manhunt Under Way for Bookie Terrorist

Manhunt Under Way for Bookie Terrorist

United Kingdom authorities continue to hunt down an armed robber who has terrified bookmaker staff. 

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/21/2016

Gambling ‘Hustlers’, Bookies Charged in Online Gambling, Oxycodone Sting

Gambling ‘Hustlers’, Bookies Charged in Online Gambling, Oxycodone Sting

Three online gambling sites based out of Costa Rica named in complaint

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/21/2016

Ken ‘The Shrink’ Weitzner Back From the Grave and Starring in New Sports Betting Film

Ken ‘The Shrink’ Weitzner Back From the Grave and Starring in New Sports Betting Film

Ken "The Shrink" Weitzner, the phony psychiatrist and degenerate gambler who started two popular websites about sports betting and then killed himself, is one of the stars of a new movie about sports betting that premiered last week.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Dec/20/2016

Americas Cardroom Introduces Sit & Go 2.0, the Next Evolution of Poker

Americas Cardroom Introduces Sit & Go 2.0, the Next Evolution of Poker

Americas Cardroom, now fully compatible with Mac devices, has introduced its revolutionary new twist on the traditional Sit & Go

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/20/2016

Montreal Mobster Sentenced in Hit of Ex-Bonanno Boss

Raynald Desjardins was sentenced Monday to fourteen years behind bars for his lead role in the 2011 hit of ex-Bonananno boss Salvatore “Sal the Ironworker” Montagna following a souring of their relationship.

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/20/2016

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Submitted by Payton on, Dec/20/2016

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Submitted by Payton on, Dec/20/2016

Gambling Industry Hopeful Casino Mogul in White House Pays Off

Gambling Industry Hopeful Casino Mogul in White House Pays Off

Donald Trump will be the first U.S. president to have ever owned a casino, and the gambling industry is wondering how he will handle three major issues: internet gambling, sports betting and daily fantasy sports.

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/20/2016

Gaffg Awards 2016 Winners Most Trusted Online Gambling Affiliates

Gaffg Awards 2016 Winners Most Trusted Online Gambling Affiliates

In the world of online gambling affiliates, trust means everything.  Affiliates put in hours of hard work to drive business to Web gambling sites each year. 

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/19/2016

New Jersey Lawmakers Want to Punish Carl Icahn for Trump Taj Mahal Closure

New Jersey Lawmakers Want to Punish Carl Icahn for Trump Taj Mahal Closure

The New Jersey state Assembly was to vote Monday on a bill that would impose a five-year license suspension for anyone shutting down a casino after January 2016.

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/19/2016

Phil Ivey Orederd to Pay Back $10 Million to Borgata

Phil Ivey Must Pay Back $10 Million to Borgata

Poker pro Phil Ivey and a companion must return more than $10 million they won from an Atlantic City casino while playing cards that were arranged in a certain way to give the players an edge.

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/19/2016

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