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Online Poker Sites Charge Players For Not Playing
It happened when a member of the TwoPlusTwo.com posting forum community logged onto his PartyGaming online poker account after having not played for over 6 months and received the following message
Offshore Gambling Sites Will Need License in UK
With an exodus of bookmakers leaving the United Kingdom to avoid being taxed excessively for their online gambling websites, the UK has now fired back. They will require a license in order to cat
Robbers Take 100K From Casino Truck Stop
NEW ORLEANS - A pair of masked robbers stole $100,000 from a casino truck stop in New Orleans early Monday morning while technicians were taking money out of gambling machines, according to the NOP
Gilbert Arenas Suspended Over Poker Debt Gun Incident
NEW YORK (AP)-Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas(notes) was suspended without pay by NBA commissioner David Stern on Wednesday for behavior that made him "not currently fit to take the co
North American Poker Tour Exposes PokerStars
A lucrative sponsorship deal of the North American Poker Tour will further help to boost market share for online poker's largest room, PokerStars.com. The
Decimal Odds to Become the Norm: Fractional Odds Out
There are three primary odds used by bookmakers: Fractional, Decimal and the so-called American Odds, which are among the most prevalently featured here at Gambling911.com. Fractional is pretty
Mayweather in Casino Standoff With Rap Star
It all went down at the grand opening of Vanity nightclub in the Hard Rock Hotel -- which was hosted by Diddy.
College Bowl Game, NFL Playoffs Traffic Way Up
Good news for online sportsbooks as College Bowl game betting traffic as well as NFL Playoffs betting traffic appear to be way up based on Gambling911.com stats.
Traffic on New Year's Day, which features several major College Bowl games, was up a whopping 67 percent over last year. January 2 traffic was up 41 percent over last year. January 3 traffic was up 39 percent over last year. January 4 traffic was up 37 percent over last year.
AP: PA Table Games Bill in Review
(Associated Press) - Elements of the table games bill that passed the Pennsylvania Senate on Tuesday and awaits House action:
Business Week: Casino Sector Continues to Rise
Shares of casino operators traded mostly higher Tuesday -- led by those with properties in Macau -- as investors remained upbeat about the latest gaming revenue figures for the Chinese enclave.
Rand Paul Jumps Into Kentucky Senate Race
Rand Paul, son of Texas Congressman Ron Paul, has made it official this past week. His is running for Senator of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Online Poker: Less Sharks, More Fish
Microgaming Online Poker, most noted for its rather large number of professional players, has become the latest room to implement a "Less Sharks, More Fish" policy.
Online Gambling Company 888.com Loses Two Co-Founders
12 year old 888.com (previously known as Cassava Enterprises) has lost one of its founding directors, Israeli Shay Ben-Yitzhak. The Non-executive director Shay Ben-Yitzhak, has resigned with imme
Casino Stocks Soar on Strong Macau Showing
HONG KONG, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Shares of Macau casino operators rose on Tuesday on reports that gambling revenues in the enclave in December rose 48 percent from a year earlier, signalling sustained
10 Great Years of Gambling911: Hasidic Sex With Woo
In September 2005, our own Jenny Woo taught the world something they might never have known...and it had absolutely nothing to do with gambling but certainly got loads of Web searches.
Actually, Woo was pointing out all the hotties she would like to have had sex with at the time of publication (this was before Doyle Brunson came onto the online scene). Many, like Kent Chua (Who the F***?), have come and gone. Others like Marc Lesnick have stuck things out. He'll be hosting the Amsterdam Affiliate Convention in the next few months.
Poker Hater Joan Rivers Detained at Costa Rica Airport
What was comedian Joan Rivers doing in Costa Rica? Perhaps looking for some of her online poker friends over at UB.com?
Kobe Bryant Favored as Next Gun Toting NBA Star?
One wouldn't think it....not Kobe Bryant. But the oddsmakers at the oldest North American facing online sportsbook, Bookmaker.com
Next NBA Player To Get Caught Carrying A Gun Odds
As the NBA reviews the facts surrounding the alleged gun showdown between Gilbert Arenas and fellow Wizard Javaris Crittenton, Mickey Richardson and his team at
Gambling911.com Hits 11 Million Mark in 2009
Okay so we just missed the 11 million mark in 2009, but came mighty close by a mere thousand or so. These are visitors we are talking who have visited the Gambling911.com website and they are all
Sands China a “Buy” Says Citi, UBS
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares in Sands China (1928.HK) climbed as much as 6.3 percent to their highest level in more than two weeks after Citigroup and UBS initiated coverage on the Macau unit of U.
AP: Kentucky Discusses Budget, Gambling
(Associated Press) - Lawmakers are scheduled to convene Tuesday for the start of a legislative session that will be overshadowed by a looming financial crisis and a continuing push to legalize casi
Poker Gambling Debt at Center of NBA Wizards Probe
Washington police continue to investigate an incident that allegedly took place in the NBA's Washington Wizards locker room in which two teammates drew guns on each other in an argument over a gamb
Super Bowl Shutout for Delaware?
Sunday, February 1, 2009, is Super Bowl Sunday, and two states in the USA have legal wagering on the National Football League (NFL)--Nevada and Delaware.
2010 College Bowl Betting Big For Bookies
The 2010 College Bowl betting season should help pad the pockets of online bookmakers catering to the North American market. Trafficwise, Gambling911.com expects brisk activity throughout the day
PokerStars Still Keeping Full Tilt Poker a Distant 2nd
At time during the past two months, Full Tilt Poker looked as if it could eat away at a fairly significant chunk of number one online poker room,
Online Gambling: Is Betting on Volcano Eruptions in Bad Taste?
A few years back the online gambling website Bookmaker.com was somewhat criticized for offering betting odds on hurricanes duri
Associated Press: Sports Bettor Guilty in Setting Car on Fire
A Staten Island man has pleaded guilty to setting a former employee's Mercedes-Benz on fire in Ocean County in 2004 out of revenge, the U.S. Attorney's office said.James LaForte Jr., 32, also admitted Dec. 21 to handing out high-interest loans and then using threats and violence to collect on them - loan-sharking and extortion schemes that carry a maximum of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, the attorney's office said.
Kentucky: Steve Beshear a “One Issue” Governor
Senate President David Williams, R-Burkesville, suggested at a press conference on Wednesday that Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear exaggerated the current economic crisis in the commonwealth in orde
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