Gambling News
Online Poker: PIC Club Merge Purge
PIC Club has dissolved its relationship with the Merge Poker Network over the past several days according to numerous reports across the Net. Merge is best known for its "pot-friendly"
Government Doesn’t do Much for Wynn … or Does it?
By J. Patrick Coolican, www.lasvegassun.com
It’s Business As Usual At BetOnLine.com Despite Arrests
BetOnLine.com reps insist that customers monies are safe and that they have nothing to do with any credit business even after thirty individuals connected with the Panama City-based online gambling
Poker Player Who Killed Parents Won’t Get Death Penalty
The Alameda County District Attorney's Office will not seek the death penalty for Ernest Scherer III, now 31, who is accused of killing both his parents. former San Ramon Valley schools trustee Ernest Scherer Jr., 60 and Charlene Abendroth, 57, a longtime Cal State East Bay accounting lecturer, were both found brutally stabbed and beaten to death in their Pleasanton home last year. Both the father and son were well known on the professional poker circuit.
Bookies Get Hit Hard by Colts Cover
The Indianapolis Colts cover was the biggest dagger for online bookies Sunday. The Colts beat the St.
Rand Paul: The Kentucky Positive for Online Gambling
While much of the talk surrounding the Commonwealth of Kentucky within the online gambling sector has dealt with Governor Stephen Beshear's failed attempt to seize some 141 domain names related to
Online Gambling: Personal Details Sold for Quick Cash
In an alleged shocking betrayal of player privacy by gambling companies that includes 888, William Hill and Full Tilt Poker, AustralianGambli
BOL Loon Claimed Bookie Tried to Have Him Killed
We received the call a little over two years ago. The tipster told Gambling911.com that BetOnLinec.com was "under investigation" and that "we should report this".
The individual calling us claimed to have been a partner with Joseph Fafone, who on Tuesday was arrested at the Rochester, New York Airport as part of a Queens District Attorney's investigation into BetOnLine.
"I am working with the Feds," said the tipster. "I have to. My life is in danger."
It pretty much went completely downhill from there in terms of the tipster's credibility.
Maryland Online Gambling Investigation Seizes Emails
California online payment-processor, Electracash, Inc., continues to be charged by federal investigators out of Maryland who are in the midst of probing the industry. The primary target appears t
New York Media Eats Up Bet On Line “Mob” Connections
The indictments and subsequent arrests of several individuals connected with the Panama-based online gambling site, BetOnLine.com, has taken center stage in the New York media, painting everyone as
House Speaker Wants Blackjack, Poker Out of Seminole Casinos
Michael Peltier, Naples News
Webcast of KY Court Hearing on Internet Domain Seizures
Watch oral arguments before the Kentucky Supreme Court between counsel for iMEGA and Gov. Steve Beshear (D), LIVE on Oct. 22nd at 11:00 am ET
Sports Betting: Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures
By MAUREEN DOWD, New York Times
Excerpt:
NFL Week 7: Lopsided Betting Could Spell Trouble
An early review of NFL Week 7 games suggests there is plenty of lopsided action taking place with a number of games on the slate.
Barney Frank Launches Preemptive Strike on UIGEA Rules
As the day to implement the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) rules quickly approaches, Representative Ba
PartyGaming Slumps as Founder Dikshit Sells Stake
Jonathan Browning Reporting...
Former BetonSports CEO Carruthers Running Marathons
Riverfront Times
Tue., Oct. 20 2009
By Kristen Hinman
PokerListings Founder Andreas Oscarsson Murder for Hire
Swedish authorities investigating the murder of PokerListings.com founder Andreas Oscarsson are working on the assumption that the incident was a contract killing.
Harrah’s Hires Former Disney Exec
Peter Murphy, a confidante of Michael Eisner while he ran Walt Disney Co. (DIS), has been hired as strategy and development chief for Harrah's Entertainment Inc.
Gary Loveman, chairman and chief executive of the debt-laden casino operator, sees Murphy helping as the company continues "to identify areas for future growth and to explore opportunities created by current economic conditions."
Kentucky Hears Oral Arguments in Online Gambling Case
The Kentucky Supreme Court on Thursday, October 22nd, will hear oral arguments on the Commonwealth's appeal as part of its ongoing effort to seize the domain names of 141 internet gami
Poker News: Pappas Pays Barney Frank $75K
"House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) (also) made out handsomely this summer, bringing in nearly $70,000 from the Managed Funds Association and John Pappas of the Poker Pla
William Hill Profits Unaffected by Football Results
British bookmaker William Hill said profit expectations at its retail business had been unaffected by a run of punter-friendly football results.
Calling America's Bluff on Internet Gambling
Michael Hiltzik, LA Times
No issue brings out America's talent for self-deception like gambling.
To persuade ourselves that we can keep this particular sin under control, we sequestered casinos in isolated places like Las Vegas and Atlantic City reachable only by superhighways, and isolated them on riverboats where not a single card could be dealt or slot lever pulled until the vessel left the dock.
Big Stick Media Shuts Its Vegas Office
Big Stick Media Corporation ("BSM" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:BSM) announces today that it has ceased the operations of its wholly-owned subsidiary, National Sports Services
Cryptologic Warns of Revenue Drop
Online gambling software firm Cryptologic has said it expects to report a 31 percent year-on-year fall in the third quarter of 2009 with revenue dropping to US$9.6 million from US$14 million last y
Happy Bookies Want Yankees – Dodgers Next
By TIM BONTEMPS, NY POST
It's not Yankees-Red Sox, but the Yankees playing the Angels in the American League Championship Series is the next best thing for the Las Vegas sportsbooks.
"With the close proximity of Los Angeles, we have a lot of Angels fans here in Vegas, and any time you get the Yankees, that helps," said Jay Kornegay, director of the Las Vegas Hilton's sportsbook.
Vegas: Sleep With Poker Pros and Casino High Rollers
Hey all you gold diggers out there (not you Jenny Woo), want to sleep with your favorite poker stars or some millionaire high roller while in Las Vegas? Look no further than this impressive list
Gambling Godmother Captured
SHANGHAI - The Chongqing Mafia cleanup that has been grabbing headlines across China for nearly five months got a whole lot more exciting this week when the only woman alleged to be a gang boss app
Online Gambling: UIGEA Bank Final Rule Q&A Submitted
The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was enacted into law in 2006. The proposed rule implementing the legislation was published for comment in October 2007.
