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Iowa Halfway Home in Legalizing Fantasy Sports, State Senator Tells G911
DES MOINES, Iowa -- In 2006, the U.S. Congress passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), crippling online wagering by making it illegal to use financial instruments such as credit cards to fund Internet betting.
Mobster Tried to Sell Art from 1990 Museum Heist
HARTFORD, Conn. (Associated Press) -- A reputed mobster told an undercover FBI agent that he had access to two of the long-sought paintings stolen from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990 and could negotiate a sale of each for $500,000, a prosecutor said Monday.
Robert Gentile, a 79-year-old convict from the Hartford, Connecticut, suburbs with a criminal record dating to the 1950s, allegedly made the offer following his release from prison a year ago, prosecutor John Durham said.
Chinese Authorities Shut Down PokerStars Sponsored Tournament
In their continued crackdown on gambling, Chinese authorities shut down a poker tournament sponsored by the world’s largest real money online poker site PokerStars this weekend.
The APPT tournament, which was set to take place in the city of Nanjing, underwent a raid by the Chinese National Police on Friday.
Adam Silver on Gambling and the NBA: ‘Good for Business’
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has doubled down on his initial stance that sports betting should be legalized in the U.S.
Silver stunned many after writing an op-ed piece in the New York Times last fall suggesting that sports gambling should be “brought out of the underground”.
On Monday, the NBA Commissioner took things one step forward.
100,000 Officials Reprimanded as Part of Chinese Corruption, Gambling Crackdown
BEIJING – (Associated Press) - The top anti-graft body of China's Communist Party says more than 100,000 officials have been reprimanded since late 2012 for violating policies mandating more austere working practices.
The party's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said in its monthly report Monday that 5,340 officials were reprimanded in December 2014, the most recent month studied. That pushed the two-year total of reprimanded officials to 102,168.
RAWA Author Graham 91 Percent to Run for US President: 200-1 Odds to Win
South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham has said there is a 91 percent chance he will run for U.S. President in 2016 on the Republican ticket.
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TopBet Slow Payouts Complaints Blamed on Processing Issues
A series of slow payouts complaints related to three-year-old Manila-based online sportsbook TopBet.eu have begun filing in to the industry monitoring site SportsBookReview.com, prompting concerns from sports bettors. Update: April 25, 2015 - Some affected players report receipt of payments
Poker Champion Alex Jacob Has Won $129,401 on ‘Jeopardy!’
Former poker pro Alex Jacob is now a 5-time champion of the hit U.S. game show “Jeopardy” and he is making quite a name for himself.
Jacob has so far won $129,401 and will appear once again on the show this coming Monday.
Major Milestones Being Reached This Weekend at Americas Cardroom
US-facing online poker site, Americas Cardroom recently reported that they've jumped up to the #2 spot in the U.S. online poker rankings. The online poker site today revealed that they're on track to hit a number of major milestones this weekend, including the highest-ever Sunday Special tournament with a $100,000 prize pool and the launch of Jackpot Poker.
Harry Reid Vows to Help Adelson With Internet Gambling Prohibition Bill
Outgoing Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid has said he will assist in any way possible to push through legislation banning most forms of Internet gambling, including poker.
Restore America’s Wire Act or RAWA is the brainchild of casino magnate and GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson. The legislation is co-authored by Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Republican Representative Jason Chavitz of Utah.
NatWest Manager Jailed for Stealing £185,000 to Fund Online Gambling Habit
A former NetWest manager, Glenn Mason, 56, has been jailed for plundering the accounts of nine pensioners including an 83 year-old woman and a 92 year-old man, all to the tune of £185,000.
Mason stole the funds in order to help fuel his online gambling habit. He now must pay back every last penny.
Mason will serve 15 months behind bars.
PokerStars Parent Company Rational Group Appoints Zynga Exec
The parent company of the world’s largest real money online poker room has hired an executive of the world’s largest free-to-play online poker site.
Poker Pro Alex Jacob Wins Again on ‘Jeopardy!’ Does He Own Just One Shirt?
Poker pro Alex Jacob has won for a 5th straight night on the popular U.S. game show “Jeopardy” and he is developing quite a reputation, not always a positive one.
Jacob is attracting tweets such as:
Colin McQuilkin:
Trial of Legendz Sports Founder Bartice “Luke” King Gets Underway
The trial of Legendz Sports founder Bartice King (better known as “Luke” among his peers) got underway Thursday in an Oklahoma City courtroom following two days of jury selection. The case number is CR-13-063-1-F, listed on the local courtroom docket as USA vs. Bartice A. "Luke" King.
Global Sports Betting Worth $3 Trillion, Most of it Illegal
(AFP) - The global sports betting market is worth up to $3-trillion, the vast majority of that generated by illegal gambling, a United Nations conference on crime being held in Doha heard on Wednesday.
Patrick Jay, a British-based independent betting expert, said around 65 per cent of that global figure was spent on football betting, with the Asian market the centre of sports gambling.
Magnus Hedman the New Man Behind the Curtain at Pinnacle Sports
SBC News has revealed that Touchbet ltd and Sporting Index owner Magnus Hedman is the new majority shareholder in Pinnacle Sports, once among the biggest online sportsbooks catering to North America. The company pulled out of the US market in 2007, opting instead to focus on Europe and Asia.
Guilty Pleas Entered in Illegal Vegas Sports Betting Case: $4.3 Mil to be Forfeited
Four individuals have struck deals with the U.S. Government to plead guilty in a long running investigation into a multi-million dollar sports betting business.
Google Insists on Mobile Friendliness
Have you ever wondered why you can do a Google search on your desktop computer and get different results when searching the same key words on your mobile phone? This has to do with what’s going on behind the scenes with not only various websites but also the backend of Google.
World Exclusive: Live In-Game Wagering Comes to Daily Fantasy Sports
The inventor of the world's first live in-game sports betting system for Las Vegas casinos has now invented the world's first live in-game system for sports fantasy, Gambling 911 can reveal in a world exclusive report.
Barry Mindes, an 83-year-old engineer from New York who now lives in South Florida, created the SportsXaction betting system in the mid-1990s.
SportsXacton, which debuted at the Excalibur casino in Las Vegas, allowed bettors to wager on every pitch of a baseball game while the game was in progress.
Odds Alert: Hillary Clinton ‘Deleted’ Emails Mention Secret Lesbian Lover
In a shock report published Wednesday, the National Enquirer claims that some of Hillary Clinton’s famously “deleted” emails were “packed full of lesbian references and her lovers’ name".
What Are the Two Longest Greek Letters When Spelled in English? Alex Knows
Former poker pro Alex Jacob does it again, winning four straight nights on the popular US game show Jeopardy.
He also answered the final question correctly: What Are the Two Longest Greek Letters When Spelled in English?
‘Honey Trap’ Gang Kicked Professional Poker Player to Death
Care assistant Leonie Granger, 25, has been convicted of manslaughter in the brutal murder of a professional poker player.
Granger set up a “honey trap” for 56-year-old Mehmet Hassan, who was kicked to death by her boyfriend, Kyrron Jackson, 28, and another man, Nicholas Chandler, 29.
666Bet.com Back Peddling on Payout Promise: ‘We Can Only Pay When Back Online’
Beleaguered 666Bet.com issued a statement on Tuesday informing its customers they can only pay if back up and running online. This comes after assurances the company would refund customers once its licensing authority gives the green light.
Bookie Forced Man to Rob Churches
Attorneys representing Joseph Grieco, 45, of Methuen, Massachusetts have notified a judge about the possible defense for their client, accused of scamming several area churches out of cash and gift cards. His bookie made him do it!
From the Union Leader:
2006 US Poker Championship Winner Winning Again on ‘Jeopardy!’
Alex Jacob, winner of the 2006 US Poker Championship and its $878,500 cash prize, stopped playing poker after a 2012 World Series appearance.
He resurfaced last week on the popular U.S. game show “Jeopardy!” winning a cool $48,000 heading into Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Jacob went up another $36,000.
Motorcycle Shooting of Sportsbook Operator Outside CR Bakery Was Failed Hit
A man shot four times outside an Escazu, Costa Rica bakery last month was the target of a failed hit, Gambling911.com can now confirm.
Sources close to G911 tell us that a sportsbook operator from California by the name of Jason was the target of this hit though the incident does not appear to have any ties to a bookmaking/Pay Per Head businesses had ties to.
Atlantic City Finally Sees Revenue Increase
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Associated Press) -- Atlantic City's eight casinos saw their revenue increase by 2.3 percent in March, compared to a year ago.
But when the four casinos that shut down last year are included in the comparison, the city's gambling revenue was down 12.6 percent.
Figures released Tuesday by the state's Gaming Enforcement Division show the eight surviving casinos took in $203.8 million in March, compared to the $199.2 million they won in March 2014.
European Poker Tour Season 11 Concludes With Biggest PokerStars Festival Ever
ONCHAN, Isle of Man – Hundreds of players will be heading to Monaco in just a few weeks after winning packages for flagship events at the Season 11 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT Grand Final.
Suspected ‘Juice Bar Burglar’ Arrested in Underground Gambling Den
A man suspected in a San Fernando Valley, California crime spree was taken into custody over the weekend inside a local gambling den.
Authorities were able to identify the so-called “Juice Bar Burglar” by a distinctive tattoo.
“His tattoo was his undoing,” LAPD Lt. Paul Vernon said in a statement. “We just needed to get the word and the picture out, and he was done as the Juice Bar Burglar.”
Per CBS LA’s report:
