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First of Four Million Dollar Sunday Events This Weekend: Satellites on Now
Satellites kick off Friday and Saturday where over hundred qualifiers will be entered into Sunday’s Million Dollar event.
Halloween is on October 31st, but online poker players don’t have to wait until then to be treated to something amazing.
DraftKings Ads Can Now Feature Current NFL Players as Part of Marketing Deal
DraftKings, one of the top two Daily Fantasy Sports sites in the world, will now be able to feature current NFL players in its ads as part of a new marketing deal with the league.
Launched in 2012, the website has managed to raise $300 million in financing this season, much of which has been used for marketing purposes.
RAWA Co-Author Stumbles After Chart Gaffe at Planned Parenthood Witch Hunt
Utah Republican Representative Jason Chaffetz seemingly wouldn’t let Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards get a word in edgewise during a Congressional grilling, which culminated with a irreprehensible error on Chaffetz part, one that he failed to correct but his quivering and lack of words spoke volumes.
Chaffetz is one of the co-authors of Restore Americas Wire Act (RAWA), a piece of legislation that looks to ban most forms of online gambling in the United States.
NRA Could be Next Group Up in Arms Over Online Gambling Prohibition Bill
The right to bear arms could be threatened should the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) be enacted.
Bob Adelmann of the New American suggests this is a very likely possibility.
Two GOP Presidential candidates, Marco Rubio and Lindsey Graham, are behind the Internet gambling prohibition bill that is being pushed by GOP mega donor and casino magnate Sheldon Adelson.
Adelmann writes:
BetOnline Players had Most Profitable Weekend in Company’s History
Yet another gambler has beaten up on popular online gambling site BetOnline, this time after hitting a massive parlay over the weekend.
AGA Says it has Proof of Ties Between Illegal Gambling and Organized Crime
The American Gaming Association (AGA) met with officials across the United States to discuss what it calls “groundbreaking new research showing the extent of illegal gambling and its ties to organized crimes”.
Ben Carson Surge Not Reflected in the Odds
Despite a recent surge in the GOP race for U.S. President by neurosurgeon Ben Carson, oddsmakers still have him in double digits at 15-1.
Tom West Emerges Victorious on HPT for $154k
Lincoln, CA (September 28, 2015) - Back in January, Tom West finished third in the Heartland Poker Tour Main Event at Thunder Valley Casino Resort for a score of over $64k. It's not easy to improve on a finish of that caliber, but that's exactly what West did Monday. The caterer from Mountain View, California defeated a field of 464 players to capture the HPT Title and $154,590.
"I feel incredible," said the new champ after the win. "It's hard to express in words how it feels."
Top Online Poker Execs to Hold Secret Meeting to Discuss Future of Industry
Some high ranking executives from the world of online poker are set to meet at the same table in October to discuss the state of the industry as well as its future survival.
From PokerNews.com:
Ten People Shot in Gambling Dispute at Busy Events Center
Ten people were hit by gunfire during an early morning Sunday gambling dispute at a small West Georgia town. All the victims, five females and five males, were expected to survive.
The incident occurred at the Hill Haven Event Center in Greenville, about 60 miles southwest of Atlanta.
Citigroup Maintains ‘Sell’ Rating on Bwin.party Stock
On Monday, Citigroup issued an analyst note maintaining a “sell” rating on Bwin.party’s stock.
The target price would indicated a potential downside of 39.08% from the company’s current stock price.
Handful of Women’s Groups Oppose Online Gambling Prohibition in U.S.
Among those in stiff opposition to legislation that would ban online gambling in the United States are none other than women’s groups such as Independent Women’s Voice and Independent Women’s Voice.
Top 10 Countries With the Biggest Gambling Losses: U.S. Ranks Number One
The United States of America ranks number one in terms of overall gambling losses by country, according to a report by The Economist, citing British consultancy H2 Gambling Capital.
BetOnline Live Dealer Casino Player Turns $1870 Into Over $300K
BetOnline.ag’s Dave Mason advised Gambling911.com Saturday evening that the online Live Dealer Casino site is in the midst of giving away one of the biggest payouts ever.
Man Who Killed Wife With Mallet Before Heading to Casino Sentenced to Life
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Associated Press) – A South Florida man has been sentenced to life in prison for beating his wife to death with a mallet.
A Broward County judge sentenced 68-year-old Robert Oulton on Thursday. He was convicted last month of second-degree murder.
New York Times: Daily Fantasy Sports and Hidden Costs of Weird U.S. Gambling Laws
The New York Times on Thursday discusses how some odd piece of legislation, the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act, has helped to facility today’s boom in Daily Fantasy Sports, the very activity it was likely trying to prevent.
Online gambling diehards know the legislation well and by its abbreviated form UIGEA.
So Much for That Vanessa Rouso ‘Big Brother’ Conspiracy as Poker Pro Goes Bust
She was supposed to have been anointed the winner in an effort to promote an upcoming poker program, so said the conspirators two weeks ago.
In the end, however, poker pro Vanessa Rousso finished third on this year’s “Big Brother”.
Early reports, now debunked, were carried across the Internet, as well as Gambling911.com:
The claim is that producers of the show want to use her win as a vehicle to promote her new show in which Rousso hosts Vegas poker tournaments.
Bookies Behaving Badly Part 6: Mark Del Popolo, Attorney at Flaw
He was a lawyer who thought he was above the law. In reality, though, he was an early e-scamster who gave both bookmaking and bunco a bad name.
He is Mark Del Popolo, a Syracuse, N.Y. attorney-turned-Internet bookie who dreamed of being a mobster and executed the first big online bookmaking scam of the 21st century.
Trump Hood Ornaments Were Product of the Mob Claims Smoking Gun
Signature hood ornaments for the 1988 Trump Golden Series and Trump Executive Series model limousines were products of convicted mobsters, claims the Smoking Gun.
From the Smoking Gun:
NFL Commish Sees Difference Between Fantasy and Sports Betting
An unsealed 2012 deposition unveiled Wednesday by ESPN shows some of the rationale of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s staunch stance against on illegal sports betting.
He and a league executive testified at the time that an association between gambling and the NFL “would damage fans’ perception of the game while downplaying the significance of the league’s playing games in London and its relationship to fantasy sports”.
Macau Casino Revenue Drops 19 Percent After Credit to High Rollers Reduced
(Bloomberg News) - Macau casino shares closed lower in Hong Kong after Deutsche Bank AG said gaming revenue was hurt last week due to a move by junket operators to reduce credit offered to high-end gamblers.
Gross gaming revenue fell 19 percent to 493 million patacas ($62 million) a day last week, or 18 percent below the average so far this quarter, Deutsche Bank AG analyst Karen Tang wrote in a note Wednesday. Junket operators reduced lending after a reported theft at a competitor "prompted others to withdraw deposits from various junkets," Tang wrote.
Duke Lee Finally Wins Heartland Poker Tour Event
Reno, NV - Duke Lee has played several Heartland Poker Tour events in the past, but it wasn't until Monday that he earned his first HPT Title. The professional poker player from San Francisco beat out a tough group of competitors, including a current November Niner, to lay claim to the $59,494 score and HPT bracelet at Grand Sierra Resort and Casino.
Odlanor Spyware Allows Hackers to See Other Players Hands
The poker community is alarmed by the recent discovery of a new spyware called Odianor.
The Daily Mail was among the first to report on it a few days ago.
Their description:
College Athletes Found Playing on DraftKings, FanDuel to Lose One Year Eligibility
In a shocking turn of events Tuesday it was revealed that the NCAA plans to penalize any college athlete found playing on Daily Fantasy Sports sites like DraftKings and FanDuel.
Athletic Director for Mississippi State, Scott Strickland, tweeted:
… any athlete found to be gambling on college sports (includes daily fantasy such as Draft Kings) automatically loses a year of eligibility.
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This informative new eBook from the experts at PayPerHead.com on how to increase revenue for your pay per head business has been catching the attention of online bookies everywhere.
They’re loving this free resource because it gives full access to:
Mass AG on DraftKings: ‘This is a New Industry, It’s Something We Are Reviewing’
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey says her office is reviewing the business practices of Daily Fantasy Sports website Draftkings to ensure they are operating within the legal framework of current law.
ESPN to Back Away From College Football Gambling Talk Amidst Backlash
This month, it was announced that ESPN would take a more aggressive approach in reporting on gambling point spreads as part of its sports coverage. Now comes word the 24 hours sports network may be reconsidering this approach.
From Sports Illustrated:
Donald Trump Sees Epic Drop in Odds in Just Under 48 Hours
Real estate mogul Donald Trump has seen his odds to be the GOP nominee for U.S. President fall from just shy of 2-1 to 4-1 in a matter of hours Monday.
The sudden shift comes as polls now show Trump is losing steam while fellow candidate and former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina pushed into double digits this week, according to a post-debate CNN poll.
No Need to Panic Over Daily Fantasy Sports Congressional Scrutiny Says Expert
An industry expert laughed off concerns over efforts by New Jersey Congressman Frank Pallone’s attempt to study Daily Fantasy Sports and their relationship to the four professional leagues.
Joe Brennan, Jr., an industry expert who himself will be launching a new DFS site based in London, England, Fast Fantasy, pointed to efforts by certain politicians to stop legalized online poker in the U.S.
Brennan, Jr. tweeted last week:
Shocking Video Emerges of Bungling Machete and Scythe Waving Casino Bandits
Two men were jailed Monday for their role in a brazen casino robbery last October with every horrifying moment caught on video surveillance.
Wayne Marsh, 33, and Grant Walker, 24, are both seen in the video waving a scythe and machete in people’s faces while bundling banknotes into a bag. An accomplice Andrew Warley, 41, was also placed behind bars Monday.
The two men made a number of bungled missteps while attempting to flee the Walsall’s Grosvenor Casino in Bentley.
