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FIFA FBI Investigation Started With Gambling Probe
(Reuters) - The FBI's investigation of soccer governing body FIFA includes scrutiny of how the organization awarded the 2018 World Cup to Russia and the 2022 competition to Qatar, a U.S. law enforcement official said on Wednesday.
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IRS May Require Claiming Gambling Winnings of $600 or More
LAS VEGAS (Associated Press) - The IRS says a $600 slot machine or bingo jackpot might get its attention in the future, and the prospect has riled gamblers and the casino industry.
The agency requires reporting on a single jackpot or win that's $1,200 or more for federal income-tax purposes. But it's floating the possibility of cutting that threshold in half.
A reportable keno win also could be lowered. The threshold for that game is now $1,500.
League of Legends 3 World Championship Had 2nd Most Viewers After Super Bowl
While the Super Bowl had 111.5 million viewers earlier this year, it was the League of Legends Season 3 World Championship that enjoyed the 2nd largest viewership in the sports finale category, not the NBA Finals, World Series or NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship.
Zayat Attorney Says Libel Suit is a Bunch of Horse S***: ‘Judge Will Throw It Out’
The attorney for a man claiming he is owed close to $2 million by American Pharoah owner Ahmed Zayat has himself filed a $10 million libel suit against him. Gambling911.com first broke the story Monday afternoon and now the New York area media has been all over it.
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FIFA President Steps Down Amidst Bribery, Match Fixing Scandals
Just days after Sepp Blatter was re-elected to his post as FIFA President, on Tuesday he unexpectedly announced his resignation in the face of a growing corruption investigation, the worst the game's governing body has seen in its history.
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FBI Ruse Case Against Poker Pro Paul Phua Dismissed
LAS VEGAS — (Associated Press) - A federal judge in Nevada dismissed a criminal case Monday against a wealthy Malaysian gambler who was arrested last year after FBI agents impersonated Internet repair technicians to get a peek at what he was doing in suites at a Las Vegas Strip resort.
Unikrn CEO Pledges to Sponsor Any League of Legends Team That has Female
eSports betting site Unikrn wants more women involved and, to that end, the firm’s CEO Rahul Sood has vowed to sponsor any League of Legends team that has a woman on its roster.
New York Times All Over $10 Mil Ahmed Zayat Libel Suit Story Broke by G911
With Gambling911.com breaking the news earlier Monday that attorney Joseph Bainton had filed a $10 million lawsuit against American Pharoah owner Ahmed Zayat, the New York Times was quick to react and file a report late Monday evening.
G911 Acquires Libel Suit Against American Pharoah Owner Ahmed Zayat
Gambling911.com has acquired a verified copy of a lawsuit filed last year by an individual whose attorney claims libel against American Pharoah owner Ahmed Zayat.
American Pharoah will run in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes race, looking to become the first Triple Crown winner in nearly 40 years.
William Hill Refuses to Honor Federer Prop Bet, Paddy Power Caves In
The UK’s biggest bookmaker, William Hill, is refusing to pay out £1,000 on a 50p bet placed on the Rome Masters.
Julius Ndlovu, a student nurse, placed a bet on the Swiss tennis star to win a set 6-3 during his Rome Masters match against Tomas Berdych after spotting odds of 2,000-1 on William Hill's website, the Independent reported Monday.
That bet came through a winner but Hill called those “ridiculously high odds” a “palpable error”.
NJ Online Gambling Finally Starting to Take Off a Bit After Slow Start
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Associated Press) — Internet gambling is off to a slow start in the United States, with banks hesitant to handle credit card payments for online bets and some politicians and casino moguls pushing to ban it, but there remains potential for great growth, participants in a major gambling conference agreed Wednesday.
Despite the nascent industry's many challenges, including illegal offshore websites that casinos admit are easier to use, gradual improvements are happening, they said.
Baltimore Area Bookies, Sports Betting Agents: In High Demand
Baltimore area bookies and agents are easy to find. Just go to any of the areas top sports bars or pool halls or just ask one of your buddies who either uses one or knows someone who does. If you attend enough Orioles games, you are bound to bump into a local bookie.
Baltimore, the largest independent city in the US (one not belonging to a particular county) is a big sports town with the Ravens having won two championships in the last 15 years. Baltimore is also home to Pimlico Racetrack, host of the second leg of the Triple Crown.
eSports Sites Raising Big Money for Fantasy, Betting: Vulcun, Unikrn, AlphaDraft
It’s yet another aspect of the Daily Fantasy Sports phenomenon, eSports, with the three main players announcing additional monies raised over the past few months.
Vulcan, the biggest of the bunch, says it managed to raise $13.4m (£8.6m) and paid out over $1.1m (£713,000) in prize money to over 117,000 fans in its opening three months.
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1-day Fantasy Sports Contests – FantasyFeud.com: MLB, Golf, More…
FantasyFeud.com was offering 1-day fantasy sports contests with payouts reportedly totaling $750,000 during the month of May alone.
According to the Fantasy Feud website, their one-day fantasy MLB contests start as low as $1.00.
Fantasy Feud allows drafts for NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB across many draft variations.
Daily Fantasy Sports Site ScoreStreak.com Suspends Operations: Who’s Next?
Silicon Valley area daily fantasy sports site ScoreStreak.com has closed its doors….for now.
An email was sent out to customers this past week claiming the company has been unable to obtain additional funding after raising $1.2 million last year.
Prosecutors Mulling Appeal in Paul Phua FBI Ruse Case
Prosecutors on Friday missed a date to decide whether to appeal a federal judge's crippling decision tossing out evidence collected by FBI agents who posed as Internet repairmen during a Las Vegas Strip illegal bookmaking investigation.
New York Post: ‘American Pharoah Owner Champion at Spinning Tall Tales’
The New York news media is all over this past week’s story regarding American Pharoah owner Ahmed Zayat allegedly owing offshore gambling companies over $2 million.
Orlando Area Bookies: Orange County, Central Florida
News flash! Mickey Mouse likes to bet sports. You know how we know this? Mickey and the gang from Disney just entered into a multi-million dollar deal with one of the leading daily fantasy sports sites Draftkings.
Bookies in Cleveland Get Boost From Cavs and the New Lebron James Era
Bookies in the Cleveland area have been enjoying a successful spring, something they haven’t had in the years since losing Lebron James to Miami.
Well, Lebron is back and the Cavaliers are back in the NBA Finals for only the second time in their history.
Daily Fantasy Sports Marries Poker at the WSOP in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS -- Two of the most popular forms of wagering in America--poker and daily fantasy sports--for the first time ever are being combined into one event at the World Series of Poker.
According to a WSOP spokesman, a daily fantasy sports-themed poker tournament will be one of the events at the 46th annual WSOP, which got underway this week in Sin City.
Covers.com Sold to Tribune Media
One of the leading sports handicapping, stats and lines comparison websites, Covers.com, has been sold to Gracenote, a subsidiary of Tribune Media.
Jason Ader: Fantasy Sports Will Replace Slot Machines as Way Americans Gamble
Appearing on CNBC’s “Fast Money” Wednesday, SpringOwl Asset Management founder Jason Ader stated that daily fantasy sports will soon replace slot machines as the primary way in which Americans gamble.
Ader, an activist investor who has had influence on the boards of gaming giants Bwin.party and IGT in recent years, is the latest to jump on the daily fantasy bandwagon.
FIFA Scandal Rocks World as Match-Fixing Arrests Continue
The world has been rocked by allegations Wednesday that top FIFA officials are now implicated in a wide ranging corruption scandal.
Hold Your Horses: Zayat Shock ‘I Love You’ Texts Contradict "I Never Met You' Depo
In a shocking text transcript obtained exclusively by Gambling911.com, we learn that American Pharoah’s owner Ahmed Zayat’s relationship with the plaintiff accusing him of owing more than $2 million in gambling debts goes much deeper than anyone could ever have imagined.... a very tight bond that appeared to be all but forgotten once Zayat appeared in Court to explain his relationship with one Howard Rubinsky.
Bankruptcy Filings Suggest Zayat ‘Consistently Provided Inaccurate Info’
The sport of horsing has long been about honesty and ethics --- and here we have a horse on the verge of making history. His name is American Pharoah.
