Gambling
‘The Gambler’ Starring Mark Wahlberg Reviews Mostly Positive: Opens Christmas Day
A remake of the 1974 film “The Gambler” arrives in theatres this Christmas Day and the reviews so far have been mostly positive. The Mark Wahlberg starring vehicle has received around a 65% approval rate at movie review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes.
San Antonio Man Embezzled Nearly $2 Mil on Escorts, Gambling
SAN ANTONIO — (Associated Press) - A man has admitted in federal court in San Antonio to spending most of the $1.7 million he embezzled from his employer on escorts and gambling.
The San Antonio Express-News (http://bit.ly/1wMy7f1 ) reports Bexar Waste employee Michael Dennehy pleaded guilty Wednesday to a single count of bank fraud, admitting he forged numerous company checks over six years. Sentencing is set for March 9. He faces up to 30 years in prison.
Ex Saints Safety Darren Sharper Refused Bail: Co-Defendant a ‘One-Man RICO Case’
One-time New Orleans Saints safety Darren Sharper was denied bail Friday after being indicted in rape-related drug charges.
During three hours of testimony before a federal magistrate judge, two FBI agents testified that the man accused of supplying Sharper with his “rape potion”, Brandon Licciardi ,was a runner for a St. Bernard Parish bookie and drug trafficker for clubs on Bourbon Street.
Manchester United Futbolista Ander Herrera un Gran Problema
Manchester United futbolista Ander Herrera emitió un comunicado esta semana negando cualquier implicación en un escándalo de arreglo de partidos que ha anotado hasta el momento unas 41 personas .
Herrera negó las acusaciones a través de su página de Facebook :
China to Begin Crackdown on Macau Amidst Dissent in Gambling Mecca
(Reuters) - By night, Ieong Man Teng was dealing baccarat to gamblers at the Wynn Macau casino. By day, he was mobilizing thousands of fellow dealers to protest on the street for better working conditions and higher pay.
That made him one of the people on Beijing's watch list earlier this year in Macau, the world's biggest gambling hub.
Judge to Rule on FBI Ruse Involving Poker Pro Paul Phua and Son
(Associated Press) - It's now up to a federal judge to decide whether the FBI improperly entered suites at a Las Vegas Strip casino in an illegal gambling investigation involving a Malaysian businessman (Paul Phua) and his son.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Peggy Leen said Thursday she'll make a ruling soon.
Japan Stick With Javier Aguirre for Asian Cup Despite Match Fixing Claims
(AFP) - Japan will stick with coach Javier Aguirre for next month's Asian Cup, despite the former Mexico coach being involved in a match-fixing scandal which has rocked world football.
Aguirre is due to appear in a Valencia court in February following a probe into match-fixing allegations dating back to 2011 when he was manager of Spanish side Real Zaragoza.
Manchester United Footballer Ander Herrera Denies Match Fixing Claims
Manchester United footballer Ander Herrera issued a statement this week denying any involvement in a match fixing scandal that has so far netted some 41 individuals.
Herrera denied the allegations via his Facebook page:
7 More Arrested in ‘Mob-Tied’ Gambling Crackdown With Al Sharpton Connections
Seven more individuals were arrested Wednesday on gambling charges stemming from a series of raids in Rockland County, New York last Tuesday that already netted 14 others. The men were charged with promoting gambling, possession of gambling records, money laundering and other offenses
Computer Tech in Paul Phua Gambling Ruse Case Didn’t Know Lapel Camera Used
A computer technician took to the stand Wednesday to testify regarding an FBI ruse to gain access into gambling high roller suites of poker player Paul Phua and his son Darren at Caesars Palace.
The technical consultant Michael Wood told a judge he did not know a Nevada Gaming Control Board agent used a lapel camera to record them delivering a laptop to a suite the government later raided.
FBI agent Minh Pham already acknowledged in court that Internet service to the suites had intentionally been disabled.
Defense attorneys maintain the ruse was unconstitutional.
CNN Live Twitter Chat Thursday: The Future of Bitcoin
CNN is scheduled to discuss the topic of Bitcoin’s future in a live Twitter chat Thursday December 18, 2014 at 12 PM EST @CNNTech. The anonymous digital currency has finally begun to catch on in the Internet gambling community after a long period of resistance. A number of mainstream outlets are also starting to take notice.
A panel of experts have been assembled to discuss Bitcoin. They include:
Nevada Casino Regulator to Testify in Paul Phua FBI Ruse Case
A Nevada casino regulator was scheduled to testify Wednesday regarding a ruse employed by the FBI to gain access into gambling high roller suites at Caesars Palace.
State Gaming Control Board Agent Ricardo Lopez is expected to take the stand Wednesday.
Poker pro and high roller Paul Phua and his son Darren Phua are accused of running an elaborate World Cup betting ring from the suites in question. Agents dressed up as cable repairmen to gain access after deliberately cutting off Internet access.
Đại gia VN bị sát hại Peter Tân Hoàng bị cáo buộc rửa 1 tỉ dollar
Theo các nhà chức trách Úc, đại gia Peter Tan Hoang đã bị cáo buộc tội cờ bạc với tiền rửa khoảng 1 tỉ dollar. Tuy nhiên, Hoàng sẽ không phải ra tòa vì anh ta đã bị sát hại vào tháng 9 vừa qua.
Người tị nạn VN 36 tuổi được biết đến là một con bạc lớn. Anh ta có tiếng là một “cá voi” và là một tay tiêu xài lớn ở các sòng bài ở Úc.
Murdered Vietnamese High Roller Peter Tan Hoang Accused of Laundering $1 Billion
High roller Peter Tan Hoang stands accused of gambling some $1 billion in laundered money according to Australian authorities. Hoang will not stand trial, however, as he was murdered in Sydney this past September.
Maximum Fantasy Sports is Setting the Trends in the Industry
Site originates game varieties that others then copy
CHICAGO -- One of the up-and-coming new fantasy sports websites that is attracting a lot of attention these days is called Maximum Fantasy Sports and is run from the Windy City in the Heartland of America.
That alone makes it stand out--most fantasy sites, it seems, are based on the East or West Coasts.
FBI Agents Grilled in Paul Phua Sports Gambling Case Monday
(Associated Press) - An FBI agent is facing tough questions about whether investigators intentionally deceived a federal magistrate to obtain a search warrant and arrest a Malaysian businessman, his son and six others last summer in Las Vegas.
FBI Special Agent Minh Pham on Monday has repeatedly had to acknowledge inaccuracies in documents filed to gain the arrest last July of Wei Seng "Paul" Phua and Darren Wai Kit Phua.
Prosecutors say they headed an international Internet sports gambling operation.
Bookie Call Center Outsourcing for College Bowl Games, Playoffs
PayPerHeadAgents.com is one of the leading bookie call center outsourcing businesses for this year’s College Bowl games season and the highly anticipated first ever College Football Playoffs.
‘Sports Betting Consultant to the Stars’ Adam Meyer Indicted: ‘Threatened Clients’
The so-called “Sports Betting Consultant to the Stars’ Adam Meyer, a Fort Lauderdale resident, has been indicted after allegedly scamming a Wisconsin man out of $25 million over a four year period. Meyer was arrested earlier in the week and appeared shackled before a federal magistrate Friday morning.
Mistrial Declared in Connecticut Tiffany Stevens Murder-for-Hire Trial
HARTFORD — (Associated Press) - A judge has declared a mistrial because of a deadlocked jury in the case of a Connecticut woman accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill her ex-husband during a bitter child custody case.
Hartford Superior Court Judge Edward J. Mullarkey declared the mistrial Friday in the case of former Bloomfield resident Tiffany Stevens, who remains free on $1 million bail. The case is expected to be retried before another jury.
Judge Orders Deadlocked Jury to Come Up With Verdict in Murder-for-Hire Trial
HARTFORD, Connecticut — (Associiated Press) - A Connecticut judge has told a deadlocked jury to try again to reach a verdict in the trial of a woman accused of attempting to hire a hit man to kill her ex-husband during a bitter child custody court case.
Day 3 of Deliberations in Murder-for-Hire Case Linked to Gambling, Sex, Drugs
Friday marked Day 3 of deliberations in the case of a Connecticut mother charged with attempting to arrange the murder-for-hire of her husband.
Judge Voids Revel Sale to Canadian Firm
CAMDEN, N.J. – (Associated Press) -A bankruptcy court judge has voided the proposed sale of the former Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey, to a Canadian firm that has since backed out of the deal.
Judge Gloria Burns on Friday granted a request by Revel Entertainment to cancel the $110 million sale to Toronto-based Brookfield Asset Management.
The company had won a court auction for the failed $2.4 billion casino resort. But it backed out when it could not resolve a dispute with bondholders over debt from the construction of the casino’s costly power plant.
Golden Nugget to Sue Over Tax Rise
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — (Associated Press) - An Atlantic City casino who says its taxes would rise dramatically under a proposed tax assistance bill designed to help the struggling seaside resort says it will sue to block the plan.
The Golden Nugget says its calculations of the amount each casino would pay under a proposed payment in lieu of taxes drastically raises taxes for it, Resorts and Bally's — three of the city's smaller casinos — while giving huge tax breaks to big casinos owned or soon to be owned by billionaire Carl Icahn and gambling giant Caesars Entertainment.
New Fantasy Site PlayMLF.com Vows to be No. 1 in Two Years
WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--Fantasy sports today are where poker was 10 years ago. The scene is exploding with popularity. Huge amounts of money are being won. And new names are joining the game every week.
White Potatoes In, Online Gambling and Sage-Grouse Out of Spending Bill
A “must pass” Omnibus Spending Bill is set to be sent out for a vote and should pass with flying colors. Fears among online gambling enthusiasts were that the bill would also be acting as a sort of “pork magnet”. In other words, folks in Congress had one last vehicle in which to attach their own measures, many of which are unrelated to spending per se.
3 Enter Pleas in $13 Mil Online Gambling Ring Tied to Poker Pro Paul Phua
(Associated Press) - A woman and two men from China pleaded guilty in federal court in Las Vegas to minor roles in what prosecutors say amounted to a $13 million illegal Internet gambling operation that was broken up by an FBI raid at high-roller suites at Caesars Palace.
Jury to Begin Deliberating Fate of Tiffany Stevens in Murder-for-Hire Case
A jury will begin deliberating the fate of a Connecticut woman accused of trying to arrange the murder of her husband.
Silkroad Founder Accused in Six Murder-for-Hire Plots: PokerStars to Offer Bitcoin?
With online gambling sites only now beginning to jump on the Bitcoin bandwagon (quite possibly PokerStars among them), some of the earlier Bitcoin startups are currently facing scrutiny, the most notorious of them all being drug bazaar Silkroad.
And now the founder of that underground company, Ross Ulbricht, is alleged to have set up at least six murder-for-hire plots.
FantasyDraft.com Debuts: Apologizes to Players Over Rough Rollout
One of the newest Daily Fantasy Sports sites, FantasyDraft.com on the Web debuted this week but the rollout didn’t exactly go as planned.
FantasyDraft.com hopes to be one of the premier sites of its kind on the Net, providing an alternative to the sector’s dominating players: FanDuel and DraftKings.com.
Pfizer Australia Confirms Settlement for Drug That Caused Gambling, Sex Addictions
Pfizer Australia has confirmed it entered into a settlement agreement to compensate those individuals who claimed they developed gambling and sex addictions after taking a Parkinson’s drug developed by the company. A court still needs to approve the agreement.
