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Gambling Top Stories: Trevor Pope, Charles Sylvestre WSOP Winners

These are the top gambling news stories here at Gambling911.com for Sunday June 2, 2013. Follow us on Twitter here.

Hollywood Casino in St. Louis Loses Roof in Severe Storms

Friday nights severe storms throughout Oklahoma and Missouri have left significant damage including a lost roof at the Hollywood Casino in Maryland Heights, Missouri outside of St. Louis.  Trees and light poles were also down outside the casino.  (This story was still developing)

No injuries were immediately reported at the casino.  An evacuation was taking place.

$1.3 Mil Cash Intercepted by RCMP Tied to Hells Angels Internet Gambling Biz

David Baines of the Vancouver Sun reports that a backpack filled with $1.3 million cash intercepted by the RCMP enroute to Vancouver in February 2012 belonged to a Hells Angels linked Internet gambling operative. 

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Top Gambling Stories: ‘King of Betfair’ Sent to Prison, First WSOP 2013 Bracelet Won

These are the top gambling news stories from Gambling911.com for the early part of Friday May 31, 2013 (Eastern Standard Time). Follow us on Twitter here.

Player Hits 25-Team Parlay That Pays $17K With Tennis and Soccer Bets

One lucky customer of BetOnline has just won a 25-team parlay after betting $300.  His total take – an amazing $17,404.51.

Coke-Snorting, Gambling Addicted Former Broker: ‘You Can’t Trade on Coke’

A former City broker tells all to the London Guardian newspaper’s Joris Luyendijk Thursday, focusing on his life as a coke-snorting, gambling addicted broker who claims “It was the natural environment to unleash my inner beast”.

Costa Rica Government Probing Marriage of Liberty Reserve Owner

News of payment processor Liberty Reserve’s indictment Tuesday should not have come as a great shock, especially to those who ran the outfit.

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Gambling Expansion in Illinois Moves Forward

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Associated Press) - A plan to expand gambling in Illinois has advanced out of a key House committee.

The proposal calls for five new casinos including one in Chicago and scores of slot machines. But bill sponsor Rep. Robert Rita, a Blue Island Democrat, says details are still being worked out.

The House Executive committee on Wednesday OK'd stripping the bill of its language.

Costa Rican Online Bookies Find Love, Sex at Newly Opened Jaco Beach Del Rey

An infamous meat market bar/hotel of San Jose, Costa Rica has now opened a second location on the beach in Jaco.

The Hotel Del Rey, a staple for American bookmakers and their colleagues from the early days of Costa Rica’s burgeoning online sports betting industry, announced the opening of its second location this week.

Indecisiveness, Exclusion Prevented Federal Online Gambling Bill From Passing

Former Nevada Congressman Jon Porter blamed the casino industry’s indecisiveness for the failure to pass federal legalization of online gambling over the past few years.

Porter, who is now a lobbyist for the industry, also said that gaming interests refused to recognize the importance of Tribal casino groups and state lotteries.

Gambling Ads Crackdown in Australia: Football Shirts to be Pulled

Australia will no longer be permitting gambling ads to run on television during live sporting events nor will bookmakers like Centrebet and bwin be permitted to have their logos on signage at venues or stadium naming rights.

Ohio Wants Its Colleges to Curb Gambling

CLEVELAND (Associated Press) — Ohio's college and university counselors are being asked to help keep compulsive gambling from becoming a problem among young people in the state as gambling venues multiply.

The state Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services hopes prevention and treatment of gambling addiction can be improved at universities and colleges, The Plain Dealer in Cleveland reported. A conference at Ohio State University conference last month alerted counselors, although some said they hadn't detected widespread addiction at their schools.

Massachusetts Officials Promise Full Review of MGM Resorts Plan

SPRINGFIELD — (Associated Press) - The chairman of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission is promising full scrutiny of MGM Resorts' plan for an $800 million casino in Springfield.

Chairman Stephen P. Crosby told the Republicans that the gaming commission is looking at every area where MGM Resorts does business. Background investigations should be complete by the end of August or early September.

95-Year Old Vegas Icon Missing, Reportedly Held Captive

The wife of 95-year-old Las Vegas casino developer Kirk Kerkorian claims her husband is being held captive by his attorneys.

Kerkorian, who made $2.9 billion through the development of such Vegas landmarks as Caesar's Palace and the MGM Grand, has not been seen for nearly a year.