Gambling
BettorsWorld.com Founder Brian Georgia Has Heart Attack
The founder of the Internet's first sports betting portal is in a Connecticut hospital recovering from a heart attack, Gambling911.com has learned exclusively.
Brian Georgia, founder of Bettor's World (www.bettorsworld.com), told Gambling911.com in a telephone interview today that he is "out of the woods" and is expected to make a full recovery, after suffering a heart attack last month.
"The worst is behind me," Georgia said. "I feel fine. I'm going to be okay."
Brandon Lang Contract Not Renewed at Sports Advisors
The Steve Budin owned sports handicapping service, SportsAdvisors.com, has reportedly cut ties with Brandon Lang, deciding not to renew his contract tha
Brendan Fevola Approached Mobsters
Self confessed gambling addict Brendan Fevola was so desperate for cash he approached gangland king of the kids Mick Gatto for financial assistance, says Australia's underworld grapevine.
Online Poker Rooms Turned in Tzvetkoff
James McCullough of the Courier-Mail is reporting that disgruntled online poker rooms turned in payment processor and Internet tycoon Daniel Tzvetkoff. Said to be worth $80 million at one point,
Las Vegas Review-Journal Sues Online Gambling Portal
A company associated with the Las Vegas Review-Journal is suing the popular online gambling portal Majorwager.com claiming it has posted the online newspape
Arlo Devlin-Brown Gets Rare Praise From Online Gambling Biz
Last year, Assistant United States Attorney Arlo Devlin-Brown seized some $50 million in funds belonging to online poker's largest firms, PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. Since that time, Devlin-B
Raw: Complaint Against Daniel Tzvetkoff
PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, JOSEPH DEMAREST, JR., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigat
Online Gambling: Tzvetkoff Charged With Laundering $500 Million
News broke late Friday that Australian payment processing guru Daniel Tzvetkoff has been indicted on charges for allegedly laundering some $500 million in online gambling proceeds.
In a four-count indictment unsealed in New York on Friday, Daniel Tzvetkoff, an Australian national, has been charged with gambling conspiracy, bank fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy and one count of money laundering.
Australia Likely To Get Online Gambling Legalisation Soon
Australia is heading towards getting new laws, legislation... the works, to cover the online gaming - gambling sector, following the global trend.
Marvel Comics Commits Material Breach Claims Cryptologic
CryptoLogic Limited (TSX: CRY)(TSX: CXY)(NASDAQ: CRYP)(LSE: CRP), a global developer of branded online betting games and Internet casino software, announces that arbitration proceedings have been f
Ken Weitzner Considered Suicide 4 Years Ago
Website owner Ken "The Shrink" Weitzner, who operated Eye on Gambling (www.eog.com) and committed suicide last week, eerily spoke about considering sui
Aussie AFL footballer Brendan Fevola Gambling Addiction
Media Man and Gambling911 investigate and tell it like it is in regard to Brendan Fevola...
The star athlete is seeking professional help in a bid to "knock it on the head".
Ken Weitzner May be Poster Child for Anti Online Gambling Folks
It may not be long until we start hearing online gambling foes in Washington throwing the name "Ken Weitzner" into their self-absorbed agendas to ban Internet poker and sports betting.
Online Gambling Prohibition: Blame it on Abramoff
Uber-lobbyist Jack Abramoff has long been noted as the individual who allowed online gambling to thrive unregulated, unlicensed and - for a few years - free from prosecution. Whether the industry
BetOnLine.com New Ownership Should Keep Ship Afloat
BetOnLine.com has new ownership that's been getting gradually integrated over the past few months and the news is good I, Jagajeet Chiba, can report with blitheness.
Three individuals we know and respect here at Gambling911.com are now involved with the overall management of the company according to various reports. They are former management from BetOnSports, MVP Sportsbook and Sportsbook.com and I would like for them each to get the recognition they rightfully deserve on the Googles.
Weitzner’s Rivals Speak Out
Owners of rival websites are speaking out about the shocking double suicide of gambling-themed website owner Ken "The Shrink" Weitzner and his wife last week in a Virginia garage.
Weitzner had been the owner and operator of The Prescription (www.therx.com), a website featuring sports handicapping selections, a posting forum and news articles about sports wagering, until selling the lucrative site to Marty Jensen in 2001.
Online Sportsbooks Mean Big Business For Online Poker
Some in the online poker community choose to brandish sports betting as "shady" and "not as important in the whole scheme of things" when it comes to the online gambling sector.
Gambling911.com Founder Discusses Ken Weitzner
As many Gambling911.com readers may know, Gambling911.com founder Chris Costigan once worked for TheRx.com, a website owned and operated by Kenneth "The Shrink" Weitzner. This past week
Daly Says Shrink ‘Obsessed’
A former employee of Ken "The Shrink" Weitzner says the controversial gambling news website owner who died last week was an "obsessed" man whose desire to dominate a rival fue
Cops Won’t Release Weitzner Details
Police in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA, said today that they will not be publicly releasing the official police report about the deaths last week of gambling news website operator Ken "The Shrink
Shrink Would Often Read About Suicide
Speaking exclusively to one of Kenneth Weitzner's former lovers, Gambling911.com can reveal that "the Shrink" had a preoccupation with suicide to the point where he would often read up on
StarCraft Cheating the Biggest Scandal to Hit e-Sports
Korea is being rocked by a scandal of epic proportion involving StarCraft where a number of gamers are being linked to match-fixing, cheating and illegal betting.
Ken Weitzner: Not a Doctor, But Played One On The Internet
Some years back, a now-infamous television commercial began with a man declaring, "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV."
Foul Play Ruled Out in Shrink’s Death
Foul play is not suspected in the deaths of gambling news website operator Kenneth B.
Steve Wynn: “Joe Francis is Insane”
Joe Francis of "Girls Gone Wild" "holds the all-time record for cuckoo," claims gambling mogul Steve Wynn.
Kenneth Weitzer and Wife to be Cremated
He was a man of the Jewish faith and, while cremation is not commonly permitted, EOG.com founder Kenneth Weitzner will be cremated along with his wife following a memorial on Tuesday. Weitzner's
Barney Frank Online Poker Hearing Postponed
Washington, DC - Due to a conflict in the Chairman's schedule, the hearing entitled "H.R. 2266, Reasonable Prudence in Regulation Act and H.R.
Online Gambling Portal Owner Bizarre Death 2nd in 12 Months
The death of Kenneth Weitzner marks the second time in less than 12 months that an online gambling portal owner has died under mysterious circumstances. Weitzner was confirmed dead shortly after
Kenneth Weitzner Death Confirmed
It's official: Ken "The Shrink" Weitzner is dead.
