Gambling
Roger Federer Speaks Out Regarding Gambling Scandal
Roger Federer is now talking in regard to a gambling scandal that threatened to rock the world of tennis.
Federer said on Tuesday that he had requested a detailed explanation from Ted Forstmann, the head of his management company IMG, after a lawsuit was filed claiming Forstmann had increased a bet on the 2007 French Open based on information provided to him by Federer.
Report: Harry Reid Behind-The-Scenes Work to Push Online Gambling Bill Through
Online Gambling Up Among College Age Men
A recent survey has found that college age men are gambling more than ever before online.
The survey was conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania and it revealed that 16 percent of college age males gambled online in 2010 compared to 4.4 percent in 2008.
400,000 males in college ranging from age 18 to 22 gambled at least once a week on the Internet, and there were over 1.7 million who gambled at least once a month.
Crown Casino Catches Tiger Woods By Tail Again At Australian Open
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Casino Ex Boss to Sue for $1 Million Plus
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Feds Race to Seize Funds From Daniel Tzvetkoff Ahead of Full Tilt Poker Claim
Landslides Claim At Least 20 Lives in Online Gambling Haven Of Costa Rica
Mets Club House Manager Linked To New York City Gambling Ring
Australia Gambling and Entertainment News – November 3, 2010
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Australia Gambling News: Melbourne Cup Day A Bookie’s Dream … Usually
Betfair Threatens to Leave United Kingdom
The world’s largest online betting exchange, Betfair, which went public earlier this month and is valued at £1.4bn, is threatening to exit the United Kingdom over the The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) “unreasonable” racing levy.
CEO David Yu told a Sunday newspaper Betfair would be “happy to be licensed and to pay sensible tax but if we don’t see movement we’d have to consider what’s right for the business over the long term.”
Prosecutors to Portray Ernie Scherer III as a “Gambling Degenerate”
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Potato Peeler Robber Who Held Up Bookies Gets 5 Years Prison
In one of the more bizarre robberies ever reported, a man was sentenced to 5 years behind bars for robbing a bookmaker. The weapon: A potato peeler!
Gary McGain, 29, hid the peeler in a sock so it looked like a gun and pointed it at a cashier’s head.
McGain appears to have been a serial robber, having hit the same bookmakers on at least one previous occasion.
Gambino Crime Family Associate Andrew Merola Sentenced to 11 Years
A Gambino Crime family associate, Andrew Merola of Toms River, New Jersey, has been sentenced to 11 years for his role in an elaborate racketeering and sports betting ring.
22 of Merola’s co-defendants had already pled guilty to crimes that included fraud, extortion, loan-sharking and sports betting.
"Any which way they could make money, they wouldn't hesitate to seize the moment," said former federal prosecutor Ronald Wigler, who led the case.
Online Sportsbook Complaints For Last Week of October 2010
A series of online sportsbook complaints occurring across the World Wide Web are being monitored by Gambling911.com the final week of October 2010.
Gambling to Blame for Former Georgetown, NBA Player’s Shooting
The October 21 shooting of former NBA player Charles E. Smith in the Fairwood community of Bowie, Maryland, was over a gambling dispute, police have confirmed.
Police spokeswoman Sgt. Michelle Reedy told the Gazette that a search of the house where Smith resided and was found shot turned up "a large quantity of cocaine and evidence of a gambling operation,” including ledgers.
As of Thursday October 27, Smith remained in fair condition.
