Sportsbook News
Media Outlets Digging for More in Ahmet Zayat Gambling Debt Allegations
A number of media outlets, mostly from the New York area, have been digging for more information related to the explosive allegations that American Pharoah owner Ahmed Zayat owes over $2 million to offshore sportsbooks.
Ahmedzayat.Com Goes Live: Parties Behind Site Unknown
He owns American Pharoah, the horse competing for the Triple Crown, but Ahmed Zayat does not own the website for his own name. Ahmedzayat.com is now live.
American Pharoah Owner Ahmed Zayat Active Offshore Gambler – ahmedzayat.com
In a Gambling911.com world exclusive, we can reveal that Ahmed Zayat is still an active offshore gambler following reports he owes over $1 million.
Gambling911 learned Thursday evening from a long-time source deeply entrenched in the gaming industry that Zayat has extensive debts and players at the highest levels of the gambling industry maintain that Zayat “is not trustworthy”.
American Pharoah Owner Reportedly Fails to Pay $1.65 Mil Debt at Online Casino
The owner of Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner American Pharoah owes $1.65 million to an online casino, at least that is what one man is claiming, and he has filed suit.
Best Pay Per Heads for Football – 2015
Gambling911.com has your best pay per heads for the upcoming football season, in no particular order so be sure to check each of them out as their offerings vary and can be customized to fit your own personal needs.
PayPerHead.com – Gambling911.com has known the folks behind this outfit since before they were ever in operation. We’re talking 1998!!!
Bookies in Connecticut: The Case of the Stun Gun, Cattle Prod and Arson
Over the past four years there have been a number of high profile bookies charged in various Connecticut towns. But it all came to a head this past January when John Barile of East Hartford was charged with burning down a Middletown restaurant for insurance fraud. The crime he is accused of was actually committed five years previous.
Bookies In…. South Carolina: Brett Parker Thrusts State Into National Spotlight
Gambling911.com’s “Bookies In…” series has become a hugely popular read among bookmakers, agents, sports bettors and the curious alike.
In the series we hone in on specific regions, dispense useful legal information in regard to state and sometimes local statutes, while at the same time providing a colorful history of said city, metropolitan area and/or county in terms of its bookie ties and roots.
Cook County Illinois Bookies: Chicago, Elgin, Naperville, Joliet
When we think Cook County, we first think of one of the United States largest cities, Chicago.
Bookies in Collier County Florida: Naples, Marco Island
Live in Collier County, Florida? Bookies are quite plentiful but be careful who you choose to do business with and always ensure they are doing business with call centers operating in legal offshore jurisdictions.
Bookie Sentenced to 4.5 Years Had Enforcer Willing to ‘Bite Your Face Off’
A Naples area bookie claiming ties to offshore sportsbook owner Spiros “The Greek” Athanas and a $100,000 per month nationwide network of enforcers to collect debt was in reality “small time” according to his lawyer.
Thomas Welch, 49, was sentenced to 4 ½ years behind bars after pleading guilty to single counts of racketeering and money laundering in connection to his local and Internet-based sports betting business.
BetClic.com Players Face Fines: 79 Players Forced to Pay Thousands of Euros
A government crackdown on the European online gambling website BetClic.com has resulted in some 79 individuals having to pay thousands of dollars in fines….and this is just the beginning, authorities have warned.
Legends Sports Founder Convicted of Running $1 Billion Sportsbook
On one of the biggest betting days of the year, Legends Sports founder and father of 7, Bartice “Luke” King of Spring, Texas has been convicted of running a $1 billion sports betting enterprise.
Betting on the Mayweather Pacquiao Fight to Exceed $60 to $80 Million
Experts predict that betting on the much ballyhooed Mayweather Pacquiao fight will range between $60 and $80 million. And that’s only in the state of Nevada.
Any Online Sportsbooks Accept Bitcoin for Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight?
BetOnline is the latest online sportsbook to accept the anonymous digital currency Bitcoin and will be doing so for the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight. They have been a long time sponsor of the Gambling911.com website.
BetMayor Casino Complaints: Gambling Company Confiscates $51,000 From Player
A player has reported that BetMayor Casino has confiscated $51,000 in winnings after that individual went on a two-month hot streak, winning 87% of the nearly 40,000 hands.
William Hill Reports Record Weekly Loss in January
The United Kingdom’s biggest bookmaker revealed it lost £14m in January after a series of what it referred to as "customer-friendly" football results.
Shares were down 3.3 percent in Thursday’s midafternoon trading as a result. Some of that was recovered by Friday.
English Sports Betting Head Dead
The long time CEO and Managing Director of one of the first offshore sports betting companies, English Sports Betting, has passed away.
Tom Lanford died from natural causes recently. He ran the long established company while it was based out of Jamaica during much of the 1990’s. Once a wealthy businessman, Lanford was living on the streets of Atlanta, homeless, at the time of his death at 53.
Sportech Shares Rise on News of US Entry
Gambling group Sportech (SPO) gained 2.3% to 66.25p Tuesday on news its US racing subsidiary has been awarded a gaming licence in New Jersey.
TopBet Slow Payouts Complaints Blamed on Processing Issues
A series of slow payouts complaints related to three-year-old Manila-based online sportsbook TopBet.eu have begun filing in to the industry monitoring site SportsBookReview.com, prompting concerns from sports bettors. Update: April 25, 2015 - Some affected players report receipt of payments
Trial of Legendz Sports Founder Bartice “Luke” King Gets Underway
The trial of Legendz Sports founder Bartice King (better known as “Luke” among his peers) got underway Thursday in an Oklahoma City courtroom following two days of jury selection. The case number is CR-13-063-1-F, listed on the local courtroom docket as USA vs. Bartice A. "Luke" King.
Magnus Hedman the New Man Behind the Curtain at Pinnacle Sports
SBC News has revealed that Touchbet ltd and Sporting Index owner Magnus Hedman is the new majority shareholder in Pinnacle Sports, once among the biggest online sportsbooks catering to North America. The company pulled out of the US market in 2007, opting instead to focus on Europe and Asia.
666Bet.com Back Peddling on Payout Promise: ‘We Can Only Pay When Back Online’
Beleaguered 666Bet.com issued a statement on Tuesday informing its customers they can only pay if back up and running online. This comes after assurances the company would refund customers once its licensing authority gives the green light.
Motorcycle Shooting of Sportsbook Operator Outside CR Bakery Was Failed Hit
A man shot four times outside an Escazu, Costa Rica bakery last month was the target of a failed hit, Gambling911.com can now confirm.
Sources close to G911 tell us that a sportsbook operator from California by the name of Jason was the target of this hit though the incident does not appear to have any ties to a bookmaking/Pay Per Head businesses had ties to.
Fears Mount as 666Bet.com Players Not Getting Paid
Officials at beleaguered online gambling firm 666Bet.com sought to calm customer fears Monday that they will not be getting paid. The company shut down abruptly last night after its Director was arrested on money laundering charges.
Since that time, 666Bet.com customers have had little success accessing their funds.
The company issued this statement Monday:
Sports Tout Adam Meyer Sees Bail Revoked: Accused of Multi-Million Dollar Fraud
A Fort Lauderdale, Florida man charged with running an elaborate sports handicapping fraud scheme has had his bail revoked by a judge.
Adam Meyer, 43, was arrested last October for trying to extort $25 million from a Wisconsin businessman.
666Bet.com Director Arrested as Part of Fraud Probe: Site Goes Offline
Paul Bell, a director of 666Bet, has been arrested as part of a joint money-laundering investigation by HM Revenue & Customs and the National Crime Agency.
The initial arrest occurred last week at London’s Heathrow Airport. Bell was re-arrested on the Isle of Man upon landing in his private jet.
While the firm’s license has now been suspended and the site remains offline, a spokesperson insists the probe had nothing to do with 666Bet.com.
Another Suspect Pleads Guilty in 44Wager.com Bookmaking Case
Salvatore Ferraioli, 33, of Staten Island, NY, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Hartford federal court to a federal tax charge stemming from his involvement in a sports betting ring with ties to Costa Rica.
BetOnline Becomes The Latest Big Online Sportsbook to Introduce Bitcoin
With the start of the NCAA Tournament last week, online betting giant BetOnline.ag saw more March Madness players in on the action than ever before.
Easy Bet Owner Will Likely Pull Through Following Brazen Assassination Attempt
The California-born owner of a Pay Per Head business in Costa Rica identified only as Jason F. is expected to pull through according to sources close to Gambling911.com.
The individual was shot four times as he left an Escazu bakery near the La Paco shopping center Wednesday morning and attempted to get into his red Range Rover (pictured). Two men pulled up on motorcycles and fired the shots. Authorities are still investigating.
Pay Per Head Owner Identified as Man Shot by Motorcycle Gunmen in Costa Rica
An individual identified only as “Noah” has been shot and is in critical condition. Gambling911.com can report “Noah” operated a Pay Per Head business out of San Jose, Costa Rica. The individual’s real name is believed to be "Jason" based on sources close to G911 and he also had some involvement in real estate. His real last name is being withheld for security reasons.
