Sportsbook News
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.
Costa Rican Sportsbooks Respond to Recent Arrests
By Chrissie Long, Tico Times Staff
Betting on 2010 Masters Breaks Records
Betting on the 2010 Masters traffic has been brisk at Gambling911.com, though it can hardly be seen as rivaling that of the Super Bowl or Oscars (or the upcoming Kentucky Derby for that matter).
Jazz Sportsbook Caught Up in $178M Online Gambling Sting
A popular Costa Rican based online sports betting company, Jazz Sportsbook, has been implicated in an alleged $178M sting led by Queens District Attorney Richard Brown as part of a three year inves
Joe Jennings Bookmakers Bans Punter for £1000 Win
A British punter (gambler) is claiming he was tossed from Essex bookmaker Joe Jennings after winning a measly £1000.
BetOnline.com Won’t Pay Out on Future Bets
Panama City-based BetOnline.com is embroiled in a dispute with a player regarding a March Madness future bet. Few are taking the side of BetOnline.com as the complainant posted his gripe on the S
Ladbrokes Limits Players Bets to 1 Euro Max
If you win, you're limits often get cut, especially at the European online sportsbooks. Just ask one poor customer of Ladbrokes.
Online Gambling Would Welcome Rush Limbaugh to Costa Rica
Radio host Rush Limbaugh has suggested that should President Obama's health plan sail through Congress, he will pack up his things and move to Costa Rica.
Limbaugh has chosen the perfect destination. The online gambling industry set up shop in this Central American paradise during the mid-1990's. Since that time operators have gone on to opening their own restaurants and constructing office buildings. Limbaugh won't have any difficulty broadcasting his radio show out of CR either with all those enormous satellite dishes sitting on the properties of sportsbooks.
Ben Roethlisberger's Sexual Assault: Odds makers Back Off For Now
Ben Roethlisberger's latest predicament has oddsmakers wondering what can and cannot be considered in "bad taste" when it comes to a "bad boy" athlete. This is the second time
10-Year Old Goldbet Joins Microgaming Online Poker
The Goldbet online gambling group, in operation now since 2000, have selected Microgaming as its new network for allowing customers to play online poker. The Austrian bookmaker uses proprietary s
2009 Bad Year for Bookmakers: Paddy Power Down
Paddy Power is the latest bookmaker to show a slide in profits for 2009, following Ladbrokes a 2
Canada vs. USA Hockey Proves a Hit for Bruised Bookies
Sure the online bookmakers got clobbered Sunday with the Winter Olympics Canada vs.
Cheltenham Festival Odds as Bookies Make Big Gamble
A handful of UK-based bookmakers have made some unusual offerings ahead of the Tuesday 16th March Cheltenham Festival. In addition to offering odds on the event,
More Consolidation in Online Gambling Sector
Two more online gambling ventures have been taken over by stronger firms this past week.
NASCAR Betting and Danica Patrick
Both the online sportsbooks and Las Vegas establishments are counting on NASCAR betting, and to fuel those bets they are hopeful that Danica Patrick will at some point begin to make an impact. To
Olympic Men’s Hockey Championship: A Bookie's Dream
Most of the online bookies have a tough time getting aroused even after overdosing on Viagra. But this week, USA vs.
Iowa House Takes up Online Sports Gambling
The Sioux City Journal reports that Iowans could legally play online poker against their neighbors and bet on sports events under a proposal by Iowa House members.
The plan, which may get a hearing in the House State Government Committee next week, may expand sports betting language approved by a Senate committee to include legalized betting on collegiate sports - except Iowa colleges, according to Rep. Brian Quirk, D-New Hampton, who is part of a seven- member bipartisan gambling working group.
Ladbrokes Falling Profits Symbolic of Failing Economy
It was very bad news for the United Kingdom's largest bookmaker. Ladbrokes on Thursday reported a 28% fall in profits in 2009.
Super Bowl Records Broke at Gambling911, Vegas
Gambling911.com reported its highest traffic numbers in its nearly 10 years on the Web Sunday as Super Bowl betting took center stage. The site dominated in Super Bowl related searches at both G
Initial Report: Vegas, Reno, Online Had Killer Super Bowl
Based on preliminary numbers, the online gambling sites should have been way up over last year's Super Bowl numbers.
Super Bowl 2010: Betting Action Depends on Book
So far, Sportsbook.com appears to have defied the Super Bowl 2010 betting trends with most of its customers jumping on the Indianapolis Colts bandwagon. 64 percent of gamblers betting the Super B
Super Bowl 44 Betting One for the Record Books?
It is too early to tell whether Super Bowl 44 betting will indeed place this game in the record books, but early traffic at Gambling911.com, the gambling news and odds authority, suggests it could
Las Vegas Sportsbooks Prepare for Big Money Weekend
LAS VEGAS - Las Vegas sports books are counting down to Super Bowl Sunday. The big game means big business for Las Vegas, and casinos expect to cash in on this weekend's game.
How to Bet on the Super Bowl 2010 Online
Previously we answered the question: "Where can I bet on the 2010 Super Bowl?", providing the necessary i
2010 Super Bowl Betting Marathon Coverage
Gambling911.com will be providing its 2010 Super Bowl 48 hour marathon betting coverage on the hundreds of prop wagers being offered on this weekend's
Mastercard Attempts to Block Online Gambling Charges
It may not be easy opening an online betting account this weekend for the Super Bowl using your Mastercard as that company has announced it is blocking transactions to online gambling websites.
2010 Super Bowl Betting Will Set Records (We Hope)
Gambling911.com is hopeful that 2010 Super Bowl betting will set all types of records from traffic numbers to revenue for our online sportsbook sponsors. The vast majority of Super Bowl bets will be related to propositions such as "first to score", "coin toss" and even the length of the National Anthem.
Super Bowl Sportsbook Promotions (2010 Edition)
If you are looking for those Super Bowl sportsbook promotions, we got them right here.
Sports Interaction is offering a FREE $44 when you open an online betting account or place a bet of $44. This is in honor of Super Bowl 44. Once you access their website you will find tons of 2010 Super Bowl betting propositions.
2010 Super Bowl Betting Boost to Off Year
The start of the regular NFL season was shaky at best for both online sportsbooks and the Vegas books with much smaller bets and less volume compared to past years. 2010 Super Bowl betting was ex
Fatal System Error Looks At Mob, Internet and Costa Rica
There is a new book out entitled "Fatal System Error", which, among other things, takes an in depth look at the Mob and its influence over the Internet from the United States to Costa Ric
