Business & Financial

Icahn Rejects Union Bid to Keep Trump Taj Mahal Casino Open

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn rejected an offer Monday by Atlantic City's main casino workers' union that it says would have saved the struggling Trump Taj Mahal casino.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/29/2016

Malta Aims To Regulate Daily Fantasy Sports Out of Europe

Malta set to become the first European country to specifically regulate DFS Malta’s gaming regulator will roll out a specific skill game licence

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/29/2016

Best Online Sportsbook for Bitcoin Betting – NFL, College Football 2016

BetPhoenix ranks among the best online sportsbooks when it comes to depositing and withdrawing funds using the anonymous digital currency Bitcoin.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/28/2016

Beginners Guide to Using the Best Priced Pay Per Head Software

Whether you are seasoned veteran when it comes sports bookmaking or just getting started in the Internet sports betting industry, working with any kind of online gambling software can be intimidating at first glance.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/26/2016

Glitch Caused Cash to Get Stuck in Casino Slot Machines

A Detroit casino has finally fixed a glitch that prevented cash from being dispensed from its first floor slot machines overnight. 

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/26/2016

Paddy Power Betfair Expects Faster Cost Savings From Merger

Gambling company Paddy Power Betfair PPB.I PPB.L increased the scale and pace of cost savings from its merger, fleshing out its strategy following a 31 percent jump in first-half earnings.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/25/2016

Paddy Power Betfair Expects Faster Cost Savings From Merger

Gambling company Paddy Power Betfair PPB.I PPB.L increased the scale and pace of cost savings from its merger, fleshing out its strategy following a 31 percent jump in first-half earnings.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/25/2016

Ladbrokes Iron Man 3 Ad Banned for Appealing to Children

The United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against bookmaker Ladbrokes email advertising campaign that they say “appeals to children”.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/25/2016

Oakland Raiders File Trademark Application for Las Vegas Raiders

The Oakland Raiders could soon become the Las Vegas Raiders, and a trademark application filed over this past weekend for “Las Vegas Raiders” would make this scenario even more viable.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/25/2016

What is the Most Affordable Price Per Head Bookie Software Online?

There are a number of different choices out there for independent sports bookmakers when it comes to finding a Pay Per Head site to help with the day-to-day administrative end of things.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/25/2016

Learn How to Switch Pay Per Head Sportsbook Solution Services

There has never been a better time to be an independent sports bookmaker with the latest technological advancements with sportsbook software solutions, but you still need the right Pay Per Head site helping you to run and manage your own sportsbook.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/23/2016

Daily Fantasy Sports to Resume in New York State Ahead of NFL Season

DraftKings, FanDuel and three other daily fantasy sports operators were cleared to resume business in New York on Monday, just in time for the approaching NFL season and Major League Baseball playoffs.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/22/2016

Atlantic City Casino Profits Up 21 Percent This Year

The city's casinos saw their collective operating profit rise by 21 percent for the first six months of the year in a sign the struggling industry may be stabilizing.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/22/2016

12 Arrested Tied to Houston Gambling Biz: Military-Style Weapons Recovered

12 Arrested Following Houston Gambling Raids: Military-Style Weapons Recovered

Twelve individuals have been arrested in connection to running an illegal gambling ring out of the Houston area.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/21/2016

Pay Per Head for Just $2…. And 50 Cents

Gambling911.com-endorsed PerHead.com is now offering a very limited time only Pay Per Head starting price of just $2.50.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/21/2016

Wolf Guarding the Hen House: Gambling Addiction Charity Run By Gambling Execs

Great Britain’s newest gambling addiction charity, Young Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM), is accused of conflict of interest over its links to betting industry.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/19/2016

Use the Best Bookie Software that Will Increase Your Pay Per Head Profits this NFL Season

A new season of football in the NFL can equate to a huge boost in bottom line profits as an independent sports bookmaker as long as you have the right Pay Per Head site helping you run and manage your own sportsbook

Submitted by C Costigan on, Aug/19/2016

Shares in Online Bingo Company Plummet With Crackdown on Web Gambling

President Rodrigo Duterte’s “War on Internet gambling” has resulted in the departure of one company chairman while another sees its share price collapse 21 percent

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/19/2016

Texas Takes On Tribe: Wants Gambling Hall Shut Down

AUSTIN, Texas (Associated Press) — The Texas Attorney General’s Office is trying to shut a gaming hall recently reopened on the 10,000-acre Alabama-Coushatta Reservation in East Texas.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/18/2016

PPH Offers Sportsbook, Live Dealer Casino and Horse Racing Software for Bookies

The best way to build and grow your business as an independent sports bookmaker is to develop multiple streams of revenue that can help maintain cash flow while expanding bottom line profits to a year-round basis.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/18/2016

Online Gambling Site Hit With Staggering $10 Million in Losses

An online gambling website is seeking outside investment money after being hit with accumulated losses of almost $10m (€8.8m).

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/18/2016

Bovada Poker Closing in September: Customer Base Bought by Ignition Casino

Bovada Poker will be no more effective September 2016. 

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/17/2016

Group Contemplates Lawsuit Over Fantasy Sports in New York

With passage of legislation that will now permit Daily Fantasy Sports in the state of New York under more stringent licensing guidelines, an anti-online gambling group has contemplated a lawsuit to try to prevent such companies from gaining access to the market.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/17/2016

CSGO Lounge Finally Ceases Allowing Online Gambling

CSGO Lounge, after remaining defiant for several weeks in the wake of a series of scandals, has finally decided to put a stop to online gambling.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/17/2016

Casino Mogul Steve Wynn to Launch Lavish New Macau Resort

From a pair of giant golden dragons encircling a vast man-made lagoon to phoenix and cloud motifs inside, Steve Wynn's Macau resort brims with auspicious Chinese symbolism.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/17/2016

Brexit Impact on the Gambling Industry

The gambling industry, including Web gambling, is huge in Great Britain.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/16/2016

William Hill Rejects Revised Bid

British bookmaker William Hill rejected a revised takeover proposal from rivals 888 Holdings and Rank Group on Monday, saying it continued to see no merit in engaging with the consortium.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/15/2016

Zombie Apocalypse Coming to a Casino Near You: Into The Dead and More

Zombie Apocalypse Coming to a Casino Near You: Into The Dead and More

Gambit Gaming has announced a partnership with PikPok to bring its wildly popular zombie apocalypse game, Into The Dead, to casinos for real money gambling.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/15/2016

PokerStars' Owner Amaya Says Baazov Stepped Down, But Stays On

Amaya Inc (AYA.TO) (AYA.O), owner of gambling websites PokerStars and Full Tilt, said Chief Executive David Baazov, who was charged with insider trading by Quebec's securities regulator, stepped down on Thursday.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/15/2016

DoBet Goes Way of the Dodo Bird: Claims Domain Seized

The online gambling website DoBet.com has shut down, claiming the domain name has been seized “due to Government regulation”,

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/14/2016

Breaking News

Just Over $6 Million Bet on Next Pope at Kalshi

So just how long will it take for the next pope to be selected and bets graded?  More likely in a matter of days but there have been times where the process took three years (1218 there were a lot of impatient bettors we suspect).