Posted on Wednesday, 30th September 2009 by admin
The online gambling industry has come out with guns firing following uninformed claims in the British press this week that UK sports face an increased threat of match-fixing as a result of the relocation offshore of major Internet gambling groups like William Hill Online and Ladbrokes. The CEO of William Hill, Ralph Topping, has already [...]
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Posted on Saturday, 26th September 2009 by admin
Austrian online gambling group Bwin has secured a three-year extension to its sponsorship agreement with the top Spanish football club Real Madrid. The new agreement represents an extension of the current sponsorship deal, which was scheduled to expire next year with the end of the European season, and will take the relationship through to 2013. [...]
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Posted on Friday, 25th September 2009 by admin
Josh Wolk of Entertainment Weekly breaks down Week 1 of the latest installment of The Amazing Race, CBS’ Emmy Award winning reality show. Gambling911.com is particularly interested in this season since poker professionals Maria Ho and Tiffany Michelle are appearing. Wolk doesn’t seem overly impressed with their performance after the premiere episode, pointing out that [...]
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Posted on Monday, 21st September 2009 by admin
Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo has joined with his state senate counterpart, Senate President Therese Murray, in moving forward with legislation that would legalize casino gambling in the state. The legislative leaders agreed that the inclusion of land-based casinos would help to bring new jobs and increased tax revenue to the state’s coffers in this [...]
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Posted on Sunday, 20th September 2009 by admin
You don’t have to wait outside of Buckingham Palace to spot royalty in London. UltimateBet’s Phil Hellmuth, arguably one of the kings of the poker world, will make his grand entrance to this year’s World Series of Poker Europe on Saturday, September 26th, 2009 at The Casino of the Empire, located at 5-6 Leicester Square. [...]
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Posted on Wednesday, 16th September 2009 by admin
Online payments business, Neovia plc (Neteller) has released its results for the half year ended 30 June 2009. Financial Results: Group revenue $32.6 million (H1,2008: $35.9 million) E-wallet revenue down 9%, vs H1,2008 Gateway revenue up 12%, vs H1,2008 Gross margin at 56.2% (H1,2008: 61.6%) Income from operations down 23% to $5.4 million (H1,2008: $7.0 [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, 15th September 2009 by admin
The Las Vegas Metro Police are undergoing an aggressive attempt to crack down on swimming pool "drug" parties at casino hotels throughout the strip. The latest target: Rehab at the Hard Rock. During its Sunday pool party, undercover officers put on their swim trunks and made 8 arrests. The charges included prostitution along with drugs. [...]
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Posted on Thursday, 10th September 2009 by admin
The big industry news story as the week ended was the deal signed by Gibraltar-based online gaming group 888.com and the new interactive division of giant U.S. casino operator Harrah’s Entertainment. The deal means that Harrah’s Interactive will use 888 software in Europe. The news sent 888 shares soaring over 10% to a two month [...]
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Posted on Thursday, 10th September 2009 by admin
Online casino gambling company 888 has announced today that they signed an agreement with Harrahs Entertainment, one of the world’s largest casino providers. 888 will provide its online gambling services to Harrahs under the terms of the agreement. Financial details were not disclosed, but the shares of 888 went up with 12%. 888 said its [...]
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Posted on Sunday, 6th September 2009 by admin
Former New England Mafia captain Vincent "Vinny” Ferrara said he didn’t commit a crime when he borrowed money from a longtime friend who was under investigation for illegal gambling. And yesterday, a judge agreed. After a half-day, jury-waived trial in Norfolk Superior Court, Judge Kenneth Fishman found 60-year-old Ferrara not guilty of a single charge [...]
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