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Online Gambling Sector Awaits Kentucky Decision
A group of lawyers have descended upon the commonwealth of Kentucky Thursday morning to block efforts by that state's Governor, Governor Steve Beshear, in seizing up to 141 domain names.
Vice Shares Like Gambling Help to Stimulate the Economy
The portfolio of "unethical" shares which we picked on this week last year has unsurprisingly lost value in the past 12 months, but has beaten the general market, as well as the FTSE For
Cryptologic Predicts Losses of $3.6 Million in Quarter
While long established online gambling software provider, Cryptologic (TSX:CRY) , was anticipating operating losses of $1 million to $1.5 million in the current quarter, the foreign exchange loss w
State Relies on Fear Factor But Industry: Online Gambling Fights Back
The Commonwealth of Kentucky will be holding a hearing on Thursday to determine if it can seize up to 141 online gambling related domain names.
Gov. Steve Beshear said his administration has asked a Franklin County Circuit Court judge to give the state control of 141 gambling Web site domain names. Beshear said he's looking to restrict Kentuckians' access to Web sites with names that include some of the most popular gambling sites for U.S. players: bodoglife.com, doylesroom.com and fulltiltpoker.com.
Beshear referred to these online gambling firms as "blood suckers".
PokerStars Ad Banned for Implying Gambling Makes a Person Confident
The world's largest online poker room has been busted by the Advertising Standards Authority out of Great Britain.
Steve Beshear Seizes Website: NightMARE for Horse Gambling, Poker
Even before Thursday's hearing to determine whether 141 online gambling would be seized by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Governor Steve Beshear apparently has wasted little time.
Gambling911.com broke the story Tuesday that LuckyPyramidCasino.com is now in the control of one Commonwealth of Kentucky Justice Cabinet Eric Lycan. LuckyPyramid registrar name was transferred this week to the state. The online casino was part of the popular Real Time Gaming software platform.
Kentucky Commonwealth Takes Control of First Online Gambling Domain
The commonwealth of Kentucky has taken control of an online gambling company in its first successful seizure of domain names.
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear Potential Abuse of Power in Domain Issue
The Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association (iMEGA.org) suggested Tuesday that Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear's attempt to seize 141 Internet domain names from online gambling web
Bwin Loses Bid to Halt Online Ban in German State
(Bloomberg) - Bwin Interactive Entertainment AG lost a court bid to overturn a 2007 prohibition against offering online gambling and other Internet games to customers in the German state of Lower S
Online Gambling Domain Name Seizures Has Internet on Edge
News that the state of Kentucky was looking to seize 141 online gambling related domain names had everyone across the Internet wondering "Who's going to be next?".
Kentucky's pro-gambling governor is looking to make sure all bets are off for these Web sites that operate in the state that's home to the world's biggest horse race, that being the Kentucky Derby. That race is the single most bet on event after the Super Bowl and nearly rivals it.
Things You Need to Know About the $75 Mil UltimateBet Claim
MSNBC.com reported on Thursday that there was a $75 million claim involving UltimateBet.com, a leading online poker room.
Full Tilt Poker Signs Blind Man as Red Pro
Hal Lubarsky isn't a household name in the poker world. If you blinked you may have missed his 15 minutes of fame on the ESPN WSOP broadcast. So here's the short version - He's blind.
Phil Hellmuth Stands by UltimateBet: $75 Mil Claim Made By Poker Company
Phil Hellmuth, who holds the record for most World Series of Poker bracelets won, insists that online poker room UltimateBet is doing everything possible to clean up the mess left by a few bad appl
Barney Frank a Busy Man Amidst Wall Street Turmoil, Online Gambling Bill
Chairman of House Financial Services Committee, Barney Frank, has been a busy man these days.
Las Vegas Begs Poker Players to Start Playing “regular” games
Forbes.com announced last week that Vegas gambling revenue declined 14 percent in the month of July. Shortly following that announcement it was leaked that leaders from the large casinos such as The Bellagio and The Wynn have asked big poker players like Doyle Brunson and Phil Ivey to start playing "regular" games like Craps and Blackjack so that they have a shot at their money too.
When reached for comment, Phil just stared down the camera.
PartyGaming Added to Prestigious FTSE4Good UK 50 Index
Fifteen UK companies, including online gambling firm PartyGaming, have been added to the FTSE4Good UK 50 Index of companies striving for good corpor
Joe Biden’s Son Worked for Online Gambling Firm
Hunter Biden, the son of Democratic Vice Presidential running mate, Joe Biden, has agreed to quit his lobbying business.
PartyBets and GameBookers Not Being Abolished by PartyGaming
PartyGaming has informed Gambling911.com that it is not abolishing the Partybets and Gamebookers brands as reported here last night. The report was filed after a handful of PartyGaming affiliat
European Union Preparing for Showdown With US in Online Gambling Crisis
The European Union announced Monday they will be dispatching a team of investigators to Washington on September 15 to speak with offices of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), and the US
Bodog Domains Now on Auction at eBay
The Washington State Receiver (the firm of Graham & Dunn) is finally beginning the monetization of the Bodog domain names seized just over a year ago in a bitter patent dispute.
Party Gaming a No Show in US Court
While unrelated to their plight in the US since UIEGA, Party Gaming (who owns Party Poker) has taken the extreme measure of refusing to show up for a court battle against a US-based slot machine ma
Absolute Poker Quick to Refund Money to Victims of “Identity Theft”
A North Carolina man filed a complaint that he had been a victim of an email fraud this week involving an online poker room.
The victim told Officer Sowers of the Greeneville police on Tuesday that he had received an e-mail message that supposedly had been sent to him from absolutepoker.com (but actually had not), saying his account had been "deactivated."
bwin Takes Massive Hit Following Licensing Snafu
Austrian Internet bookmaker bwin Interactive Entertainment (BWIN.VI: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said it took a 2.25 million euro ($3.22 million) hit after a project to obtain a sports be
Second Indictment Against BetonSports, Founder, CEO
The US Government issued a second superseding indictment against BetonSports founder Gary Kaplan on Thursday.
The founder of BetonSports.com, Kaplan, now 49, was charged in July of 2006 with 20 felony violations of federal laws including: the Wire Act, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Conspiracy, interstate transportation of gambling paraphernalia, interference with the administration of Internal Revenue laws and tax evasion.
PartyGaming Latest to Cut Jobs in Online Gambling Sector
PartyGaming, once the largest online poker firm, has announced it will be laying off more than 100 employees in its Gibraltar office.
PartyGaming Indian Co-Founder Appears on Forbes 15 Asian Billionaire List
Anurag Dikshit, with net worth of $1.6 billion, spearheaded the development of technology that helped in the launch of the online poker boom.
Neteller Back on Its Feet? Online Payments Firm Reports Results
Wednesday, 3 September 2008 NETELLER Plc (LSE: NLR), the independent global online payments business, is pleased to publish its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2008.
Sarah Palin, BodogLife.com Keep Attention of Gambling911 Readers
So what if it was a holiday weekend, readership compared to past periods was at an all time high here at Gambling911.com and we can thank both Sarah Palin and BodogLife.com for that.
Both topics have readers in a tizzy. The popular new "comments" feature allows G911 readers to express their views on various subject matters. The vast majority dealt with Senator John McCain's Vice Presidential running mate and the situation at online gambling website BodogLife.com.
Palin has generated more buzz than Barack Obama and McCain put together.
Prediction Market Bets on Sarah Palin Withdrawing from Republican Ticket
Intrade.com is one of the first prediction markets betting on whether Sarah Palin will drop out of the Presidential race as Republican candidate John Mc
5Dimes Takes Bets on High School Football Games: Armwood at Plant
Costa Rican online sports book, 5Dimes.com, much to the chagrin of locals in the Tampa Bay area, will be taking bets on the opening High School football
