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Ron Paul Convention Will Draw Masses in St. Paul Too
One time Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul will be holding his own convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota over the weekend. GOP candidate John McCain tried to exclude Dr.
PartyGaming Downgrades Earnings Forecasts: Customers Plunge
LONDON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Online gaming firm PartyGaming reported a drop in the number of people playing its poker games in the last two months, overshadowing first-half results and prompting down
More 14 to 21 Year Olds in Danger of Becoming Online Gambling Addicts
Studies point to a dangerous trend toward problem gambling among 14- to 21-year-olds who face a dizzying array of enticing gambling options, all with big potential payoffs, writes Bill Webb & K
Riptown Employees Rip Bodog: Fiver, Bodog Fight Much the Same
Following news that Bodog (BodogLife.com) had laid off a few hundred people the past week and has had greater difficulties paying customers and vendors than most other wagering establishments due t
Stronger Dollar Could Rally Economy: Gambling Affiliates Worry
The US dollar this week hit a 6 month high against the euro and it might not be done just yet.
New Mexico 2008 US Presidential Election Day Betting Odds
Democratic Governor Bill Richardson this week referred to his state of New Mexico and the rest of the Western US as the "New West" and that this region will ultimately decide the next Pre
John McCain Veepstakes: More Than 56 Percent Favor Mitt Romney
While rumors continue to swirl that Republican US Presidential nominee, John McCain, will select former Secretary of State Colin Powell as his running mate, a survey conducted on AOL.com showed tha
GOP Meanies Ensure Online Gambling Back on Platform
The GOP takest away than they giveth right back, in the form of an amendment prohibiting online gambling as a key platform issue. Go figure!
Yesterday, Gambling911.com reported on how the powerful million member strong Poker Players Alliance was successful in getting the Republican Platform Committee to drop a prohibition of online gambling from its draft platform, as part of an effort to appeal to the broadest possible constituency.
That lasted all but 8 hours. By nightfall an amendment had ensured the prohibition was back on the GOP platform.
Joe Brennan, Jr. of iMEGA is a Total Mensch
GypsyBandito says that Joe Brennan, Jr., the outspoken founder of the Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association,
PartyGaming Half Yearly Results Scoured on Friday
PartyGaming's half-yearly results will be scoured on Friday for comment regarding retrospective legal action by the US Department of Justice in relation to prohibitions on internet gaming introduce
Revenge on Gambler Results in Blast Deaths of 19 People
THE deaths of 19 people in an explosion in Wenzhou City, in eastern China's Zhejiang Province on May 17, was partly due to the flourishing local gambling industry, according to prosecutors probing
Bodog CEO Says “Company Doing Fine” But Website Doesn’t Buy Assertion
Alwyn Morris, the new CEO of BodogLife.com (or simply Bodog), insisted that his company is doing fine on Tuesday.
Online Gambling Prohibition Dropped from GOP Platform...for 8 Hours
The powerful million member strong Poker Players Alliance was successful Tuesday in getting the Republican Platform Committee to drop a prohibition of online gambling from its draft platform, as pa
Online Sports Books for Canadians - Online Poker Rooms
What's the latest greatest hottest trend in the world of online gambling? Websites now focused on the Canadian market. Yes Canada! And why not?
American Airlines Opens Online Gambling Website? Guess Again!
Say it isn't so.
Internet Safety Awareness Day at Shea Stadium Coming Soon
The New York Mets along with Time Warner/Road Runner and the Project Safe Childhood Task Force in the Eastern District of New York, are hosting an Internet Safety Awareness Day at Shea Stadium on S
Why HR 6663 is a Joke, Won’t Pass, and The Poker Community Needs to Wake Up
For anyone in the poker community who believes that HR 6663 - a bill introduced by Republican Congressman Pete Sessions - is good for the online gambling industry, it's worth noting one of the main
Bodog Fears Mount as Payment Processing Issues Worse Than First Thought
BodogLife.com (formerly Bodog.com), the beleaguered online gambling and poker website, has been having payment processing woes that go beyond what unfortunately has become routine in the industry f
Bodog Troubles Loom for Online Gambling, Poker Affiliates
With talks all week that Bodog (www.bodoglife.com) has cut its staff and may possibly be leaving the US market, online gambling affi
Internet Gambling Scam Murder Hunt Continues With Little Clues
The much publicized brutal torture murders of two Chinese grad students England has touched off a major investigation spanning all the way back to China.
Xi Zhou and her boyfriend Zhen Xing Yang, both 25, suffered horrific head injuries in their flat in Newcastle's West End earlier this month. Both are alleged to have bee part of a racket that relied on the results of live Premier League football games being shown a couple of minutes later in China to beat the bookmakers.
Gambling911.com Retains Law Firm to Take on Absolute Poker
In anticipation of a legal threat from Absolute Poker, Gambling911.com has retained the legal services of a powerful Washington, DC firm, one that represents publishers and freelance writers before
Bodog Lays Off Hundreds of Employees: Claims Not to be Leaving US
BodogLife.com, under intense scrutiny by the US Government, has laid off hundreds of its employees this week, leading to speculation that the online gambling firm will be leaving the US market.
Brennan Jr.: We Have Money Coming in From Many Sportsbooks
IMEGA.org founder, Joe Brennan, Jr., adamantly denied on Friday that other Costa Rican sports books have not helped to fund their efforts to challenge the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act i
MacBook® Computers Offered in Bodog Casino
Starting today and running until Oct. 1, Bodog Casino will be awarding 10 lucky Blackjack players a $100 bonus each week for a total of $1,000 in weekly bonuses.
Sportsbook.com Still Recovering Following Industry Processor Loss
One of the online gambling industry's most successful sports betting enterprises,
Absolute Poker Threatens Legal Action Against Gambling911.com
Gambling911.com, whose founder Christopher Costigan won a landmark case against an online gambling establishment in 2002, disclosed on Wednesday that his website has been threatened with legal acti
Costa Rica Sportsbooks Not Helping to Fund iMEGA Efforts
In a disappointing revelation, Gambling911.com has learned that iMEGA (The Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association) in its legal challenge against the United States and the Unlawfu
DoylesRoom Unleashes World Class Casino & Record-Breaking Jackpots
Players who crave exhilarating casino action no longer need to contact their travel agents for sizzling weekend escapes to Las Vegas, Monaco, or Atlantic City. With the arrival of the hottest onl
Being a Brad Pitt Lookalike is Sometimes Hard...In More Ways Than One
If you are going to have a roommate, it doesn't matter how good looking you are, never ever shack up with someone who looks like Brad Pitt.
This is advise relayed to Gambling911.com by a one time online gambling guru who soon discovered he had an enormous superiority complex once moving in with fellow Nine.com employee, Chris, affectionately known in the industry as "Brad Pitt".
