Politics
Aussies, Yanks, Hollywood Betting On Arnie Schwarzenegger Come Back
Online Gambling Industry Proponent Barney Frank In Danger Of Losing
Betting Exchange: 90 Percent Chance of GOP Controlling the House
Australians Comms Minister To Force Big Brother Internet Connection
Betting Exchange Says 87 Percent Chance of Republicans Taking Over House
US Midterm Elections 2010 Results Interest Internet Gambling Industry
Thomas Jensen, Point-Spreads.com
Bill Hudak Blasts John Tierney For Wife’s Online Gambling Indictment
Christine O’Donnell Only 11 Percent Likely To Win Say Gamblers
Probe Into Wife’s Online Gambling Affiliation Affect on Tierney Campaign Unclear
Delaware Senate Debate on CNN: Christine O’Donnell Odds at 14.5 Percent
State Rep. Barry Mask Helped in Alabama Gambling Probe, Used Wire?
John Tierney Vote Against Online Gambling Bill Not In Best Interest of Wife, Eremian
No Odds on Christine O’Donnell Yet: Jerry Brown Big Favorite to Win California
US Rep. John Tierney Wife Charged in Online Gambling Fraud Case
PokerStars Pulls Out of Washington State, Sportingbet Won’t Do France
Two online gambling firms in the news a lot last week, PokerStars and Sportingbet, announced they are pulling out of or otherewise not returning to certain markets.
Backed by Reid, Lesniak Hits Back at Harrah's
State Sen. Ray Lesniak (D-Elizabeth) sent out an email blast today declaring victory in his standoff with Harrah's.
"Harrah's, despite its huge campaign contributions to the Republican Governor's Association and hiring of Governor Christie's campaign manager Michael DuHaime, has run out of luck," Lesniak declared. "Its effort to legalize Internet gaming at the federal level and prevent states from taxing its revenues has been declared dead by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
Treacherous Midterm for Democrats Says The Hill
The Hill.com is not optimistic in regard to Democrats holding onto their majority seats after this November’s midterm elections and this does not bode well for online poker supporters who are counting on the Democratic Chairman of the House Financial Committee Barney Frank to come through for them with legislation designed to license Web card rooms in the States.
Ironically it is the online oddsmakers who are predicting the sweep by Republicans.
Australian Casino, Gambling And Political News, September 26, 2010
Poker Players Alliance Disappointed in Washington State Supreme Court Ruling
Al D’Amato’s Goes Off On Republican Strategist: Calls Him “Nasty Racist”
Online Gambling Group Sportingbet Settles With US Government for $33 Mil
One of Europe’s largest online gambling firms, Sportingbet, has settled with the US Government, agreeing to forfeit $33 million.
Sportingbet was represented by the successful Barry and Stuart Slotnick father and son tandem, who managed to get a settlement much less than what was originally anticipated. Barry Slotnick is perhaps best known for his obtaining an acquittal of New York City resident Bernard Goetz on attempted murder and assault charges related to his shooting of four would-be muggers on a subway train in 1984.
Delaware Republican Senate Nominee Christine O'Donnell a Witch?
Here at Gambling911.com we love our political scandals and a good Christine O’Donnell witch story just in time for Halloween is certainly no exception.
Just yesterday we reported on how the primary legislator for online poker lobbyists in California, Roderick Wright, had been indicted on 8 charges including voter fraud. He is also the scheduled key note speaker for the European iGaming Congress and Expo to be held in Barcelona, Spain next month. Good grief.
Efforts to Legalize Online Poker in California Quashed For Now
Poker Voters of America Legislator, EiG Keynote Speaker Rod Wright Jailed
The primary legislator backing Poker Voters of America lobbying efforts to legalize online poker in the state of California, Senator Rod Wright, has been hit by 8 felony charges including voter fraud, false declaration of candidacy and two counts of perjury. The Senator was also a scheduled key note speaker for the upcoming 9th Annual European iGaming Congress and Expo.
Brennan Jr. Discusses New Jersey Sports Betting, The NFL, and Online Poker
