- Full Tilt accused of flouting US gambling rules| Leave a Comment
Full Tilt Poker, one of the largest online poker sites still serving the US, was accused in a lawsuit on Thursday of being controlled from within the country, raising questions about the effectiveness of a 2006 ban on US internet gambling. More broadly, the suit – which was filed by Lary Kennedy, a poker player [...]
- French open up online gambling market| Leave a Comment
A French bill that would end a state monopoly on online gambling and allow privately owned websites to offer bets on poker, soccer and horse racing went under discussion in parliament on Wednesday. France has been under pressure from the European Union and from private gaming firms to open up a market worth billions of [...]
- PayPal is moving back into the online gambling market| Leave a Comment
Payment solutions provider PayPal is moving back into the online gambling market, and in a big way, after inking a deal with e-wallet provider Neovia. The deal means PayPal will be offered as a payment method to gamblers who use Neovia’s Netbanx payments system. However, PayPal will not accept bets from users based in the [...]
- Happy Birthday to Bodog| Leave a Comment
Bodog Celebrates 15 Years of Success Happy Birthday Bodog! (Bodog Beat Image) It’s hard to believe it’s been 15 years. Fifteen years of gaming fun as the top online casino in the world since 1994. And over those years, Bodog has awarded over $50 BILLION in winnings to the thousands of customers. And to celebrate, [...]
- echecks Return To Online Casinos| Leave a Comment
For many months, RTG Online Casinos lost the usage of electronic checks, or eChecks, much to the dismay of many online casino players world wide. While credit card companies deem these payments high risk loans, players have to seek other ways to load their account. One of the most successful deposit methods available was eChecks, [...]
- PayPal will still not process payments from US customers| Leave a Comment
PayPal, like many other companies, was scared away from the online gambling industry in the US. The popular payment processor was stopped by its parent company, eBay, from accepting payments for online casinos in the US. Now, however, the company is back in the online gambling market. The company signed a deal to become a [...]
- Betonsports Executive David Carruthers Withdraws Guilty Plea| Leave a Comment
The chief of Betonsports, David Carruthers, has been detained for three years under house arrest. After three years of being under house arrest, British online gambling executive David Carruthers has changed his guilty plea, a few days before he was to be sentenced by a court in the US on racketeering charges. Carruthers was charged [...]
- David Carruthers changes guilty plea in the US| Leave a Comment
The British online gambling executive David Carruthers, who has spent three years under house arrest in Missouri, has withdrawn his “guilty” plea just days before he was due to be sentenced by a US court on racketeering charges for breaching America’s sweeping restrictions on internet gaming. Carruthers was chief executive of the betting firm Betonsports [...]
- Focus on france when new gambling market arises| Leave a Comment
London/Munich September 25, 2009 — (PRESS RELEASE) Currently, the gambling industry has its eyes on France, and many operators expect a boost for their business from the opening of the French online gambling market that is scheduled for 2010. Their optimism seems to be justified now that the draft of the legal bill opening up [...]
- Online Gambling Ad Campaign| Leave a Comment
If you browse the Web sites of the Washington Post, The Hill and Politico, you will likely find the following ad: The Obama administration, along with Congress, are busy with framing (and fighting over) a health care reform. Jeffrey Sandman, spokesperson for the SSIGI, presents this not as a problem for his cause but rather [...]
- Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative| Leave a Comment
The Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative launched a new online advertising campaign today in support of the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act of 2009 (H.R. 2267), legislation that would establish a framework to permit licensed gambling operators to accept wagers from individuals in the U.S. The ads advocate regulating Internet gambling [...]
- The new Estonia Gambling Act| Leave a Comment
Estonia has legalizing online casinos and gambling sites in recent months. This European country promises to make online casinos legal in the country. starting on January 1, 2010. From the first day of the year, Estonians will be able to play casino games online such as online blackjack, casino roulette, craps, keno, online slot games, [...]
- 888 Signing Gambling Deal With Harrah’s| Leave a Comment
Harrah’s, the world’s biggest casino company, is lobbying Congress to allow licensed gambling operators to accept online wagers from people in the U.S. 888 is investing in business-to- business services to gain a quicker foothold in the U.S. if online betting is legalized there. The arrangement announced this week between Harrah’s Entertainment and 888 may [...]
- Online sports betting at BetUS| Leave a Comment
There are currently many sportsbooks on the Internet, but BetUS has the distinction of being one of the first legal ones. Formed in 1994, BetUS has more than 12 years in the business. Betus is one of the best at accepting credit cards, even from U.S. clients! BetUS provides a safe and secure place for [...]
- Macau casinos highest monthly amount ever| Leave a Comment
Casinos in the southern Chinese resort of Macau brought in a record 1.41 billion US dollars in August, the highest monthly amount ever, according to official data released Thursday. The record takings were 17 per cent higher than in the same month last year and triple the monthly average of 470 million US dollars raked [...]
- Free Online Casino Games In September| Leave a Comment
September has begun and that means free online casino games at Rushmore Casino and their sister site Cherry Red Casino. Hundreds of games that can be played at no cost. Onine Casino Players from all around the world have long enjoyed the free slots and other games that Rushmore offers. Their video poker and blackjack [...]
- Gambling Ban Upheld by Appeals Court in Philadelphia| Leave a Comment
Judging by the way that Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association Chairman Joe Brennan Jr. reacted after Tuesday’s US Appeals Court ruling, one would think that the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act had been overturned. Press release from The Associated Press: PHILADELPHIA — A U.S. appeals court upheld an Internet gambling ban Tuesday, rejecting a [...]
- Bodog now open for Canadian gamblers| Leave a Comment
Great news for Canadians who’ve been left in the dark as Bodog has one of the best customer support teams according to American players and is one of the few trusted sites out there that offers the whole package. Not only will you be able to place your bets at the blackjack tables, but you [...]
- 2009 Lido International Dutch Open| Leave a Comment
Bodog Poker is once again offering online poker players the opportunity to become jet-setting world travelers with the announcement of Amsterdam, Holland, as the newest destination for the Bodog Flight Club promotion. As the site of the Master Classics of Poker and its €6,200 buy-in Lido International Dutch Open championship event at the Holland Casino, [...]
- Tim Donaghy back in jail for rule violation| Leave a Comment
The ex-NBA referee (Tim Donaghy) who served time in a federal prison camp for betting on basketball games, got called for a traveling violation Monday – and it cost him a trip to the county prison. The Delaware County native, who has been living at a Tampa, Fla., halfway house since he was released from [...]