Barney Frank Talks Online Poker Legislation With Jay Leno
The poker industry wondered whether an appearance by chairman of the House Financial Services Committee Barney Frank on the Jay Leno Show Tuesday night would provide an opportunity for him to discuss the legalization of online poker.
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Online Poker in the US: PokerStars, Full Tilt Won’t Be Able to Sell Assets
With passage of a law that could allow online poker companies licenses in the United States, much has been made of an amendment that would essentially shut out companies the likes of PokerStars and Full Tilt.
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Online Sportsbook Traffic: Betfair Remains On Top
Despite a downward traffic trend across multiple Web rankings services, #1 Betfair held on to the top spot. #2 Bet365 and #4 Bwin were the only sites in the top six trending upward when compared with their previous week’s results.
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Sylvester Stallone Gambles On Red Light: Loses
Sly Stallone, one of the Gambling911 favorite celebs (and casino entrepreneurs) is back in the news on an international scale, and no, its not PR spin on The Expendables this time. Our main man has run a red light and got his balls busted by the…
Barney Frank On Jay Leno Tuesday Night
Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, and advocate of legalized online poker, is slated to appear on the Jay Leno Show Tuesday night (August 31, 2010) on NBC (11:35 pm local time).
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Australian Cricket Players approached by Illegal Bookie in England
Australian cricketers Shane Watson and Brad Haddin have claimed they were approached by an illegal Indian bookmaker during last year's Ashes tour of England.
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888.com Dire New Business Plan
888.com is set to implement drastic cost cutting measures as a way of getting back to profitability and stem further losses.
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Bet365 Beats William Hill, Ladbrokes In Online Sports Betting War
The global Web traffic site BetRankings.com reports that Bet365.com, run by the formidable John Coates, was outpacing rivals William Hill and Ladbrokes as of last week.
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40 Percent of Gambling Public Says Mosque To Be Built By Ground Zero
It’s one of the most controversial news stories in New York City right now (and across the U.S. for that matter), the construction of a mosque just blocks away from Ground Zero, the former home of the World Trade Center.
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Australia Asia Pacific Gambling News (August 31, 2010)
Australian and Asia Pacific gambling, gaming, casino and political news remains all the rage. Aussie James Packer with his Crown, Burswood and City of Dreams Macau remains king of the castle, but what is news is that another couple of Australian…
Stations Casinos Reorganization Plan Confirmed
Station Casinos Inc. won approval of its reorganization plan at an Aug. 27 hearing when the bankruptcy judge in Reno, Nevada, signed a confirmation order. The plan was accepted by all creditor classes entitled to vote. The creditors’ commi…
Fired Las Vegas Sportsbook Boss Now A Tout
A bookmaker who operated a prestigious Las Vegas sportsbook and lost his job for letting Charles Barkley make an unauthorized Super Bowl wager has resurfaced as a tout!
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