CoinBet has launched a new online gambling website specifically targetted towards the US market and residents This website claims to be the first fully licensed gambling company operating in the US American residents can use the gaming platform, which offers casino, poker and sports betting, and which can accept and process real money wagers from..

When football players get involved in cases of corruption and match-fixing, they risk losing their careers But those involved in the background and who motivate players to break the rules, rarely encounter any risk to themselves, according to FIFA head of security, Ralf MutschkeIn the last decade there have been more player bans for match-fixing..

After wagering only $8, one lucky online slots player took home a $300,000 jackpot, and is now raveling in his good fortune The player in question is only known as CharlesN and has been playing at Everest Casino for over 9 years Throughout this period he developed a preference for Marvel themed slot machines like Iron Man, X-Men and Atlantis..

The British government wants to minimize and even restrict access to offshore poker websites and part of their plan is to force internet service providers (ISPs) through the Gambling Commission to add pop-up warnings and labels to sites which are not regulated or licensed within the UK bordersMost ISPs have refused to follow suit and say they are..

This week becomes a landmark in the Las Vegas history since customers will now be able to use the cryptocurrency Bitcoin to pay for anything, ranging from accomodations to food and alcohol at two fo the city's casinosThe Golden Gate, Las Vegas' oldest casino, and the D Casino are now accepting Bitcoins as payment currency at the hotels' frontdesks..

Perform Group, the UK-based sports media agency, warned its investors and shareholders last month that it would not achieve its forecasted year-end targets and that it would fall short by 6% According to the company, failure to reach targets was due to lack of growth in digital display advertising within the United States, a market in which..

An extra $100K a week in tournaments guarantees have been applied to key tournaments with buy-ins ranging from $550 to $215 by US top entertainment brand, BodogThe brand will generously share it's fortune by offering it's players bigger prize pools after the company reached a prosperous 2013 Numbers point that Bodog earned over 60% in the past..

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs has announced that it will consider alternatives to the current 20% VAT on purchases of Bitcoin, which at the moment is considered more as a voucher than a virtual currency One of the options, involves following the German approach, which would classify Bitcoin as private money and would so limit the VAT on..

Scientific Games, the US gaming and lotteries platform developer, has sold its entire stake of the UK-listed Sportech company for approximately £278 million Scientific Games had exactly 39,742,179 shares of the company which represented around 20% of the total shares These were held since january 2010 after Sportech decide to acquire the..

Atlantic City opened its first casino back in 1978 and became one of the most popular gambling destinations in the United States with annual revenues of up to $52 billion in 2006 which started decreasing over the years to almost half of that figure in 2012In an effort to stop the falling revenues of Atlantic City, New Jersey decided to join in the..

Phil Ivey, one of the world' best and most popular poker players, has been working on an online poker training site which is set to launch at the end of January The site#s purpose is to teach players how to optimize their game and gain an advantage over other players by accessing unique content like video instructions from Ivey and other..

February 10th will mark the dat when ebay UK will add a virtual currency category to their classifieds section which will allow customers to make use of such virtual coins like Bitcoins, Litecoins or DogecoinsAn ebay spokesperson stated the "To promote a trustworthy marketplace and ensure compliance with applicable regulations, eBay is currently..

The biggest problem facing international sports by far is match-fixing and especially so the football industry Recently, match-fixing scandals and arrests in Italy, Turkey, England, South Africa, Latin America and especially Asia, have made headlines all over the worldMatch-fixing is promoted by international illegal-gambling syndicates who..

Sheldon Adelson has been lashing out against online gambling ever since the DOJ changed its stance towards online gaming in 2012 The casino mogul and owner of Las Vegas Sands corportaion is on a war path against any kind of online gamblingin the United States, but his efforts, wealth and name seem to not be enough to get Congress on board Two..

Social gaming giant Zynga has recently launched a real money application for Facebook available to players in the United Kingdom Zynga's entry into the real money scene was back in April of 2013 when it launched the Zynga Plus Poker application which is based on the PartyPoker gaming platform When Plus Poker launched, the company was betting on..

According to the latest figures published by French online gaming regulator ARJEL, sports betting is on the rise in the country spurred mainly the France's love for football and an affinity for all things competitive which inevitably end up in some sort of pool or sports wagerFootball bets rose by 38% last year and other non-traditional sports..

According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the founder of Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd, Lui Che-Woo, has become Asia's richest man by surpassing former title holder and Hong Kong real estate investor Li Ka-ShingLui's estimated net worth has risen recently by $35 billion to reach this month a total of $296 billion, which puts him ahead of his..

Greg 'Fossilman' Raymer, the 2004 WSOP winner, announced he is looking to raise $100,000 from investors within the poker industry to help fund for his expenses during his 2014 poker campaignRaymer has offered to sell shares of his action at $1000 per share and has secured at least 20% of the total for himself For thos e who invest in the remainig..

Sportech, one of the largest pool and sports wagering platforms, has finalized the upgrade of the MyWinnerscom website which offers horseracing and online sports betting in the US market The website, which was being developed for over a year, was upgraded so that it would improve the functionality of the wagering experience So far, MyWinnerscom..

Last year, as many as a dozen states started laying the foundation for regulated online gambling, which curiously has left the Tribes behind Illinois and Minnesota have launched online lotteries, Delaware, Nevada and New Jersey have allowed their land-based casinos to launch online websites allowing each state's residents to play casino and poker..