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UP to host UFC Hall of Fame

Ultimate Poker is going to host an Ultimate Fighting Championship Hall of Fame poker game on November 15th which includes some popular names in the UFC world The event will not pay out any cash prizes but will instead offer the winner bragging rights of being the best UFC Hall of Fame poker playerThe hosting venue will be the Las Vegas Red Rock..
12 years ago

Football important source of wagering revenues

Price Waterhouse, the international consultancy firm, released a report earlier this week titled "Betting on Africa" which points towards football as an important source of revenue for African countries with an increase of 134% compared to 2012 This also represents a positive outlook for tax authorities who are raked in over €140 million in..
12 years ago

First New Jersey online payment provider approved

As soon as it was announced that New Jersey would offer legal and regulated online gambling and poker, many payment provider companies saw an opportunity to make a lot of money and applied for a license to work the state's online gaming payment needs Recently, the Division of Gaming Enforcement authorized Optimal Payment Solutions to offer their..
12 years ago

Who really won the 2013 WSOP?

In a very informative and interesting article published by Russ Fox (of Clayton Financial and Tax of Las Vegas, NV & Bethesda, MD) the author plants a question which most of us have never even thought about or have simply chosen to ignore: what exactly is the tax situation for the winners of the World Series of Poker and how much do they..
12 years ago

From $24 to over $107K win at Melbourne Cup

The Melbourne Cup at Flemington is a horse race which paralizes the entire Australian nation and which has punters betting over $90 million through the NSW and Victorian TABs with an additional $37 million being wagered at TattsBet in Queensland and TasmaniaOne such punter, who goes by the nickname of Jados, placed a $24 bet on Sportingbetcomau..
12 years ago

23 year old wins WSOP’s $8.4 million prize

Ryan Riess, a young poker professional from Michigan, became the latest winner of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) on Tuesday, after an intense bout for the title He managed to make his way to the top and claim the $84 million prize after a grueling session which started with Riess trailing behind his opponent, Jay Farber, who was finally put..
12 years ago

ISGA to set best practices principles

The International Social Games Association which includes such powerhouses as Bally, MGM and Zynga, have come together to define and put into action best practice principles for their industry The ISGA has also initiated a process to research how social gaming networks affect and influence playersIn order to ensure consumer protection, reliability..
12 years ago

WSOP.com ups the ante on promo race

WSOPcom, the second legal and regulated Nevada online poker room, has announced its new and very improved promotion plan which many consider an attempt at luring Ultimate Poker grinders The poker room has permanently increased the loyalty points earned in the Action Club Players on most tiers will now be able to earn more rakeback than..
12 years ago

NHL betting odds come early

The National Hockey League is one of the most entertaining major sports and attracts the attention of both fans and bookies every year Hockey is huge in North America and Europe as well as in Eastern European countriesThis years current 2013-2014 season is barely starting, yet the first batch of lines have become available These lines usually have..
12 years ago

Royal Vegas slots tournament

Royal Vegas is participating in a multi-casino hosted international slots league which will allow players to compete against other for the leaderboard, huge prizes and bragging rights The league involves multi-player format, real time game-play and a central prizepool Games included in the slots league include Avalon, Thunderstruck, Loaded, Tomb..
12 years ago

New Jersey requests rehearing from court

Last Friday, Governor Chris Christie requested a hearing by the entire 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia, in an effort to seek a secondopinion regarding legalized and regulated online sports betting Back in September a 3-judge panel ruled against New Jersey by stating that the current betting laws conflicted with federal lawsAccording..
12 years ago

Norwegian pro challenges politians to game of poker

The new Norwegian government wants to liberalize the online gambling markey since the current laws governing gambling activity are quite outdated But many poker players feel that is still not enough, since legislators still group poker together with games of chance intead of treating it as a game of skill Because it is being treated as a game of..
12 years ago

bwin.party investors diverge from New Jersey plan

According to a report from the The Press of Atlantic City, two of bwinparty's shareholders have pulled out at the last minute from being part of the New Jersey online poker offering with the Borgata CasinoThe corporation announced that Emerald Bay Limited and Stinson Ridge Limited, both owning about 7% of the company, belong to Ruth Parasol DeLeon..
12 years ago

Man-U insiders not happy with bwin’s Fergie odds

bwin who is Manchester United's sponsor has rustled some feathers with the football club, for offering betting markets on Sir Alex Ferguson making a comeback at the club as football manager next season bwin is offering odds of 11-2 on Ferguson coming backInsiders of the football club are not happy with the online gambling and sports betting..
13 years ago

Delaware online poker launches today

Delaware will be launching real money online poker games today The state has been testing play-money gaming since August but the Lottery Commission hasn't yet confirmed if the free games would continue to be available after today Delaware is becoming the second state after Nevada to offer fully legal and regulated online gaming Nevada launched..
13 years ago

Beta testing of Elray Bitcoin casino

Elray Gaming has announced it begun to beta test its new Bitcoin casino prior to officialy launching Bitcoin is a virtual currency with no central regulation but rather regulated via peer to peer exchange In just four years, Bitcoin's value has risen from $050 to over $203Elray Gaming has integrated a Bitcoin processing system to its propietary..
13 years ago

Intralot brings live betting to Poland

Totolotek, the Polish subsidiary of Intralot, has just launched its online operations in Poland after receiving a 6 year online wagering license acquired in July by the Ministry of Finance Totolotek, which is backed by Intralot Interactive, is now offering the local market fixed odds betting and live betting as well as Football pool bets All..
13 years ago

Lock Poker leaves Revolution network

Lock Poker has moved from the Revolution poker network and into its own propietary poker platform This means that now Lock Poker has become a fully independent poker roomBack in 2012, Lock Poker left the Merge network and moved to the Cake Poker network which was later renamed as Revolution It was rumoured that Lock had bought out the network but..
13 years ago

Fisherman wins biggest ever online jackpot in the UK

A fisherman from Aberdeenshire has hit a £54 million online jackpot, the largest ever paid by an online casino in the United Kingdom The man said he started wagering 20p coins per spin in the Hall of Gods slots machine at BetVictor until he hit the jackpotThe jackpot winner who has chosen to remain annonymous, said "When I won, the first..
13 years ago

Boris Becker betting on Arsenal or Chelsea

Boris Becker, worlwide famous former tennis pro and 3-time winner of Wimbledon, is betting on Chelsea or Arsenal to win this year's Premier League He stated in a recent interview that he can't see any other teams claiming the title, although City would be a formidable opponentBecker also said he doesn't think Liverpool could make the cut since its..
13 years ago