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Mayweather fight registering unusual wagers at MGM

The WBC Super Middleweight Title boxing match between boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr and Mexican contender Saul "Canelo" Alvarez at the MGM Grand Arena has already seen a lot of gambling action but there seems to be an unusual activity developing as punters have been betting heavily on the favorite as opposed of the usual pattern where they..
13 years ago

888 partners with Golden Gaming

Nevada gaming officials have preliminarily approved a joint venture between 888 Holdings and Golden Gaming, the corporation behind over 40 different casinos within the state borders 888 Holdings, one of the worlds biggest online gaming operators and software providers, already has an agreement with Las Vegas based Treasure Island casino for an..
13 years ago

Christie’s plight costing him followers?

Chris Christie once more made the news last week due to his appearance on a radio show in which he insisted on the legalization of sports betting Christie argued that it was ridiculous that at the moment only one state had allowance to offer single game sports wagering and that it was imperative to change this law He also said that the leagues..
13 years ago

FTP remissions process to begin on Monday

The much anticipated date for initiating the Full Tilt Poker remissions process has almost arrived On Monday September 16th, only two days from today, the process for US based former FTP customers to file for claims will officialy start All US players with frozen accounts will be able to request the return of funds from The Garden City..
13 years ago

Aristocrat aiming for mobile gaming

Many players have switched their laptops for tablets and smartphones and this trend has not gone unnoticed for most gaming software providers One British mobile e-commerce analytics company has published a report indicating the the deregulation of online gaming in the US and EU plsu the slow but steady growth of the Chinese market will generate..
13 years ago

Nevada wants to offer interstate poker

There are a lot of obstacles to overcome before any one state can offer interstate gambling, but Nevada seems to have an advantage in this case Gaming regulators met last Wednesday during a workshop organized by the Nevada Gaming Control Board at the request of online casino software providers in order to explore the possibility of offering..
13 years ago

Rumours of Google taking over Bwin.Party

Online gambling news and lifestyle website CalvinAyrecom has published today rumours of a possible takeover of BwinParty by technology giant Google The rumours were reported by Geoff Foster of 'This is Money' who reported Google might be interested in taking over the not so successfull gambling company at a value of 200p per share which is..
13 years ago

Sri Lanka ready for casinos

The government of Sri Lanka has approved two foreign funded and operated casino complexes in its capital Colombo The projects are worth arund $108 billion The Sri Lanka government has also granted both casinos a partial 10 year tax excemption as incentive for the development of the casino complex and accompanying hotel resorts The projects have..
13 years ago

Sheriff Gaming license suspended

The Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC), has interrupted the B2B license of game developer Sheriff Gaming, unabling it to provide its services at least until the 29th October, date fixed for an official hearing  This was after an investigation of the Dutch police on the Bubble Group, Sherrif's parent company, that stems from back in..
13 years ago

Progressive Poker Jackpot hit at Quad Casino

Last week and for the fourth time since its launch in January, 102 players celebrated across Las Vegas poker rooms when the Mega Beat Progressive Poker Jackpot was hit for the first time at The Quad Resort & Casino It was the result of an escalating Texas Hold'em hand between Micah Kreischer from Ohio and Omar Abu-Eid from Las Vegas Kreischer..
13 years ago

Zynga launches Facebook casino slot game

Games developer Zynga continues leaving its mark in the online and mobile casino industry with the release of 'Hit it Rich', its Facebook casino slot game The game is free to use in Facebook but Android users must wait a little longer to take advantage of this As Facebook is considered to be a great way to reach the target market of online..
13 years ago

Sports integrity in jeopardy

Sports leagues believe that betting damages any sport's integrity For this reason, leagues immediately reacted and removed any possible lucrative sports events from the state when Chris Christie revealed that the state of New Jersey was considering in legalizing sports betting Although sports leagues are correct in the fact that betting and..
13 years ago

Ronaldo at the EPT Barcelona

Ronaldo Nazario, better known simply as Ronaldo, the Brazilian football master,  attended the Barcelona leg of the European Poker Tour (EPT) as one of PokerStars brand ambassadors He played at the €5000 "Phenomenon Table" freeroll where he was challenged by competition winners who had earned their seats as prize to satellite tournaments..
13 years ago

Intralot and Taiwan Sports Lottery have an agreement

Intralot has been selected after a rigurous tender process to be the platform provider for the Taiwan Sports Lottery Corporation The decision was taken based in part because Intralot is a mayor shareholder of the Taiwan-based LotRich Information Co LtdIntralot was a key contender in the bid for a 10 year license to manage the sports lotteries by..
13 years ago

‘Bet Raise Fold Special Edition’ out now

The popular poker documentary 'Bet Raise Fold' which was released during the World Series of Poker this year, now has been added almost 60 minutes of footage as part of special edition bonus material The feature is available both on DVD and Blu-ray as well as online, and will include commentaries by Ryan Firpo and Jay RosenkrantzIt will also..
13 years ago

Online casino on gaming consoles

Casino games are conquering every digital realm possible First it was on computers, then online via browsers worldwide, then came handheld devices and now it seems they are making their way into gaming consoles While casino gaming over the internet and over handheld devices has seen a massive surge, the opposite seems to be the case with console..
13 years ago

Match-fixing in Eastern Europe

Ukrainian football has been surprising audiences for the last few months: no conceeded matches and 13 goals in their last qualifiers have won them a chance to reach the World Cup 2014 topping Group H if everything goes smooth from now onThere is however a dark cloud over Ukranian football, the expulsion of Metalist Kharkiv from the Champions..
13 years ago

Poker revenues fall in Denmark

The Danish Gambling Authority has recently released a report about gross gaming revenues for the country including figures for poker which seem to have experimented a drop during the second quarter of 2013 The total poker revenues for Denmark amount for almost $9 million, lower than the almost $10 million reported during the same period one year..
13 years ago

Primorye casino to get funding from China

Russia is planning on building a massive casino complex in the Primorye region worth $700 million with the help of Melco, a Macau-based Chinese gambling operator The region's government officials have already signed an agreement during the Far East Investment CongressThe casino complex will feature over 800 gaming machines, over 65 regular and VIP..
13 years ago

South Point mobile sports betting app

South Point has become the fourth Las Vegas based company to offer sports betting via a mobile app The free app is readily available and is compatible for both Android and iOS The app bears some similarities with the already established sports betting app by William HillIn order to be able to use the app and place wagers, the mobile device must be..
13 years ago