January 31st, 2012 by Renee K
Bwin.Party digital entertainment, which incorporates Party Gaming and its online poker arm, Party Poker, came out in its own defense this week after the poker room was named in a 72 page indictment by the US Department of Justice against the file hosting group, Megaupload.com. The indictment noted that over a period of several [...]
January 30th, 2012 by Renee K
The gambling industry was abuzz with news today that the defendant in a controversial Alabama gambling case was found dead in his home on Sunday. Joseph “Ray” Crosby was set to stand trial in a reopened case beginning on Monday, and police are not disclosing any information about the cause of his death just yet.
Crosby [...]
January 28th, 2012 by Renee K
“Luck” is the name of the new TV show about horse racing and gambling which will debut on Sunday night on HBO. The drama, which was written and produced by David Milch, stars several big Hollywood names, including Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte. The new series features the seedier side of the horse [...]
January 28th, 2012 by Renee K
In a further attempt to bring the question of US online poker to the attention of the key decision makers on Capitol Hill, the Poker Players Alliance is urging its one million members to field questions on the subject to the top man, President Barack Obama.
The White House has embarked on a new [...]
January 26th, 2012 by Renee K
Groundwork has been laid to introduce a proposal that could see casino gambling legalized in the state of Kentucky. The Governor of Kentucky, Steve Beshear said that they were in the final stages of finalizing the wording of a proposed constitutional amendment after reaching an agreement with State Senator Damon Thayer.
Senator Thayer will sponsor [...]
January 26th, 2012 by Renee K
Ultimate Bet, the online poker site which was badly affected by actions by the US Department of Justice, along with Poker Stars and Full Tilt Poker in April last year, is now faced with a new battle. Eight poker players have filed a complaint against Ultimate Bet Poker, also naming its former parent company, [...]
January 26th, 2012 by Renee K
On February 9th, the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will grant a hearing on the subject of online gambling, the third hearing on this subject in recent months. The new hearing will touch on the recent changes of opinion expressed by the US Department of Justice regarding online gambling and poker, focusing specifically [...]
January 24th, 2012 by Renee K
Illinois plans to take its lottery online within the coming months – a move which could bring in millions more in revenue to the cash-strapped state, but which has also attracted very negative attention by gambling opponents.
An online lottery could attract up to 500,000 more players to the Mega Moolah game alone, for example, when [...]
