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Gambling News Haiti Relief Poker Tournament by Doyles Room Online PokerRead Full ArticleAttention all online poker players. Want to help the cause in Haiti and still player poker? Then have we got the perfect deal for you. DoylesRoom.com is giving all of its proceeds from this Wednesday’s $50,000 Bounty tournament to a relief organization. In addition, it is going to match all bounty money won and will add additional funds to help the relief work in Haiti. That is a potential total of $50,000 to be donated to the Haiti relief efforts.
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Gambling News 2009 Online Gambling Dispute Stats Released by eCOGRARead Full ArticleThis is all checked and done for the benefit to the players for approved online sites.
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Gambling News Microgaming Upgrade Rejected by Casino RewardsRead Full ArticleI am sure this came as a disappointment to Microgaming, but looking out for the players interests always comes first! LAS VEGAS, Nevada — (PRESS RELEASE) — A planned upgrade by game software provider Microgaming has been rejected by CasinoRewards.com in an effort to maintain the best user experience across its 19 online casino brands.
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Gambling News Barney Frank Heads up Internet Gambling RegulationRead Full ArticleHOT news right off the press!! KUDDOS to Barney Frank!! Let’s all of us stand behind him and show our support in this matter.
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Gambling News The Sentencing of David CarruthersRead Full ArticleDavid Carruthers’ ordeal is finally over. Or soon will be in 33 months. That is the length of the sentence handed down to him by Judge Carol E. Jackson of the Missouri Eastern district Court following a plea agreement between David Carruthes and federal prosecutors yesterday. He has been confined to a hotel in St. Louis, MO.
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Gambling News Pennsylvania Gambling Law UpdateRead Full ArticleI know that Pennsylvania casino players are happy with this news! Hopefully other states will follow. LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell is expected to sign a bill into law today that will allow the state’s slot machine-only casinos to add table games to gaming floors. The new law will allow large Pennsylvania casinos to add up 250 table games each and smaller resort style casinos can add 50 games each.
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Gambling News Delaware Casinos Resist Further CompetitionRead Full ArticleThe gaming industry and the State of Delaware are finding themselves at a crossroads in today’s downturn economy. The State of Delaware has three operating casinos. In today’s economy, they are finding it extremely difficult to maintain their revenue income.The State of Delaware, likewise, is also trying to beef up its flagging revenues. With the slippage of revenue income from the three casinos, the state is looking to increase the number of operating casinos in the state.
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Gambling News USA Players Lose Another OneRead Full ArticleThe year 2009 saw many examples of Uncle Sam flexing his anti-online gambling muscles. It saw the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) poised to come into full effect, as well as many crackdowns and prosecutions of varying kinds.With all this evil attention given to the gaming community, it is no wonder that the year 2009 saw many gambling centers and casinos pull from the U.S. market. One of the biggest, Golden Casino, pulled out of the U.S. market near the end of 2009.
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Gambling News Win A Day Has a New SlotsRead Full ArticleIf you love to shop then you will love this one! It is time to go shopping!!! LONDON, England — (PRESS RELEASE) — In the midst of the biggest shopping season of the year, Win A Day Casino has launched a new slot machine dedicated to the dedicated shopper. The new Reel De Luxe is a 5 reel, 25 payline slot machine with a luxurious shopping theme, wild symbols, 2 special bonus features and a bonus game.
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Gambling News Confused Kentucky Rakes in Millions on Lottery Win!Read Full ArticleIt looks like there were three lucky winners in the Power ball Lottery drawing Saturday night. A single ticket for the grand prize of $128.6 million was sold in Georgetown, Kentucky. The person who bought the winning ticket is obviously one lucky winner.Winner number two is the Federal Government. If the winner collects the winnings all in one lump sum, it would be around $60 million.
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Gambling News Network Issues with Interactive Playnet and YouGot BingoRead Full ArticleAttention!! Attention!! All of you players who are signed up at bingo sites such as Churchill Bingo, Bingo Boat, and Bulldog Bingo. Oh the news that has come to light in the last few day concerning Interactive PlayNet and YouGotBingo networks. A few days ago, Interactive PlayNet, the software provider for the YouGotBingo network, went belly up. An email has indicated that there is another party interested, but it is merely speculation as to who that party is.
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Gambling News Betsson Forced to Close Betting Shop by Court RulingRead Full ArticleBetsson, after 1.5 years of operation, has been ordered to shut down operations as the result of a ruling by the Swedish Administrative Court of Appeals on December 7th. Betsson faces fines of €250,000 if the operation is not shut down. As a result, Betsson will close up shop on the 22nd of December at 11:00 AM. The courts ruling implies that Betsson will be fined whether they appeal or not.
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Gambling News Uncertainty for Casinos Future in MacauRead Full ArticleMacau, China, the Las Vegas of the Far East, is looking at a very uncertain future. Fernando Chui took over the office of Macau Chief Executive today. And his orders from China are to rein in growth spurts and to come up with other ways to maintain economic expansion other than casino gambling.
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Gambling News Motion to Amend Internet Gambling Complaint by KentuckyRead Full ArticleThe Kentucky internet gambling case just keeps getting weirder by the day. On Wednesday, Kentucky Commonwealth attorneys filed a motion to add parties to its original complaint, which the Kentucky State Supreme Court heard in October.
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Gambling News California Man Wins Big on Keno at DoylesCasinoRead Full ArticleTalk about picking the right numbers, this man sure did. Merry Christmas to him!!! Keno player from Fremont, California wins $100,000 after all 10 of his Keno numbers are picked Las Vegas, Nevada – December 15, 2009 – With a powerful name associated with it, DoylesCasino.com has established itself as one of the most trustworthy online casino destinations around.
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Gambling News MGM Grand at Foxwoods and Foxwood Casino’s November Slots ReportRead Full ArticleWell it does not look like the economy has affected these casinos much at all. They seem to keep on thriving. The small drop with them is not much compared to others. MASHANTUCKET, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Foxwoods Resort Casino and MGM Grand at Foxwoods today reported to the Connecticut State Division of Special Revenue that the property took in $53.7 million in slot machine gaming revenue.
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Gambling News Major Win at 32Red CasinoRead Full ArticleI love to see wins like this! Congratulations to the winner!! GIBRALTAR, December 10 /PRNewswire/ — 32Red Casino , the award-winning Gibraltar based online casino, today revealed details on how a lucky player won over GBP25,000 from a free bet on a slot machine shortly after joining. The player, Brett Hill, was playing the Major Millions slot machine at 32Red when he hit the three jackpot symbols, triggering the GBP25,000 payout and changing Brett’s Christmas instantly.
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Gambling News eCOGRA Software Accreditation Goes to GreentubeRead Full ArticleThis Austrian software provider commissions full range of eCOGRA services.This is the eCOGRA release:London, 9 December 2009 – Austrian software developer Greentube I.E.S AG has joined the growing number of online gambling software providers that have passed a professional inspection and review process by the independent player protection and standards body eCOGRA.
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Gambling News Investigation Launched by Grand Prive GroupRead Full ArticleeCOGRA was commissioned to investigate Affiliates Program closure. This was released today by eCOGRA: London, 7 December 2009 – The Grand Privé group has been following the often inaccurate information exchanges on the Internet regarding the closure of Grand Privé Affiliates with interest, mindful of its reputation as a responsible and respectable business.
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Gambling News Experts Testified Before the HouseRead Full ArticleNow is everyone’s chance to be heard on how you feel on the subject of online Gambling. We all need to speak now or forever hold our peace so to say.
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Gambling News $28.2 Million Fine For BetOnSportsRead Full ArticleIf you are keeping score, mark one up for the government. On Tuesday, BetOnSports, the giant gambling house brought down by federal prosecutors, was sentenced to probation and a fine of $28.2 million. However, BetOnSports is in debt up to it’s eyeballs, owing many millions more than it has, so it is doubtful it will pay any of the fine according to lawyers on both sides. It is estimated that it still owes seven to eight million dollars to U.S.
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Gambling News Internet Gambling Ban Delayed UpdateRead Full ArticleWe are all very hopeful for the online gambling industry! This turn of events is definitely in our favor. According to the Associate Press Agencies cite support for new legislation to clarify the current laws in the UIGEA Bill. The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve are giving U.S. financial institutions an additional six months to comply with regulations designed to ban Internet gambling. The two agencies said Friday that the new rules, which were to take effect on Dec.
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Gambling News Online Gambling Ban Hearing for December 3rdRead Full ArticleAnd the fight is on!!! Barney Frank is scheduled to go before the Financial Services Committee on December the 3rd.There will be testimony to repeal the UIGEA and to stop the regulations from going into effect on Dec. 1st. Frank is the Chairman and will lead the hearing. Frank is for licensing and regulating online gambling.
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Gambling News Chapter 11 Filed by Gary CasinoRead Full ArticleSometimes it makes you wonder what these companies are really up to.
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Gambling News Preemptive Strike on the UIGEA Rules by Barney FrankRead Full ArticleWith only about six weeks left before the UIGEA rules go into effect, Rep. Barney Frank, is finally picking the ball back up. Rep.
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Gambling News Revenue from US Casinos Slips for Third QuarterRead Full Article
This shows all of us just how bad the economy has gotten. I think at times the government does not want us to know everything, and I am sure they don’t. This article from the Associated Press scares me. It should wake us up as to just how bad things are. LAS VEGAS – LAS VEGAS (AP) — U.S.
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Gambling News UIGEA Deadline Is ApproachingRead Full ArticleLooks like the time is coming for an impossible law to come into effect that will put terrible hardships on banks in this country! We are hoping it will get postponed, but time is getting short. In a couple of weeks financial institutions will be obligated to abide by the UIGEA regulations.
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Gambling News New Slots Casino Making a SplashRead Full ArticleWith all the regulations to be met and followed, all the banking decision that need to be made and all the competition to be faced, it is no small feat to open a successful online casino. The new casino is making quite a ruckus in the online casino world right now. Crazy Slots Online Casino, part of the Golden Casino Group, is one of the few casinos that allow U.S. gamblers to play. Golden Casino is operated by Vegas Technology.
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Gambling News Firepay Pays $19.2 MillionRead Full ArticleWith the forfeiture of $19.2 million by Firepay, owned by Optimal group inc. of Canada, the New York District Attorneys office is poised to go after more gaming companies that did business in the U.S. even before UIGEA became law.Firepay had withdrawn from online gambling in the United States after UIGEA was enacted in October 2006. But the State of New York saw dollar signs and in 2007, started building a case against Firepay.
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Gambling News Regulation to Replace Failed Internet Gambling ProhibitionRead Full ArticleThings are beginning to look up for the online gambling businesses. More and more are leaning to license and regulate the online gambling industry in the US! In an op-ed published in today’s Roll Call, Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) argues regulating Internet gambling in order to protect consumers and generate up to $42 billion in new revenue is a “sensible approach.” Based on his experience of having started and managed several Internet-based companies, Rep.