Minnesota lottery ticket retailers busted for theft
In Minnesota, six lottery ticket retailers have admitted guilt and been convicted on charges of trying to claim customers’ ticket wins as their own, reports the Pioneer Press. Three were convicted of felonies, and three received one-year suspended sentences, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety reported this week.
Authorities arrested a total of eight people [...]
2009 WSOP Finalist Kevin Schaffel Interview With Woo
I had the opportunity to sit down with one of the Final 9 of this year’s WSOP – Kevin Schaffel. We kept everything short and sweet but to the point. I look forward to sitting down with this player again before he plays for the win of that WSOP bracelet and 9 million. Schaffel [...]
Poker Babe Christina Lindley on 2009 WSOP and Jewelry
I had the chance to sit down again with a girlfriend of mine – Christina Lindley. We sat down last year for our first interview and have stayed in contact since then. The last time I was able to hang out with this awesome and talented woman was when we were having cocktails and [...]
Shuler, Meeks Co-Sign Anti-Gambling Letter
Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.), a former Washington Redskins quarterback, was among three members of Congress who sent a joint letter to Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. urging him to scrutinize efforts to legalize sports betting in Delaware and New Jersey. The letter, dated Tuesday and also signed by Rep. Gregory W. Meeks [...]
R.I.P. Zookz.com: We Hardly Knew Ya
So much for the controversy involving pirated music download company, Zookz.com, claiming it can operate freely from the Caribbean nation of Antigua without reprecussions. They suspended operations this week after being disavowed by the Antiguan Government. ZookZ.com claimed it could offer downloads under the auspices of a 2007 World Trade Organization ruling in the [...]
Premiership Football Betting – David Beckham Likely to Join Chelsea
After clashing with LA Galaxy fans at the weekend the American Dream could be over for David Beckham – prompting bookie Paddy Power to bet on which European team the midfield maestro will play for next.
Beckham is 4/7 to return again to AC Milan, with new manager Leonardo reportedly open to the idea. (Read the [...]
Delaware Sports Betting to Coincide With Start of NFL Season
Donald Wittkowski, Press of Atlantic City Ready, set, hike – and bet. The National Football League season kicks off Sept. 10. For casino gamblers in Delaware, sports betting may begin on the same day. Delaware gaming officials said Wednesday they plan to have sports betting ready in time for the NFL season. However, [...]
Jeff Shulman to Renounce WSOP Bracelet If He Wins
WickedChopsPoker.com is reporting that Card Player Magazine editor, Jeff Shulman, has said he will "renounce the WSOP bracelet" should he win the 2009 World Series of Poker. He plans to throw the bracelet in the garbage. We had been hearing from multiple sources for days that Shulman is saying that if he were [...]
UFC 100 Betting Odds (Best Odds)
UFC 100 betting odds varied across the board. There were several big payouts to be had with any number of upsets. Paulo Thiago would pay out around $400 for every $100 bet at Bookmaker.com should he upset Jon Fitch (-400 odds most establishments). Some online gambling websites had Thiago paying under $300 for [...]
Industry execs: liberalised US market unlikely to be a free-for-all
Top online gambling executives made some sobering comments in discussions at the Gaming Executive Summit in Madrid this week which examined the possibilities of a liberated American online gambling market.
888’s CEO Gigi Levy predicted that the US will remain protectionist and restrict Internet gambling licences to US companies in the event that the country changes [...]
