Rain May Push Kentucky Derby Betting Toward Online Gambling Sites
Betting Lines May Be Short The Kentucky Derby is the crown jewel of gambling for the state of Kentucky. It is the precise reason that Governor Steve Beshear attempted to seize 141 online gambling domain names. The governor did not want revenue from the Derby being lost to these sites.Now it appears that his worst nightmare may come true. With rain in the forecast for Saturday’s running of the Kentucky Derby, many Kentucky residents may decide to skip the bad weather and gamble on the race online.”Already, gambling on the Derby has shifted towards online betting,” said observer Tristan Jumbleton, “If the weather does not co-operate tomorrow then there is a strong chance that online gambling on this year’s Kentucky Derby will hit record numbers.”The Kentucky gambling industry has been declining in recent years and Governor Beshear attributes that to the Internet. (Read the full post about ‘Rain May Push Kentucky Derby Betting Toward Online Gambling Sites’…)
Chocolate Candy, Papa Clem Move Into Single Digit Kentucky Derby Odds
With four horses among the favorites listed with single digit odds and another (Quality Road) bowing out of this year’s Kentucky Derby, two more horses have inched their way into the single digit territory even before post positions have been announced on Wednesday.
Both Chocolate Candy and Papa Clem were given +1000 odds at SBG Global on Tuesday, placing them within the top 10 percentile of assumed entries with the best chances of winning.
"Other online race books were likely to have Chocolate Candy and Papa Clem with shorter odds than 10/1," says Don Shapiro of Gambling911.com.
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New Bonuses At Circus Online Casino – 04-26-09
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International: Denmark to deregulate gambling market
Tuesday, Denmark’s government took steps to deregulate the country’s gambling market, releasing plans to liberalize the sector. Officials said they will propose their plans as a bill in Danish parliament after the legislature’s members return from Summer Recess. Officials also said they already have the support of many members and expect the bill to pass. According to the Copenhagen Post, the government’s plan could dissolve Denmark’s state-owned gambling monopoly, Danske Spil. But information the newspaper reprinted from the Jyllands-Posten said Danish officials were also considering a plan to limit Danske Spil’s market jurisdiction to lottery and scratch-and-win games. I (Read the full post about ‘International: Denmark to deregulate gambling market’…)
Free Online Games From Land-Based Casino – Online Casino News
A land-based casino due to open its doors this summer in the American state of Michigan has launched a website featuring free games in order to give customers a taste of what will be on offer once it commences operations.
FireKeepers Casino is owned by the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi and will be managed by Gaming Entertainment Michigan, which is a joint venture of Full House Resorts Incorporated and RAM Entertainment. It is located near the Battle Creek and has launched FireKeepersCasino.com featuring information on the dining, gaming and entertainment that will be on offer once the casino opens its doors.
‘Our website offers more than just information,” said Bruce McKee, General Manager for FireKeepers Casino.
‘It’s a fun, interactive way to get introduced to the FireKeepers brand. (Read the full post about ‘Free Online Games From Land-Based Casino – Online Casino News’…)
Kentucky Derby Betting Power Rankings – 04-22-09
April 22 – With so many talented three-year-old contenders set to run in this year’s Kentucky Derby, it’ll be hard to choose which ones to bet on. For this reason we have made life a little easier for horseracing fans all over the world by compiling the following list of top ten Power Rankings.
No. 1 is colt I Want Revenge who is trained by Jeff Mullins. Out of eight races this runner has chalked up 3 wins, 1 second and 4 third places. In his last outing, the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct Racecourse earlier this month, he showed tremendous strength and longevity to win following a very poor start.
No. 2 is colt Friesan Fire trained by Larry Jones.
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Switzerland changes online gambling regulation
The department of justice in Switzerland received the order, to create a draft legislation, with the purpose of licensing an regulating a small number of internet gambling businesses. They do want to keep the ban on gambling through phone and interactive TV. The change in legislation has to be put before the parliament.
Annalists and experts of online casinos and casino gambling predict, that the new forms of gambling will produce an estimated 21.9 million dollar annually. Online lotteries and gambling online is still allowed under Swiss legislation. The order came after a growing number of illegal online casinos.
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Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative revamps website
The Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative (SSIGI), has been around long enough to make a sterling contribution to the debate on legalising online gambling in the United States, prompted by its goal of freedom for individuals to safely and legally gamble over the Internet.
This week the organisation announced an extensive revamp of its website, incorporating a convenient facility through which interested parties can make their views known to their congressional representatives in the USA.
The revamp is timely, coming on the cusp of Congressman Barney Frank’s next assault on the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act and its infamously imprecise regulations.
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Illegal gambling US charged for wrong reasons?
Last week was announced that PartyGaming struck a deal with the US government, to not get prosecuted for their gambling businesses before UIGEA was installed, of 105 million dollar. They claim its for upholding the law, while in the meantime a lot of money goes to the people behind these deals. A similar case in Anderson Indianapolis, which paid 2 million dollar to several government officials, makes this very clear.
The case is about the 71 year old John Neal and his 2 daughters Vicky Massey (53) and Cheryl Eagan (51), who are accused of running an illegal gambling chain in Madison, Delaware and Henry county.
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Charges against American casino holder dropt
A prosecutor dropped charges on a Pennsylvanian casino holder Yesterday, he was accused of lying about his contacts with organised crime and other underworld figures. As part of the agreement, he has to turnover the casino to his daughter.
Louis DeNaples a Scranton businessman who owns the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Pennsylvania, was charged with four accounts of perjury, perjury is lying while under oath, he supposedly lied about his connections with organised crime. This connection is with the Mafia family of Russel Bufalino, who are connected to prostitution, extortion and illegal gambling. Also he supposedly had connections with Roman catholic priest Joseph Sica, who was charged with the same counts.
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