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This Joshua Clottey vs. Manny Paquiao betting preview is courtesy of SBG Global – always offering the most free cash bonuses when opening a new account.  In business since 1999. Manny Pacquiao may prefer to be fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. but he will have to make due going against Joshua Clottey on Saturday.  Pacquiao defends his welterweight title against Clottey at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.  Pacquiao is a 6-1 favorite in boxing odds at SBG Global. The rounds option is listed at 9.5 with the over at -185. No (Read the full post about ‘Joshua Clottey vs. Manny Pacquiao Betting Preview’…)

A gang of four robbers disguised in black motorcycle masks robbed the Grand Hyatt Berlin hotel in a daring daylight robbery during the European Poker Tour poker tournament. The robbers pointed handguns and long knives at a cashier, escaping through a crowded shopping mall with over €100,000 (US$136,000). A hotel security guard was hurt as he forced one of the gang members to drop a bag filled with cash. A handful of players and onlookers were injured while trying to get away from the gang. The tournament hosted more than nine hundred players, with a prize pool of over €3.6 million (US$4.9 million) and a top prize of €1 million (US$1.36 million). The l (Read the full post about ‘Blotter: Robbers raid German poker tournament’…)

  The World Cup – the equivalent of the Super Bowl and March Madness rolled into one for soccer fans – takes place in June and betED.com has a wide range of betting options, including outright winner, group winners and team matchups. Spain, which has never won the title, is the favorite when the FIFA World Cup kicks off on June 11 in South Africa. betED.com World Cup Betting Odds have the Spaniards at +450. England, which hasn’t won a World Cup title since 1966, and Brazil, the country with the most wins (5) of any nation, are both at +500 to capture the 2010 championship. Argentina, which has won two championships, is next at +900, while the last winner, Italy, which outlasted France in the 2006 World Cup to claim its fourth title, is at +1100. (Read the full post about ‘Spain favored to win World Cup at betED.com’…)

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – (Associated Press) – The governor of this Bible Belt state is waging a one-man crusade against gambling – and stirring racial tensions in the process – by sending state troopers on late-night raids to shut down electronic bingo parlors. Republican Bob Riley, a lifelong opponent of gambling, contends the electronic devices are essentially slot machines, which are plainly illegal in Alabama. He formed a task force a year ago to halt their spread. He has forced the shutdown of more than 30 gambling halls – ranging from modest storefront operations to big, glamorous Vegas-style palaces – and idled more than 2,000 workers. Many of the bingo parlors are in poor, black areas. (Read the full post about ‘Alabama Governor Cracks Down on Bingo Machines’…)

Pinnacle Entertainment Pinnacle Entertainment has had one of the best starts to their stock week in recent months, and on Wednesday the rise continued. Pinnacle closed the day up 3.88%, or $.31, ending at $8.29.On Tuesday, Pinnacle won a round in court against the Missouri Gaming Commission regarding the President Casino in St. Louis. The Commission had ruled that Pinnacle could not replace the aging Admiral riverboat that the President resided on. The court sent the resolution back to the Commission for further review.Earlier this year, the Gaming Commission took the first step in closing down the President Casino and stripping Pinnacle of the gaming license. (Read the full post about ‘Pinnacle Entertainment Stock Continues To Rise On Wednesday’…)

Melco Crown Entertainment For the most part it was an uneventful week for gaming stocks on the US market, but a couple of companies finished the week strongly. Melco Crown Entertainment and Century Casinos both ended on high notes going into the weekend.Melco Crown stock has developed a reputation of going against the trend for gaming stocks. On Friday, however, Melco led the way on a day where increases were seen almost across the board.The stock closed on Friday at $4.04. That represented an increase of 4.66%. Century stock also rose over four percent, closing at $2.50 a share. The two companies combined stock rose $.23 for the day.Las Vegas Sands had itself a strong day as well, rising 2.65%. (Read the full post about ‘Melco Crown Entertainment Stock Finishes Week On A High’…)

Full year 2009 results from the Rank Group showed small improvements, although the online gambling division was one of those that under performed last year. Nevertheless, investors will be pleased to hear that a small dividend is in prospect after some tough times with the UK gambling group.

2009 revenues totalled £540 million, up 3.4% year-on-year (2008 FY £522.2 million), generating an EBITDA of £58 million, or 4% lower than the corresponding period in 2008.

The small improvement was mainly due to the performance of the Grosvenor land casino brand, where operating profit rose 19% to £30.9 million.

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Loto-Quebec has strongly defended its intention to join other Canadian provinces in entering the online gambling sector following complaints from public health authorities that such a move would lead to an increase in problem gamblers.

Regional public health officials had earlier claimed that research elsewhere indicated that there could be problems, and called for a 12 month moratorium on the Internet project until:

• Independent research had reported on the problem gambling dangers
• The formation of a National Assembly and Parliament Committee social ethics sub-committee.

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The Merge Poker Network just received a serious injection to help in its aggressive growth plans.   Sportsbook.com, a long time sponsor of the Gambling911.com website, will switch from the Cake Network to Merge, as will all its affiliated brands including Players Only. Liquidity will grow four-fold as a result of the deal, Merge CEO Anthony Taylor told eGaming Review.com, with further growth via new clients attracted to the network by its increased liquidity.  Anthony also stated that he anticipates 6 times the current growth in 2010.  Merge has been hanging around the lower 20 tier of online poker rooms while Cake has been the 10th largest. &qu (Read the full post about ‘Sportsbook .com Moves to Merge: 6 Times Growth Expected’…)