Loto-Quebec contests claims that online gambling leads to increase in problem gamblers
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 [...]
Sportsbook .com Moves to Merge: 6 Times Growth Expected
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 [...]
Good Job Poker Nordica: CEO Responds to Complaint
Gambling911.com readers might recall we had one online poker operator recently threaten a lawsuit against us after we criticized his company’s new policies regarding its showing certain "winning" players the door. Others, like Aced.com, elect to ignore complaints against them or have some lackey respond offering up lame excuses. With that said it is truly [...]
2010 Borgata Winter Poker Open Winner Jeff Madsen
Jeff Madsen has won the 2010 Borgata Winter Poker Open and the well over half a million prize. 35-year old Madsen comes to us via Las Vegas. He owns 2 World Series of Poker bracelets and has won $2.5 million in live poker tournaments to date. From Poker News: Friday was finally final table day [...]
Gaming VC Online Casino to Shut Down
A victim of the recession? Perhaps. Gaming VC powered online casino SlotsClub.com is to shut down the end of this month. The closure is yet another blow to the online gambling hotspot of Malta, which has witnessed a number of Web-based casinos, poker and sports betting sites fail over the past year. Gaming VC seemed [...]
An Overview of Casino Gaming Online Sites
Gambling brings sheer excitement and fun. No doubt there is an elegancy in playing at suave Los Vegas based casinos but usually they do cost a lot. Due to the advanced technology of the web, internet gambling has been widespread nowadays. With the availability of many casino gaming online sites, many gambling enthusiasts are making [...]
PA Legalizes Poker, Blackjack at Slots Casinos
(Associated Press) – Pennsylvania legalized poker, blackjack and other table games at slots casinos Thursday, upping the ante in the increasingly fierce competition among states for gamblers’ money. Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010. Rendell has signed a bill in private legalizing [...]
Blotter: Poker playing priest gives thanks for $100k
In other news from last week’s PokerStars.Net Million Dollar Challenge, another runner-up is getting big press for his final round finish. Father Andrew Trapp first made gambling industry headlines when he won $100,000 in the first round of the challenge in October. Last week he boarded another plane to Los Angeles in hopes of winning [...]
$1 Million up for Grabs at Online Poker Room
The leading online poker site’s UBOC Satellites and STEP Tournaments are up and running, with four new UBOC contests dealing out more cash prizes and tournament entries than ever. The festive mood continues at UB.com with the return of UBOC 4, the leading online poker site’s Championship tournament series, from January 20th through 31st, 2010. [...]
WPT Doyle Brunson 5 Diamond World Poker Classic
It’s fitting that in a tournament named in his honor, Doyle Brunson would take the spotlight. Heading into Day 3 of the Doyle Brunson 5 Diamond World Poker Classic, Doyle Brunson holds 283,000 chips, and is just a handful of spots away from the top prize in the $4,761,450 tournament.The Doyle Brunson 5 Diamond [...]
