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Posted on June 29, 2008
So many people had thought that with Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls that it would be the last one ever made of the adventure and action series. Well, for those of you that have seen...
Posted on June 29, 2008
The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 has been somewhat of a pain in lawmakers' sides. Ok, that's an understatement--it's been a big pain. First of all, the ambiguity of the definitions of how even unlawful internet gambling...
Posted on June 19, 2008
Ok, that sounds bad. What it should say is that it helps stop compulsive gambling. Naltrexone, a drug that is commonly used for treating alcoholism, was used in a study on those that considered themselves problem gamblers, and it...
Posted on June 18, 2008
While the rest of the world seems to be gaining more notoriety for their bans in terms of city-wide smoking laws, the gambling industry has been indelibly affected by these changes in the pocketbooks. What has happened is that...
Posted on June 18, 2008
So, with the United States economy still in the proverbial crapper, one would jump at the question as to the gambling numbers and their increase over the next few years. However, in a contrarian view, Price WaterhouseCooper has released...
Posted on June 3, 2008
Major League Baseball, with its billions of dollars in revenues and its player's salaries reaching higher than some country's GDP, had a beef. A big beef it would appear, as they filed a lawsuit against the fantasy world and...
Posted on May 30, 2008
If you are a slot machines player, you know the feeling all too well of pulling down the arm and watching the spinning wheels as they click--click--click and then the ever-present "Awwwww..." as your machine was justthisclose to winning...
Posted on May 29, 2008
It's so great to roll up to the bright lights of Las Vegas or look at the boardwalk in Atlantic City, and it's just as appealing to go to a local riverboat within a couple of hours (normally) and hear...
Posted on May 26, 2008
Ahhh, the life cycle of the economy. On one hand, we have everyone fretting that they don't have enough to go around and spending goes down which touches all areas of business around communities. However, in a paradox of...
Posted on May 22, 2008
The 2004 National Gambling Act was to include online gambling, stipulating the commencement of the legislation for regulation of interactive gambling to be addressed within two years from the date of the Act. Well, we can all do math, and...
Posted on May 14, 2008
Bookmaker.com has released the odds for the AT & T Classic, a great golf tournament that uses match play to crown a winner. While match play presents a situation where a player doesn't necessarily have to be on fire...
Posted on May 13, 2008
A recent study done showed that 2.1 percent of 2300+ respondents had a gambling problem, which when then extrapolated, show that an estimated 750,000 Americans would possibly be problem gamblers. The biggest nuance behind this is that this number...
Posted on May 12, 2008
Gambling is illegal in many countries, and is a very hot button in the United States. Most countries have their own ways of policing activity from within their country, but then there are cases where the governments struggle to get...
Posted on May 11, 2008
After the 2007 season ended, the NBA futures were almost immediately announced as to where the experts thought the teams would be preliminarily placed for the upcoming season and their chances of winning the crown. Of course, several moves and...
Posted on May 9, 2008
And then there were three. Although American Idol, the once dominating TV show, has dropped in the ratings this year, the last three contestants certainly give reason to watch; after Jason Castro was mercifully sent home this week, there...
Posted on May 6, 2008
You know, you can throw out pretty much any statistic you want for basically anything you want to accomplish; polls tend to be able to be manipulated whichever way a business or person wants it to go, but yet...
Posted on May 5, 2008
There are normally three certainties in life: Death. Taxes....And Las Vegas will continue to make money even in the hardest of times. But now--gasp!!--Sin City may be following the trend that the rest of the United States is in...
Posted on May 1, 2008
Definition of irony: a country that is one of the heaviest betting countries in Europe that does not have legal bookmakers. Well, up until a couple of weeks ago, that definition fit the country of Spain to a "T". But--now...
Posted on April 20, 2008
So, we're getting down to some pretty good contestants on Dancing with the Stars, the reality juggernaut that continues to bring great contestants and even better entertainers to each show. While this year really comparatively may not stack up in...
Posted on April 13, 2008
After the startling dispatching of American Idol contestant Michael Johns, who at a minimum should have finished in the final four of the TV reality show, the good people over at Intertops.com have released updated odds below: David Archuleta...
Posted on April 12, 2008
In 2004, the National Gambling Act was passed in South Africa banning online gaming, not because of anything illicit, but more along the lines so that the government could research ideas and processes to be able to regulate and...
Posted on April 7, 2008
Golf doesn't get much better than April in Augusta. Storied Amen Corner, the green jacket, and being one of the four majors, the Masters is by invitation only. It is one of the most beautiful events in all of...
Posted on April 6, 2008
And then there were 2. After what seems like countless minutes of basketball, watching the same TV commercials during the incessant breaks, and nail-biting performances throughout, we've made it once again to the final game, and two deserving teams...
Posted on April 4, 2008
Ahhhh, the Final Four, one of America's biggest sports pastimes, much like the World Series or Super Bowl. It is the culmination of March Madness and basketball on the brain for the past few weeks for most sports fans....
Posted on April 2, 2008
Be careful...be very, very careful. Those were the words of subcommittee chairman Luis Gutierrez, that he stated to 2 key witnesses for the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). The reason why? The subcommittee had never been more heated,...
Posted on March 27, 2008
Advertising had been strictly curbed for online gambling websites for a very long time in the United Kingdom. However, with pressure from the industry, the government decided to allow certain advertisements to be allowed, and the idea would be...
Posted on March 23, 2008
Intertops has updated the odds for "Dancing With the Stars" season six, and there was a bit of a change up top and the flip flopping of contestants was not a surprise. The first week of the dance reality...
Posted on March 20, 2008
And here we are...the tournament is about underway. While there are a ton of proposition bets out there, there is no better prop bet than the one that is about the winner of the NCAA tournament MVP. The MVP...
Posted on March 19, 2008
When people fill out their brackets (just for fun, right? I mean, office pools are ILLEGAL!), it is amazing how many just look at the higher seed and pick based on that many times. The reality that the higher...
Posted on March 19, 2008
Yesterday's NCAA proposition bet that was highlighted discussed the over/under for the amount of games won by the Atlantic 10 conference. Today's bet has to do with the possibility of games going into overtime for the NCAA tournament. In...
Posted on March 18, 2008
The NCAA Tournament is just around the corner, and we have the best proposition bets out there for one of the most gambled events in online casinos/sportsbooks. Like the Super Bowl, there are a ton of things to bet...
Posted on March 15, 2008
Along with American Idol, one of the better "reality" competitions on television is "Dancing With the Stars", which begins this week. The last several competitions have been from those that come from the athletic world--Emmitt Smith, Apollo Anton Ohno,...
Posted on March 12, 2008
I had reported a while ago on a lawsuit in the United Kingdom where a gambler who had asked an online book to not let him gamble due to his compulsive gambling problem actually did and he ended up...
Posted on March 9, 2008
A former ex-lawyer has filed suit in US Federal court against six casinos, 5 in Atlantic City and 1 in Las Vegas, for "allowing" her to lose over 1 million dollars gambling. She is asking for 20 million in...
Posted on March 4, 2008
There is no such thing as a free lunch. That should be the thing to remember when dealing with online casinos and their so-called "bonuses". One of the things many people are roped into is such a thing called...
Posted on March 1, 2008
This battle for internet gambling has had so many sides and so many different stories it is almost dizzying as to what will happen next. But, we have a possible direction--United States Congressman George Miller of California, who is also...
Posted on February 27, 2008
There had been a breakthrough in the United Kingdom in terms of betting companies being able to advertise much more and even on television, a move that was surprising; some of the thinking behind the surprise is that with...
Posted on February 22, 2008
Normally, the directing portion of the Academy Awards is really one of the more intriguing ones; last year, Martin Scorsese scored Oscar gold for the first time; and this year, amongst several excellent films, the "achievement in directing" category...
Posted on February 19, 2008
Another one of the major awards for the Academy Awards, to be held on February 24th, is Best Actress. Normally this is a fierce competition, and this season is no different. From different movies ranging from "Juno" all the...
Posted on February 19, 2008
The Daddy of them all--Best Picture. Every single year there seems to be fierce competition for this and studios pull out all of the stops to try to maximize exposure and sway the Academy, and it doesn't happen very...
Posted on February 18, 2008
Citing a situation where a gambler from the United Kingdom sued a bookmaker for allowing him to bet after he had told him not to let him, the RIGT (Responsibility in Gambling Trust) gambling charity has asked that a...
Posted on February 15, 2008
Where there is reality TV, there is usually betting. Why? Because just like sports or anything else that can be bet, it is generally due to a competition that doesn't give clear cut results or "advantages", so therefore online...
Posted on February 13, 2008
The Academy Awards are a couple of weeks away, and there are so many great performances to look at and so many great movies overall. Even though the writer's strike has put a damper on Hollywood as a whole,...
Posted on February 12, 2008
Some addictions are just staggering in terms of the drain it takes on a person and their family. Alcohol can not only take a person's health, but can ruin relationships. Drugs can take both money and everything listed for...
Posted on February 6, 2008
While some will laud the efforts of the Giants, Las Vegas and online books took a hard hit on the pocketbook when the Giants not only beat the line, they blew it away and won the game--which for those who...
Posted on February 4, 2008
The world of online poker is definitely cutthroat--with the advance of so many players wanting so much from each site, the number and type of games as well as sites have been staggering to say the least. While there's always...
Posted on February 3, 2008
No, not the line. It's not even--what I mean is that the online books as well as casino lines have finally evened up in terms of what they feel the "chalk" is. At the beginning of the two-week interlude prior...
Posted on January 31, 2008
So I have scoured and scoured, and while I would love to have the #1 prop bet for the Super Bowl be sports-related, there just aren't many out there that are SO exciting. I mean, there is a comparison...
Posted on January 30, 2008
I have had a lot of fun looking up these proposition bets and finding ones that I really like--there are SO MANY to choose from. While I love a lot of the sports ones, you have to just love the...
Posted on January 28, 2008
Since there's so many things that are really unrelated to the Super Bowl, I went scouring for the more exotic proposition bets. We've already seen the #5, and this one is pretty odd, but actually is something that is...
Posted on January 27, 2008
Every year, the Super Bowl creates all kinds of crazy exotic and proposition bets where people can bet as to different things--sometimes not even related to the game. I've taken a look at several sites and their prop bets for...
Posted on January 24, 2008
Or are they? The New England Patriots opened up in Las Vegas and online sportsbooks at an average of 14 points, and almost immediately the line dropped by a half point. This is especially notable considering that favorites normally...
Posted on January 23, 2008
A new proposed amendment in Finnish law now brings to effect that "enable Internet gamblers to claim back their losses. The payer would be either the firm providing the online poker services, a credit card company, or the winning player...
Posted on January 16, 2008
Pinnacle Sportsbook has put up a proposition bet that people can lay money on a cutoff date for the writer's strike. The odds are +152 for it ending prior to 5 PM PST Feb 24 and -162 for it...
Posted on January 8, 2008
The "Which Bingo Site of the Year" awards have always recognized and rewarded excellence in UK online bingo, as voted by online bingo players themselves. The votes totaled more than double the number received in 2006, reflecting the widespread...
Posted on January 6, 2008
SCA promotions, a turnkey provider of promotional risk coverage for contests, games and events, has launched a new online college bracket promotion designed to help businesses cash in on the March basketball playoff craze by giving consumers a chance...
Posted on January 4, 2008
The Iowa caucus is always one that seems to be a biggie and sets the pace for the rest of the remaining campaigns for several US Presidential candidates. With Barack Obama's win for the Democratic side, Paddypower.com has released revised...
Posted on January 3, 2008
Melbourne's Crown Casino has nearly 55,000 visitors per day. This is great for business, but not so great for the collateral damage that occurs with such a high population base. The Brisbane Times have reported that because of several calls...
Posted on December 31, 2007
Starting January 1, citing "German states ratified an accord that preserves the country's state monopoly for lotteries and most forms of betting,". all forms of online gambling will be banned in the country. At least 13 of Germany's 16 states...
Posted on December 27, 2007
Beteastsports.com was the site of a sting operation to bust those illegal gambling scumbags. What they found was a bear. Chicago Bears, that is. Todd Burger, a former NFL player for the Chicago Bears, was in on an illegal ring...
Posted on December 18, 2007
According to Intertops, the odds for the record of the year: Umbrella (Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z) 2.25 Irreplaceable (Beyoncé) 2.50 What Goes Around Comes Around (Justin Timberlake) 4.00 Rehab (Amy Winehouse) 9.00 The Pretender (Foo Fighters) 11.00 Ok, I can see...
Posted on December 15, 2007
One of the major forms of addiction in today's day and age is gambling addiction. This is largely due to the availability that was not even present 5 years ago, and therefore the availability has increased the addiction numbers. So,...
Posted on December 14, 2007
Ahh, the moment we've all been waiting for. We've laughed, we've cried, we've stood with our mouths agape, and now it is time for us to crown a champion of all gambling ads/commercials. I love Doyle Brunson, talk about a...
Posted on December 11, 2007
Party Poker has those ads that just grab you, and of course lead you to think differently than what is actually going on. This ad opens with a guy getting a plastic "party doll" that he is really excited about....
Posted on November 29, 2007
On the tennis court, Boris Becker at times seemed unstoppable. Winning Wimbledon at a record-setting age of 17, he cruised to six grand slam wins in his career, and he was known for his aggressive and emotional play. And now--he's...
Posted on November 22, 2007
Fraud has been a huge problem in the gambling industry for a long time. In fact, it's one of the things that lawmakers have been pointing out as a major obstacle in legalizing online gambling once and for all. However,...
Posted on November 21, 2007
I know I post a lot of things about different political and entertainment bets, but am I advocating any one really to do these? Not so much. For one, I just like to really see what the odds are for...
Posted on November 19, 2007
One of the biggest things that the United States congress likes to do is analyze, analyze, and analyze again. So when the tax dollar revenue analysis was released, it was found that if the country regulated internet gambling, it would...
Posted on November 18, 2007
We here in the US pretty much know that the battle for the democratic bid is going to be fought for by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. However, the republican heir to George W. Bush's throne is still very much...
Posted on November 16, 2007
My apologies to all rap lovers out there. The UIGEA (anti-gambling law) has its little quirks, and that is something that the US congress is not taking lightly. The Democratic chairman of the committee, John Conyers, openly questioned the "selective...
Posted on November 10, 2007
Now--this is a risky bet. If you are trying to determine who to place money on for the next president, it's easier because you know who's running--most of the time. But for the VP, it's not someone who is named...
Posted on November 9, 2007
100 Billion dollars is a lot of money--there's no denying that. And when it comes to the World Trade Organization, it certainly won't go ignored. So now that the battle has ensued over the United States online gambling ban and...
Posted on November 7, 2007
The world of wireless online gaming has not exactly been all peaches and cream. While some complain about the interface and overall lack of game play, KOTH and VWE have answered the call. Vegas Wireless Entertainment (VWE) today announced that...
Posted on November 5, 2007
Harvard Medical School's study of online sportsbettors has revealed interesting and useful information on betting demographics and patterns. One of the most notable is that women high stakes bettors have been more successful than the opposite sex--something that stereotypically would...
Posted on November 4, 2007
Now that the world is over the shock of Sabrina Bryan, who had been the odds on favorite to win for over a month, being voted off TV's "Dancing with the Stars", there has been a little reshuffling, but now...
Posted on November 1, 2007
Bodog Poker is readying to deal its one-billionth hand by the end of November, and to celebrate this huge milestone, the online poker giant is giving away cash and tournament credits to its players the entire month. Starting with hand...
Posted on October 31, 2007
While many have thought that Barack Obama has made headway into the Clinton juggernaut, Vegas seems to think otherwise. While Hillary Clinton continues to plow ahead towards being the first female president in the country's history, Obama, who is also...
Posted on October 30, 2007
Oil. Texas T. Black Gold. Can't you just hear the theme to the Beverly Hillbillies? Ok, I know I aged myself yet again with that comment--but instead of thinking that things are all fun and games, many are just awestruck...
Posted on October 28, 2007
Poker develops cognitive, mathematical and psychological skills which help students become successful in life, said the Bruin Casino Gaming Society. Thus--the online ban against it should be lifted--and more people are jumping on board with this type of philosophy. Charles...
Posted on October 25, 2007
Mansion.com, who has long been involved in the gaming industry, has made the decision to join the sporting community by launching Mansion Sportsbook. By "committed to providing the best odds on sports of all sorts for the price sensitive and...
Posted on October 24, 2007
We've all been suckered into the "World Series of Pop", right? RIGHT? Well, I know I have--it's such a cool concept with even better "reality" stars of the highest of highest in geek culture as well. Now, the popularity of...
Posted on October 23, 2007
For online gamers, it's one thing to trust the players aren't cheating. For websites, it's keeping the trust of such things--however, a nightmare occurs when that trust is broken, and AbsolutePoker.com could be reeling for a while. Complaints began to...
Posted on October 21, 2007
Helio Castroneves has been the media's darling throughout the Dancing With the Stars season five show, and while the judges have claimed this to be the most competitive year ever, the performances of Chetah Girl Sabrina Bryan have not only...
Posted on October 18, 2007
SuperiorCasino.com is launching its newly re-designed website, and accepting U.S. play with slam-dunk deposit and cashout methods. Customers can expect the same high-quality games, graphics and customer service which sets Superior Casino apart from all the others. The relaunch has...
Posted on October 16, 2007
Back in 1996, Intertops was the first sportsbook ever to offer online betting. It wasn't long before they offered online casino games and online poker as well. The Intertops affiliate partner program has been renowned in the industry since 1999...
Posted on October 12, 2007
The list of candidates is set and BetUS.com, posted odds heavily favoring Al Gore to win for his wide-reaching efforts to draw the world's attention to the dangers of global warming. "If Al Gore won an Academy Award and the...
Posted on October 11, 2007
PartyGaming, an online poker site that is owned in the United Kingdom, has been quoted that they are potentially open to being sold to casinos in Las Vegas. This would be huge considering the presence of Partygaming as well as...
Posted on October 7, 2007
Jeeves is at it again and he's got some huge jackpots for some lucky players at Bingohouse.com. There's the ever popular Jeeves Pleasure Pots with a jackpot of $10,000 every Saturday during October. Cards are only 50 cents and a...
Posted on October 4, 2007
The US Treasury and Federal Reserve are taking final steps to ensure that internet gambling is banned once and for all. Although there have been several proponents of the online gambling industry, there have been several attempts that have not...
Posted on October 3, 2007
888.com, the Worlds No.1 online casino, has announced that October 10th, 2007 will be its first charity day, in which casino, poker and bingo players can join 888.com in donating to two charity organizations. As part of 888.com's 10th birthday...
Posted on October 2, 2007
JackpotCapital.com is sending two lucky players to the capital of casino jackpots, Las Vegas. If they're extra lucky, they could even win a million dollar jackpot in the process. In a special free contest, the site will award an all-expense-paid...
Posted on September 28, 2007
Founded in 1997, Unibet is one of the largest privately owned gambling operators in the European market, providing services in 20 languages through www.Unibet.com. Named Sportsbook of the Year at the 2006 eGaming awards, Unibet has more than 1.8 million...
Posted on September 27, 2007
No, it's not a fav line from Austin Powers. It's real, and it's huge. International trade policy and Internet gambling experts spoke today about the need for the U.S. to quickly resolve the trade dispute around Internet gambling as it...
Posted on September 25, 2007
In a move that many thought was too late for consideration, Fred Thompson entered just a few months ago officially into the US presidential race for the republican nomination. Thompson, who gained notoriety for his acting on "Law and Order"...
Posted on September 24, 2007
O.J. Simpson's much-covered visit to Las Vegas gave Palace Station some unwanted publicity.But not all publicity is bad publicity. The off-Strip casino is probably now more well-known than Bellagio--ok, that may be stretching it, but sheeesh! Can we get any...
Posted on September 23, 2007
Next generation online poker room PKR.com has reached an historic milestone this week when it signed up its one millionth user. Passing the one million mark caps a phenomenal year of growth for PKR.com, which has come out of nowhere...
Posted on September 21, 2007
When it comes to attracting Texas Hold'em poker players to the online poker tables, Absolute Poker definitely has the chip lead. As of Wednesday afternoon ET, the jackpot of Absolute Poker's popular Bad Beat Jackpot game had reached at an...
Posted on September 20, 2007
There's a new game in town and it's changing the landscape of iGaming forever. Today, SkillGround announced the beta release of UTour Golf – a stunningly realistic online golf game that is free to play, whilst enabling players to put...
Posted on September 19, 2007
BoDog--that's how I roll. High stakes, hot women and killer parties in exotic locales -- Bodog has always known how to roll. It's all part of the company's play hard philosophy and now it's all part of the Bodog life,...
Posted on September 13, 2007
US Rep. Barney Frank acknowledged his bill to overturn an Internet gambling ban has stalled, but he said pressure from foreign countries could revive the legislation. Frank, who is chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, conducted a hearing on...
