The Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) has abandoned its effort to force local Internet service providers to block gambling Web sites. John Willems, director of the department’s Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division (AGED), will withdraw the letters he sent in April to 11 ISPs including Comcast, Verizon Wireless, and AT&T. The letters included a […]
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The 50-year-old singer is reportedly planning to launch the zombie-themed gambling den in Las Vegas. (The casino, slated to open next year, would be themed entirely on his 1982 international breakthrough song). He is also believed to be working on a new album, several films and a museum to house iconic items from his career. […]
Finance ministry of Costa Rica will submit a bill within the next two weeks proposing a two percent tax on gambling. The ministry estimates the tax – which would be imposed on income earned in the gambling, gaming and betting industry, would generate up to $85 million for the government. Those figures were calculated by […]
There will be a full weekend of preseason NFL betting, and for the next five months, millions of dollars will be bet on NFL games. The preseason officially kicked off yesterday with the Hall of Fame game between the Tennessee Titans and Buffalo Bills. The full schedule, however, begins Thursday, with four games, followed by […]
If it weren’t for Poker pro Phil Ivey, the final table of the 2009 WSOP Main Event would have been a mind-numbing non-event. As it is, he goes in with below average chips, but just like the inevitable Tiger Woods comparisons, you get the feeling that he will come from behind to win it all, […]
U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today introduced the Internet Poker and Games of Skill Regulation, Protection and Enforcement Act, legislation that would allow federally-regulated online poker and other games of skill. The legislation is designed to raise revenue while protecting families through a crackdown on predatory internet gaming sites that target minors and fleece their […]
Spanish online gambling market looks set to open its door to the online community as it moves closer towards collective regulation governing the industry in Spain. This is not a localised phenomenon as early indications from Brussels point to the need for nationalised law for the European gambling industry – access to each market will […]
The 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event payout schedule was recently released on Day 1D of the tournament. And the top 9 players who are fortunate and skillful enough to make the final table, will become instant millionaires!. Player number 9 will receive $1,263,602 for their efforts and the winner and champion will take […]
Andreas Oscarsson – (founder of PokerListings) – was shot to death in Sweden on August 3rd. Swedish newspaper had reported that “concrete threats” were made against Oscarsson’s life. While he was no longer in charge of the website it self, Oscarsson held an adviser position for the company. Andreas was a very generous person to […]
When Russia carried out sweeping restrictions on gambling this month, closing thousands of casinos and slots parlors, their owners grasped at a small loophole. Poker was legally classified as a sport, giving some the prospect of curbing their losses by becoming private poker clubs. This week, though, the Kremlin essentially said not so fast. Russian […]