O’Sullivan signed up for 18 months with Casino-on-Net 888 and has re-launched his association with the online gambling company that was first established in 2006. He has been in fine form of late, having been crowned Saga Insurance Masters champion with his exciting brand of snooker. O’Sullivan will now wear a 888.com patch on his […]
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Gambling income includes, but is not limited to, winnings from lotteries, raffles, horse and dog races and casino games, as well as the fair market value of prizes such as cars, houses, trips or other noncash prizes. Depending on the type and amount of your winnings, the payer might provide you with a Form W-2G […]
The Asian Poker Classic at the Intercontinental Grand Resort in Goa was already set to be the richest tournament in Asia, but with an added $250,000 in the pot, the action is looking considerably better. This brings the prize pool to a minimum of $1 million–on par with the European Poker Tour. Not bad, considering […]
A POKER millionaire from Northampton might just be the luckiest man in the world after hitting three massive jackpots in one week…beating odds of 8,000,000,000 to 1. Rajesh Modha, who won the Europe’s biggest poker tournament last year, scooped £113,200 in six days playing an online fruit machine. The father-of-three’s incredible lucky streak began last […]
D’Amato, a famously avid poker player, is in talks with the Poker Players Alliance about becoming the group’s lobbyist and spokesman, said Michael Bolcerak, president of the San Francisco-based group. “We looked for three-term senators who love poker,” Bolcerak said Thursday. “He fit the bill.” Word of D’Amato taking on the online poker lobby first […]
Several factors seem to make Chris Sligh early favorite to win the 2007 American Idol edition. Randy Jackson hinted in a media conference call that the eventual winner may be someone that auditioned in Birmingham, but maybe not from Birmingham. Chris Sligh is from Greenville, SC and was auditioned in Birmingham. For his Birmingham audition, […]
In 2005, every Norwegian over the age of 15 gambled almost NOK 11,500 on registered Norwegian games of chance. Now, SINTEF Health Research is to survey how many Norwegians are addicted to gambling. For the first time in this country, the researchers will also be asking gamblers families and friends what they think. The study […]
Mobile Phone Operators are facing calls from gambling charities to classify themselves as gambling companies and to fund helplines as they increase their activity in the growing mobile gambling market. This week T-Mobile will become the latest operator to place a bet on the sector when it announces a deal with Cecure Gaming, a Scandinavian […]
Antigua and Barbuda’s Financial Services Regulatory Commission, Division of Gaming has announced that the country expects to play a key role in developing international regulations and legislation for remote gambling following publication of the UK Government’s communique regarding the 2006 International Summit on Remote Gambling. The communique, released by the UK’s Department of Culture, Media […]
Neteller, the online payment processing group, will trim about 250 jobs at sites in Canada and the U.K.Around 220 jobs will be cut at the group’s contact center and security operations in Calgary, Alberta. Another 30 jobs will be lost in Britain when Neteller operations move from Gatwick to Cambridge in March. Neteller said in […]