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…
Gambling experts believe Nevada, which legalized casinos in 1931, stands to benefit from the proposed repeal of the ban on online gambling in the USA because the state has investigated and licensed gaming companies and regulated the industry longer than any other jurisdiction. This is good news for those companies in Nevada that are contemplating…
It is time to start getting ready to the 2009/2010 NFL season. What teams are you hyped for this year? The NFL Predictions Experts at online sportsbook Bodog have the Seattle Seahawks 40-1 odds to win the 2010 NFL Superbowl. The NFL is the most exciting sport out there and the pro game is the…
Bodog Poker is once again offering online poker players the opportunity to become jet-setting world travelers with the announcement of Amsterdam, Holland, as the newest destination for the Bodog Flight Club promotion. As the site of the Master Classics of Poker and its €6,200 buy-in Lido International Dutch Open championship event at the Holland Casino,…
Having lead the New England Patriots to three Super Bowl victories in past seasons, Tom Brady has become somewhat of a football hero, even bridging the gap between sports superstar and celebrity. Despite the wedding and baby rumors that have been circulating about Brady and his model spouse, what really propelled him into the headlines…
The ex-NBA referee (Tim Donaghy) who served time in a federal prison camp for betting on basketball games, got called for a traveling violation Monday – and it cost him a trip to the county prison. The Delaware County native, who has been living at a Tampa, Fla., halfway house since he was released from…
Casino operator Las Vegas Sands said on Thursday it filed an application for a possible listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, sending its shares up 3.5 percent. The company told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that no decisions have been made regarding the timing or terms of an offering or whether the subsidiary…
Much like Vegas and the WSOP during the months of June and July, London has become the hub of the poker world for September and October. Not only does the WSOP Europe take place during this time in one of the world’s greatest cities, but the ever-expanding EPT London takes place as well and has…
There are currently many sportsbooks on the Internet, but BetUS has the distinction of being one of the first legal ones. Formed in 1994, BetUS has more than 12 years in the business. Betus is one of the best at accepting credit cards, even from U.S. clients! BetUS provides a safe and secure place for…
Judging by the way that Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association Chairman Joe Brennan Jr. reacted after Tuesday’s US Appeals Court ruling, one would think that the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act had been overturned. Press release from The Associated Press: PHILADELPHIA — A U.S. appeals court upheld an Internet gambling ban Tuesday, rejecting a…