Adverts for sport betting on horse racing are to be allowed on TV and radio following approval of new competition guidelines by the Broadcasting Authority yesterday. Broadcasters will be able to run adverts for horse-race betting at any time except between 4pm and 8.30pm and during children’s programmes. The adverts must only target adults and…
U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank said he will introduce a bill on Thursday to lift a ban on online gambling.”Why anyone thinks it is any of my business why some adult wants to gamble is absolutely beyond me,” the Massachusetts Democrat told a community bankers group conference on Wednesday. Frank…
If you played the Crystal Waters machine last night you would be swimming in cash! The money machine was the Crystal Waters slots in the Bodog Casino, as Rose E. came, saw and cashed-in: Rose E. of IL swam in crystal waters and struck gold. Winning $23,811 on the Crystal Waters machine. Victoria S. of…
American Idol contestant Jessica Sierra poses for her mug shot after being arrested for aggravated battery in South Tampa. Former American Idol finalist Jessica Sierra was arrested in South Tampa for hitting a man with a heavy class in a café. The 21 year old songstress was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon…
While the World Series of Poker has been confined to the United States in the past and the World Poker Tour has stops only in the U.S, France, and the Bahamas, many other countries are launching their very own poker tours, such as the recently announced All-Japan Poker Championship. The poker event, conceived by the…
The Russian Sports Minister Vyacheslav Fetisov announced that poker has been classified as a sport in Russia. This is to a large extent the result of intense lobbying activities from Dmitry Lesnoy, President of the Russian Sport Poker Federation. How will the classification of poker as a sport effect the market for poker in Russia?…
Internet Gambling Ban Awoke Many American Voters Barney Frank explained in an interview that he initiated his new bill because he realized, along with many others in Congress, that there were many unhappy voters out there who like to gamble over the Internet. “My colleagues have discovered that there are a lot of our fellow…
Online gambling enthusiasts and online poker players residing in Washington State will no longer incur the risk of being prosecuted for their hobby thanks to the approval of SB 1243 on April 17 2007. Washington State legislators passed Bill 1243 to correct excessive felony charges for online poker or online gambling when done in the…
Papua New Guinea’s parliament has passed a gaming law allowing casinos and online gambling in the Pacific nation. The Gaming Control Bill 2007, introduced by Prime Minister Michael Somare on Tuesday, passed 61-0 in the last session of parliament before the general election in June. But eight MPs, including Treasurer Rabbie Namaliu and Community Development…
Online gambling rise after US ban Online gaming firm 888 today said it overcame a 55% drop in revenues after the US banned Internet gambling late last year to post full year pre-tax profits up by more than a third. The group reported a 34% rise in profits for the year to December 31 to…