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Irish Bookmaker pays out on presidential election betting EARLY! »

DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - The race is over as far as Ireland’s biggest bookmaker is concerned.
Paddy Power PLC says it is so sure Barack Obama will win the U.S. presidential election next month that it paid off Thursday on all bets it had taken backing the Democratic candidate. It said it shelled out more than […]

Kentucky on the move - Doyle’s Room falls and others »

It is simply amazing.  Amazing that the freedoms of the world and the people of the United States have to be sold off to land based casinos and the horse racing monopoly of Kentucky.  Where is the freedom of choice?  When it comes to cash the United States only sees one thing.  If you make […]

Litigation floodgates for the .com industry in hand »

Well today is the day that Gov. Steve Beshear of Kentucky will get his answer from the judge as he attempts to obtain the ownership of 141 more Online Gambling domain names to The Commonwealth of Kentucky to “protect the people of Kentucky” .  Well he also stated that he really wants to protect the Horse racing […]

Communists hit Kentucky - Web sensorship »

In a move that is absolutely astonishing, Gov. Steve Beshear in a means to protect the horse racing and lottery monopoly, along with the commonwealth of Kentucky has taken over the ownership of an online gambling web site stating they are breaking the laws of 50 states by offering online gambling.  Not only is Online […]

US bail out plan, could the death of the UIGEA be involved? »

Well this is a personal opinion but Barney Frank has some serious pull all of a sudden.  As the house financial leader he is now looking straight into the bail out plan for wall-street valued at 700 Billion, OMG that’s a big number and that includes MY tax money as well as all other Americans.  […]

EU Gambling partners to wage war »

Finally the EU is growing a set and will challenge the US, the DOJ and WTO in the banning of online gambling in the free trade agreements set way back when.  The organization of European gambling partners is looking at the same terms Antigua used in filing a WTO suite.  Claiming unfair practice and unlawful […]

UIGEA On the ropes - Congress getting smart? »

Well as always the UIGEA is costing tax payers money as Congress is still struggling over what to do.  The financial world headed by Barney Frank states there is no way the banking industry will become the secret police of the DOJ in the fight against Unlawful Internet Gambling.  What in the hell is Unlawful […]

More bad luck for Atlantic City casinos »

Saturday is the deadline for Atlantic City casinos to say how they’ll comply with a law that requires gambling floors to be at least 75 percent smoke free.
At least five casinos will go totally smoke free in their gambling areas.
Harrah’s Atlantic City, the Showboat, Bally’s Atlantic City and Caesars Atlantic City will open smoking lounges […]

Adelson’s biggest gamble, Venetian Macau opens today »

Billionaire Sheldon Adelson’s biggest gamble makes its debut today when his $US2.4 billion Venetian Macau, the world’s biggest casino, hotel and resort in the southern Chinese enclave of Macau, opens its doors.
The Casino is the worlds second largest building which will hold the world’s biggest casino with 850 gaming tables and 4100 poker machines, a […]

Dubai gambles on Las Vegas casino giant MGM Mirage »

Gambling is considered illegal in Dubai, yet Dubai’s state owned investment company, Dubai World, bought a piece of Las Vegas on Wednesday, announcing an investment of US$5 billion in MGM Mirage.
Dubai World, the state-owned investment firm in this fast-growing Persian Gulf emirate, will pay US$2.7 billion to acquire a 50 percent stake in CityCenter, a […]