FBI, NYPD bust international sports gambling rings
- Apr 17, 2013
Dozens of people were busted for their roles in at least two international sportsbooks that catered to wealthy customers in the United States, Russia and the Ukraine.
Read More . . .Dozens of people were busted for their roles in at least two international sportsbooks that catered to wealthy customers in the United States, Russia and the Ukraine.
Read More . . .While one online gambling company is proceeding with its bid to take over an Atlantic City casino, another with ties to four other local properties is applying for a license in anticipation of starting Internet gambling in New Jersey.
Read More . . .After the three largest online poker websites in the U.S. were closed, professional players sought new places to play, like Panama.
Read More . . .I can think of two ways to crack down on illegal sports wagering: A raid by federal authorities, like this past week's sting that ensnared two Albany County correction officers. Or, a perfectly legal sports book on Wolf Road.
Read More . . .Gibraltar-licensed operator 32Red has been awarded £150,000 in damages following the conclusion of a six-day hearing relating to its trademark dispute with William Hill.
Read More . . .This Monday, when many Americans are lamenting the return of another Tax Day, members of the poker community will be decrying April 15 for another reason.
Read More . . .There is certainly excitement building in the New Haven area and throughout Connecticut with the Yale and Quinnipiac men's hockey teams advancing to the Frozen Four, NCAA Division I hockey's version of the NCAA men's basketball Final Four.
Read More . . .A new documentary charting the rise and subsequent fall of online poker is set to be released in June complete with appearances by some of the industry's leading lights including Dani Stern and Daniel Negreanu.
Read More . . .Anti-corruption organisation Transparency International has partnered with the Association of European Professional Football Leagues and the German Football League to launch an 18 month pilot project to help prevent match-fixing.
Read More . . .American social and media gaming firm Zynga Incorporated has entered the world of real-money online gambling after launching web and download versions of its ZyngaPlusPoker and ZyngaPlusCasino brands for players in the UK.
Read More . . .Each year BLUFF polls a select group of people from across the poker industry on who they believe are the most influential people in the game today.
Read More . . .The Pac-12 tournament was played at a Las Vegas casino and featured multiple back-room bribes – later brushed off as jokes – to have a specific coach thrown out of a game.
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