Australian Lawmakers Reviewing Online Gambling Laws

Australian lawmakers have in place a law that essentially makes it illegal for online gambling sites to be launched from within the country, but now officials are calling for the government to crack down on foreign operators. more

NBA Gamblers Face The Possibility Of No Bets In The 2012 Season

NBA gamblers do not total the amount of bettors that place wagers ion the NFL, but they are a die-hard group. After talks broke down between players and owners Thursday, gamblers may have to start thinking of a 2012 with no betting. more

Mizrachi Falls Short In Bid For First WSOP Bracelet Of 2011

Michael Mizrachi went legend last year at the World Series of Poker, and on Wednesday he was back in a position to take home a gold bracelet. This time, however, Mizrachi fell short in his bid for gold. more

Full Tilt Poker Has Online Gambling License Suspended In UK

Full Tilt Poker's rise to fame was swift, but their demise has come even quicker. This week, Full Tilt had their online gambling license suspended by regulators in the British Channel Islands. more

PGA Golf Betting In Limbo While Tiger Woods Continues Hiatus

Tiger Woods admitted his mortality on Tuesday when he stepped top a podium and announced he would not come back to the PGA Tour until he is fully healed, which dealt a blow to golf betting at Las Vegas sports books. more

Women Still Coming Up Short At World Series Of Poker

Some of the best poker players in the world are women, but the female players have had a rough run so far at this year's World Series of Poker. The streak of tournaments in which a women has not won has reached 200. more

Columbus Casino Projection Date Backed Up To 2013

Governor John Kasich may have worked out a better deal for the state with the developers of a Cincinnati casino, but the negotiating process has caused Rock Gaming to push back the projected opening date to 2013. more

Australian Auditor-General Blames DOJ For Low Gambling Auctions

Big name gaming operators gobbled up gaming licenses last year in Australia, and an auditor-general's report now indicates that it was the Department of Justice that was at fault for not creating more of a demand. more

Remote Gambling Continues To Rise In The UK In 2011

Gamblers in the UK are becoming more reliant on the Internet, television, and the telephone to do their betting. In the fourth quarter of 2010, remote gambling was up nearly five percent from the beginning of 2007. more

Missouri Problem Gambling Level Low According To Study

While many states are dealing with an increase in problem gambling cases, a new study suggests that Missouri residents do not have much of a gambling problem at all. more

iGaming Online Casino Program Coming To The US In August

Regulated online gambling will officially arrive in the US on August 20th when the D.C. Lottery unveils their iGaming program. The program will be played for free for the first couple of weeks, before going to real money. more

Dodgers Bankruptcy Filing Not Having Much Affect On Gamblers

The Los Angeles Dodgers filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, but the sports books in Las Vegas were still taking action on the famed baseball teams before their game Monday evening with Minnesota. more

Esfandiari Making A Run In No-Limit Event At World Series Of Poker

Antonio Esfandiari is accustomed to playing for high stakes on a poker table, which is why it should come as no surprise that he is closing in on a gold bracelet in event forty-five, a No-Limit Hold'em tournament at the WSOP. more

Tropicana Casino Moving In The Direction Of Attracting High Rollers

The Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City is making an effort to attract high rollers to their facility in the future. The Tropicana is finishing up renovations that will include twenty-six new suites. more

Emanuel Explains Decision To Back Chicago Casino Gambling

Rahm Emanuel has been in office as mayor of Chicago for only a month, but on Monday the politician found himself defending his decision to back a new casino gambling plan in the city. more

Gilley Continues Testimony In Alabama Gambling Case

Country Crossings developer Ronnie Gilley continued his testimony on Monday in the gambling bribery case against Milton McGregor. Prosecutors continued to question Gilley about his own, and McGregor's role in the scheme. more

Genting Positions Gambling Empire In New York And Florida

Genting is one of the most successful gambling resort companies in the world, and in the past several years the Malaysian company has positioned itself to have a strong presence in two major US gaming markets, Florida and New York. more

Sportingbet Looking To Purchase Australian Centrebet

As the online gambling industry is becoming more competitive, it is becoming a trend for companies to merge. Sportingbet could possibly be getting in on the action, with negotiations ongoing to buy Australian online bookmaker Centrebet. more

Matt Jarvis Avenges November Nine Loss With WSOP Bracelet

Matt Jarvis may have thought he reached the pinnacle of his poker playing career last year when he was one of the November Nine at the main event. Jarvis found out Sunday that there was more gold on the way, winning a WSOP bracelet. more

South Dakota Residents Get New Deadwood Gaming Facility This Week

Residents of Deadwood have been waiting nearly a decade for the Deadwood Mountain Grand casino, and on Friday, the gaming facility will open its doors for the first time. more