Online Sports Gambling Operations Continue To Be Targeted In US

While there is a major gray area in US online gambling laws regarding poker, there is no such wiggle room when it comes to online sports betting. This past week, two more men were sentenced for their roles in operating an online sports book. more

NBA Betting Preview: Celtics Prepare To Make One Last Stand

The window of opportunity is closing on the Boston Celtics, and tonight, the defending Eastern Conference champions will take the court at home with their season, and perhaps their legacy, on the line. more

Circuit Events Winding Down As World Series Of Poker Draws Near

Circuit events have become a popular way over the past decade to win seats into World series of Poker events. With the economy down in the US, more and more gamblers are turning to circuit events as a way to gain entry to the WSOP. more

Australia Moves Closer To Casino Gambling Reform

Australian lawmakers are moving closer to gambling reform, with the latest proposal is to limit losses per hour for gamblers who do not agree to pre-commitment plans. more

Texas Lawmakers Get It Backwards When It Comes To Gambling Bill

Voters in the state of Texas support casino resorts, but a Texas House committee has gone the other way, eliminating casinos from a constitutional amendment that would expand gambling in the state. more

NBA Betting Preview: Mavericks Looking To End Lakers Run

The Los Angeles Lakers have lost the first two games at home in the Western Conference semi-finals, and a loss tonight will likely mean the end of their three year stranglehold on the conference, along with a lot of lost bets for gamblers. more

Nevada Online Gambling Bill Will Wait On Federal Legislation

A bill is moving through the House in Nevada that would lay the framework for regulated online poker, but a stipulation in the bill would prevent the state from implementing the regulations until federal prohibition is lifted. more

Resorts Hoping Gay Community Will Help Drive AC Casino Revival

Resorts Casino Hotel is calling on the gay community to help bring popularity back to Atlantic City casinos. Resorts opened the first gay nightclub in the history of the AC gaming industry on Thursday. more

Maryland Leads The Way With Problem Gambling Programs

While other states are cutting funds to programs for problem gambling treatment and prevention, Maryland has unveiled a new plan that will help gamblers in the state steer clear of addiction. more

Online Gambling News Outlets Being Replaced By Propaganda Media

It has taken a decade and dozens of online gambling news sites, but the Internet gambling issue has finally received the attention of lawmakers and national media outlets. more

Secrecy Of Gambling Leads To Violence In Hawaii

Lawmakers in Hawaii are blaming gambling for an increase in violence, but as many analysts have pointed out in the US, it is the lack of regulation that causes the problem, not the gambling itself. more

Kentucky Derby Betting Preview: Favorite Dialed In Has Winning Post

The Kentucky Derby is only a couple of days away and the betting favorite, Dialed In, received good news on Wednesday when he received a post that has held many Derby champions. more

Catskills Casino Project Moving Forward With Help From Mohegan Sun

The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority is planning to expand their reach on gaming in the Northeast. The tribe has entered into an agreement to run a casino resort in the Catskills. more

Florida Lawmakers Making Mistake In Cutting Problem Gambling Funds

Florida lawmakers have turned to gambling expansion to help with the state budget in recent years, but on Wednesday the legislators decided to cut funding for their problem gambling prevention programs. more

US Online Gamblers Likely To Lose Absolute Poker Funds

Online gamblers in the US found out this week that they likely will be losing any funds they have remaining in their Absolute Poker accounts. The parent company for Absolute Poker, has announced they are filing for bankruptcy. more

Maine Lawmakers Urges Casino Resorts Before It Is Too Late

Maine is falling further and further behind other Northeastern states when it comes to casino expansion, and Representative Linda Valentino is pushing for the state to catch up by adding three new gambling facilities. more

Kentucky Derby Betting Odds: Dialed In And Uncle Mo Favored

The post positions were revealed on Wednesday for the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby. The two betting favorites, Dialed In and Uncle Mo, will start from the eighth and eighteenth positions, respectively. more

World Series Of Poker Gambling To Receive Increased Coverage

The World Series of Poker main event will be a beneficiary of the recent online gambling crackdown in the US. ESPN has decided to add over thirty additional hours of coverage of the gambling phenomenon taking place in Las Vegas in July. more

NBA Betting Preview: Lakers And Bulls Favored Big To Even Series'

The Los Angeles Lakers have now started a trend of losing their first game at home in playoff series' this season. L.A. and the Chicago Bulls both are heavy favorites to even their series' tonight. more

Casino Employees Left Out In The Cold By Iowa Lawmakers

Casino employees in Iowa will have to continue to place their health at risk after lawmakers in the state refused to protect the employees from the dangers of secondhand smoke. more