New Director of eBusiness Appointed on Isle of Man

Jonathan Mills has been appointed the Isle of Man’s new Director of e-Business with immediate effect. He has over 30 years of experience within e-Business and is already familiar with the Isle of Man.

‘Shrimp Boy’ at Center of Mob Gambling Ring Say Prosecutors

The trial of Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow,55, in a racketeering and murder-for-hire case began in San Francisco Monday. 

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Restore Americas Wire Act Gets Another Hearing for December

Gambling magnate Sheldon Adelson’s pet project, Restore Americas Wire Act or RAWA, will receive a second hearing in December.

Bookies Fare Well for Week 9 NFL But Miss With Patriots Cover

Bookies made out well in Week 9 of the NFL despite a New England cover with 75 percent of the backing.

New England had to cover a rather lofty number of 14 and managed to win by 17.  Most books had the Patriots as the single most wagered on side.

Others had Green Bay, who not only failed to cover, they lost outright versus Carolina.

Bookie Beat Down: LSU is the Killer Play Today

Bookies across the U.S. will be holding their breath, crossing their fingers, perhaps even smashing their television sets when all is said and done.  They will be rooting for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Say what?

Bookies rooting for the Alabama Crimson Tide?

Premier Pay Per Head’s Live Betting for Every Game, Every Day

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New Jersey Resorts Casino Online Scratch Cards and a Chance to Win $2 Million

Get three scratch cards daily from the New Jersey Resorts Casino online and qualify to win $2 million from Atlantic City’s oldest casino.  

Premier Price Per Head Makes it Easy to Pay for Our Services

Running a sports bookmaking company as an independent agent can be a very lucrative business venture as long as you have the right Pay Per Head service in your corner. All the day-to-day administrative tasks can really start to pile-up and you need a PPH service that is there to free up your time for the most important task; supporting and growing your overall customer base.

‘Secret Wife’ of Saudi King Gets $23M Payout Despite Gambling Debts

LONDON—(Associated Press) - A British judge on Tuesday ordered a huge financial payout for a woman who claims she was the “secret wife” of the late King Fahd of Saudi Arabia.

eSports Gambling Industry Launches Preemptive Strike in Wake of Regulatory Fears

eSports gambling site Unikrn has developed a “Code of Compliance” as it relates to preventing match fixing and cheating.

The news comes just weeks after an insider trading scandal erupted within the Daily Fantasy Sports industry.

5 Ways your current per head site is costing you money

When using or looking for a per head site it is very important to ask questions about 5 main areas in their business model. If the per head site is doing something wrong in any of those areas, there is a very high probability that they will end up costing you money.

The 5 main questions are:

1) Do they have down time during game times?

2) Do they often put up bad lines or grade wagers incorrectly?

Brutal Details of New York Mafia Life Recalled in 'Goodfellas' Heist Trial

It is one of the most lurid mob trials ever.  The man behind the notorious 1978 Lufthansa heist, Vincent Asaro, is on trial on charges he helped plan the brazen robbery.  The incident would later be turned into a blockbuster film “Goodfellas”. 

eSports to Morph Into Over $1.9 Billion Industry by 2018

The research firm SuperData Research this week released its forecasts for the explosive growth of eSports in the U.S., with growth expected to reach over $1.9 billion by 2018.

Harry Reid: Daily Fantasy Sports Can’t Police Itself

LAS VEGAS (Associated Press) — Nevada Sen. Harry Reid is calling daily fantasy sports sites "unregulated, illegal gambling" and says in a statement that self-regulation the industry desires won't be enough.

Reid was responding Friday to an open letter released a day earlier from FanDuel CEO Nigel Eccles.

NFL Players File Class Action Case Against DFS Site FanDuel

Washington Redskins player Pierre Garcon is leading a class action lawsuit for the NFL players against leading Daily Fantasy Sports website FanDuel. 

Bookies Worst Nightmare: Cardinals, Seahawks, Packers

Earlier NFL games feature action that is mostly balanced with one notable exception.

Bookies will be rooting against the Arizona Cardinals covering a 6-point spread in Cleveland.  This game was seeing better than 85 of the action going towards the Cards.

Unsolved Mysteries of Gambling Part 5: Where in the World is WSEX’s Jay Cohen?

Where is Jay Cohen?

Internet sports betting's biggest bandit has seemingly disappeared off the face of the earth, ever since the online sportsbook he co-founded, World Sports Exchange, went belly up in 2013 and stiffed hundreds of customers out of thousands of dollars.

His whereabouts and what happened to him are questions pondered by many of those who were stiffed, and are the subject of the latest installment in Gambling 911's continuing series, "Unsolved Mysteries of Gambling."

72-Year-Old Bookie Heading to Prison, Admits ‘Enforcer’ Role

A 72-year-old Cheektowaga, New York man has confessed to threating a local gambler with physical violence if he didn’t make good on a debt.

The FBI got involved after the gambler, Thi C. Nguyen, approached them about the threats made by Eric Battistoni.

“He would testify that the tone of that conversation indicated violence would be used to settle the debt,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony M. Bruce said of the unidentified gambler.

The Future of Daily Fantasy Leagues in the United States

The tremendous rise in popularity of one-day fantasy online sports betting leagues over the past few years has fueled the ongoing debate as to whether or not they should be considered skill-based contests or another form of sports betting.

17 People Tied to Illegal Offshore Sports Betting Ring Indicted

A Queens grand Jury has indicted 17 people from three states in connection to the operation of an illegal sports betting ring.

Those charged reside in New York, California and Nevada.  Some of those named in the indictment were still being sought.  Fourteen people, including three people from New York state, are in custody. Authorities say the remaining three are still being sought.

The illegal sports betting site was operated out of Panama City, Panama using the domain name 365Action.com.

Staying Ahead of the Game with Premier Pay Per Head

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TV Tout Show ‘Money Talks’ Shifts Networks and is Renewed for a Third Season

"Money Talks," the reality television show that follows the day-to-day trials and tribulations of Las Vegas sports handicapper Steve Stevens, has been renewed for a third season, Gambling 911 can reveal in a world exclusive report!

Russia Begins Blocking Online Gambling Domains

Russia has begun to block domain names of online gambling companies located both within the country and abroad. 

Minnesota Latest State to Consider Regulation of Daily Fantasy Sports

ST. PAUL, Minnesota — (Associated Press) - A Minnesota lawmaker says his state should regulate the increasingly popular fantasy sports betting industry to prevent scams.

Bookies Have Dream Weekend With Falcons, Utes Failing to Cover

It’s interesting to note that the bookies were most exposed to an Atlanta Falcons cover of -5.5 vs. the Titans with none of the other games expected to cause much damage Sunday afternoon.  Atlanta may have won but they failed to cover.

A Study Demonstrates that Online Casinos with Poker Rooms Are Safer

The latest research shows that those online casinos that also have a poker room on the same site, i.e. an option to play poker games against real players, are more reliable and trustworthy than sites that only offer casino games. They pay faster, have more language and currency options, lower non-payment risk, higher payout limits, and overall player experiences with them are more positive.

Massachusetts Expects to Wrap Up Probe Into Daily Fantasy Sports Within Month

Massachusetts Gaming Commission Chairman Steve Crosby said Thursday that state regulators probing the legality of Daily Fantasy Sports expect to provide advise to state lawmakers and Governor Charlie Baker by month’s end.

Baseball Pitchers Shoki Kasahara, Ryuya Matsumoto Caught Up in Betting Scandal

TOKYO – (Associated Press) - A gambling scandal has hit Japanese professional baseball at the worst possible time.

‘Goodfellas’ Defendant Discusses Why He Turned Informant

NEW YORK — (Associated Press) - An admitted mobster involved in the legendary heist retold in the film "Goodfellas" told a jury on Wednesday he came forward three decades later to sign up to become a paid government informant because a gambling problem left him destitute.

NCAA Says ‘No Thank You’ to DraftKings and FanDuel Ads

There won’t be any DraftKings or FanDuel commercials airing during any of the upcoming NCAA events.  That’s music to the ears of those who have grown tired of the market saturation during NFL and College Football games.