June 7th, 2009 / No Comments » / by admin
A very interesting debate is underway revolving around what does and what does not constitute gambling. Facebook and MySpace are the world’s two most recognizable social networks, and each of the sites offers applications in which their members can take quizzes, sign up for other sites, or even play poker against other members.
It is the third of these applications that have suddenly thrown themselves into the forefront, with growing speculation that they too will draw the attention of some aspiring lawyers or politicians looking to crack down on Internet Gambling including online poker.
Users of the applications such as Zynga’s Texas Hold ‘Em, the poker application of choice and the largest such software on the social network sites, would find this to be quite strange, since after all, they are not playing for real money and have no way of depositing or withdrawing fake funds. However, legal experts that have been reviewing the laws as are currently constituted point to the presence of virtual “gifts”, items that members can send to other members for trading in some of their play money to attain. For example, Facebook allows players to send up to 16 “gifts” to other Facebook users per day. The intent of the gifts are to promote the application and to encourage other people to take part in the games. The “gifts” cost $5-$10 virtual dollars and are not actual physical items, more of a status symbol that appears on news feeds or a Facebook person’s “wall”.
It should be noted however, that there is currently no law expressly making it illegal to play online poker at the Federal level.
The argument that lawmakers could point to is that by promoting and advertising a gaming platform of any kind, the developers would ultimately be profiting from online gambling. Advertising would stream in more customers, and thus more advertisers, and thus more scrutiny.
As followers of these types of stories know, there are items in the works in government which would regulate internet gambling. Should this actually happen, then social networks would be in the clear. However, the specter that prosecution could actually arise from such activity, though frivolous to some, is one that should remain in the public consciousness.
Source: www.aintluck.com
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June 2nd, 2009 / No Comments » / by admin
While the two largest online poker rooms, PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, respectively, have been hit hard in recent days by the fallout from an eCheck payment processor getting pinched, the same fate has not happened to Doylesroom.com, at least not yet.
The reason perhaps: DoylesRoom eCheck deposits stopped back on May 1. We’re not sure if they reinstituted the method between then and now but thus far Gambling911 has yet to read a complaint related to DoylesRoom and eChecks.
AbsolutePoker.com’s eChecks system appears to not be affected by this latest crisis, according to PokereCheck.com although Gambling911.com advises caution before trying to cash a paper check issued by the company. There were initial conflicting reports suggesting that Absolute Poker had been impacted by this recent crackdown, though there is not a whole lot of evidence to support this notion (i.e. players complaining about bounced checks).
Gambling911.com had received hundreds of complaints and inquiries related to this eCheck matter exclusive only to Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars.
PokerStars in particular has been emailing customers, letting them know that their eChecks processor has had “funds froze” and that paper checks from this particular processor will not be accepted by their banks. PokerStars is trying to be as upfront about this situation with their customers as one would expect from this pretty well regarded organization - Full Tilt Poker (as we here at Gambling911.com would expect), not so much in terms of keeping customers informed. PokerStars customers have noted that there are other options readily available in which to deposit and withdraw money.
And finally, it doesn’t appear as if Bodog was utilizing this payment method. The reason being, the processor in question apparently dealt with “poker only” websites and steered clear of those that immersed themselves in the sports betting world such as Bodog. At least this is what we are being told and, again, we’re not reading about eCheck problems with Bodog. If you recently received a check from Bodog - don’t cash it until you contact them first.
Please note that eChecks is a generic term used to describe electronic checks, however, there is a processing firm well regarded called eCheck that deals only in online casino transactions and this company is still very much in business and experiencing zero problems with deposits and withdrawals.
The United States Attorney out of New York State has forced the shutdown of this eCheck processor being utilized by PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker and reportedly seized monies as a result.
Christopher Costigan, Gambling911.com Publisher
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June 2nd, 2009 / No Comments » / by admin
2009 sees UltimateBet(”UB”) notch up a solid ten years in the competitive online poker industry, and the leading online poker site’s 10th Anniversary celebrations are set to continue in gladiatorial style this month at the annual World Series of Poker(”WSOP”)* with a monumental extra $10 Million to be won in the WSOP* Main Event.
“Nobody throws a birthday party quite like UltimateBet,” said UltimateBet Pro Player Phil Hellmuth. “And this is a massive one. There’s an extra ten million bucks on the line here in Vegas-that’s one million for every year UB’s been dealing cards-and some unbelievable promos set to get underway. It’s not too late to join me in Vegas for the party of the decade and the chance to win more money than you could spend in ten lifetimes so go to UB to grab your seat.”
Remaining true to its word, UltimateBet has unveiled its latest spectacular online promotion, “From a Dime to a $10 Million Dream”, in which players can win their way to the World Series Of Poker (”WSOP”) for a tiny ten cent investment; battle your way to the top and become the 2009 WSOP* champ to snag an extraordinary and exclusive 10 Year sponsorship deal with UltimateBet worth an epic $10 Million!
If you think you’re skilled enough to battle it out to join the ranks of 11-time WSOP*bracelet winner Phil “the Emperor” Hellmuth, step up to the challenge and register with UltimateBet in Las Vegas now. It’s easy to be part of Team UB’s quest for WSOP* fame. Wear UB gear throughout your Final Table appearance in the WSOP*, and UB will give you a mammoth $10 Million bonus if you conquer the Main Event.
Players who have the courage can join Hellmuth’s invasion of the world’s biggest poker arena. Sign up now by following four easy steps:
- Go to the Bellagio Hotel daily between 11:00am-1:00pm and 3:00pm-6:00pm
- Use the house phone near the Hotel Guest Elevators, ask the operator to put you through to “Phil Hellmuth”
- Wait near the entrance to the Guest Elevators - one of UB’s friendly staff members will come to collect you
- Fill in and sign a registration form, available only in UltimateBet’s hospitality suite at the Bellagio
As part of the real deal, pick up a swag bag filled with UltimateBet 10th Anniversary T-shirts, flexi-fit peaked cap, poker cards, padded seat cushion, a card protector, and access to the invitation-only UltimateBet Party. The A-list event is on June 29th, 9pm-3am, at the infamous Studio 54 located at the MGM Grand Hotel, where you will mingle with your fellow UB Team mates, plus share a drink with celebrated names of the game and UB Pro players Phil Hellmuth, Annie Duke, Liv Boeree, Tiffany Michelle, Michael Binger, and Matt Graham to name a few.
On the night, the man of the moment, Phil Hellmuth, will be giving away an Aruba Poker Classic (October 3rd- 10th) prize package valued at $8500, and including entry for two to his exclusive VIP Party in Aruba.
So, what are you waiting for? Get your act together and head on down to the Bellagio to register. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to join UltimateBet, one of the most enduring names in the online poker business. Be part of UB’s history-making 10th Anniversary festivities, as well as Phil Hellmuth’s 20th Anniversary of his first WSOP* bracelet win.
And if you haven’t yet paid your way to the WSOP* $10,000 buy-in Main Event, UltimateBet is gearing up to hand out at least 50 Main Event seats in the World Series of Poker (”WSOP”) *50 Package Satellite, a $530 buy-in event scheduled for June 21st at 17:30. Lock it in your calendar now.
A full run down on UltimateBet’s 10th Anniversary 2009 Series, the $10 Million sponsorship deal, and WSOP* STEP Tournaments and Satellites can be found at UltimateBet.com.
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June 2nd, 2009 / No Comments » / by admin
PartyGaming The world of gaming stock these days is ever-changing these days, but in terms of major movement one way or another, this has been a slow week. Most companies have stayed steady, but PartyGaming Plc. is having a down week.
PartyGaming stared the week at $254.75 a share. The first part of the week started a steady decline and by the close of the day Wednesday, the stock had dropped to $244.25, and was still sliding.
Thursday gave hope early in the day, but once again finished down. The stock ended at $241.25, which makes a net loss of the week so far at over $12 a share. The loss is still minimal in terms of percentage, however, as PartyGaming remains one of the more solid gaming stock options.
“When you talk about gaming companies, William Hill, Ladbrokes, and PartyGaming are all at the top of the list,” said observer Harold Frentch, “but clearly, PartyGaming has been outperforming the other two as of late.”
William Hill has a stock price of $212.25 and Ladbrokes is at $201.50 at the close of trading on Thursday. Sportingbet, which could be helped financially from the NBA Finals this week, was down $3.50 Thursday, closing at $59.
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May 28th, 2009 / No Comments » / by admin
Poker Much of the complaints surrounding the coverage of the World Series of Poker revolve around the delay between when the tournament is played and when it is actually aired on ESPN. Viewers often know the outcome of the tournament before watching the telecast.
Caribbean Gaming and Casino Corp. and Tradewinds Broadcasting Corp. are preparing to put an end to that type of coverage. The two companies have entered into a deal that will bring live poker tournaments to the Internet.
Viewers will have the capability to watch the tournament unfold live, with no tape delay. In addition to that great feature, live betting will be available on players that are in the actual tournament.
“Integration of live play and online wagering on the players themselves brings a whole new dimension to the rapidly growing number of Texas Hold’em fans,” said Allen Engebretsen, a Director of Tradewinds Media, “We are seeing the same kind of excitement as when I was setting up local pub tournaments to feed championship players into the big tournaments such as the World Series of Poker. The potential for this technology is absolutely amazing.”
Caribbean Gaming and Casino Corp. is just as excited about the new project. Even though the Main event final table at the WSOP can be seen live on pay-per-view, it does not offer the same type of hype that this new deal will bring.
“The difference is like watching a live sporting event instead of a time delayed game with a determined outcome,” said Steven Swank, President of Caribbean Gaming and Casino Corp., “It is an interactive experience never offered before now. We hope to have this up and running by late 2009.”
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May 28th, 2009 / No Comments » / by admin
The poker world is buzzing as the 2009 World Series of Poker has officially kicked off in Las Vegas. The first event of the season is a new tournament designed to commemorate the series’ 40th anniversary and is a no limit hold em tournament featuring a $40,000 buy in. Thursday was day 1 of the event and the high price tag is expected to only draw in the poker elite, perhaps setting the stage for one of the most highly competitive fields the poker world has ever seen.
Announced in January of this year by WSOP host Harrah’s, this year’s opening event is the 2nd most expensive tournament in the series, trailing only the prestigious $50,000 HORSE event. Though it’s price tag is hefty, Harrah’s does not expect it to replace the main event in terms of it’s significance. Ensuring this is the fact that the tournament will not be an annual occurrence. Tournament directors and Harrah’s representatives would not speculate as to how often this tournament will actually be offered.
It seems that some pro players may be skeptical about the decision of running such a high priced tournament so early in the series. Though he will be participating, Mike Matusow stated,
Why would they possibly want to break everybody on Day 1?” He did not, however, dispute the fact that it will surely be a popular draw. “All the internet (poker) kids and anybody who can come up with 40 grand is going to play in this tournament,” said Matusow. “If they’ve got $60,000 to play [with]…they’re putting up $40,000 for this tournament because they know it’s televised and they know that the winner of this tournament is going to be considered the world champion over the main event.”
Harrah’s is not shying away from any potential controversy. Last year, they came under fire for their decision to have the final table of the main event take place a full 3 months after the 2008 World Series ended. Harrah’s was quick to defend that particular strategy by stating that the ratings were up 46% from 2007.
So it begins, with the whole poker world watching.
Source: www.aintluck.com
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May 23rd, 2009 / No Comments » / by admin
All eyes on Rome and all eyes on Cristiano Ronaldo Wednesday as his team goes up against Barcelona in the big Champions League Final.
Ronaldo is the favorite to score first, promising a payout of US$600 for every US$100 bet should he score first or last in the final. Anytime pays out nearly 2/1 odds. The hat trick pays out US$4000 for every US100 bet.
Cristiano Ronaldo scoring two or more pays US$1000 for every US$100 bet.
Ronaldo as Man of the Match is listed with close to 4/1 odds.
There are even Ronaldo vs. Messi goal scorer match bets where Ronaldo pays close to 3/1 odds vs. Messi paying just over 3/1 odds.
The Times of London suggested that the flow of Messi’s running provides more aesthetic pleasure than Ronaldo’s stop-start turns, but it is effectiveness that will matter in a final, and the experts seem to be leaning towards the United player when it comes to predicting supremacy.
“This can be the match that decides the Ballon d’Or 2009 [won by Ronaldo last year with Messi second],” said Fabio Capello, the England manager. “Messi’s form has been explosive over three quarters of the season, when he has undoubtedly been the best player in the world. But in the last three months Ronaldo has become Ronaldo again, and he is now perhaps fitter than Messi.”
There are a few things to consider when betting on (or against) Ronaldo.
Ronaldo, the top scorer in last year’s competition with eight goals, has not scored in his six matches against Spanish opposition and missed an early penalty at the Nou Camp in last year’s semi-final first leg against Barcelona.
Ronaldo tends to roam much more widely over the pitch and Barca centre back Gerard Pique, who spent several seasons at United, is being touted in the Spanish media as the “anti-Cristiano”.
After a slow start to the season after he recovered from surgery, the Portuguese began to score regularly again as United closed in on the Premier League title.
His goal in the second leg of the quarter-final against Porto and the two he scored against Arsenal in the semi-finals were among the best of the season in the competition.
Cristiano Ronaldo betting odds and all Champions League odds can be found at Sportingbet.com
Alistair Prescott, Gambling911.com
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May 23rd, 2009 / No Comments » / by admin
Everyone hopes for the same thing when they visit an online casino, to hit it big and leave happy and rich! Sometimes that doesn’t happen and players are left penniless and sad. However, Jet Casino, one of the UK’s fastest growing online casinos, is offering a very unique promotion to their players. No money, no large jackpots. Jet Casino is going to award one lucky winner the chance to ride around in style for the weekend.
The promotion, appropriately named Dream Car Giveaway will run for the entire month of May. The winner will be chosen at random, so don’t play more in the hopes of having a better chance of winning. And what’s the car you ask, well it wouldn’t be a once in a lifetime prize if it wasn’t one of the most recognizable and sought after cars. The lucky winner will drive either a Lamborghini or a Ferrari for an entire weekend.
“Jet’s goals are to provide the best prizes and the best excitement for their players. This contest lets players take an incredible piece of machinery into their own lives and driveways and experience life in the fast lane as the owner for a weekend,” said Jet Casino Manager Paul Fitchford.
And entering is simple, simply make a minimum deposit of 25 pounds anytime during May and you are automatically entered into the contest of a lifetime. Even better, there is no specific game you need to play, simply make a deposit and play your favorite games and you’ll have the chance to be the envy of all your neighbors for a weekend!
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May 18th, 2009 / No Comments » / by admin
“Floyd’s still the most skilled fighter in the sport. He knows how to win - not how to lose. It sure ain’t Pacquiao who would pose a threat.”
This was the quote from Roger Mayweather, the uncle of fighter Floyd Mayweather Jr. It is Floyd who is most likely to fight the hugely popular Filipino boxer, Manny Pacquiao should he beat his next opponent, Juan Manuel Marquez, on July 18 (betting on this event is available to those living outside the US at Sportingbet.com and within the US and Canada at Bookmaker.com)
Pacquiao is more likely to take on Mayweather, Jr. following demands by Miguel Cotto that Pacquiao needs to be over 140 lb or he won’t fight him.
After 17 months out the ring, the former five-division champion, Mayweather Jr., finally announced his comeback earlier this month.
Mayweather made some controversial comments this week when he declared that Great Britain’s Ricky Hatton should “retire now”.
“I know my dad gave Ricky a game-plan to box: Move your head, be smart and keep your hands up.
“But I’m not surprised by what happened because I made the blueprint of how to beat Ricky Hatton when I knocked him out.
“He should have walked away then because I beat him mentally and physically. He should quit now.”
Tyrone Black, Gambling911.com
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May 18th, 2009 / No Comments » / by admin
William Hill has all your Premier League Relegation betting. Gambling911.com features their Relegation betting preview below. Be sure to View their full Premier League relegation market.
Over the years on the last day of the season as the relegation cast face the gallows I’m often drawn to the words of the great Rudyard Kipling.
“If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew to serve your turn long after they are gone”.
Why? Because as negative results from other matches reach touchlines and supporters in the crowd, transistors and mobile phones clutched to their ears, heaving out groaning sighs, it is often striking the palpable effect that it has on the players.
When fate is out of their own hands, how many times have we seen the adverse news from a relegation rival winning elsewhere trigger a negative response from the team in question? Concentration is lost, despondency sets in and our 20 quid on the “fighters” in question goes down the Trent and Mersey Canal.
I suppose it is natural instinct for heads to drop but if only all footballers were made of the stuff Kipling wrote about. This is something punters must bear in mind when weighing up the match betting merits of the Premier League stragglers this weekend.
There’s the philosophy bit out of the way, in a vain attempt to sound deep and meaningful, now lets have a look at the tremendous Premier League Relegation market William Hill are offering.
In order of clear and present danger, Middlesbrough 32pts (1/100 to be relegated), Newcastle 34pts (4/7), Hull 35pts (13/8) and Sunderland 36pts (8/1), are all potentially staring a league trip to Peterborough next season right in the mush.
To put you in the picture here are Sunday’s fixtures featuring what we’ll call the “Fearing Four”.
West Ham 5/4 v Middlesbrough 2/1, draw 5/2
Aston Villa 5/4 v Newcastle 2/1, draw 5/2
Hull 2/1 v Man Utd 5/4, draw 5/2
Sunderland 11/4 v Chelsea 19/20, draw 5/2
Uncannily, the odds gurus at William Hill list identical odds for the first three matches.
West Ham have lost three of their last four games so may normally be vulnerable but opponents Boro have drawn one and lost three of their last four. I can see that ending in a draw or even a win for the Hammers - especially if bad news comes in from games featuring relegation rivals.
Forget about it Boro are gone. But I don’t have a hundred million pounds to turn into a million.
Newcastle have not won away from home since the start of February (at West Brom) so there wont be too many fancying them to end that streak at Aston Villa. It could be argued that Martin O’Neill’s side don’t win often enough in front of their home fans but they don’t lose many either.
The best result I can envisage for the Toon Army is a point, which would leave them on 35 - the same as Hull City.
The Tigers entertain Manchester United at the KC Stadium, or should it be renamed the KFC given the number of times they have been deep fried since their barnstorming Premier League start.
A key question is what kind of side will Sir Alex Ferguson field? With next week’s Champions League final against Barcelona in mind the answer is very straightforward - a severely under strength one.
Hull have been pretty awful for a long time now but they showed enough fight in securing that vital point at Bolton that they can outmuscle and graft an ugly point against Fergie’s fledglings. Expect some beefy early Hull challenges and 36 points come late afternoon.
Sunderland will probably get beaten by Chelsea - that 19/20 looks an absolute corker - but the Black Cats will be safe due the incompetence of the sides below them.
Did you hear the joke about which is the most popular side in the North East?
Not Newcastle, Middlesbrough or Sunderland.
It’s West Brom because thanks to the hapless Baggies it means only two of them are going to get relegated.
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