An e-mail to U.S. customers has advised that sports betting exchange, Matchbook.com has been sold to an as yet unidentified party and is no longer accepting wagers from customers in the United States.
The Financial Services Regulatory Commission of Antigua and Barbuda have confirmed that it has been advised of the transfer of ownership of Matchbook.com and has approved the transfer to the new ownership. It also states that World Sports Exchange Limited and World Sports Exchange Casino Ltd. …
Full Story: MATCHBOOK.COM SOLD AND BIDS U.S. FAREWELL
A Swedish police raid on a live poker tournament in Grebbestad three years ago (see previous report) resurfaced in the country's Högsta Domstolen (Supreme Court) this week as judges wrestled with the perennial question: is poker a game predominantly of skill, or one of chance?
The court is reviewing the case of four men convicted of arranging an illegal poker tournament in 2007, in which the multi-million-kronor poker tournament, involving 700 entrants, was raided in a town …
Full Story: IS POKER A GAME OF SKILL OR LUCK?
Australian interactive media and gambling applications company, Two Way Limited announced a three-year agreement with online betting exchange Betfair Australia this week.
The deal will see the development and roll out of a TV sports betting service on the new generation of TV sets and Blu-ray players with built-in connections to the internet.
Full Story: BETFAIR AUSTRALIA IN DEAL WITH TWO WAY LIMITED
On June 7 last year Phil "The Unabomber" Laak, set a new world record for the most hours of poker played in a single sitting after 115 hours. Setting a world record and having that record officially ratified by the Guinness Book of World Records are significant achievements, and this week Laak reached both with an acceptance of his 2010 session as an official world record.
Unabomber is now officially tops as the 'Longest marathon playing poker by an …
Full Story: UNABOMBER LAAK ENTERS THE RECORD BOOK
Media reports from South Africa indicate that the horseracing industry has now digested Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's new tax proposals….and does not like the implications.
In his budget speech last Friday the Minister announced a new tax of 15 percent on all gambling winnings over Rands 25 000 (weekend reports suggest that the Minister had originally proposed a threshold of Rands 50 000).
Full Story: SOUTH AFRICA RACING INDUSTRY UNHAPPY WITH NEW TAX
Poker News Daily has continued its reportage on the Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker hole card cheating scandal with fresh allegations that embrace accusations of extortion and intimidation.
The multi-million dollar cheating debacle re-surfaced last week when an individual claiming to have a wealth of evidence on the cheating scam, Travis Makar, was interviewed on the DonkDown poker radio show (see previous report).
Full Story: MORE REVELATIONS ON HOLE CARD CHEATING SCANDAL
The UK government's decision last year to enquire into the situation where offshore gambling companies operated in the UK market without local taxation or licensing being necessary (see previous reports) is attracting growing interest.
The reason is the forthcoming publication of the reslts of the government's consultation process, which is believed to be only weeks away.
Full Story: NEW UK GAMBLING TAXES COULD SERIOUSLY IMPACT OFFSHORE OPERATORS
Some US states may be taking a more pragmatic approach to the legalisation of online gambling, but it appears that Virginia is not among them.
State politician Clifford L. Athey Jr is at the forefront of moves to "clarify" the state's position on internet gambling….and not in a good way for the industry.
Full Story: BUT NOT IN VIRGINIA
Florida politician Joseph Abruzzo's attempt to introduce a bill legalising intrastate online poker is likely to be debated in the next session of the state Assembly, which kicks off on March 8. And if it is successful, Florida could have legalised online poker in the law books as early as July 1st, local media is currently suggesting.
Florida is facing a $4 billion budget deficit, and lawmakers are likely to have an appetite for strictly controlled internet poker with the potential …
Full Story: LEGALISED ONLINE POKER IN FLORIDA BY MID-YEAR?
The gun-toting thief who walked into the Rio casino last week, grabbed gambling chips and threatened dealer and patrons with a hand gun before escaping (see previous report) is behind bars, thanks to quick work by the Las Vegas police.
The robber pitched up at the Rio in the early hours of the morning in a taxi, wearing a fake moustache, sunglasses and a mafia-style fedora. He managed to run off with $32 000-worth of chips, exiting the scene in a taxi.
Full Story: ALLEGED RIO ROBBERS ARRESTED