As reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer: “At just past 9 on Thursday morning, hundreds of beefy bettors were packed into the Mirage’s spacious sports book like cold cuts in those skyscraping $10 sandwiches they serve in this glitzy strip hotel-casino’s deli.
“…These hoops handicappers were eagerly awaiting the start of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, a two-week gambling gala...
A sister company of The Venetian casino resort in Las Vegas has been awarded an Internet gambling license from regulators in Alderney, one of the British Channel Islands. The jurisdiction is known as one of the ‘tier one’ licensing locations due to its stringent regulations.
The license is the first move towards establishing a Web casino that will be operated by Venetian Interactive Ltd. in...
CasinoUS (www.CasinoUs.com) has reported a massive surge in signups after Bush issued his ultimatum to Saddam Hussein on March 17th. CasinoUS, the Red, White and Blue online casino raises the Stars and Strips in its logo as the world battens down for war.
A relatively new casino on the net, CasinoUS has officially announced its support for President Bush’s and the war effort. “The decision to protect...
University of Nevada, Reno, study done for the Nevada Resort Association has revealed that “The performance of the Nevada gaming industry in recent years has been grim by almost any measure, and few signs exist of a turnaround any time soon.” While the Nineties saw a boom along the Las Vegas Strip, since 1998 business has “eroded notably.” Total gaming revenues are “nearly flat,” profits are...
An international team of con artists has successfully targeted horseracing bettors in the UK. Working with Scotland Yard, Northumbria fraud Police officials are hunting down a group known as David Harrison Racing that has duped UK residents out of thousands of dollars.
Detective Constable Ray Canham of Northumbria’s new Economic Crime Unit cannot yet be sure just how many victims of the scheme there...
Bookmakers were preparing yesterday for the most concerted betting spree in British racing with predictions that turnover on the three-day Cheltenham Festival will reach at least £200m. Yet for Internet betting exchanges, the bookies’ new competitors in the gambling market, the tidal wave of action heading their way brings serious concerns, too. When it arrives will they manage to surf it, or will...
InterCasino player ‘Crazydaiz’ has made her way into the record books by becoming the largest English InterCasino jackpot winner in history after hitting a $211,921.96 (£132,388) payout on their Rags To Riches progressive slot machine.
Crazydaiz, a director in health services redesign, thought that her computer was playing a joke on her when the winning symbols aligned themselves on her monitor. “I...
Thousands of online gamblers are logging onto Internet bookmakers, where they can place a bet on when United States will attack Iraq. At www.betonsports.com, winning bets that the war starts next week would pay off 2-to-1; the week after, 1.5-to-1.
As it stands now 4,400 people have wagered about $250,000 at BETonSPORTS on this and other Iraq matters.
Many have suggested it’s inappropriate to wager on...
Victoria’s Poker officially launches today as the poker room “Where Everyone Plays”. The site is designed to be simple enough for novices yet offer enough games and action for veterans, be female-friendly and offers its software in MAC compatible format.
Beginners and those just coming to grips with the game of poker enjoy easy to play features like “auto-muck” and “auto-post blinds”....
The Singapore International Cup, won last year by the Godolphin stable’s Grandera, scheduled for May 17 at the Kranji track, has been cancelled. The Singapore leg of racing’s prestigious world series had to be called off after fears of the spread of the SARS outbreak.
A joint statement issued by the Singapore Turf Club and the meeting’s sponsors Singapore Airlines, said the pneumonia...
