The government of Costa Rica is preparing plans to tax online casino operators who are based in the country, up to now there was no regulation of the internet gambling industry in place. The new law will tax and regulate online casinos, which will provide the Costa Rican government with over 100 million dollar in revenue [...]
Since the announcement of the acquisition of the World Poker Tour by PartyGaming for $12.3 million earlier this week, there are many rumors in the industry that the acquisition is in preparation for re-entry into the U.S. online gambling market, PartyGaming isn’t denying this. The acquisition of WPT is the first deal of the company [...]
The AFC West Division is expected to be a one-horse race in 2009 as we will be discussing in this 2009 AFC West Preview. Furthermore, that one horse, San Diego, is a thoroughbred. Barring similar injuries woes to a year ago, the Chargers are a bona-fide Super Bowl contender. The rest of the division is [...]
Edgerrin James has landed in Seattle and will be playing with the Seahawks. It’s a one-year, $2 million deal, according to Pro Football Talk. The James deal might give Seattle a chance at winning the NFC West at 2/1 odds. The Cardinals initially declined to grant James his release, cutting him only after securing Beanie [...]
Gambling911.com can reveal that poker pro Phil Hellmuth is working hard behind the scenes to get Olympic gold medalist swimmer and now poker player Michael Phelps to join him at UltimateBet.com’s Aruba Poker Classic this fall. "I just talked to Michael Phelps and he says he is fine after he totaled his SUV," Hellmuth disclosed. [...]
by Sid Dorfman/For the Star-Ledger Public morality had nothing to do with New Jersey’s rejection of sports gambling back in 1993, state Sen. Ray Lesniak (D-Union) tells me. It was pure partisan politics. Since morality is often what politics says it is, the senator has a point. As background: Back in 1993, Congress gave New [...]
August 15 – During 2009 alone, PartyCasino.com Progressive slot jackpots have paid out an amazing $10 million to lucky online slot machine fans all over the world. Now the flagship jackpot at one of the world’s biggest online gambling sites will make history when it is next awarded. The "Gold Mega Jackpot" has exceeded an [...]
The Baltic nation of Estonia, long respected for its computer technology capabilities, will soon be open for business in an online gambling operational sense as well following final approval of a new regulatory regime due to start licensing suitable operators early in 2010. Unlike some of its neighbouring nations, Estonia has embraced online gambling in [...]
The question was asked a few days ago by Aaron Michaels of the Examiner: Would the former Republican Vice Presidential candidate and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin make a good poker player? Her dad Heath seems to think so. "(Sarah would) be a good poker player," he said. "She never divulged what she’s going to do [...]
