Archive for February, 2010

Men’s Olympic Hockey Championship Line: USA +140

The Men’s Olympic Hockey Championship line for Canada vs. USA continued to sit at +140 for the United States at BetUS.com (see website here).   Canada was getting significant betting action as of Saturday night as a -210 favorite. Dave Bond of BetUS.com had this to say about Sunday’s Championship game: "Sunday’s Gold Medal final is [...]

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

NASCAR Betting and Danica Patrick

Both the online sportsbooks and Las Vegas establishments are counting on NASCAR betting, and to fuel those bets they are hopeful that Danica Patrick will at some point begin to make an impact.  To date, odds have not been offered on Patrick, but that could change soon.  Patrick is expected to do for NASCAR what [...]

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Online Casino to Relaunch on March 1st

InterCasino is one of the Internet’s oldest online casinos and the revamp is the latest in many incarnations for the gaming room. The re-launch will be advertised fairly extensively with television commercials, print advertising in magazines and newspapers, and a dynamic and innovating online advertising campaign. The business is keeping the exact details of the [...]

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Amanda Leatherman No Longer With WPT

Amanda Leatherman will no longer play hostess for the televised event of the WPT tour. This news was released by Poker News Daily. According to a few rumors doing the mill, she will be joining the North American Poker Tour that is organized by PokerStars. Although these are still rumors and are not confirmed by [...]

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Finnish gambling monopoly maintained despite warnings from EU Commission

Warnings by the European Commission as far back as 2006 that Finnish state gambling monopolies are in conflict with EU principles of free movement of goods and services appear to have gone unheeded by the Finns, judging by this week’s news that RAY and Veikkaus Oy have been given the green light to exclusively offer [...]

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

SupaJax Becomes Latest Online Casino Video Poker Jackpot Hit

All Slots Casino Microgaming powered online casinos have been at the center of some of the biggest jackpots hit over the past couple of weeks. On Tuesday, the SupaJax video poker game became the latest to pay a major jackpot. One lucky player walked away from their computer on Tuesday with an extra $50,516 in [...]

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

Mosley on Mayweather: “I am Stronger, Faster, Better”

Shane Mosely believes he can beat Floyd Mayweather Jr.   Whether words translate into reality remain to be seen. Said Mosley this week: "I have always wanted to fight Floyd and now it is finally coming true. I am already in great shape and ready to show everyone on May 1 that I am stronger, faster [...]

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

2010 Winter Olympics Odds: Speed Skating

BetUS.com has posted its 2010 Winter Olympics odds for the speed skating events.  "The United States hasn’t enjoyed any other event in the winner’s circle more often than speed skating. While it certainly doesn’t have the glory of ice hockey, nor the historical significance of the alpine ski events, it remains a thrilling event and [...]

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Aussie e-processing whizkid owes AU$45 million to online gambling firms

The spectacular fall from grace of a high-living, 25-year-old Aussie e-processing whiz was in the Australian media again this week as it was disclosed that Daniel Tzvetkoff had declared bankruptcy in January 2010 with personal debts totaling over A$50 million. The young businessman, once known for his Sydney mega-mansion and very expensive luxury cars, owes [...]

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

99 percent of superbowl sports bets are illegal

In an op-ed piece that appeared in the Washington publication Roll Call, Representative Jim McDermott this week reinforced calls for a more pragmatic approach to sports betting by Congress. In his article titled “All Bets Are Not Off on Super Bowl Sunday” McDermott highlights how an expected “…99% of wagers on the Super Bowl will [...]

Thursday, February 4th, 2010