Archive for March, 2006

Could the future of Internet gambling in the US lie in Antigua?

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

Washington faces a messy showdown after the WTO rules against it, finding that island firms have the right to offer online betting on horse races
By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff  
The tiny nation of Antigua and Barbuda has scored a technical knockout against the United States in an international trade dispute that could determine the future of [...]

April 3 Deadline: WTO Decision on Antigua Internet Gambling Set

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

Ambassadors from tiny Caribbean island meet with US Congressional member Pete SessionsAntigua & Barbuda’s Ambassador to the World Trade Organization, Dr. John W. Ashe, met with Congressman Pete Sessions on Tuesday to discuss the current status of Antigua & Barbuda’s WTO Internet gaming dispute with the United States related to online gambling.
The tiny island had [...]

George Mason gamble may pay off big

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

When the March Madness bracket was announced on Selection Sunday, thousands upon thousands of hoops fans placed their bets at Sportsbook.com, the world’s largest online sportsbook and casino. Of those countless bets, only 13 visionary hardwood prognosticators backed the George Mason Patriots to win the national title before the tournament started. At 500-1 odds at [...]

Deposit Money Easily At Your Favorite Gambling Establishment

Tuesday, March 28th, 2006

Reap The Benefits Of Alternative Deposit Mechanisms
Get only the best player experience when you know how to deposit money easily and effectively without any annoying delays or glitches.
Currently many Players don’t know where to go or how to fund their play at the casinos and tend to choose the easier option of using their credit card.
Did [...]

Internet Gambling: Driven by the popularity of sports and the growing interest in poker

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

In thousands of houses across the United States at this very moment thousands of people are wagering thousands of dollars on NCAA tournament basketball games without leaving their bedrooms.
    Overseas, thousands of operators of thousands of Web sites are collecting a portion of each bet and adding it to the millions of dollars they have pulled [...]

Internet Gambling Prohibition Act

Monday, March 20th, 2006

Congress Expected to Show Its Hand On Online Gaming
As legislation moves through Congress calling for the prohibition of online gambling, opposition is growing along with a plea by some who are urging that the $12 billion Internet gaming business be regulated.
“No matter what bill Congress passes, nothing will stop online gaming,” said former New [...]

Internet gambling measure headed to Judiciary

Friday, March 17th, 2006

An Internet gambling bill barring the use of credit cards to place bets online was approved by the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday and is now headed to the House Judiciary Committee.
The bill, H.R. 4411, prohibits a gambling concern from accepting credit cards, wire transfers or other financial institution instrument for bets. It also requires [...]

March Madness is Here!!!

Wednesday, March 15th, 2006

It’s that time a year again folks where company head’s dread, as they realize several hours will be lost in productively as their employees are glued to their bracket sheet holding the names of 64 schools.
Tomorrow in Dayton, Ohio Monmouth and Hampton will square off in what is called a Play-in-game to see who gets [...]

Bodog Calvin Ayre - the online gambling behemoth arrested

Saturday, March 11th, 2006

Cyber Bookie Billionaire Faces Raid By Costa Rican Police
What are the odds? If anyone would know, it would surely be Calvin Ayre.
Yesterday morning, the news of Calvin Ayre, the lad from Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, who is today Canada’s newest billionaire and cover boy at Forbes, the U.S.- based magazine that keeps the world’s scorecard on the [...]

Not Pushing Your Luck

Wednesday, March 8th, 2006

You know as well that there were plenty of times you wished you had left a game before you did. This whole article is about “not” pushing your luck when it’s starting to run dry.
Most poker players have a little voice that tells them when they’re headed for a bad night. That little voice tells [...]