News tagged with online gambling
Study: The right strategy doesn't guarantee advantage in auctions, real estate or stock market
Who wouldn't pay a penny for a sports car? That's the mentality some popular online auctions take advantage of -- the opportunity to get an expensive item for very little money.
Mar 16, 2012 |
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Zynga mulls online gambling market
(AP) -- Zynga, the social game company known for "FarmVille" and "Zynga Poker," is mulling a new market - online gambling.
Jan 20, 2012 |
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Online gambling fight now about when, who -- not if
(AP) -- The fight to fully legalize online gambling in the U.S. is now less about whether Americans will be able to play and more about who will bring the action to them - and when.
Jan 03, 2012 |
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French gambler sues government for not blocking poker sites
A French gambling addict is suing the government for 100,000 euros ($133,000) because it failed to prevent him from accessing online poker sites, his lawyer said on Monday.
Dec 12, 2011 |
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The next frontier in gambling: E-gaming
Bally Technologies Inc. showcased its most popular games, including Cash Spin, on several platforms here this month at the Global Gaming Expo.
Oct 20, 2011 |
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Feds: Full Tilt Poker site was Ponzi scheme
(AP) -- An Internet poker company that was blocked from operating in the U.S. in the spring as part of an online gambling crackdown was "not a legitimate poker company, but a global Ponzi scheme," federal prosecutors said ...
Sep 20, 2011 |
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First guilty plea in US online poker case
The American president of a Costa Rica-based company is facing up to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to illegally processing payments for Internet poker firms.
May 24, 2011 |
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Google near US settlement over ad practices
Google is close to reaching a settlement with the Justice Department over allegations it made hundreds of millions of dollars by accepting advertisements from online pharmacies that break US law, The Wall ...
May 13, 2011 |
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Caesars CEO: Poker indictments present opportunity
(AP) -- Federal indictments targeting the three largest online poker companies present an opportunity for the United States to fully legalize and regulate the $6 billion industry, the chief executive of the world's largest ...
Apr 26, 2011 |
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EU court deals setback to online betting sites
Europe's highest court on Thursday handed down a setback to online betting sites, ruling that member states are allowed to ban them from operating to help combat fraud and protect consumers.
Jun 03, 2010 |
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House effort would legalize, tax online gambling
Americans looking to satisfy their gambling itch can do so now at the close to 1,700 casinos across the country. A bill in the House of Representatives could bring casino gambling to the approximately 86.8 million American ...
Apr 26, 2010 |
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BetOnSports.com founder gets 4-plus years
(AP) -- The founder of the online gambling site BetOnSports.com was sentenced Monday to more than four years in prison, ending a lengthy investigation and prosecution into one of the world's largest offshore sports gambling ...
Nov 02, 2009 |
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BetOnSports founder Gary Kaplan pleads guilty
(AP) -- The founder of the online gambling site BetOnSports pleaded guilty on Friday to federal racketeering conspiracy and other charges.
Aug 14, 2009 |
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3 plead guilty in BetOnSports online gambling case
(AP) -- Three former executives of the online sports gambling Web site BetOnSports, including two of the company founder's siblings, pleaded guilty to federal racketeering charges.
Jun 23, 2009 |
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