The online gambling industry has been a bit of a rollercoaster ride since about 2006 when the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was signed by then President, George Bush. Since the domain seizures of Poker Stars, Full Tilt Poker and Bookmaker.com in separate incidents, many offshore companies have been switching domain names to ag extensions (Bookmaker) or .eu e [...]

It has been a rough few days for the owners as they try and figure out where to go from here with the newest ruling from the courts declaring the lockout over, only a stay and appeal standing in the way of a non shortened 2011 NFL season. One online gambling sportsbook that has had a good week is Bodog. The big arrests and eliminating Poker Players from the US market from Poker Stars and Ful [...]

Less than 24 hours from kickoff of Super Bowl XLV between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers. The game itself has been hyped for the last two weeks with so many story lines. You have Ben Roethlisberger trying to shake his past reputation and an early four game suspension for inappropriate behavior. You have Aaron Rodgers trying to cement his place in Packers history. Two great defen [...]

As we get through the first week of Super Bowl XLV when the Green Bay Packers take on the Pittsburgh Steelers, one online gambling sportsbook has already posted odds on who will win the 2012 Super Bowl or Super Bowl XLVI. The Greek Sportsbook lists the Green Bay Packers as the 2012 favorites at +1015 while the Colts, Chargers, Patriots and Steelers as next at +1215 to win Super Bowl XLVI. Th [...]

As the anticipation grows for the 2010-11 college football bowl season, one online gambling website is giving sportsbook bonuses based on bowl games you wager on. A sports bettor who bets on 25 Bowl games at a minimum of $20 per game will receive a $100 bonus. A $10 player would receive a $50 bonus on the same amount of games. The college bowl season kicks off December 18th with three games [...]

Thierry Henry out of World Cup Irish MD cancels Henry from all World Cup betting markets Keith McDonnell, Managing Director of Bodog Europe (www.bodog.com), has decided to make Thierry Henry's controversial involvement in the World Cup non-existent for betting purposes. Bodog's brand is the largest online gambling brand in the world (www.bit.ly/6WKv7w). Effectively, any market which involve [...]

Betfair Voices Support For European Version Of Poker Players Alliance Aimed At Sports Bettors With final decisions yet to be made on the Lisbon treaty in Europe, the gambling community has launched an online petition, which, if successful, will become one of the first citizens’ policy proposals. The treaty includes the 'Citizens Initiative', which states that a pe [...]

The House Financial Services Committee approved the Payments System Protection Act or H.R. 6870 late Tuesday with a 30-19 vote. According to a press release by the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative, "the enactment of the bill will have the practical impact of delaying implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA) regulations through a process desi [...]

The CEO of Morris Mohawk Gaming Group (Bodog Life) has issued a statement regarding the story that was written by Forbes.com concerning the seizure of funds and Bodog Life. Ever since the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act "UIGEA" was passed in 2006 there has been a lot of controversy with the law and how the media covers it. Below is a look what the Bodog CEO had to say. An ar

It was a relatively quiet week in the online gambling industry, with just a few internet betting related headlines. One of the hot stories this week involved a study, conducted by the University of Las Vegas and University of Western Ontario in Canada. The study confirmed what most bettors already knew. What they found was, that online gambling is still readily accessible through the internet, [...]