2006 August 11 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

A report in the Daily News said that at least twice in the past two years illegal bookmakers have taken steps to get Lo Duca to pay up gambling debts.

By ROSS TIEMAN STRICKEN online gambling company BetonSports faced a business meltdown today as it pulled out of the US market under pressure from American prosecutors.

British-based BetOnSports was charged with fraud and racketeering. LONDON BetOnSports PLC, the British-based Internet gambling company that has been charged with fraud and racketeering in the United States, said Friday it will shut down its services for American gamblers.

When Jamie Gold bluffed, his opponents folded. When he had the best hand, they threw in all their chips.

BetonSports will shut its Costa Rica HQ with a loss of 800 jobs.

Oh the lure of a slot machine. Gubernatorial independent candidate Kinky Friedman says casinos in Texas could bring in billions of dollars for education.

Hitting rock bottom and stealing cash from his parents wont mean jail for a Calgary gambling addict, a judge ruled on Friday.

Troubled sports betting company BetonSports looks set to move its entire operations to Asia.

Shawnee County’s District Attorney said there were allegations that Topeka Police protected some bars where there was illegal gambling, that’s why the DA says the KBI and Attorney General’s Office investigated the case.