2006 August 13 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Broward County is on the verge of the Slot machine era, and where there are slot machines there are law enforcement officers who specialize in gambling crimes. Monday, The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is opening its first office dedicated to policing slot machines.

The racketeering and fraud case against London-based Bet OnSports PLC is being watched closely by the $12 billion online gambling industry because it represents the first time that the U.S. Department of Justice is proceeding against a gambling entity that operates exclusively outside the United States.

Elena Dementieva overcame her own nerves and Jelena Jankovic’s gambling style for 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 victory in the JPMorgan Chase Open final Sunday.

Elena Dementieva overcame her own nerves and Jelena Jankovic’s gambling style for 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 victory in the JPMorgan Chase Open final Sunday. Dementieva smacked a crosscourt forehand winner on her third championship point of the 2-plus-hour match, then jumped and squealed with delight at winning her sixth career title.

The NFC East looks to be the most competitive division in the NFL this year with all four teams capable of winning it. That includes the former division champion Philadelphia…

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Elena Dementieva overcame her own nerves and Jelena Jankovic’s gambling style for 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 victory in the JPMorgan Chase Open final Sunday.

An Italian soccer federation prosecutor asked a sports tribunal Sunday to relegate Reggina to Serie B and dock the team 15 points in the country’s match-fixing scandal.

If the crew of 2001: A Space Odyssey needed to defeat evil supercomputer HAL, they should have challenged it to a game of poker.

By Matt Richtel BetOnSports, the sports gambling Web site indicted by U.S. prosecutors last month for taking bets from hundreds of thousands of Americans, has told employees that it plans to shut down most of its operations, according to a spokesman.