2011 February 22 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Sorel Mizzi has been accused of cheating again. What did he do this time? You’ll have to read on to find out.

Fifteen people are due to be arraigned in Newark on Tuesday as part of a massive federal takedown of reputed mob members and associates.

The gambling capital of the America will get an up-close look at its future during the inaugural iGaming North America conference to be held May 2-4, 2011 at Monte Carlo Casino & Resort in Las Vegas. /> />Organizers span style=”color: black;”>BolaVerde Media Group, Lewis & Roca and The Innovation Group have taken a new approach in designing the curriculum as a  “boot camp” for entrants into the North American I-gaming markets. The event will provide education and training t

Prop betting seems to be engrained into the very core of our poker culture. Everywhere you look, someone is dressing up like Julius Caesar, sculpting hair into shapes, piercing, tanning, shaving, or tattooing something.

This weekend, a sold-out crowd participated in the Chance for Life poker tournament, raising money to combat children’s cancer at the City Tavern Club .

Klaus F. Jaenecke has tendered his resignation to Tipp24′s Executive Board effective on the completion of the 2011 AGM. As Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Jaenecke has been closely involved in the company’s development and as such the company has made good progress under difficult market and regulatory conditions, quadrupling revenues and almost quintupling EBT.  […]

The French National lottery operator Francaise Des Jeux (FDJ) has announced the appointment of Patrick Raude (45) in the capacity of Regulatory and European Affairs Director. Raude’s mission is to prepare the FDJ’s position on issues of National and European regulation, monitor relationships with supervising authorities and ensure compliance of business practices. After beginning his […]

With industry attention focused on the state of New Jersey and whether governor Chris Christie will sign into law a bill legalising online gambling, a new study released this week produced some surprising results. Whilst the bill received overwhelming support from state politicians in its passage through both the state Senate and the Assembly, it […]

The Korea Times reports that a 31-year old man, identified as “Lim”, has been apprehended as the suspected owner of two boxes at a storage facility in Seoul that held 1 billion won ($894 000) in cash, allegedly the proceeds from an illegal online gambling operation. Lim reportedly operated illegal gambling sites between October 2008 […]