WPT Goes Crazy this May
by David Crown ( May 3 2007 12:52:0 ) Top poker players flash swords at the Fabulous Mirage Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
The World Poker Tour is about to explode in the month of May. One could call it the May Mayhem or Crazy May, but that really doesn't make any difference. What it means is that every day starting from Monday, the Seventh of May and until Friday, the Eighteenth of May, a satellite tournament will be held at the Mirage Casino resort in Las Vegas.
These daily world poker showdowns have different pot amounts and these differ according to the type...
Police officer pleads guilty in gambling scheme.
by David Crown ( February 14 2007 12:33:0 ) Officer pleads guilty of helping protect illegal cockfighting ring.
Another police officer in Honolulu has admitted to being guilty of providing protection to an illegal cockfighting operation in Waialua.
The officer, 31 years old pleaded guilty yesterday to providing the operators of the illegal cockfighting den with information about upcoming police raids. The officer also admitted to taking part in gambling on the fights during the 2004 and 2005 cockfighting season.
The man, an officer on the police force for 8 years, admitted to conspiring to obstruct ...
DA Angered by False Accusations of Protecting Family
by David Crown ( January 30 2007 11:47:0 ) When a DA chooses to prosecute murders and felons instead of gamblers she is accused of protecting f
The District Attorney of Outagamie County is being accused of not filing a 2 year old gambling case to allegedly protect family members.
To stop these unfounded rumors she has decided to file the case in the next 30 days. She also said she would disclose all information pertaining to the gambling probe when she files the case just to prove she is not trying to hide anything.
The charges are from a 2005 Super Bowl poll at the Read More
Another Sportsbook Denies American Players
by David Crown ( January 14 2007 14:6:0 )
Americans have to find another site to place sports bets after another sportsbook denies American pl
American gamblers take another blow as another online sportsbook gives in to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act as it stops accepting players residing in the United States.
Officials from the Sportsbook located in
Curacao said the reason for stopping taking bets from Americans is because of growing difficulties doing business with American banks due to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act President Bush signed into...
State gives Charities a Break
by David Crown ( December 27 2006 14:7:0 )
Tacoma is expected to pass a law next month exempting charities from the gambling tax
Tacoma Washington Non profit organizations are trying to get a law passed making them exempt from paying taxes on money raised from gambling events.
Many citizens including several members from the Tacoma City Counsel agree and a first reading of a bill the council is hoping to get passed at their next meeting on January 9th was just read last week.
In 2005 non profit groups in the Tacoma area had to pay $78,000 dollars in taxes on money they raised using charity gambling nights , and from...
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