Archive | Online Casinos

07 November 2007 ~ 1 Comment

Unibet CEO Petter Nylander Free on Bail

Petter Nylander, the former CEO of Unibet, is a free man – for now. With charges of advertising illegal gambling operations on his head, Petter has been set free of jail on a €200,000 bail (roughly $290,000 United States dollars). He may still have to come back to France due to some government investigations on [...]

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06 November 2007 ~ 1 Comment

Headhunter Poker Challenge Tournament at SunPoker

A new tournament just got added to the SunPoker stable. The Headhunter Challenge is what it’s being called. What’s the payout on this challenge? There’s a 50% prize pool. But that’s not the interesting part, there’s a 50% bounty you can get too. Yes, now you can act like some sort of crazed poker bounty [...]

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01 November 2007 ~ 2 Comments

Omni Casino 10th Anniversary Celebration Giveaways

Guess who’s turning 10 years old this month? Omni Casino. They’re one of the first online casinos, all the way back in November of 1997. Damn that’s a long time ago, was the internet even invented then? (just joking guys, no nerds trying to correct me please) I was a young lad at that point, [...]

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31 October 2007 ~ 12 Comments

Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act of 2007

Washington, DC – Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) introduced the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act of 2007 (IGREA) that would create an exemption to the ban on online gambling for properly licensed operators, allowing Americans to lawfully bet online. The Act establishes a federal regulatory and enforcement framework to license companies to accept bets and [...]

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26 October 2007 ~ 3 Comments

Online Casino Customer Service Phone Numbers

This is a definite & comprehensive listing of all internet gambling casino telephone customer service numbers as well as email addresses.

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18 October 2007 ~ 35 Comments

The PokerStars WCOOP Scandal

The winner of the WCOOP was TheV0id. Keyword in that sentence is was. What’s the WCOOP? WCOOP stands for the World Championship of Online Poker and it’s an online poker tournament series sponsored by PokerStars. It started in 2002 as the online version of the World Series of Poker (WSOP). So you said “was”. TheVoid [...]

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17 October 2007 ~ 72 Comments

Official Absolute Poker Response To Player Fraud Allegations

AbsolutePoker.com October 12, 2007 Absolute Poker takes all allegations of player fraud and collusion extremely seriously. Fair play and security are of paramount importance to us. Our Security and Fraud Department is dedicated to ensuring that everyone on the site has a fair opportunity to win, and that no improper methods, devices, programs and/or other [...]

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16 October 2007 ~ 57 Comments

The Absolute Poker Scandal

Is AbsolutePoker.com rigged? Either way, the company is in big trouble. What follows in this post is huge news in the world of online poker and online casinos. Our story begins in 2003. Absolute Poker’s software is in development and many test accounts are created to make sure the program is working correctly. One of [...]

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15 October 2007 ~ 2 Comments

Poker is a Game of Skill According to Danish Court

“You can win in poker based on being clever enough to hide your strategy, even though you might have a fairly poor hand,” says a Danish court judge. Yes I know this is a Danish court and it may not affect the international world of poker. But it can definitely influence other lawmakers on their [...]

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13 October 2007 ~ 8 Comments

Do Online Casinos Cause Gambling Addictions?

Today I took my stroll around the internet world of casino blogs. I like reading online casino blogs. I like reading poker blogs. But I’m not addicted to reading them or anything.. I mean, I can stop at any time. For real. No, honestly. I am not a blog addict – I swear! No really, [...]

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