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Internet Gambling Hearings Schedule in Senate Indian Affairs Committee Today

Internet Gambling Hearings are schedule today at 2:30 PM in the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. It is widely expected that some form of regulated internet gambling legislation will be made into law sometime in 2011 or 2012. While there are several industry analysts that do not agree that the regulations will take place so fast, we have seen a some …

by Thomas Jensen on November 17th, 2011 Leave a comment »

Legal Sports Betting One Step Closer in New Jersey

Legal Sports Betting One Step Closer in New Jersey: Earlier this week, New Jersey voters overwhelmingly voted to approve a change to their state constitution which will allow regulated Atlantic City casinos to provide sports betting just like Las Vegas casinos. The push to legalize sports wagering in New Jersey picked up steam two years ago, the current vote is …

by Thomas Jensen on November 11th, 2011 Leave a comment »

US Midterm Elections 2010 Results Interest Internet Gambling Industry

US Midterm Elections 2010 Results Interest Internet Gambling Industry: On Thursday I was doing some football picks research online while listening to CNBC in the background when I heard CNBC hottie anchor Erin Burnett speaking with Chris Krueger of Concept Capital about how the results of the US Midterm Elections 2010 will affect the internet gambling industry. Checkout the clip …

by Thomas Jensen on October 18th, 2010 Leave a comment »

Internet Gambling: Bill Passes Critical House Financial Services Committee Vote

It's about time Barney is all I have to say! Now that the United States Congress has passed Health Care reform, FINREG and approved an extension of unemployment payments I am glad to see our elected representatives decided to earn their paychecks and tackle a pressing issue for the internet gambling industry before heading off on their next break. Let's …

by Thomas Jensen on July 28th, 2010 Leave a comment »

TJ Survives Wakeboarding Lake Arenal & Bodog Compound Party Sessions with Calvin Ayre

I was fortunate to get invited to hang for a few days in Costa Rica with Bodog Founder Calvin Ayre at the legendary Bodog Compound in Costa Rica. It's the closest thing to the Playboy Mansion and other than a late night skinny dipping session with a few girls about three years ago, I have never been an overnight guest. …

by Thomas Jensen on July 15th, 2010 Leave a comment »

New Jersey Online Gaming Bill Passes Senate Committee Vote

The New Jersey Senate’s Wagering & Tourism Committee voted 3-to-1 to approve the Intra-State Online Gaming Bill out of committee, setting the stage for a vote by the full Senate. Under the terms of the bill, casino operators in Atlantic City would be able to apply for a license to offer Internet-based versions of all the games currently permitted in …

by Thomas Jensen on June 5th, 2010 Leave a comment »

Bodog Brand Buys Slots.com for $5.5 Million

Talk at the 2010 iGaming Super Show in Prague last week was swirling around who paid $5.5 million for the domain name Slots.com. It has been officially announced today that the winning bidder was BodogBrand.com. It was the largest amount paid for a domain thus far in 2010 and among the top 10 all time prices for a domain name. …

by Thomas Jensen on June 1st, 2010 Leave a comment »

EOG.com Founder Ken Weitzner Commits Suicide

Rumors began circulating on Saturday throughout the online sports betting community that Ken Weitzer, AKA The Shrink, has passed away along with his wife Jackie. Weitzner was the founder of sports betting forum TheRX.com, which he sold off in 2003 and later opened another popular sports betting forum called EOG.com. EOG.com forum moderators announced the death yesterday afternoon to the …

by Thomas Jensen on April 11th, 2010 Leave a comment »

Internet Gambling: iMEGA Member Steps Up for Industry, New Bill Generates $72 Billion for States

Internet Gambling iMEGA Member Steps Up for Industry, New Bill Generates $72 Billion for States: With the 2010 NCAA Tournament in full swing, the internet gambling industry is hard at work on several fronts this past week. Attorneys for iMEGA filed two affidavits to satisfy the Kentucky Supreme Court's request asserting that one or more members were the owners of …

by Thomas Jensen on March 26th, 2010 Leave a comment »

Calvin Ayre Rallies Online Gambling Industry to Help Fund Haiti Earthquake Relief

As the entire online gambling industry prepares to party up at various networking conventions and awards ceremonies next week in London, a pioneer in the space has issued a call to arms to help fund Haiti Earthquake Relief. "It's a disaster in Haiti," stated Bodog Founder Calvin Ayre on his online gambling tablog CalvinAyre.com. "I know they've had a tough …

by Thomas Jensen on January 17th, 2010 Leave a comment »