German DDOS Hacker Jailed for Gambling Extortion
A german hacker has been sent to prison for 2 years and 10 months for a DDOS extortion scam against online gambling sites that coincided with the World Cup in 2010. The hacker threatened to bring down certain gambling sites at a time when these sites generate a significant volume of betting on [ more ]
As of this moment, land-based casinos and online casinos are illegal in Ireland under the the 1956 Gaming and Lottery Act which is over 55 years old and clearly outdated. Their has always been a loophole in the law that allows private clubs to offer casino games to Irish citizens without the fear [ more ]
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Betfair is one of the largest sports betting operrations in the world and they pioneered the usage of a betting exchange over the Internet in 2000. Betfair is unlike any other sportsbook because they enable bettors to place bets against each other on a variety of popular sports.
They have over 3 million [ more ]
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With the US Department of Justice seizing online gambling funds, US politicians have begun ramping up their efforts to legalize the online gambling industry on a federal level. Texas Republican, Joe Barton is drafting a new bill to legalize online gambling within the United States. He has consulted with the Poker Players Alliance, [ more ]
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Nevada is the one state in the US that is primarily driven by the gambling industry. The state relies on revenue from gambling establishments to boost the economy. Las Vegas is the gambling capital of the country, and most of the US land-based gambling takes place within Las Vegas.
While gambling is important [ more ]
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