Entries from May 2008

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Online Casino Considers Accepting Virtual Dollars

I’ve written before about the virtual world of Second Life and how they recently cracked down on the virtual casinos within the game.  Well an online casino has stepped in and is considering providing a way for these players to gamble with their “Linden Dollars” – the online currency of Second Life.  Online backgammon and [...]

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Online Sports Betting : Sports Federations’ Friend or Foe?

Yahoo News ran an interesting article the other day about the growth of illegal online sportsbooks and the supposed corrupting effect they are having on sports.  The article starts off with some background on the issue:
The rapidly mushrooming number of illegal sports betting websites is heightening concerns among authorities about global corruption, money laundering and [...]

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Legalized Sports Betting Moves Ahead in Delaware – is New Jersey Next?

The Delaware House of Representatives has approved a bill to legalize sports gambling. The bill moves onto the Senate now where it’s fate is uncertain. The Governor has sworn to veto the bill, but the bill’s sponsors have cleverly included a provision that makes the law not go into effect until the day [...]

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Sports Betting in Vegas : Going Offline

I’m heading to a bachelor party in Vegas next week and have been looking high and low for a genuine Las Vegas Hotel Deal. My friends and I plan on doing quite a bit of sports betting and I’d like to find a Las Vegas Hotel that offers not just a good deal, but [...]

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Online Gambling Trend : “Gold Usernames”

In addition to sports betting, I occasionally like to play backgammon and blackjack online. Recently I noticed that more and more “celebrities” were appearing at the table – names such as Tom Cruise, Jon Stewart, and even Howard Stern. Looking for answers, I found this blackjack site that explained the phenomenon to me. [...]

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Delaware Considering Legalizing Sports Betting

The state of Delaware is considering legalizing sports betting as a way to increase revenue. I hope that the bill goes through despite the misguided opposition of the local media. Fortunately the citizens seem to be speaking up and displaying some common sense as is visible in this letter to the editor:
We must [...]