Monday, January 31. 2005
He won’t tell you his name, only that he’s been betting on football for nearly 30 years. After all, betting on sports is illegal in Connecticut, though millions of people do it on the Web. His wife and boss don’t know about this habit, and he wants to keep it that way.
So, we’ll ...
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Sunday, January 30. 2005
Despite all the speculation about Terrell Owens playing for the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl, his status is not likely to move the line on the game at Las Vegas sports books.
The New England Patriots opened as 6 1/2-point favorites over the Eagles and the spread quickly ...
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Saturday, January 29. 2005
Because we'll
be busy in Jacksonville, Fla., next week, this will be our last "Rants
& Raves" before Super Bowl XXXIX. So for all of you Philadelphia
Eagles fans who believe quarterback Donovan McNabb, ...
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Friday, January 28. 2005
London, UK -- Sexy black is
the winning dress shade for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at this
year's Grammy Awards (Los Angeles, February 13), according to public
opinion on international celebrity pool betting site ...
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Thursday, January 27. 2005
In any poker hand there are many important factors which one needs to consider before making a decision. The strength of your hand, your position, the playing ability and style of your opponent-all of these variables need to be weighed when a player considers whether or not to commit ...
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The UK Gambling Bill will be an embarrassing failure if key changes are not made in the next few weeks, according to Nigel Payne, chief executive of Sportingbet.
Payne told the AGM of industry association iGGBA it was “crunch time” for the Bill, saying the government faces the prospect ...
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PartyGaming, formerly known as iGlobalMedia, has retained two investment banks in the UK fuelling widespread speculation it is pursuing a US$6bn listing on the London Stock Exchange. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein and Investec have been formally retained to undertake a review of the firm’s ...
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Wednesday, January 26. 2005
ZDNet
Yahoo has announced a joint venture with UK betting exchange company Betfair to launch a gambling site aimed at the mass market.
Yahoo Betting, as the site will be known, is due to launch in March and is designed to take the advanced features available ...
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Tuesday, January 25. 2005
PRESS RELEASE
London, UK) - Grammy nominee, Sheryl Crow, will be radiant in a stunning black or grey number as she picks up Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the upcoming Grammy Awards, according to punters on celebrity pool betting site www.anybets.com.
69% of ...
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The UK’s Gambling Bill cleared a major hurdle last night when it passed its third reading in the House of Commons, and ministers from both sides said the Bill is now on course to become law before May.
The Gambling Bill passed its final House of Commons vote by a healthy majority of 198 ...
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Monday, January 24. 2005
"You`ve got to know when to hold `em, know
when to fold `em. Know when to walk away, know when to run..." Everyone
is familiar with those famous lyrics of Kenny Rogers. ...
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Sunday, January 23. 2005
COHOES - State and local agents raided city Councilman Terrence "Marty" Riberdy's Division Street bar Wednesday and arrested the 5th Ward representative, along with a state Department of Transportation worker, on gambling charges. The 41-year-old, Rose Court resident and owner of ...
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Saturday, January 22. 2005
When federal agents raided Racing Services Inc.’s satellite gambling
site in south Fargo, Candi Sucik was among the tellers taking bets in
the basement from high-rollers with code names like “Boomer” and
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Friday, January 21. 2005
AN angry punter tried to set fire to a city betting shop after being told that a winning bet had been placed too late.
William Jenkins, 42, set fire to a pile of betting slips at Morrison’s Bookmakers in Rannoch Road after losing out on the winnings.
Jenkins, of Rannoch Place, was ...
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China has launched a judicial review aimed at specifically defining online gambling as a crime, as the crackdown, revealed last week, made its first significant arrests.
The review, which will specifically criminalise online gambling, is expected to be completed in the next few weeks, ...
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