BetJamaica Closed, TheGreek Sheds American Clients - 24/07/2011 11:07

American punters have lost two more of thier few remaining options relative to placing their bets at online sportsbooks from the convenience of their own homes.

BetJamaica, something of a recreational shop subsidiary of TheGreek, has been closed. Furthermore, TheGreek has closed the accounts of all of its... view more>>

Hedge Funds Investing in Sports Betting? - 10/04/2010 11:04

Hedge Funds are beginning to invest in Sports Betting, but not in the way that you might think. They are not buying shares in public betting companies.

Centaur, a London based company, has just launched Galileo (link: http://www.centaurgalileo.com /).

Galileo's trading team analyzes and trades the betting... view more>>

Iowa Mulls Offering Legalized Sports Betting - 05/02/2010 8:02

The Iowa Senate is considering a bill that would offer legalized sports betting in Iowa Casinos.

This bill has a long uphill climb ahead of it, as it not only needs to be approved by the Senate prior to the first sports bet being accepted, it will need to... view more>>

Former BetOnSports CEO David Carruthers Rescinds Guilty Plea - 01/10/2009 9:10

The British online gambling executive David Carruthers, who has spent three years under house arrest in Missouri, has withdrawn his "guilty" plea just days before he was due to be sentenced by a US court on racketeering charges for breaching America's sweeping restrictions on internet gaming.

Carruthers was chief... view more>>

U.S. Appellate Court Shoots Down Delaware's Sports Betting Plans - 30/08/2009 11:08

After a hearing on Monday, 24 August, the three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that the State of Delaware cannot offer single-game sports betting, because doing so "violates the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act."

The case was not yet... view more>>