Online Gambling Press

Sportsinteraction.com has made the Detroit Red Wings a -164 favorite to win the 2009 Stanley Cup Final.  The Pittsburgh Penguins 2009 Stanley Cup final betting odds pay $120 for every $100 bet. "There is certainly value in betting the Penguins," states Don Shapiro of Gambling911.com.  "Especially when you consider how banged up the Red Wings are coming into Saturday night’s Finals." Pierre LeBrun of ESPN.com argues that the Penguins may not have enough left in their tank to win two consecutive years. "The Wings will need to get healthy in a hurry to defend that NHL championship. The Winged Wheel  [ Read More ]

Before the weekend, legendary gambling franchise Harrah’s Entertainment announced that they will be expanding their online brand through a new business venture working under the title of “Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment.” HIE has been charged with the maintenance, promotion and expansion of the already wildly popular World Series of Poker. As most poker fanatics already know the WSOP has been growing at an amazing rate, quadrupling their event participation in less than five years. The WSOP Main Event held in Las Vegas every year has long offered one of the largest—if not THE largest—cash tournament prizes in the poker industry. Just  [ Read More ]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are getting pushed around by the Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference Finals and the NBA’s best team during the regular season suddenly looks very beatable. The Orlando Magic will try and take a 3-1 lead in the series as they host the Cavaliers in Game 4 on Tuesday night. SBG Global reports that early NBA betting has the public taking Cavaliers on the Road. The Cavaliers should be really concerned because they could easily be down 3-0 in this series if not for LeBron James’ last second shot in Game 2.  James had 41 points in  [ Read More ]

Belmont Stakes At this time of year the NFL is a distant memory in the minds of sports bettors. That leaves Baseball, basketball, and hockey as the major sports that can be wagered on. For six weeks in May and June, however, horse racing becomes a popular betting choice.It started back when Mine That Bird came out of nowhere to win the Kentucky Derby as a 50-1 long shot. Anytime that kind of long shot comes in, bettors naturally take notice of the second leg of the Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes.Although Mine That Bird did not win the Preakness,  [ Read More ]

Mark Schlachtenhaufen of the Edmond Sun warns that Oklahoma may be gearing up to stop online gambling in that state, following similar attempts by Kentucky and Minnesota. From the Sun: "State Attorney General Drew Edmondson, a candidate for governor, has said he thinks Internet gambling is illegal in Oklahoma. And Edmondson wants federal legislation clarifying Internet gambling laws.

 "Yet Oklahoma contains many gambling outlets, including the state-run lottery, more than 80 tribal casinos and two "racinos," horsetracks with casinos, as of 2007.

Another casino soon could be coming to central Oklahoma.

 "The federal Bureau of Indian Affairs is considering the Shawnee  [ Read More ]

Jimmie Johnson to Danica Patrick:  "Come on over, although not until you’re ready. And, trust me, you’re not ready." That was his advise to the Go Daddy spokesperson who is contemplating a jump over to NASCAR.  His suggestion is for Patrick to re-sign with the Indy Racing League and spend her free time driving on minor league stock car circuits so she can learn to handle the vastly different machine. It’s not her lack of talent, he says, it’s her lack of experience, according to Yahoo Sports. "If she’s serious about doing it, she needs to spend a year or  [ Read More ]

For months, slot players have had their sights set on the Mega Moolah progressive jackpot and last Saturday somebody finally hit it big. A Record Breaking WinWe told you about the jackpot setting a new record, surpassing the previous high of $5.5 Million that was won at the time by a player called Klaus E. from Finland. It was no surprise then that slot players from all over the world were locked in on this huge jackpot, with one very lucky player winning $6.3 Million two days ago. No details have been released yet as to who won the jackpot  [ Read More ]

Winward Casino, one of the Internet’s oldest and longest running online casino’s has completely redone their website. From when Winward Casino started, they have consistently been regarded as one of the Internet’s most successful and longest running casinos. By receiving a complete make-over, they have re-established themselves in the online casino world.   The make-over includes state-of-the-art graphics, interactive display, gaming information, and current casino promotions. In addition to the new look, Winward Casino is offering a welcome bonus of $15 plus a 200% casino bonus on player’s first deposit.   Once at the online casino, players have the option  [ Read More ]

According to reports in the Austin American-Statesman, a bill seeking to legalise Texas poker proposed by San Antonio Democrat Representative Jose Menendez may not be approved this time around – the third failure of such a proposal to make it through the legislative system. The reason appears to be doubts that Republican governor Rick Perry would be prepared to sign the measure into law even if it was approved by the Legislature. The HB222 Texas’ Poker Gaming Act of 2009 was reintroduced last November by Menendez and passed out of the House committee that oversees gambling issues in April by  [ Read More ]