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Tennis Tweets Banned for fear of Gambling Tips

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) and the Grand Slam Committee (GSC) are very concerned that their game may be affected in this information Era. Twitter is the latest craze for communications on the internet, that is sweeping the world.

With Twitter you can send mini-blog messages to anyone who is interested on the web. According to officials in the tennis world Twitter has a large influence on people who gamble online on tennis matches. The passing of insider or sensitive information for the purposes of sports betting directly or indirectly will be seen as actively breaking the USTA’s rules. The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) which is the watchdog organization for casino gambling on tennis is on the hunt for violators of these rules. At the Billie Jean King USTA National Tennis Centre and the Arthur Ashe Stadium there are bold warnings against the use of Twitter during matches. Players, helpers, friends and family are forbidden to disclose inside information about present or future tennis matches, except for what is already publicly disclosed. Things like the health of the players, inside interviews and sentiments not publicly expressed are banned from being distributed around the world. Andy Roddick defied the warnings of the TIU on the Twitter messages. He thinks that they are overzealous with their concerns about internet gambling and Twitter. Roddick recently posted on his Twitter account: “I think it’s lame the US Open is trying to regulate our tweeting, I understand the on-court issue but not sure they can tell us if we can do it on our own time. I definitely respect the rule about inside info and on court, but you would seriously have to be a moron to send inside info through a tweet. Not very subtle.”

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Bwin secures broadcast rights to top Spanish football divisions

The Vienna listed online gambling group Bwin has also been active in the sports of football this week, securing the broadcast rights for the Spanish Primera and Segunda divisións in a live-streaming agreement that runs through to 2012 and covers over 80 countries.

“Bwin.com offers an unprecedented choice of different sports, ranging from football to roller hockey,” said co-chief executive Manfred Bodner. “We are at the leading edge of the market and continue to expand our line-up, as we’ve done now with the Primera División games.”

The new deal follows similar agreements signed with the German first and second Bundesliga divisions, and rights to stream the UEFA Champions League qualification rounds, as well as the Italian Serie A and B and qualification games for the 2010 football World Cup.

South Carolina Powerball winner a government retiree

The US Powerball lottery has released the name of the winner of its latest $260 million mega-draw as Soloman Jackson Jnr., a former South Carolina state employee who retired from the state Revenue Department in 2000. Jackson revealed that when he saw he had the winning numbers he had to literally pinch himself to be sure he was awake.

The lucky winner invested $2 in a Powerball ticket at a Columbia convenience store to become South Carolina’s biggest lottery winner yet. Powerball is played in 30 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Associated Press reported that Jackson gave few personal details to the media, although he confirmed that he was married. He did not say whether he will take his winnings in yearly payments over three decades or in a $129 million lump sum, which would work out to about $88 million after taxes.

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Miss Universe 2009 Results: USA Doesn’t Make Final Five

The Miss Universe 2009 results and the payout potentials were looking to be hotter than the winning beauty herself.  Miss Kosovo was promising an $8000 payday as one of the biggest long shots to ever make the final five.   She was the second runner up.  Miss Venezuela was once again crowned Miss Universe, a second consecutive year.  Miss Dominican Republic was the second runner up.  Miss Australia was the third runner up. 

Noticeably absent from the 15 finalists were big favorites Miss Ireland, Miss Mexico and Miss Costa Rica. 

Miss Australia was the biggest favorite at most online bookmakers, though Miss Dominican Republic was a bigger favorite at some books.  Perennial favorites Miss USA, Miss Puerto Rico and Miss Venezuela were all among the finalists with Miss Dominican Republic (another of the regular favorites to win year after year).  This year’s Miss Venezuela was an unusual long shot promising a $4000 payout on a $100 bet.  Two years ago, Miss Japan was crowned as a similar long shot paying $4000 for every $100 bet.

Miss USA Kristen Dalton joined contestants from the following countries among the 15 finalists: Puerto Rico, Iceland, Albania, Czech Republic, Belgium, Dominican Republic, Sweden, Kosovo, Australia, France, Switzerland, South Africa, Croatia and Venezuela.

The top 5 were chosen from this group with the following payout potentials at BetUS.com:

Miss Dominican Republic $900 for every $100 bet

Miss Australia $700 for every $100 bet

Puerto Rico $1400 for every $100 bet

Venezuela $4000 for every $100 bet

Miss Kosovo $8000 for every $100 bet

Payton O’Brien, Gambling911.com Senior Editor 

Australian cricket probed for gambling fraude

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced Wednesday that an Australian cricket player was approached by a person involved in illegal gambling and betting fraud, the ICC started an investigation into the matter.

The government body, the ICC received reports from the Australian team, after a player from the Australian cricket team was approached by a man linked to illegal gambling and betting fraud. The player who remains unidentified notified team senior officials, which notified the Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) of the ICC. Australia will face off against England in the fifth and final cricket test in the Oval, for a chance at the ICC Cricket World Cup. Chances on the game are estimated equal, where England needs to win in order to win back the cup. A spokesperson for the ICC said: “I can confirm the ACSU has received a report from Australia team management. The anti-corruption and security unit of the ICC has developed and implemented a fairly comprehensive education programme for all international players and every single international player has undergone that education and is aware of his responsibilities to report any suspicious activity that he feels he may have been subject to.” The ICC also mentioned that they are full of praise for the player and the management for the rapid notification of the gambling fraud case. Gambling fraud in sports is common, sports bettingcan be affected by players who want to make extra money by betting on their own matches, which is illegal. Not so long ago an Accrington Stanley player was suspended for 8 months for internet gamblingon his own game, he entered money in an online accumulator at an online casino bettingagainst his own team. The UCSA was introduced in 2000 after allegations of fraud by the team captain of the South African team.

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Daniel Negreanu Responds to Shock Racism Claims

It is the hottest story of the week in the poker world.  Gambling911.com Special Contributor Thomas Somach questioning remarks poker pro Daniel Negreanu made on his blog suggesting a possible "racial undertone". 

"Negreanu made some outrageous comments about the sensitive subject of race, comments that would have created a firestorm if Negreanu had any relevance outside the poker world but which have been generally ignored because he is, after all, just a poker player.  But one with a blog, so people do read it," Somach said.

Readers have mostly been supportive of Negreanu.

One person commenting on the Gambling911.com website had this to say:

"If DN was a racist why would he be watching BET and suggesting they rename it to include him in the demographic? A racist blog entry would have a much different tone. We are obviously not at a point where we can just refer to people without describing their skin color, but I think its a good goal. Does anybody include hair color or eye color when discussing someone? There are plenty of black people that don’t care for BET and plenty of white people that do; black entertainment is not the best description of the channel. Nobody actually wants a WET, the point is that it is interesting that one is considered fine and the other would be ridiculous, and that it would be a better country if nobody felt a need to differentiate white Americans from black Americans. Of course there actually are differences because culturally we have been more separated than not. The fact that Urban Entertainment Television would be a better description reflects the reality that in urban areas the cultures are very intertwined, a good thing."

Steven Ruddock of the Examiner suggested Friday that opinions on topics like this are often taken out of context.

"To call someone racist over these comments is quite a jump in my opinion," Ruddock says.  "A bit ignorant and insensitive, but there is no hate in his remarks, at least that I see. It seems Daniel is just offering up some musings on life as he sees it, as he is entitled to."

Much of Negreanu’s rants centered on why there should exist a Black Entertainment Television network and whether there would be an uproar if someone announced the creation of a White Entertainment Television network.  He also questioned the usage of the term "African American". 

Even Gambling911.com’s own African American reporter, Tyrone Black, defended Negreanu.

"These are valid points Daniel raises," says Black.  "We may not all agree with him but he can hardly be deemed a ‘racist’ for making such comments."

Negreanu finally commented about Somach’s piece on the Two Plus Two Forum Friday.

"I guess I didn’t write it clear enough so I wanted to address one thing:

"Duh, I realize that a black man born in Jamaica has ancestry and roots in Africa. My point there was that if the Jamaican came to America to live, he would be called an African-American and NOT what he is more closely linked to heritage wise, his birthplace, Jamaica.

"I thought about it some more, and it’s totally illogical to call blacks African-American. Outside of the native-Americans (a title that actually DOES hold merit and make some sense) every American would have to be hyphenated in order for the African-American label to make sense. The majority of Americans would either be Euro-American, Asian-American, or African-American.

"We never, ever use the term Euro-American. If you and your family have been in the U.S. for the last 150 years, but your ancestry is from Germany, then by the same logic as calling a black kid from Queens who’s never been to Africa African-American, you would be a Euro-American.

"The point of my distaste for the term African-American is because if I were black, I would find that offensive. I know some blacks who really don’t like the term, most notably Whoopi Goldberg. It’s not right to label black Americans if you aren’t going to do that to everyone. Let whites, blacks, and Asians, all just be AMERICAN. We really don’t need any hyphens, they serve no positive purpose at all, IMO.

"As for the article the guy wrote, I think he was brilliant. He threw out a big, eye-catching title like "Daniel Negreanu a racist?" and it did wonders for the site. They got lots of hits.

"It’s a really low class move to try and increase traffic at your site that way, but hey, it really does work. He ends up looking pretty foolish, though, because as the majority of people who read what I wrote all agree on, is that my comments weren’t racist at all. Some claimed my comments were ignorant, but that’s because they thought I believed black Jamaicans didn’t originate in Africa.

"Oh, one more thing: what do you call a white man from South Africa, with roots in South Africa for centuries that now lives in America? Is HE not African-American? Silly stuff huh?"

Negreanu also added how much he hates "real" racists.

"In closing, one thing I’m extremely passionate about are race relations. It’s something that often touches me personally, both with anger and joy. Two of my favorite films, Remember the Titans and American History X. Both race driven movies. Also, most recently the doc "Prom Night in Mississippi."

"I do hate. I HATE racists! I really get angry with ignorant people who judge a person based on skin color. It infuriates me to no end. Growing up, I didn’t have a lot of white friends. In grade school most of my friends were all black. Then in junior high it was a mix of blacks and Asians. I had white friends too, but when you grow up in Toronto, the most multi-cultural city in the world, racism just isn’t the same kind of problem as it is in the rest of the world. I wish the whole world was a melting pot, just like Toronto. Ignorance is bred out of fear of what you do not know, but when you break down those walls of fear, you make room for love and acceptance."

Jagajeet Chiba, Gambling911.com

 

2009 PGA Championship Betting Gets Late Surge

Traditionally Masters Golf Tournaments have received substantial betting interest the week prior to the event.  That wasn’t happening this year for reasons that can’t quite be explained, but the days leading up to the 2009 PGA Championship have been a different story with a late betting surge.

"There has definitely been a last minute increase in the 2009 PGA Championship betting," said Gambling911.com Senior Editor, Payton O’Brien.  "Our coverage of the PGA Championship betting ranked a strong second on Tuesday after only the Daniel Negreanu story from Thomas Somach claiming a possible ‘racial’ rant."

Tiger Woods would pay out $160 for every $100 bet at SBG Global if he were to win.

Big underdogs have paid out handsomely with recent Masters tournaments. 

All 2009 PGA Championship betting odds appear below and were courtesy of SBG Global.

Lee Westwood

+2000

Padraig Harrington

+2000

Phil Mickelson

+1800 

Hunter Mahan

+3000

Retief Goosen

+3500 

Steve Stricker

+2500

Sergio Garcia

+3500

Jim Furyk

+4500

Anthony Kim

+3500

Angel Cabrera

+4000

Kenny Perry

+4500

7113  

Geoff Ogilvy

+4000

Stewart Cink

+4000 

Henrik Stenson

+4500

Zach Johnson

+4500  

Ross Fisher

+4500

Vijay Singh

+5000 

Ian Poulter

+4500 

Ernie Els

+5000

Camilo Villegas

+5000 

Luke Donald

+5000 

Nick Watney

+5500 

Rory McIlroy

+4500

Paul Casey

+5500

David Toms

+5500

Robert Allenby

+4500

FIELD (All Others)

+250

Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com 

Paypal Expands Presence In Online Gambling Market – 08-05-09

August 5 – Many players will be delighted about Paypal’s offering its service to online gamblers, although this presently excludes United States residents.

The change of policy has started off primarily in the UK market though numerous big UK based online gambling operators offering Paypal. Paypal allows instant transfers from credit cards and bank accounts to the merchant’s website.

There is currently a lot of speculation that Paypal is getting ready to once again enter the US the market, should attempts to repeal the UIGEA be successful, but this is likely to just remain rumors.

There has also been some speculation that Google is keen to once again allow paid online gambling ads.

Paypal recently started to process payments for 32Red, a public UK online gambling company who exclude US residents.

Time will tell whether this is the start of a possible removal of Paypal’s online gambling exclusion in the US.

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