Online Gambling News in St Martin - November 2024

Has Sports Betting Gained too much Momentum to be Stopped? (Part 4)

Has Sports Betting Gained too much Momentum to be Stopped? (Part 4)

Frederick H. May 13, 2015 12:51:40

A comparison between gambling culture in Great Britain and the U.S The history of gambling in correlation to the US gambling laws has finally come to a crossroads where we may see the expansion of legalized sports betting. Sports betting is technically illegal in the U.S, but its enforcement is prejudicial at best. Every year […]

Has Sports Betting Gained too much Momentum to be Stopped? (Part 3)

Has Sports Betting Gained too much Momentum to be Stopped? (Part 3)

Frederick H. May 13, 2015 12:01:49

The lottery led America into the age of legalized gambling. The United States is on the precipice of legalizing gambling in professional sports. Finally officials are coming forward with thoughts that many have had for a long time. The billions waged by Americans are going the pockets of citizens, sports bookmakers and offshore sportsbooks, while […]

Is Brean Capital’s Bet On Casinos in Macau A Hoax?

Is Brean Capital’s Bet On Casinos in Macau A Hoax?

Phyllis F. May 13, 2015 08:48:42

Genting Singapore PLC has 52.6% in gaming stocks with a value of USD$8.8 billion on the Signapore Stcock Exchange. Brean Capital’s reputation is being marred by its bad bets on Macau stocks. Brean had invested $174 in Wynn, but didn’t come out a winner, as stocks fell to $132 and then to $114. Later, it […]

Who Wants To Bet Real Money That Atlantic City Will Ultimately Go Broke?

Who Wants To Bet Real Money That Atlantic City Will Ultimately Go Broke?

Phyllis F. May 13, 2015 05:14:29

Declaring Atlantic City bankrupt because of a massive budget deficit could have a butterfly effect. With four casinos closed, a $100 million gap in its budget and tax appeals by at least five casino properties, which is possible under US gambling laws, the odds of Atlantic City becoming bankrupt is pretty high. Also as if […]

Has Sports Betting Gained too much Momentum to be Stopped? (Part 2)

Has Sports Betting Gained too much Momentum to be Stopped? (Part 2)

Frederick H. May 13, 2015 04:45:56

Illegal wagering is estimated to be between $80 and $380 billion annually. The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act has created a roadblock preventing many states from increasing their economies with sports revenue. Once considered a final act of desperation by many professional and collegiate athletic officials, nowadays it’s considered more of prophylactic that keeps […]

Has Sports Betting Gained too much Momentum to be Stopped? (Part 1)

Has Sports Betting Gained too much Momentum to be Stopped? (Part 1)

Frederick H. May 13, 2015 02:33:18

Adam Silver described legalizing sports wagering as “inevitable”. Sports gambling was always been connected to sport. Gambling on an activity relates to the human need to identify with something or somebody greater than themselves. For generations, critics have maintained that involving money in games ruins the “purity” of the sport. What tends to elude most […]

Adam Silver’s Stance on Sports Betting (Part I)

Adam Silver’s Stance on Sports Betting (Part I)

Frederick H. May 11, 2015 09:20:41

A sports commissioner finally steps forward to support legal wagering. Legalized sports betting is a subject that has always caused much discussion. Gambling on sports might be as long of a tradition as gambling itself. College and professional sports have worked arduously to remove sports betting from the “image” of sport. Now America is at […]

Chelsea’s Best Ever Premier League XI (Part II)

Chelsea’s Best Ever Premier League XI (Part II)

Daniel May 11, 2015 06:36:30

After the finest players of club history, here come the best attackers the Blues ever fielded. By beating Crystal Palace, Chelsea conquered the Premier League for the fourth time in eleven years. This is the fifth title in the Blues’ history altogether and the third with Jose Mourinho. The Portuguese manager celebrated his first championship […]