Gambling Affiliate News

March 16, 2005 – While the Gambling Federation is disappointed at the decision of the IGC (Interactive Gaming Council) to terminate its membership, the company is pleased that the IGC board supports the idea that theft and conversion of property is a reprehensible act. However, Gambling Federation is concerned that when the IGC informed them that there are appropriate means to deal with such cases, they failed to indicate these means or the appropriate procedures. Gambling Federation is seeking membership to an organization that will assist members in pursuing the perpetrator(s) of theft and illegal transfers of property. Considering the … Read more

New York, March 15, 2005 – Money was lost by both bettors and bookmakers Monday when Mario Vazquez, the American Idol contestant from New York, suddenly pulled himself out of the competition. Sportsbook.com had Vazquez as one of the favorites to win with 4-1 odds.american-idol-contestant-mario-vazquez-pulls-out-of-competition Those that wagered on Vasquez to win the American Idol competition have now lost their wagers. There were, however, many bettors that took advantage of the announcement. Sportsbook.com was offering a proposition wager on whether Mario Vazquez would win American Idol. Bettors could wager either yes or no and as a result of the announcement, … Read more

New York, NY- March 15, 2005 – Think you know your college hoops? Sportsbook.com is offering $10 million to anyone who can predict the winner of all 63 games in the 2005 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Sportsbook.com is taking the excitement of March Madness to a whole new level with the Perfect Bracket Challenge,’ says Alex Czajkowski, Marketing Director, Sportsbook.com. ‘This is the largest prize offered for a March Madness pool anywhere. Sportsbook.com visitors must fill in their free brackets by 10:00 a.m. (EST) on Thursday, March 17. The odds of correctly predicting all 63 games are about 1 in … Read more

March 15, 2005 (London, UK) – sportingbetUSA launches a brand new free online lottery with a whopping $1million weekly jackpot. The lottery adds the most popular numbers game on the planet to sportingbetUSA’s existing assortment of sports wagering, casino gambling and poker. Just about every State in America has its own lottery and now sportingbetUSA brings you the only online lottery with a $1million jackpot. You can play 24/7 from the comfort of your home and you don’t have to spend a nickel! All you need to do is submit 6 numbers out of 69 for a chance to win … Read more

March 8th, 2005 (San Jose, Costa Rica) – bodoglife.com Sports Casino Pokerô is pleased to announce that as of today’s date, bodoglife.com is an officially licensed trademark in the United States of America. bodoglife.com, rapidly becoming the largest brand in online gambling, poker and entertainment, is now the first trademarked gaming operation in the US. We have been building a solid mainstream brand over the previous years, and this is a culmination of many people’s efforts to aide this process,’ said Calvin Ayre, Founder and CEO of bodoglife.com Sports Casino Poker. ‘With the rapid growth of poker, online gambling has … Read more

7 March 2005 Industry must be more forthright in defending players’ interests Andrew Beveridge, Chief Executive of the international regulatory body eCOGRA spoke out today on the recent discovery that the Gambling Federation Group software download had for some months included a covert element of malicious software (malware) designed to block users from the sites of competitors. “eCOGRA believes it is the responsibility of every organisation that represents the interests of the online gaming industry and its players to send a strong signal that the use of this sort of tactic is unethical, dishonest and totally unacceptable to any responsible … Read more