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The US enforcement and legal system took what appears to be token final kick at the carcass of bankrupt online gambling group BetonSports this week when a federal judge in St Louis sentenced the firm, which has been defunct for several years, to probation and a $28.2 million fine that lawyers on both sides admit is unlikely to be paid.

Company founder Gary Kaplan was sentenced last month to 51 months in prison forfeiture of $43.65 million after pleading guilty to conspiracy, racketeering conspiracy and violating the Wire Wager Act. The company’s erstwhile CEO David Carruthers remains untried and under house arrest in St Louis after several years in limbo.

Associated Press reports indicate that in the latest development a federal judge placed BetOnSports on probation for five years and issued the fine.

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HONG KONG, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Sands China’s (1928.HK) weak stock market debut in Hong Kong on Monday signals a lack of investor appetite for a casino gaming company with a high valuation and an uncertain outlook, with mixed interest in the sector’s long-term prospects.

Sands China opened at HK$9.35 on its trading debut, down 10 percent from an IPO price of HK$10.38. The opening was in line with forecasts for a weak start because of its high IPO price and the weak performance of its closest rival, Wynn Macau (1128.HK).

"It has something to do with the IPO price — it was set at a very high multiple …

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The study ordered by the Florida legislature to inform its decisions on the legalisation of online poker was delivered to the legislature by the state’s Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability last week and is expected to be presented to the state Senate by the end of November.

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Was Goldman Sachs Forced to Make a Half Billion Dollar Payoff to the Minority Community as a (legal) Bribe to Obama?

That is the question being asked by Gambling911.com Special Contributor and the 2008 Libertarian Vice Presidential candidate Wayne Allyn Root.  His views do not necessarily reflect those of Gambling911.com.

Small Business Faces an Economic Armageddon, While Obama Plays "the Race Card."

By Wayne Allyn Root, Author

The Conscience of a Libertarian: Empowering the Citizen Revolution with God, Guns, Gambling & Tax Cuts

Did you see the announcement late last week that Goldman Sachs is giving a half billion dollars to small businesses.

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With Ireland reeling from ‘Le Hand of God’ bookie Paddy Power have issued a whole host of special bets on the man who will forever be known as ‘cheating Thierry’. French forward Thierry Henry.

Unfortunately for Irish fans and Justice Minister Dermot Ahern, the likelihood of justice prevailing look slim with odds of 33/1 the match gets replayed.

The man who sent his country to next summer’s World Cup with a handball in Paris last night is 125/1 to score with his hand in South Africa, 200/1 to take his new found ability to use both hands and feet and sign for a Gaelic football team in Ireland. (Read the full post about ‘FIFA World Cup 2010 Betting – Thierry Henry and His New Irish Friends’…)

The 29-year-old mum-of-three described the winning moment as ‘surreal’.

"I remember seeing the figure come up on the screen and I said to my partner Gary, 'I've just won the jackpot'! I don't think he believed me, but I could barely believe it myself,” she said. "It still has not fully sunk in. It sounds stupid but the whole thing just seems a little surreal."Lorraine has been playing at InterCasino for about three years.  She mentioned she rarely played for cash, preferring to relax and play for free.

"Mostly I just play for fun, but that night I decided I would play for real," she said.

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Saturday, November 14th – Spike TV

UFC 105 takes place on Saturday, November 14th – Spike TV from Manchester, England and it should be very popular since the event is being televised on the cable network FREE OF CHARGE. That means no pay-per-view costs and it could mean increased betting excitement. UFC 105 is headlined by UFC legend Randy Couture vs. Brandon Vera in a bout that should be extremely competitive.

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(Reuters) – Racetrack operator Churchill Downs Inc (CHDN.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) agreed to buy Youbet.com Inc (UBET.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) in a deal valued at $126.4 million in a bid to attract more online customers to horse racing.

The cash-and-stock deal values Youbet at about $2.86 a share, a premium of 19 percent over its Wednesday close of $2.41.

The deal, which is expected to close within the first half of 2010, will result in annualized cost savings of about $10 million, Churchill Downs said in a statement.

As part of the deal, shareholders of Youbet, which lets people bet on horse racing, would receive 0.0598 of Churchill Downs common stock and 97 cents in cash for each share owned.

Churchill Downs owns horse racing tracks in Florida, Illinois, Kentucky and Louisiana that host such high-profile races as the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks, the Arlington Million, the Princess Rooney Handicap and the Louisiana Derby.

Shares of Youbet rose 8 percent to $2.61 after the bell.

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With last years winner of both sites’ Yearly TLB 011POKERDR on a mission to take down back-to-back honors, expect the top three spots on the Yearly Tournament Leaderboard to be hotly contested.

This year’s Tournament Leaderboards at UltimateBet  ("UB")and Absolute Poker ("AP") have combined to go network-wide and for the first time ever delivers  a staggeringly rewarding $1,000,000 prizepool directly to players at the CEREUS online poker sites. The million-dollar makeover unveiled earlier this year includes more prizemoney on the table in the weekly and monthly leaderboards at the pair of online poker sites, and $100,000 up for grabs in the Yearly competition.

With only eight weeks left in the hunt for a share of the Yearly TLB dollars and the glory, expect the race to the finish line to come down to the wire. I

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