monicae

A list of online gambling news articles and analyses written by monicae for GamingZion.
Betting Companies Claim Match-Fixing Is on the Rise

Betting Companies Claim Match-Fixing Is on the Rise

Monica E. June 4, 2014 21:14:04

With the rising number of fixed football matches across Europe, a top betting organization urges authorities to take action. According to Federbet, an anti match-fixing organization based in Brussels, 110 games were fixed in 2013-2014 in Europe. After doing some research, company representatives said they were still suspicious about an additional 350 matches. These numbers […]

Kansas Proves Betting on Horse Races Online Is Good Business

Kansas Proves Betting on Horse Races Online Is Good Business

Monica E. June 4, 2014 15:50:22

Oaklawn Park’s online betting site is getting some impressive results, with total revenues now reaching $9.1 million. US lawmakers haven’t completely made their mind up about whether to fully embrace online gambling or completely ban it, but operators working through the internet are trying to make the best out of their businesses while they still […]

Could Sri Lanka Casinos Be the Remedy for the State’s Slow Economy?

Could Sri Lanka Casinos Be the Remedy for the State’s Slow Economy?

Monica E. June 4, 2014 14:39:23

Bureaucratic issues have caused Sri Lanka to miss its foreign investment target last year, pulling down economic growth. According to Investment Promotion Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena, heavy bureaucracy slowed Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to $1.3 billion for 2013. The figure is much lower than the initial $2 billion projection. “There were shortcomings on our part […]

Roland Reparejo Wins $82,835 at WSOP Casino Employees Event

Roland Reparejo Wins $82,835 at WSOP Casino Employees Event

Monica E. June 3, 2014 18:59:43

The first event in this year’s WSOP lasted for three days and brought 55-year-old Roland Reparejo a prize of $82,835. The 2014 World Series of Poker (WSOP) kicked off on May 27 at an American poker room in Las Vegas, with the traditional $5,000 casino employees’ poker race. A total of 876 players participated in […]

Swedish Gambling Monopoly Profits Drop

Swedish Gambling Monopoly Profits Drop

Monica E. June 3, 2014 14:58:12

The Swedish gambling monopoly has seen a significant drop in profits after cutting bonuses and promotions. Svenska Spel’s excuse for instituting a gambling monopoly in Sweden is the need to protect customers from gambling addiction, but the European Commission had very good reason to question its motives, as the only company licensed to operate under […]

Ho Chi Minh Police Break Up Illegal Vietnam Casino

Ho Chi Minh Police Break Up Illegal Vietnam Casino

Monica E. June 3, 2014 14:48:28

28 people were arrested in a recent police operation to break up one of Vietnam’s major gambling rings. Although the country has a number of casinos, Vietnamese gambling laws forbid locals from entering them. The illegal lottery ring was led by 36-year-old Nguyen Ngoc Thang, previously convicted of mugging, robbery and causing public nuisance. Local […]

Profits from Internet Gambling in Australia Keep Growing

Profits from Internet Gambling in Australia Keep Growing

Monica E. May 30, 2014 17:42:58

Australia’s online gambling market is growing; software supplier Aristocrat has announced a five-fold increase in online revenues. Looking at the latest financial reports released by Australian gambling equipment, software and games supplier Aristocrat, it appears that online gambling sites in Australia have become quite popular over the past few years. The company just posted a […]

Bookie Claims Ashley Cole Is Set for a Move to Milan

Bookie Claims Ashley Cole Is Set for a Move to Milan

Monica E. May 30, 2014 17:29:37

It was Tuttosport that first reported Ashley Cole is planning to join the Rosonerri at the San Siro this summer. The story was published Italian gambling news and claims that the information came from a bookmaker. The 33-year-old footballer had 22 appearances with Chelsea, but his career is now up in the air. Earlier this […]

Australian Open Brings Lucky Punter $196,000

Australian Open Brings Lucky Punter $196,000

Monica E. May 29, 2014 15:59:34

A player who bet that Li Na and Stanislas Wawrinka would both win the Australian Open pocketed $196,000. Every year, thousands of gamblers who like to bet on sports in Australia place their wagers on the outcome of the major tennis tournament and hope for the best. One local player figured he shouldn’t take any […]