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Representative Barney Frank (D - MA) will open the day Sunday at the World Series of Poker by calling out the ceremonial "Shuffle Up and Deal." The pro-gambling legislator will later field questions from the press and players at a news conference. Frank is already considered a friend of online gambling. His visit at the poker tournament is greatly anticipated, as Frank is moving ahead with new legislation that will repeal the current ban, known as the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. HR 2267 and HR 2266 have over 40 supporters in congress by now. Hearings will be held in September. One of Frank's proposals sets the framework for a legal and regulated Internet gambling in the US. The other targets the UIGEA, crippling it from taking greater effect come December. Frank's visit is taking place on July 5, during the Independence Day weekend. The visit - and the tournament - will be carried live nationally on ESPN.
With Wimbledon finished for another year, the tennis betting world's attention now turns to the quarter-finals of the 2009 Davis Cup, which begin Friday. Just eight countries remain in the race to win the honor of being named champions in the famous competition's 110th year. The pick of the quarterfinals sees Croatia host the United States on clay in the coastal town of Porec. Although Croatia has won both previous encounters between the two nations, the Americans (4.50 equal-second favorite at online bookmaker Bet365 to win the Davis Cup) are favored to defeat Croatia, 11.00 to win the tournament. The hot form of Andy Roddick, Wimbledon runner-up, will certainly help the US as it aims to win the cup for a record 33rd time. Tournament favorites Spain - 11/10 favorites at William Hill Sports - will have to take on Germany, 33/1, without the injured Rafael Nadal. But despite missing the presence of their top player, who lost his world number one ranking this week after missing out on Wimbledon, Spain's top 20 singles players Fernando Verdasco and Tommy Robredo will prove tough to beat on clay and at home. The Czech Republic, 12/1, is considered the underdog in its quarterfinal against Argentina, 11/2, despite it being played on an indoor hard court in the Czech city of Ostrava. Argentina beat the Czechs in a 5-0 whitewash the last time the two teams met in 2005, and is looking to go one better than at the 2006 and 2008 Davis Cups, when it lost the final. The tournament's surprise team, Israel, 125.00, hosts Russia, 4.50, on an indoor hard court at Tel Aviv's Nokia Arena. The match was moved to the arena to allow for more spectators, but robs Israel of the advantage of playing outdoors in the heat at its usual home court. William Hill Sports is already eyeing the next ATP Grand Slam, the US Open. Atop the tennis betting odds there you will find who else but Roger Federer at 6/4. The Williams sisters Serena and Venus are 2/1 and 9/2 favorites, respectively.
NBC and Full Tilt Poker announced recently that they will be teaming up for a new television program called "Face the Ace," that promoters are billing as a challenge to beat three pros and walk away with $1 million. The show, to be hosted by Steve Schirripa (The Sopranos), will introduce a new format not familiar to fans of previous poker TV shows, in which contestants play against three Full Tilt Poker professionals for a million dollar prize. According to an NBC spokesman, contestants will have to choose between four smoked glass doors, each leading to a top poker professional. Once the contestant has chosen, the will play that professional in a match of heads-up no-limit Texas Holdem. If the contestant beats the pro, she can then take the money won or choose to risk it for more money by playing another pro sitting behind another door. Face the Ace will premiere on NBC on Saturday, August 1, with a series of seven one-hour episodes. Entry to qualification is free, with information to be made available soon at Full Tilt Poker.
Critic of military spending, protector of the environment and legislative leader on behalf of home owners across the United States, Representative Barney Frank (D - MA) visited Las Vegas on Sunday to speak at the World Series of Poker. His message at the event was a hopeful one. The powerful Congress member has kept been fighting against the current ban on online gambling. Two bills sponsored by Rep. Frank - HR2266 and HR2267 - aim to legalize online poker and delay UIGEA regulations from taking effect by one year. At WSOP, Frank told 1,700 poker players in attendance that he thinks online poker and online gambling are rights that need to be protected. In an overall hopeful message, he added that his bills will pass by next year. Discussion Rep. Frank spoke before the no limit Texas Holdem main event on Sunday. Some of the comments over his speech, courtesy of members of Hotair.com, included: "What you want to do with your own money is your own business." "Online gambling is illegal because those **** in DC can't figure out a fool proof way to tax the bejesus out of it. Yet..." "Can we please not call poker gambling?" "If the US would lift its restrictions, we'd have LESS fraud risk - you think Harrah's or Ceasar's Palace would want to get a reputation for cheating its customers?"
Online gambling will eventually be legalized in the United States, American investment bank Goldman Sachs predicted in a note sent to investors last week. According to the report, a legal online poker and casino market would be worth up to $12 billion, too great a benefit for lawmakers to ignore. "We believe it is logical to assume that the US market will eventually regulate - given the potential implications for US tax take, if nothing else," the bank said. "Were the market to be legalized, we believe that the size of the revenue opportunity could increase materially... Based on an assumption of 30% penetration of offline poker players and $300 gross gaming revenue (GGR) per player, we estimate that a legal poker market could be worth $3bn." The report reached its conclusions based on a "grossing up" of PartyGaming's intake relative to its nine percent of the market share. Based on that, the American poker market was found to be worth $1.5 billion in 2008. Despite the optimistic outlook, Goldman Sachs added efforts to regulate online gambling federally, could take time, and that efforts would move faster at a state level. It was recently reported that hearings on legislation introduced by US Congressman Barney Frank (D - MA) to overturn laws against online gambling have been delayed until at least September. Frank introduced HR 2267 and HR 2266 as part of the push he is leading to overturn the the2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), which effectively banned Internet gambling by outlawing the transfer of funds from financial institutions to gambling websites.
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The Alderney Gambling Control Commission has decided to take meaningful steps towards streamlining its operations in order to meet the new regulatory structure. At the heart of their strategy are two different groups of stakeholders: businesses and consumers. New Framework The AGCC released the new licensing framework on Wednesday at the Gaming Executive Summit at the Eurostars Madrid Tower, Spain. The GES summit took place between 7-9th July and Alderney was a Gold Sponsor of the event. Amidst dramatic socio-economic change taking place on a global basis, the AGCC wanted a fresh perspective on a new licensing framework. Some of the reasons necessitating change include, licensing regulations, European compliance and the entry of media players into online gaming. The Gambling Control Commission is even seeking to extend their customer safety net further afield, to games and services not under their jurisdiction - all in the interests of increased player protection. In fact so taken back are AGCC representatives that they are prepared to change the way gambling laws are conducted in the future. Impressive resume Alderney is no stranger to the top-level clientele. Besides for efficient telecommunication and tax incentives, the AGCC is eager to snap up more customers. That's why their organization is suited to registering more applicants coming under its guardianship.
Almost half way through the Tour de France, ahead of the 9th stage which will be held today (out of 21 stages in total), all major sportsbooks offer bets on stage winners and Tour winners: On William Hill Sports, Alberto Contador 1/3 is the only cyclist ahead of Lance Armstrong 7/2. PaddyPower offer Tour de France betting on the number of stages Mark Cavendish will win over the 3 weeks, with 2, 3, 4, 5 or more. But we are jumping ahead of ourselves, as Tuesday will feature yet another major summer sports event - the 80th Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Tuesday night. The St Louis Cardinals home field, Busch Stadium, will host the top players of the first half of the season from the Major League and American League. President Obama will also be in attendance, and will throw the first pitch to Albert Pujols, playing at his home park after leading the ballot with over 5 million votes. Pujols will compete in the Home Run Derby on behalf of the National League. The NL is desperate to win the Derby as well as the All Star Game itself, having not won since 1995. In all, 8 sluggers competing for the Home Run Crown give online bettors plenty of gambling opportunities.
It's time to celebrate one of golf's greatest tournaments - the British Open. This year's glamorous event, the 138th of its kind, is scheduled to take place from tomorrow at Turnberry in Scotland. This will be the third time the Scottish grounds have catered to this event. Big name players Tiger Woods missed last year's Open Championship and PGA Championship, he will be roaring back to this year's British Open. Alongside him will be the likes of many golfing greats in Ernie Els, Stuart Appleby, Retief Goosen and Vijay Singh to name a few heavyweight contenders for this year's title. William Hill Sports betting odds This Thursday, one of the most anticipated sporting events is kicking off to a global audience. William Hill Sports has provided an easy-to-use sports betting platform for golf fundis. For example Tiger Woods is a hot favorite to win at 9/4; Sergio Garcia is a long shot at 20/1 and Lee Westwood even further adrift at 25/1. Adventurous gamers can place their faith in Hole-in-Ones which have 'Zero' chance odds of 8/11, and 'Yes' chance odds of occurring of an 'Even' betting range. Gamers can test their golfing knowledge by placing wagers on: regional round leaders, top continental players, or the top rest of the world player. But William Hill Sports offers more, like who's likely to be in the 'top 5 finish' or 'top 20 finish'. And what will the 'margin of victory be?' All the hot golfing action as soon as it unfolds is available through William Hill Sports. Free Bet Bonus William Hill Sports is offering a free bet on the 138th British Open. Players can simply deposit a £20 single bet on the tournament outright winner market for the Open Championship plus they will receive a free £5 single on the Top GB and Ireland market for this historic event.
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