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Superbowl 42

Superbowl Sunday came and went. What an amazing game it turned out to be. I personally had no stake in the winner and I didn't bet anything on this game. Either way it went, it made for a great story and a shining moment in NFL history.

Patriots win and they secure a perfect season; done only once before. Of course they were heavy favorites coming into the game. The point spread 2 weeks ago was 13 points!

Giants win and it may be the biggest upset in NFL history. This is a great underdog story and is a source of motivation.

Obviously by now everyone knows the Giants pulled it off with their 17-14 victory. FoundRead had an interesting article using the quotes Eli Manning (Giants quarterback) gave after the win. The post applies his comments to modern day business and how: "Sometimes it takes a slightly larger challenge to draw the high performance out of you." This is very true!

Of course, the commercials were a big source of discussion as well. Pretty lame commercials this year in general (imho) but there were a few that stood out to me. My favorite was the Godfather spoof commercial for the Audi R8. Mainly because I am a huge Godfather fan but I did find the commercial funny; regardless of the unoriginality of the premise. Using Moe Green as the actor didn't hurt either. Jason Calacanis graded the commercials as well and agrees with me on this one.

The game itself was so well played that I was glued to the couch the entire time. OK, part of that was because I had a very late night on Saturday and didn't have the energy to do anything but sit around and watch TV. Oi.

Technorati Tags: commercials, football, godfather, motivation, superbowl

Texas Hold'Em - Bad Beats

You can see in the blurb to the right, that I am a horrible poker player. Thing is, I don't know if I am THAT bad of a player, or if I make smart plays at the wrong times. I prefer to think that I am just cursed with bad luck at the table. I feel I have a good understanding of the game and the strategies used by most players. I have played for nearly 5 years and have read a few books, including Super System, Super System II and Hold'Em Poker for Advanced Players. Still, I find myself in bad spots or making bad plays constantly.

I admit, there are times when I try to trap an opponent too often. This usually ends with him/her catching up and beating me. I can't seem to remember the "little pot" philosophy. Take lots of little pots, or one big pot every hour. Also, I will take a huge bad beat and play too aggressive to try and recover the money I just lost. In other words, I go on tilt. I was playing in the $1/$2 No Limit game (high roller over here) at the Hawaiian Gardens Casino last night and had 3 brutal bad beats. For your reading pleasure:

1. - I was dealt A-J off suit in the big blind. A pretty tight player raised it to $12 and everyone folded to me. I didn't like my position, but put him on a middle pair 7-9's (6x the big blind is a large raise which usually means he doesn't want any callers). I call. Flop comes J-10-J. I check so I can trap him, and he bets out $6. Very small bet considering he raised to $12 pre-flop. I raise to $18 and he thinks for a good minute and finally calls. This SHOULD have sent a red alert in my mind but I still felt I had the best hand. Turn is a blank, 4d, so I push my remaining $32 in the pot and he quickly calls. He had pocket 10's and flopped a boat. I guess this isn't so much a bad beat, as he just out played me. Figure it belongs here anyways =)

2. - I bought back in the game and slowly started building my stack to a breaking even point. I'm about $15 away from being even when I am dealt A-Q off suit on the button. I raise to $8 and get one caller from the person who was under the gun. Flop comes 2-Q-5. Awesome flop. He bets $20, which is basically the pot size. I raised to $60 hoping to end it right there. He goes all in and he has about $75 in front of him, so its only another $15 for me to call, which I did. Turn comes Q and he gets all excited and shows his cards, Q-6 off suit. Out of position, he called my pre-flop raise with Q-6 off suit! I turn over A-Q and he lets out a "Awww!!" Next card? Of course, a 6. He made a boat on the river. Lady luck, why do you hate me?

3. - Now I am left with about $25 left. I am dealt Q-Q on the next hand. Guy directly to my right raises to $10. I push all in and only he calls. Of course, he has A-A. To make it worse, the guy across from me says "Ohh, I threw away A-Q" which realistically leaves me with 1 out. Now, I catch a huge break on the flop. It comes as 6-K-Q! Woah, the case queen! I couldn't believe it. The guy with the rockets says "Hey, you deserve it after your beats tonight!" and I couldn't agree more. Turn is a 2, so there is only 1 card left in the deck that can beat me and that is the case Ace. River? Ace of fucking spades!! Hah, I can laugh about it now, but I promptly shook the guys hand and wished everyone luck and left. Needless to say, I was fuming!

How many times must I say "I will never play poker again!"? My wife thinks I have a problem, but the tables always call me back. Damn that poker muse and her voluptuous body that keeps me coming back for more abuse. So, I'll probably stroll into the HG or Commerce tonight. See ya there!

Technorati Tags: bad beat, casino, gambling, hold em, poker

News Links: Illegal Gambling

Prince William County Police Bust Illegal Gambling Operation
NBC 4.com - Washington,DC,USA
Prince William County police are investigating an illegal gambling operation and arrested several individuals after serving search warrants at two residents ...

Sheriffs Make 8-Liner Bust In Pflugerville
CBS 42 - Austin,TX,USA
(CBS 42) PFLUGERVILLE Travis County Sheriff’s detectives served search and arrest warrants on two people Thursday for operating an illegal gambling business ...

Sugarcreek Twp. Man Gets Prison Time For Illegal Gambling
WHIOtv.com - Dayton,OH,USA
SUGARCREEK TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- A Sugarcreek Township man who operated an illegal gambling ring has been sentenced to 20 months in prison. ...

Technorati Tags: crime, gambling, news

Illegal Gambling / 3.31.07 -> 4.06.07

Cockfighting club owner arrested for illegal gambling
KTBS - Shreveport,LA,USA
James Butler, 38, is charged with illegal gambling, money laundering, racketeering and contributing to the deliquency of juveniles. ...

GAMBLING: US ban on Internet payment is ruled illegal
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - St. Louis,MO,USA
The US ban on offshore Internet gambling payments is illegal, the World Trade Organization said Friday, upholding a previous decision that allowed for ...

Crackdown is incomplete
Fort Wayne Jounal Gazette - Fort Wayne,IN,USA
Long, a Fort Wayne Republican, wants to spend about $2 million for 25 excise police officers assigned to investigate illegal gambling. ...

Gambling sting nabs city stores
Berkshire Eagle - Pittsfield,MA,USA
At K&J Variety, owner Iqubal Sandhu denied that his business was involved in illegal gambling. He said there was "some confusion," and that his son was ...

Pa. taprooms fear crackdown on poker machines as casinos open
Centre Daily Times - Centre County,PA,USA
In the Lehigh Valley, agents cited 15 private clubs for illegal gambling in the first eight months of 2006. At least two dozen more were raided at the end ...

BETTING BAN RULED ILLEGAL
Free Market News Network - Pompano Beach,FL,USA
In order to comply with the WTO, the US government must retract its ban on Internet gambling, or it must ban all gambling including off-track betting. ...

Police arrest 4 at raid on poker club
Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis,IN,USA
In a continuing crackdown on illegal gambling, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department vice detectives raided a year-old poker club on the Far Westside ...

Gambling games not so innocent
MyFox Tampa Bay - Tampa Bay,FL,USA
But the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office calls it something else: Illegal gambling. "The slot machines are games of chance, not skill, which makes them ...

Authorities Shut Down Two Illegal Gambling Businesses
KTRE - Lufkin,TX,USA
by Ramonica R. Jones. The raids are a result of a joint investigation between the Trinity County Attorney's Office and Precinct 4 constable's office. ...

FBI Investigate Second Life for Illegal Gambling
Next Generation - Brisbane,CA,USA
... get involved in any illegal activities, it is still currently unclear whether or not Linden Lab are responsible for gambling in illegal virtual casinos. ...

Ex-fire captain, victim advocate charged in gambling operation
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
A former fire captain and a victim advocate have been charged with running an illegal gambling operation in a convenience store, law enforcement officials ...

Online gambling bust nets 17
Forest Hills Ledger - Forest Hills,NY,USA
Police broke up a wide-scale illegal gambling operation which allegedly booked more than $30 million annually in wagers from a Long Island City strip club ...

Thirty-three charged in poker bust
Mineral Wells Index - Mineral Wells,TX,USA
INDIANAPOLIS — The latest in a string of raids on illegal gambling houses struck close to home for some area residents. Officers from the Indianapolis ...

Ozark's Little 'Las Vegas'
WTVY - Dothan,AL,USA
Ledbetter has been charged with 12 counts of possession of an illegal gambling device. He is now out on bond. This is the second gambling ring arrest in the ...

Technorati Tags: crime, gambling, news, sports

Illegal Gambling / 3.24.07 -> 3.30.07

Illegal gaming targeted
Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS,USA
Several Jackson business owners and operators were led away from their establishments in handcuffs following a series of raids on illegal gambling ...

Authorities seize alleged gaming machines at diner
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription) - Knoxville,TN,USA
SEVIERVILLE — Authorities seized four illegal gambling machines during a raid at an Asheville Highway business this week, according to the Sevier County ...

Proposal targets video gambling machines in Indiana
Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville,KY,USA
Lawmakers have been debating for several years how to deal with the video gambling devices, which are already illegal but are found at many bars, ...

40 Cited for Gambling After Warehouse Bust
WRAL.com - Raleigh,NC,USA
... of 2013 Bulon Dr., Cary – was running an illegal Poker gaming operation. McCoy was charged with one count of Gambling, one count of Possession For Sale ...

Gambling not illegal? You bet
Marquette Tribune - Milwaukee,WI,USA
Office pools and other private gambling are Class B misdemeanors under current state statutes, which carry up to a $1000 fine or 90 days in jail. ...

More than 64 People Arrested in Online Gambling Stings
Gambling911.com - Miami,FL,USA
"We have struck a powerful blow at the organizational level of an illegal gambling organization that has been reaping millions in illegal profits," Monmouth ...

Game-fixing, illegal gambling ruin love of the game
The Orion - Chico,CA,USA
... Jamaica during the Cricket World Cup allegedly because he was going to come clean in an upcoming book about illegal gambling and game-fixing in cricket. ...

Electronic Clearing House in pact with prosecutors
WIS - Columbia,SC,USA
... services known as "e-wallets," which mostly handled illegal transactions with online gambling Web sites, the US Attorney's Office in Manhattan said. ...

Sheriff to face trial on felony charge
Chickasha Express Star - Chickasha,OK,USA
Special District Judge Ken Harris ruled there is sufficient evidence to proceed to trial on a felony charge of conducting illegal gambling. ...

Ex-Cops Busted in Internet Gambling Sting
Associated Content - Denver,CO,USA
The illegal betting web site, 50ksports.com, was managed out of a strip club and a restaurant in Queens. Those managing the illegal gambling operation ...

Eight in Akron area indicted in gambling operations
Akron Beacon Journal - Akron,OH,USA
and Nunzie V. Fragola, 82, of Stow, with illegal gambling business, gambling conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy. The charges follow an investigation ...

NY, NJ Hit Internet Gambling Rings
InternetNews.com - USA
Wire rooms are locations where wagers are accepted in an illegal gambling operation. In both cases, the defendants also maintained toll free telephone lines ...

Technorati Tags: crime, gambling, sports

Illegal Gambling / 3.17.07 -> 3.23.07

Sheriff's Wife, Deputy To Stand Trial On Gambling Counts
KOTV - Tulsa,OK,USA
The judge also dismissed two felony counts for conducting illegal gambling and conspiracy to commit crimes and bad acts due to ``a lack of evidence,'' but ...

Bound over
Chickasha Express Star - Chickasha,OK,USA
Judge Harris found probable cause that the crime of peace officers engaged in illegal gambling was committed by Helen McMullen and Cacy. ...

Trooper caught in gambling raid
Lottery Post - Martinsville,NJ,USA
The doors are now locked to the illegal gambling establishment. A sign on the door tells people on the inside not to open the door to non-members, ...

Comptroller of Sports-Gambling Ring Pleads Guilty (Update1)
Bloomberg - USA
March 16 (Bloomberg) -- A Miami couple pleaded guilty to helping run an offshore sports-gambling ring that booked more than $3.3 billion in illegal wagers ...

Washington Township raid nets 15 gambling suspects
Toledo Blade - Toledo,OH,USA
Fifteen people were charged in an illegal gambling investigation after authorities searched a Washington Township location and found an illegal Texas ...

IMPD steps up attack on gambling
Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis,IN,USA
Police raided two more suspected pea-shake houses Friday in what is becoming the biggest crackdown on illegal gambling in Marion County in at least a decade ...

Indiana Poker Bust Nets Fellow Police Officer
PokerNews.com - USA
There were three men who allegedly were running the operation and they have been charged with felony illegal gambling and one of the ...

5 Men Plead Guilty To Racketeering
WDIV - Detroit,MI,USA
According to the indictment, the conspiracy involved laundering of the illegal gambling proceeds through legitimate businesses the defendants operated.

Miami Couple Plea In $3.3 Billion Online Gambling Operation
North Country Gazette - Chestertown,NY,USA
"The defendants have admitted to be being major players in an incredibly lucrative. and illegal, global gambling operation that took in untold millions of ...

Two Convicted in Internet Gambling Case
Associated Content - Denver,CO,USA
The illegal gambling operation, which rivaled most Las Vegas casinos, utilized a network of illegal bookies in New York who logged into offshore gambling ...

Sevier Co. deputies shut down illegal gambling operation
WATE.com - Knoxville,TN,USA
SEVIER COUNTY (WATE) -- Sevier County sheriff's deputies shut down an illegal gambling operation in Strawberry Plains. ..

Technorati Tags: crime, gambling, news, sports

Illegal Gambling / 3.10.07 -> 3.16.07

Game rooms prove to be magnets for robbers
KHOU (subscription) - Houston,TX,USA
One Wednesday night last fall an illegal gambling business off Edgebrook was robbed by two masked gunmen armed with an UZI and a revolver. ...

Illegal Gambling Operation Shutdown
KOTV - Tulsa,OK,USA
Its game over after the state busts an illegal gambling operation. Dozens of officers from Sapulpa, Creek County and the state's ABLE Commission formed a ...

60 people arrested in gambling raid
News 8 Austin - Austin,TX,USA
A total of 150 illegal gambling machines were seized. "We executed four search warrants throughout the city in our ongoing efforts to try to combat the game ...

Goodman prepares proposal to NBA, casinos to defend gambling
Las Vegas Sun - Las Vegas,NV,USA
"Every other city in which there's an NBA team has rampant illegal gambling going on," said Alan Feldman, a spokesman for MGM Mirage Inc. "Why then, ...

Maplewood nightclub was a gamble that hit big
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - Minneapolis,MN,USA
In 2003, state gambling agents raided the Rock and arrested Ogren for illegal gambling. He told agents at the time that the proceeds were going to the ...

Jumping into a Final Four pool? Dip into Minnesota's gambling laws ...
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
As you agonize over picking those first-round upsets in the NCAA basketball tournament, consider some friendly advice about legal and illegal gambling in ...

Gambling Raids Bust Four Austin Businesses
KXAN-TV - Austin,TX,USA
Since June of last year, area law enforcement officers have seized an estimated 2-thousand machines as part of an effort to stop illegal gambling in Central ...

Police break up illegal gambling raid
WTHR - Indianapolis,IN,USA
Eyewitness News asked the following questions as the owner was being taken into custody: Is this a regular gambling place? Is it high stakes? Cards? ...

Sheriffs raid gameroom outside Calallen
Nueces County Record Star - Robstown,TX,USA
Four people were arrested and up to 100 people were issued written warnings after an alleged illegal gambling business just outside Calallen was raided late ...

Police Say They Raided Gambling Operation; 4 Arrested
INDYchannel.com - Indianapolis,IN,USA
INDIANAPOLIS -- Officers arrested four people and gave court summons to 17 others during a raid on a car-wash establishment where illegal gambling was ...

Vice cops raid alleged 'pea-shake'
Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis,IN,USA
Four people were arrested and 17 others were issued summons for illegal gambling and visiting a common nuisance, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Sgt. ...

Capitol takes shot at illegal madness
UW Badger Herald - Madison,WI,USA
As the NCAA men’s basketball tournament tipped off today, two state lawmakers are proposing legislation that would legalize office pool gambling in ...

Suspect in baseball bat assault now faces federal charges
Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Honolulu,HI,USA
A Waianae man awaiting trial in state court for the baseball bat beating of two men acting as security at an illegal gambling operation has been indicted on ...

Online Wagering: Illegal, But For How Long?
Sports Memo - Brentwood,TN,USA
The bill made it illegal for banks and credit-card companies to make payments to online gambling sites. Following the passage of that bill, ...

"Cuban mafia" chieftain sentenced in Miami
Reuters - USA
The elder Battle built the syndicate on illegal gambling in New York in the early 1960s after leaving Cuba, prosecutors said. It later branched out to south ...

Gambling "room" shut down, neighbor catches raid on tape
WMC-TV - Memphis,TN,USA
"Many times when you have illegal gambling, illegal drug use, there are other things that are occuring too, much more serious." ...

Technorati Tags: crime, gambling, news, sports

Illegal Gambling / 3.03.07 -> 3.09.07

Authorities Crack Down On Illegal Gambling
Pittsburgh Channel.com - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
PITTSBURGH -- The district attorney is making it harder for illegal gambling to take place in Allegheny County. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported that ...

Whitefish cowboy sparks a likely change
The Missoulian - Missoula,MT,USA
The law, said Gene Huntington, is clear: Devices manufactured for gambling are illegal. Huntington administers the state's Gambling Control Division, ...

Illegal VFW gambling probe continues
Nashua Telegraph (subscription) - Nashua,NH,USA
Under the state’s gambling statute, RSA 647:2, owners and managers of illegal gambling operations can face class B felony charges. ...

Rutgers forms center for study of gambling
Newark Star Ledger - Newark,NJ,USA
... the research is important because legalized gambling is a huge economic engine in New Jersey and both legal and illegal gambling are growth industries. ...

Two Cleveland County Men Plead Guilty in Illegal Video Poker ...
The Lincoln Tribune - USA
On February 22, 2007, HICKS HELTON of Mooresboro pled guilty in US District Court in Asheville to one count of conducting an illegal gambling business. ...

Appeals court overturns conviction of Racing Services operator
Bismarck Tribune - Bismarck,ND,USA
Bala was convicted by a jury in 2005 of 12 felonies in what authorities said was the largest illegal gambling case in North Dakota history.

Court Overturns ND Gambling Conviction
Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA
Bala, 52, was convicted by a jury in 2005 of 12 felonies involving charges of running an illegal gambling business. Bala and RSI were ordered to forfeit ...

City Council to vote on anti-gambling proposal targeting game rooms
Austin American-Statesman (subscription) - Austin,TX,USA
Austin City Council members are expected to vote today on an ordinance aimed at cracking down on illegal gambling and other crimes at game rooms that have ...

Let the Madness Begin!
LAVoice.org - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Illegal gambling on March Madness is more rampant than underage drinking in college and more costly to productivity than ebay and myspace put together. ...

Gambling charges brought against barrooms
Brockton Enterprise - Brockton,MA,USA
... Beverage Control Commission was transferred to Treasurer Timothy Cahill in 2003, the agency has prosecuted more than 40 bars for illegal gambling. ...

Bill to Ban Cockfighting in New Mexico Passes House of ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
The roosters are often given drugs to enhance their aggression. Cockfights almost always involve some form of illegal gambling.

Stakes raised in gambling battle
Daily News - Galveston County - TX,USA
The chamber also argues that legalizing video lottery terminals at tracks could help combat illegal gambling throughout the state on so-called eight-liners. ...

More than police could crack down on illegal gambling
Beatrice Daily Sun - Beatrice,NE,USA
People who allow illegal gambling machines in bars and other locations across the state could be busted by people other than the police. ...

Technorati Tags: crime, gambling, life, news, sports

Illegal Gambling / 2.24.07 -> 3.02.07

One suspect pleads guilty
Chickasha Express Star - Chickasha,OK,USA
“He pled guilty to the Felony crime of being a police officer engaging in illegal gambling and to the Misdemeanor crime of neglecting his duty of office. ...

Racetrack suspected of illegal betting
Lawrence Journal World - Lawrence,KS,USA
... the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, said there is an administrative complaint “regarding allegations of a conspiracy to engage in illegal gambling. ...

Harmless fun or illegal blights?
Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis,IN,USA
"There's never been any kind of tacit authorization of pea shakes or any illegal gambling," said Deputy Mayor Steve Campbell. "If you do something illegal, ...

Is this arcade just adult fun, or gambling?
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA
Although he voted to grant Lucky 7 its license last year, Beaudette said he must act on the allegations of illegal gambling. ...

First NZ conviction for illegal gambling
Casino City Times - Newton Center,MA,USA
She became the first person to be prosecuted by Internal Affairs for illegal bookmaking since the Gambling Act came into force in 2003. ...

Officials Say They Raided Milford VFW Hall In NH
WCSH-TV - Portland,ME,USA
Officials say they have seized five illegal video poker machines and tens of thousands of dollars from the Milford, New Hampshire Veterans of Foreign Wars ...

State raids VFW over video poker
Cabinet.com - Milford,NH,USA
Officers went into a downstairs room and seized the machines because they were being used in illegal gambling, according to Kyle Metcalf, ...

Sheriff’s hearing resumes Wednesday
Tuttle Times - Tuttle,OK,USA
... and former Chickasha officer Lt. Jerry Tyler will continue their joint preliminary hearing on the charge of peace officers engaged in illegal gambling. ...

Agents bust illegal gambling house
Baltimore Examiner - Baltimore,MD,USA
BALTIMORE - State and local law enforcement busted an illegal gaming operation at a Baltimore City bowling alley Thursday. ...

Regional digest
Worcester Telegram - Worcester,MA,USA
Without debate, the License Commission revoked the license based on police complaints that the bar hosted an illegal gambling ring. ...

Technorati Tags: crime, gambling, life, news, sports

Illegal Gambling / 02.03.07 -> 02.09.07

Illegal gambling out in the open: Super Bowl office pools unlikely ...
Quad-Cities Online - Rock Island,IL,USA
This kind of gambling is illegal in Illinois, but police aren't going to go out of their way raiding Super Bowl parties Sunday. ...

Randy Engle gets probation for gambling
SalemNews.net - Salem,OH,USA
As a result of a plea agreement, he had agreed to the forfeiture of $100000 gained through the illegal gambling operation. He also has agreed to co-operate ...

Father, son arrested in illegal betting ring
Worcester Telegram - Worcester,MA,USA
WORCESTER— An investigation into illegal gambling rackets in Worcester led police to a social club on Camp Street, where detectives allegedly discovered an ...

Will gambling raids return in La Salle County? Don't bet on it
MyWebTimes.com - Ottawa,IL,USA
Third, the public is reluctant to point a finger at illegal gambling when there is already so much legal gambling in the land -- be it church bingo or ...

Is Internet wagering OK? Don't bet on it
Times Herald-Record - Middletown,NY,USA
... in gambling law, often receives e-mails from casual gamblers since the US government crackdown. They want to know if it's illegal to bet on sports. ...

Former teamster president sentenced for illegal gambling
Casino City Times - Newton Center,MA,USA
John Neal, 69, of Yorktown, still faces trial on 71 felony counts including professional gambling, promoting professional gambling, money laundering and ...

Stoughton police seize poker games
Brockton Enterprise - Brockton,MA,USA
Detectives launched the two-month investigation into alleged illegal gambling and possible drug activity after receiving “accurate” information from an ...

Small Business: Sports can be a morale booster and a problem in ...
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
There are also legal pitfalls surrounding those NCAA brackets that people love to buy into or fill out -- in most places this is illegal gambling, ...

House supports allowing some gambling in bars, eateries
Billings Gazette - Billings,MT,USA
Crank said such games are illegal because they allow establishments to profit from gambling, even if that profit is just from increased business. ...

DA Won't Name Bettors in Alleged Super Bowl Gambling Pool
WBAY - Green Bay,WI,USA
Robert and Mary Blair are accused of running an illegal gambling pool at The Legacy which netted more than $100000. The prosecutor has changed her story ...

Police: Senator Defended Illegal Gambling During Raid
INDYchannel.com - Indianapolis,IN,USA
INDIANAPOLIS -- A state senator tried to persuade officers to ignore an illegal gambling operation as they raided it last week, Indianapolis police said. ...

4 arrested on gambling, cockfighting charges in Cocke Co.
WMC-TV - Memphis,TN,USA
US Attorney Neil Smith says the suspects are charged with conducting an illegal gambling business and sponsoring or exhibiting gamecocks in an ...

Yorktown man's probation revoked after illegal gambling ring ...
Journal and Courier - Lafayette,IN,USA
He pleaded guilty in 2000 to illegal gambling, money laundering and tax evasion. Neal was placed on supervised release for three years following his release ...

Technorati Tags: crime, football, gambling, news, sports

UFC 67 and the Super Bowl

UFC 67 is about an hour or so away. I will make my predictions now so I can't be called a liar later ;) I will only give my pick on the championship fight tonight.

Up for the middleweight championship, Travis Lutter will be challenging the current champ Anderson "The Spider" Silva. Travis Lutter is the middleweight winner of the reality show TUF 4. Silva is just a beast with knee's flying in every direction. I have seen both fight and my prediction is that Silva will win by knock out, or submission, by the end of the 3rd round.

Two other fights will stand out tonight. Mirko Cro Cop and Quintin "Rampage" Jackson will make their debut in the UFC tonight. Both are coming from the "less regulated" (read: more brutal) Pride FC and I expect them both to win their fights tonight. One thing to remember is "Rampage" Jackson is the only man to have beaten Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell. Yes, I know Randy Couture won a fight against Chuck back in 2003, but the fight was stopped due to a cut, not because he was losing necessarily.

Should be a good group of fights tonight!

Super Bowl XLI - I am not a big football guy but I always get into the playoffs and of course, the super bowl. This year its the Chicago Bears vs. Indianapolis Colts. Current point spread has Indy favored by 6.5 points (-6.5) and the over/under at 48 points. I think the Colts will win the ring, but won't cover the spread. My bet is going on the Bears to cover. I have a feeling it will be a close game, regardless of what everyone else has been yelling. This will come down to defense, and I think the Bears will come with everything they have. I will also be taking the under. I can't imagine this game scoring more than 48 points combined.

Let's see how it all turns out...

Technorati Tags: football, sports, superbowl, ufc

Illegal Gambling / 1.27.07 -> 2.02.07

VFW hit with suit for losses at bingo
Huntsville Times - Huntsville,AL,USA
"The VFW and G2 operated ɠa thinly disguised illegal gambling operation at the VFW's hall in Triana," the lawsuit said. "Wright incurred losses as a result ...

Neal admits lying about income
Muncie Star Press - Muncie,IN,USA
Those charges included operating an illegal gambling business, conspiracy to defraud the IRS and money laundering. Federal authorities claimed Neal, ...

Jeffco judge rules some gaming machines can be seized by police
Times Daily (subscription) - Florence,AL,USA
In December, the high court that said the casino-style MegaSweeps operation at the race track constituted illegal gambling. The court refused to reconsider ...

Feds continue Internet gambling crackdown
Nevada Appeal - Carson City,NV,USA
Federal prosecutors said the men knew when they took their company public that its Internet gambling operations were illegal in the US When the indictments ...

State makes arrest in video gambling operation
WHNS - USA
COLUMBIA, SC _ The State Law Enforcement Division confiscated 14 illegal gambling machines and arrested a Lexington man this week. ...

Cockfighting bill approved 7-5 in Senate committee
Roanoke Times - Roanoke,VA,USA
Kathy Strouse, legislative liaison for the Virginia Animal Control Committee, said that illegal gambling is only one of the crimes to be found at cockfights ...

Illegal gambling house robbed
Diamondback Online - College Park,MD,USA
Police responding to reports of an armed robbery in a College Park Woods home early Saturday morning discovered a possible illegal gambling operation in the ...

The NETELLER Debacle: Part 2
CardPlayer.com - Las Vegas,NV,USA
Federal Code section 18 USCS §1955 (2003) prohibits the operation of an illegal gambling business where such gambling is a violation of law in the state ...

EU May Challenge UIGEA Outlawing Online...
Pokerpages.com - USA
The UIGEA did not make online poker illegal. Nor did it update the 1961 Wire Act which specified that the only form of illegal gambling is sports betting ...

Senate majority whip takes stand against cockfighting
Albuquerque Tribune - Albuquerque,NM,USA
"We know from past experience that there is illegal gambling related to cockfighting, but we haven't targeted cockfighting busts recently," he said. ...

Robbery Nets Cash, And Pants Of Victims
Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA
Now police are looking for them; the house has been abandoned, and the victims, a spokesman said, could be charged with illegal gambling. ...

SC again flush with poker machines
The State - Columbia,SC,USA
Illegal operators are intensifying efforts to make money off the outlawed video-gambling business, and the number of machines seized in the state is ...

Heat founder, coaches charged in alleged illegal fundraiser
Hagerstown Morning Herald - Hagerstown,MD,USA
Anna Lois Miles, 33, of 11134 Lakeview Drive, was charged with gambling: keep, use, permit a place of gambling in connection with the Feb. ...

Column: Bosses Must Watch Office Pools
KFMB - San Diego,CA,USA
There are also legal pitfalls surrounding those Super Bowl grids or NCAA brackets that people love to buy into or fill out _ this is illegal gambling, ...

Clouds Cover South Florida Gambling Operation
Casino Gambling Web - Tampa Bay,FL,USA
19 by arresting David Spitler, the owner of Dave's Bar & Grill, and charging him with keeping operating an illegal gambling house and unlawful possession of ...

Technorati Tags: crime, gambling, news

Illegal Gambling / 1.20.07 -> 1.26.07

Village's vice mayor found guilty of illegal gambling
Dayton Daily News (subscription) - Dayton,OH,USA
LEBANON — The vice mayor of the village of Morrow was convicted Friday evening for the second time for allowing casino style gambling at his restaurant. ...

Beaumont Police Target Illegal Gambling
KBTV4.tv - Beaumont,TX,USA
A six month long investigation into illegal gambling came to a head Friday night in Beaumont. Police executed search warrants at three businesses, ...

Appalachia gambling suspects to be arraigned Monday
Kingsport Times News - Kingsport,TN,USA
•Hubert Lee Summers, 59, 206 Maple St., charged with one count of racketeering; one count of operating an illegal gambling operation; two counts of ...

Cockfighting pit owners plead guilty
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription) - Knoxville,TN,USA
GREENEVILLE — The former owners of the Del Rio Cockfighting Pit in Cocke County pleaded guilty today to operating an illegal gambling business and could ...

Billionaire Internet Gambling Moneyman Arrested on St. John
St. John Tradewinds - St. John,U.S. Virgin Islands
A man who made billions processing internet gambling bets the US government has declared illegal was arrested Monday, January 15, on St. John, according to ...

Judge rules Conley owes $41M in taxes
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
He is serving four years for again getting involved in illegal gambling -- this time a sports betting ring -- state and federal investigators say. ...

Agents: Man Operated Illegal Gambling House
WLTX.com - Columbia,SC,USA
(Lexington County) - A Lexington County man has been arrested and charged with operating an illegal gambling house. State Law Enforcement Division agents ...

Bar owner charged in gambling sting
Chicago Daily Herald (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA
The owner of a Round Lake bar was arrested Wednesday night for running an illegal gambling operation. Inside, officers found a three-table poker tournament ...

The rise, fall in online gambling
Malibu Times - Malibu,CA,USA
Lefebvre and Lawrence are accused of using the Internet payment services company to facilitate the transfer of billions of dollars of illegal gambling ...