Gambling News - The Best of Dare To Gamble

This is the week-in-review segment here at Dare to Gamble. We cover a lot of ground on this blog, so I like to sum up what I've been up to regularly.

GAMBLING NEWS

There was a lot of news from the gambling news this week. I wish I could say it was all good news, but I'd be lying.

The U.S. case against Gary Kaplan took a turn for the worse this week, as the directors of BetonSports decided to plead guilty in exchange for immunity. They will now sell out Kaplan and BetOn CEO, David Carruthers. A spokesman for the U.S. Attorneys office was able to keep a straight face while referring to BETon as a "criminal empire".

The Bush administration's "War on Gambling" continues.

In a related story, the Bushies seized millions of dollars in assets of Citadel Commerce. These are the fiends who were brazen enough to handle money transactions between online casinos and American gamblers. Had the Department of Justice not moved against Citadel, our republic certainly would have fallen.

Meanwhile, the Bush administration declined to appeal their loss in the online gambling case brought against them by the island nation of Antigua. Twice in the last three years, the U.S. has lost online gambling cases in the World Trade Organization court. Yet the Bush administration assumes it can ignore WTO rulings.

SARCASM WARNING

Who can blame our current administration, really? Ignoring developments on the international has worked for the administration several times already. Sort of like its strategy to ignore Iran and North Korea these last few years. Or their decision to ignore evidence that said there were no WMDs in Iraq.

As it is, the Antigua court case is reaching its "resolution phase". This means that other nations can join Antigua's grievance and make claims against the U.S. force unfair trade practices. The EU and Brazil have voiced their displeasure at U.S. anti-gambling policy, so it's possible that several of the larger European and South American nations could jump on the WTO pro-gambling bandwagon.

This story might get interesting.

POKER PLAYERS ALLIANCE

In another attempt to throw back the Republican wave of anti-gambling law enforcement, the Poker Players Alliance continues with its membership drive. The PPA needs a large constituency, so when it goes to members of the U.S. Congress, those congressmen will know there are votes on the line. The PPA membership has now eclipsed 500,000 active members, which is good news for all the American gamblers out there.

WORLD SERIES OF POKER

As it is, the gambling public continues to pursue its hobby, despite interference by the Feds into our private lives. World Series of Poker circuit events have started up, with a recent result out of New Orleans.

For those who can't get enough of World Series of Poker news, we tried to help out by posting a series of news notes about the WSOP. Check out the links at the bottom of that blog entry, because you can see the 2007 WSOP rules, payouts and television schedule.

ROCK PAPER SCISSORS

In one of the stranger twists in organized competitive "sports" history, we introduced you to the Rock Paper Scissors tour. The competitions, generally known as Rochambeau or Roshambo, pits competitors in the classic childrens game of rock-paper-scissors. Yes, that rock-paper-scissors.

Like in years past, there will be a Rochambeau tournament at the World Series of Poker this year. Hosted by Phil Gordon, it will be called the World Series of Roshambo. Annie Duke won the competition last year.

BODOG RESULTS

This week, we posted lot of results for the Bodog television bets. The network schedules ended this week, so there was a lot to report.

American Idol and Dancing With the Stars ended their 6th and 4th seasons, respectively. Congratulations to Jordin Sparks and Apolo Anton Ohno.

Meanwhile, the Heroes season finale came, so we were able to look back at the

In the world of soccer, we reported on the Manchester United and Chelsea showdown for the FA Cup. Dare To Gamble also covered the before and after of the Champions Cup Final between Liverpool and AC Milan. Milan won the match 2-1, showing that cheaters don't always lose.

UFC 71

We also wrote a preview of UFC 71. Five years ago, the UFC loaned Chuck Liddell to Pride Fighting for a tournament. In the final of that tournament, Chuck had the living hell beat out of him by Quentin "Rampage" Jackson.

Now that Ultimate Fighting Championship has bought Pride, the UFC has matched Liddell vs. the only loss he's never avenged. Read our report on this coming reckoning.

Gambling News - The Best of Dare To Gamble