SportsIntensity’s Sports betting news covers the developments that affect where and how you wager: sportsbook launches and closures, changes to betting rules, new promotions, payment updates, and shifts in the regulated and offshore markets. We looks beyond the announcements and PR to explain what those changes mean for your bets, your account, and your money.
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor Irish online sportsbook Paddy Power received a great deal of criticism for releasing odds on U.S. President-Elect Barack Obama’s assassination. Due to a slew of complaints and suggestions that the odds might prompt a bettor to assassinate the president while in office, the website … Read more
by Hillary LaClair, Senior Editor More complaints about Bodoglife.com have arisen, as customers say their payments have slowed down significantly following the recent payment processing difficulties. According to Gambling911.com, the processing troubles that have hit the entire market have specifically hurt Bodog in the recent months. “Processors won’t … Read more
UFC Betting is the fastest-growing segment of the sports betting industry today, and for good reason. The fights are amazing adrenaline blasts themselves: add money to the cocktail and it becomes an unbelievable experience that feels so good that god will probably smite us it. When your fighter wins the … Read more
Yeah, they’re calling it the Best Damn Poker Show and it’s on Monday nights on FSN. I caught the second episode tonight. This is hardly a poker show. This is a venting booth for two of the biggest promotional sluts in poker to air their loins. I mean really, I … Read more
In the few books I’ve read on late tournament play (and coming off a conversation with my buddy Durden in regards to the subject), the subject of how to play a short stack late in a tournament to stay alive and/or steal blinds has come up several times in the … Read more
So, if you haven’t seen, Chris Ferguson has an interesting experiment going on over at Full Tilt. His goal was to start with $0 and build it up to $10,000 by playing (at first) freerolls, and slowly building his stack. By winning small prizes here and there, and slowly increasing … Read more