Department of Special Investigation has frozen over Bt10 million in bank accounts of at least six gambling websites pending further investigation, after the initial probe found that some 1,000 accounts might be involved in the crime, DSI Chief Tarit Pengdit said yesterday. Reporting the DSI investigation progress into online gambling activities including football betting and online casino, Tarit said that, after he had assigned this job to his deputy Pol Col Yannapol Yangyuen, the working team seized over Bt10 million in bank accounts of gambling websites. He said more than 1,000 bank accounts connected with student and general people were…

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The parent company of the PokerStars gambling website, thwarted thus far in its efforts to buy one Atlantic City casino, on Wednesday announced a deal in which it will partner with another one to offer Internet gambling in the state once it becomes legal later this year. The Rational Group is joining with Resorts Casino Hotel as its online gambling partner, pending approval from state casino regulators. But Wednesday’s announcement raised another big question: whether PokerStars plans to continue its court fight to try to buy The Atlantic Club Casino Hotel, in which it thus far has been rebuffed. An…

From Poker News On Monday, PokerStars announced a new security feature designed to protect player accounts. “SMS Validation” was created to reduce the vulnerability of player accounts to unauthorized hackers. The service is free to all users and can be found in the latest PokerStars software update. It will be available first to accounts registered in specific countries before launched globally. To use the SMS Validation option, after a player has activated its use in the PokerStars client, they will receive an SMS text message when potential irregularities with the operation of their account are detected by PokerStars systems. If…

Caesars Entertainment and 11 other Atlantic City casinos have begun the process of getting online gambling licenses ahead of a Sunday deadline set by New Jersey regulators. They’re part of a rush to get in on the ground floor as online gambling gets ready to go mainstream nationwide. New Jersey will in November be the third state to launch statewide online poker and other gaming, after Nevada and Delaware. The new gaming outlet became possible when the federal government did an about-face in December 2011. After adamantly opposing online gambling for years, the government said states could issue licenses, but…

From NY Times – Known simply as Revel, the newest addition to this gambling city was going to be different. The emphasis was on luxury, with the Himalayan salt grotto in the spa, the botanic garden winding toward a rooftop pool, the Michelin chefs instead of all-you-can-eat buffets. There was no smoking in its 47 stories, and with floor-to-ceiling windows offering vistas onto the Atlantic Ocean, you could almost forget the seedier streets at its back. There was a casino, but it was self-contained on one floor, as if it were an aside. This was a resort, its promoters said,…