This Week in Gambling

iGaming Business – The Rational Group, PokerStars’ holding company, has announced the appointment of Dominic Mansour as managing director of the Full Tilt Poker brand. Mansour, who will assume his role on April 22, will be responsible for day-to-day operations of the Full Tilt brand and business. Having most recently served as chief executive officer of the UK-based Health Lottery, Mansour has also held various other positions at the likes of GTECH G2, NetPlay TV and Globalcom/WMC UK. “Rational Group has big plans for Full Tilt and I’m excited to lead the charge,” Mansour said. “In addition to continuing to…

iGaming Business – The Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative, an advocate for online gaming regulation in the US, has hit out at the introduction of new legislation that would ban all forms of internet gambling with the exception of fantasy games and horseracing. iGaming Business, Senators Lindsey Graham and Jason Chaffetz from the Democratic and Republican parties, respectively, are sponsoring legislation in an attempt to ban online gambling in the country. The legislation aims to reverse a decision in 2011 by Attorney General Eric Holder that a 1961 law used to ban online gaming only applied to sports betting….

Yahoo – The 28-year-old has been suspended for six months after being found guilty by a Rugby Football League operational rules tribunal of breaching the sport’s rules relating to gambling. Worrincy was investigated after his betting activity came to light from the sharing of intelligence between the RFL and the Gambling Commission’s sports betting intelligence unit and related to matches between May 2012 and September 2013, some of which he played in. Batley players Johnny Campbell and Ayden Faal were punished in February for betting on matches, including the 2013 Championship Grand Final. Campbell, who played in the final, was…

Thinking about hosting a home poker tournament night at home with a few mates this weekend? It may be wise to consider not posting your plans all over Facebook, especially if you’re from Tasmania. A Tasmanian man has dodged conviction over an illegal invite-only poker tournament organized via Facebook this week. The ABC reported David Desmond Bowen invited 25 friends to his home poker tournament, which was held in Norwood last October. Each player was asked to chip in $150 to the prize pool. The 32-year-old pleaded guilty in Launceston’s Magistrates Court to one count of using a place for…

Boston.com – There is statewide support for expanded casino gambling and for a contentious power line transmission proposal, a survey conducted for the Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce shows. Chamber President Chris Williams said Monday that the poll taken by the University of New Hampshire found 58 percent of people surveyed wanted to expand gambling. Most — 43 percent — said a casino should be located in the southern part of the state, according to the survey that was taken in February, before last week’s House vote against expanding casino gambling. Williams acknowledged that legislative hurdle has been persistent and…

China’s biggest listed internet company, Tencent, has announced that it is to acquire a 28% stake in South Korean online gambling and mobile gaming firm CJ Games for $500 million (€363.2 million). Under the agreement, Tencent said that it would acquire a mixture of existing and newly issued common stock, making it the third-largest investor in CJ Games after Bang JH and CJ E&M Corp. The Chinese company said the deal would allow it to expand its online and mobile gaming business and grow its presence overseas. In addition, CJ Games will be able to establish a foothold in the…