UB.net’s Poker2Nite returned last night at 11pm EDT on VERSUS with talk of Phil Ivey’s star status in the game, and Jason Mercier’s take on the Big Game.

Miami, FL (Marketwire) Friday, May 14, 2010 – Those who caught episode 11, Season 2 of UB.net’s leading poker news television series, Poker2Nite, last night on VERSUS were in for a sweet treat; 2007 Playmate of the Year Sara Underwood chatted with co-hosts, Joe Sebok and Scott Huff, who were also back with the headline making news from around the poker traps.

With the 2010 WSOP* literally only weeks away from Event # 1, Seebs and Huff kicked off the show with a look at their annual press conference, which announced two new sponsors, Red Bull and Nat Nash.

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The House Ways and Means Committee has confirmed earlier unofficial reports that it is to hold a hearing on May 19 to discuss the tax benefits of legalising and regulating online gambling in the United States.

Representative Jim McDermott’s HR 4976 internet gambling taxation proposal, a companion bill to Congressman Barney Frank’s HR 2267 bill to legalise online gambling, will be at the centre of the discussion and has attracted three co-sponsors.

The hearing will be chaired by Ways and Means Committee chairman Sander Levin, and interested parties have been invited to attend on submission of a written statement.

“The Committee will discuss the current tax laws and reporting requirements applicable to wagering in the United States …

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The final match of this season’s English Premier League takes place on Sunday afternoon with online bookmakers heavily backing Chelsea to win the title at the expense of reigning champions Manchester United.

Both teams have played 37 games so far this season but three-time consecutive English Premier League title holders Manchester United are only one point behind Chelsea. However, both sides are finishing this season’s calendar with home games against lesser opposition, which means the current one-point gap should remain intact.

Chelsea last won the English Premier League in 2006 under the stewardship of manager Jose Mourinho but new boss Carlo Ancelotti hoping to emulate his famous predecessor after only one season in charge of the London-based club. Read the full post …

The Caribbean Casino and Gaming Corporation, which owns the Sosua Bay land casino in the Dominican Republic, has announced that it plans to launch real money, live dealer operations online next (June) month after extensive testing of its Kenilworth Systems Corporation technical elements.

The online gambling action will be streamed from the Sosua Bay Grand Casino using Kenilworth technical expertise, and the offering will include roulette and sports betting. CCGC expects to quickly generate revenues of $250,000 a month, a spokesman said this week.

The casino is now the centerpiece in the Sosua Bay Resort at Puerto Plata.

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A small and poorly capitalized online sportsbook appears close to shutting down.  Bet911.com, which quite obviously attempted to capitalize on the Gambling911.com name but was never permitted to advertise on this website, now claims they have insufficient funds to pay players.

We already know the script.  It’s been written several times before by these underfunded fly by nights.

Some customers have had troubles withdrawing monies from the online payment transfer firm Moneybookers, popular among Web gamblers.

Moneybookers.com explained why payments were not forthcoming from the troubled betting shop:

The customers didn’t receive their payouts from Bet911.com because they don’t have the funds to complete their payouts. I

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May 4 – Mansion Casino promises an eventful May with loads of new promotions.

In addition to their 100% up to $200 new player sign up offer, the casino has not also added a special reload bonus, available every Tuesday. Available on a Tuesday only, the bonus will be valid for a player’s first deposit of the day, when making the required minimum deposit between 00:01 and 23:59 (GMT). The bonus ranges between $400 or $750 depending on the player’s VIP level. This is a 25% match bonus.

Tournament fans are being looked after in May with the $10,000 slots tournament running between 5 May and 13 May.

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More is being learned about the alleged double suicide of online gambling portal website owner Kenneth Weitzner and his wife Jackie. 

Sources close to the investigation reveal to Gambling911.com that the deaths were a combination of overdosing with pills (believed to be Valium) and carbon monoxide.   All the windows and doors of an apartment above the couple’s garage where the bodies were found had been sealed off with tape.  A charcoal grill was used, resulting in the carbon monoxide poisoning.

"(Ken) was severely burned on the upper right thigh and genital area from where he re-lit the grill with lighter fluid," our source tells us.

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Oasis of the Seas, billed as the world’s largest ship, is set to host an ocean-bound poker cruise.  Ladbrokes, the UK’s biggest bookmaker, will host the cruise. 

The fourth annual poker fest at sea will kick off Jan. 22, 2011 upon the 5,400-passenger vessel.

The seven-night voyage to the Western Caribbean, out of Fort Lauderdale, will include stops in Falmouth, Jamaica; Cozumel, Mexico; and Labadee, Royal Caribbean’s private beach destination in Haiti.

Ocean of the Sea is part of the Royal Caribbean family.

Gambling911.com Staff 

Realex Payments is based in Dublin and, in ten years, the business has amassed an impressive roster of clients, including: Aer Lingus, Vodaphone, Aviva, and Accor. They can now add 32Red to the list.

Speaking about the deal, Realex Payments CEO and founder Colm Lyon said “As we grow our gaming portfolio it is important that we secure partnerships with respected operators, such as 32Red. To be selected by 32Red ahead of others demonstrates our leadership and ability to deliver service led bespoke payment solutions’’.

Like any online casino, the ability for players to credit their accounts is the bottom line.

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South America apparently features in the plans of the Vienna-listed online gambling group Bwin, which is expanding its traditional European markets and plans a presence in as many as four South American countries over the next two years.

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