After missing out on the World Cup in Russia four years ago, there was one priority for the US men’s national team this time around: just get to the finals. In an expanded CONCACAF qualifying league, this objective was achieved, albeit fitfully as the team trailed behind surprise package Canada. Now, manager Gregg Berhalter has a new task: to take a national team who are betting underdogs as far as he possibly can in Qatar. The question on the minds of soccer fans looking at World Cup betting is a simple one: How far is that? It’s a fair question….

New Jersey sports betting moved one step closer to reality recently. The State Legislature voted to legalize sports betting, paving the way for casinos and racetracks to take wages and providing the state with a new source of revenue. It is likely a matter of days now before cash can start changing hands at casinos in Atlantic City and at Monmouth Park Racetrack near the Jersey Shore and perhaps take advantage of the global interest in the World Cup, which begins next week, or the National Basketball Association finals. The last remaining hurdle is the signature of Gov. Philip D….

This week the biggest sporting tournament in the world kicks off and you’d have had to be living the life of a hermit not to know that the 2014 FIFA World Cup is taking place in Brazil. Everyone and everything, it seems, has turned into a World Cup version of itself, and bingo’s no exception. Many of the different bingo sites are offering a choice of World Cup themed games that you can enjoy during the build-up to the matches, or on the days that there aren’t any real World Cup games taking place. Winner Bingo has a blog where…

Intergame Online – With the big kick-off in Brazil 2014 just a few days away, the world’s first licensed bitcoin-only sportsbook, BetVIP.com, has gone live. BetVIP takes bets and pays out exclusively in bitcoin and only accepts wagers in regulated markets. “BetVIP is not a PR stunt – it is a long-term business venture,” said founder Daniel Schwartzkopff. “Our gaming licence and strict bet acceptance policy demonstrates our commitment to the longevity of the currency,” he added. “There is a massive opportunity to provide both a secure and reliable platform for bitcoin holders and take on the traditional online sportsbooks.”…

iGaming Business – Bookmaker Ladbrokes has moved to capitalise on this summer’s Fifa World Cup by launching a bespoke Facebook application designed to facilitate a daily community derived from bets on the national team football tournament. According to Thedrum.com, the BIG Score app is a crowd-sourced, free-to-play, accumulator-style betting competition that allows players to grow a community pot by selecting one of five daily bets on which to wager. Once a player has entered their virtual bet, they will be entered into a prize draw for that day. The overall winner of the betting competition will be awarded £5,000 while…

Poker News – As every poker player knows, there’s nothing quite like a tournament. Every participant in the field — from the underdogs to the overwhelming favorite — begins play with the same sense of hope and optimism, knowing that few fortuitous plays and a little good fortune can fuel them to a run at the title. For forty-five years this maxim has been proven true under the searing heat and summer sunshine of Sin City, as the World Series of Poker brings the game’s greatest players together to test their mettle in tournament play. And while the WSOP is…