Home » Archives by category » News
A Social Gambler Goodbye – We’re closing down for a rest

A Social Gambler Goodbye – We’re closing down for a rest

As many of you may have noticed, it’s been a bit quiet around here in Social Gambler towers. John has had a baby, The Doctor has a new job in DC, ICED has drunk himself into the ground, Greg and Trevor have just had their company – BETDAQ taken over by Ladbrokes and Roy The [...]

The Social Gambler has BetdaqNFL’s live pregame show at 5 ET

Live Super Bowl pregame show at BetdaqNFL.com   As you may have guessed if you’ve followed this site for awhile, a couple of guys involved with The Social Gambler work for BETDAQ, the 2nd largest betting exchange in the world (I’m not one of them, though I fully support the integration of BETDAQ and The [...]

Continue reading …
Breaking News. Ladbrokes confirm Betdaq acquisition talks

British bookmaker Ladbrokes in take-over talks with the Irish based betting exchange Betdaq. Betting firm Ladbrokes on Monday confirmed it was in discussions with Betdaq “regarding a potential future acquisition” after a speculative piece in Saturday’s Times newspaper. The statement released today ( Monday 7th Jan 2013 )  , the company said negotiations were ongoing, but there [...]

Continue reading …

OKC win by 40 over bobcats

Comments Off
OKC win by 40 over bobcats

Russell Westbrook tipped away a pass, got into the open court all by himself and then braced for a big take-off and a signature throwdown dunk. Instead, he meekly flipped the ball into the basket and grinned sheepishly at the Oklahoma City Thunder bench after the miscue. “I really thought he was going to do something a little [...]

Continue reading …

Cam Newton 4TDS over eagles

Comments Off
Cam Newton 4TDS over eagles

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHILADELPHIA — This was the Cam Newton who was the talk of the NFL last season. Newton threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more to lead the Carolina Panthers to a 30-22 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night in a matchup of teams with the worst records in the NFC. [...]

Continue reading …

Goalkeeping magic man – Lassi Hurskainen

Comments Off
Goalkeeping magic man – Lassi Hurskainen

Former UNC Asheville Goalkeeper and Finnish trick shot artist Lassi Hurskainen is back with more tricks from his native Finland!               This is certainly worth a watch. Tweet

Continue reading …

Hornets coach Monty Williams blasted the NBA

Comments Off
Hornets coach Monty Williams blasted the NBA

New Orleans Hornets coach Monty Williams blasted the NBA’s protocols for determining when a player can return from a concussion, a day after No. 1 draft pick Anthony Davis suffered a mild one. Williams unloaded before Saturday’s game against the Chicago Bulls, saying, “Now, they treat everybody like they have white gloves and pink drawers and it’s [...]

Continue reading …

Raptors get crushed in OKC

Comments Off
Raptors get crushed in OKC

Thunder coach Scott Brooks was happy to see his team get off to a fast start that made his job easy at the end. Russell Westbrook shrugged off a sore shoulder to score 19 points and Oklahoma City cruised past the Toronto Raptors 108-88 on Tuesday night. Serge Ibaka added 17 points for the Thunder, who led [...]

Continue reading …

NFL head coaches in the firing line

Comments Off
NFL head coaches in the firing line

“There are two kinds of coaches — those who have been fired and those who are going to get fired.” - *** Phillips It’s the half way point in the regular season and The Social Gambler takes a look at the NFL Head Coaches who are set to face the firing squad, walk the plank or [...]

Continue reading …

Sunday Notice for UK and Ireland NFL Fans

Comments Off
Sunday Notice for UK and Ireland NFL Fans

The clocks went back in the UK and Ireland this morning so that means that the NFL starts one our earlier over there. So if you’re in the UK the new kick off times will be 5pm ( GMT ) Second kick off times are 8pm followed by a game at midnight. This is certainly [...]

Continue reading …
Page 1 of 30123Next ›Last »