Gambling.co.uk: Gambling News Archive

Thursday 31st May 2007

'The Kid' done good for Poker.co.uk Poker.co.uk-sponsored poker player Daniel Carter was not expected to win through to the finals of the World Head's-Up Poker Tournament, nor was he expected to knock out world-renowned poker pro Dav...

Thursday 31st May 2007

CEO Poker to Battle WSOP for Vegas Players CEO Poker is holding what it bills as “the most inexpensive bracelet tournaments in Las Vegas during the WSOP event.” The tournaments, which run from 2 to 9 July 2007, have buy-ins costing $500 t...

Thursday 31st May 2007

Wild Jack Casino Launches 50th Video Poker Game Wild Jack Casino, a member of the Jackpot Factory Group and the online casino arm of Wild Jack Gaming, has announced the launch of its 50th video poker game. As fate would have it, it is a 50 play ...

Thursday 31st May 2007

888 Holdings Trading Within Expectations At its annual shareholder meeting, 888 Holdings plc announced an ‘encouraging’ start to 2007 after releasing new games and recruiting more customers. This despite its share price dropping 7 pence ...

Thursday 31st May 2007

Irish Eyes Smile On Gambling According to research presented to a conference in Dublin on Tuesday, the amount of money being spent on gambling in Ireland has soared over the past five years. The research showed that more tha...

Thursday 31st May 2007

Wild Jack Casino Hits another Milestone May 30, 2007 – Kahnawake, Canada – Wild Jack Casino (www.wildjack.com), a member of the Jackpot Factory Group and the online casino arm of Wild Jack Gaming, today announced the launch of its monume...

Thursday 31st May 2007

VC Poker Probe Over Internet Gambling Advert In Great Britain, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) watchdog has ordered the firm behind VCPoker.com to stop linking gambling with financial and sexual success. A complaint was levied at b...

Thursday 31st May 2007

CelebPoker Seeks Eight Players for EPT Events CelebPoker is searching for eight star poker players to compete, with full sponsorship, at European Poker Tour events in 2007 and 2008. To qualify for Team CelebPoker, players must place fourth or...

Thursday 31st May 2007

Sky Poker to Hold its Biggest Tourney to Date Tomorrow Sky Poker will hold its biggest ever tournament at 21:00 on 1 June 2007 – the Grand Primo £50K Guaranteed Multitable Tournament. Highlights of the 500-player tournament along with coverage of the...

Thursday 31st May 2007

VCPoker.Com Busted For Online Casino Advert In Great Britain, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) watchdog has ordered the firm behind VCPoker.com to stop linking gambling with financial and sexual success. A complaint was levied at...

Wednesday 30th May 2007

Sexy poker ad gets the chop An advert for an online gaming room suggesting poker helps you to pull, has itself been pulled. The advert, which depicted a scantily-clad temptress with the strapline: "You love sex. She lov...

Wednesday 30th May 2007

Dettori Derby win would wipe out bookies If Frankie Dettori wins the Derby at the weekend on Authorized, the bookmakers could see a £20 million loss, the Times reports. According to Simon Clare, director of public relations for book...

Wednesday 30th May 2007

CEO Poker Announces Las Vegas Venue for July Tourney CEO Poker has announced that The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas will host a 2007 CEO Poker Tournament from 2 to 10 July 2007. Executives from all over the world will battle over the gr...

Wednesday 30th May 2007

More Ways to Pay Your Way at WSOP The World Series of Poker (WSOP) and Global Cash Access (GCA) have teamed up to offer a wider selection of cash access and funding options for this year’s 2007 WSOP Tournament, which will take plac...

Wednesday 30th May 2007

Sportech to Forge Ahead With Vernons Acquisition Sportech, the owner and operator of betting brand Littlewoods Gaming, is set to continue with it plans to purchase the Vernons football pools business, one of its key competitors. The surprise mov...