Gambling.co.uk: Gambling News Archive

Wednesday 28th April 2004

Australia’s richest man shops for casino Kerry Packer, whose family fortune is estimated at A$5.5 billion reaped from extensive agricultural, industrial and financial services holdings, is now venturing into a different league. The riche...

Wednesday 28th April 2004

Mobile casinos round the corner Casino Phone Technologies, the company developing mCasino is betting that gaming operators around the world will lap up its new technology it says could port casino games onto mobile phones, in oth...

Wednesday 28th April 2004

Casino VIPs Stay Longer with VIP Treatment VIPcasino.com, the online casino that caters to the high roller, has completed the customer-driven redesign of its casino lobby. This, following the freshly redesigned website, is part of Casino R...

Tuesday 27th April 2004

WinAJackpot.com serves out US$603,212 in prize money WinAJackpot.com, has awarded a record cash prize of US$603,212 in prize money to David P. The lucky winner, struck it big time playing Gold Rally 8-line Slots at Golden Palace Casino — a member of...

Tuesday 27th April 2004

The Sun and Victor Chandler team up Victor Chandler, one of the most respected names in gambling, has teamed up with The Sun, the UK’s most popular (and, in some quarters, most despised) tabloids to offer slightly risqué casino and ...

Tuesday 27th April 2004

Gambling Online Magazine’s Global Span Gambling Online Magazine, the leading magazine for online gambling aficionados, has re-launched it online presence at www.GamblingOnlineMagazine.com, with a new content driven site. As a part of...

Tuesday 27th April 2004

Harrah's launches LuckyMe US casino resort giant, Harrah’s Entertainment has announced the launch of a new UK betting site, called LuckyMe.co.uk. The casino portal, which offers over 300 games a day and the chance to win £...

Tuesday 27th April 2004

Online gambling beating Las Vegas Sportsbooks Internet sports betting has overtaken Las Vegas-based sports books. A 2002 US Congressional Report said global online gambling revenues were over $4 billion, with over $2 billion bet by US residen...

Tuesday 27th April 2004
Doctor's Warning The UK Gambling Bill will create more gambling addicts, says the UK psychiatrist who first defined the characteristics of pathological gambling as adopted by the World Health Organisation. Dr Em...


Tuesday 27th April 2004
Betfair blasts UK Gambling Bill The draft UK Gambling bill says that some punters on betting exchanges should be ‘identified, regulated, made subject to the appropriate levy arrangements and their status checked’. In other words...


Tuesday 27th April 2004

Youbet.com turns profitable Youbet.com, the online wagering company and provider of horse racing content in the US, today capped an intensive two-year financial turnaround by announcing net income of US$15,111, for the first ...

Monday 26th April 2004

WinAJackpot.com awards record cash prize ST. JOHN'S, Antigua, April 26 - Progressive jackpot portal WinAJackpot.com has just awarded a record cash prize to a very lucky member. Happy winner David P. took away on April 15 $603,212 in pri...

Friday 23rd April 2004

Gaming Club Sponsorship of World Poker Championship The Gaming Club has sealed a two-year sponsorship deal with the World Poker Championship worth over one million Euros. The deal is the biggest of its kind ever in Europe and will further help to c...

Friday 23rd April 2004

eCOGRA Publish New Seals of Approval Sixteen more online casinos have proved that they’re up to scratch and have been awarded the eCOGRA seal of approval. The casinos underwent rigorous independent testing from an international audit...

Friday 23rd April 2004

Betcorp Back on Track The chief executive of Betcorp, Richard Barker, has said he has put recent losses behind him and is confident of a profitable future. Referring to the quarter ended March 31, which saw a net loss ...