Gambling.co.uk: Gambling News Archive

Thursday 27th September 2007

Gaming Group to Appeal Patent Rulings Leading online casino, sportsbook and poker room Bodog.com has announced that it is to challenge rulings made against it in two American court cases last month that forced it to change its domain...

Thursday 27th September 2007

Ireland Attracts Canadian Gambling Firm A Canadian online gaming and software company has announced that it will create up to 100 jobs in Dublin as it relocates corporate operations and management to the city. Vancouver-based Veridigm...

Thursday 27th September 2007

Online Casino Reports Profits Increase German-focused online casino and poker group GamingVC.com has announced that profits have risen after it switched from direct mail to online marketing. The Antilles-based online gambling firm...

Thursday 27th September 2007

Rock Royalty Goes Online Isle Of Man-based software development company Microgaming has announced the release of The Osbournes video slot featuring Ozzy, Sharon, Jack and Kelly. The game is the product of an exclusive...

Wednesday 26th September 2007

New Planet Hollywood Casino could be ace The new Planet Hollywood Casino and Resort in Las Vegas is set to officially open on November 16th and a whole new list of celebrities have signed up to act as ambassadors, including tennis star Pe...

Wednesday 26th September 2007

Reading may get concept casino Grosvenor Casino has applied to build a new 'concept casino', with a poker room, bar, restaurant and live entertainment stage in Reading's Caversham Road. According to the Reading Evening Post, th...

Wednesday 26th September 2007

Dusk Till Dawn Becomes UK’s First Legal Poker Club History was made today at Nottingham Magistrates Court when Dusk Till Dawn (DTD) was issued with a casino license making it the UK’s first legal poker club and the largest in Western Europe....

Wednesday 26th September 2007

Proviso named favourite for Ascot race Bookmakers have called Proviso as the favourite for Saturday's Meon Valley Stud Fillies' Mile at Ascot, in a move which has not surprised horse racing industry experts. Andre Fabre's filly impre...

Wednesday 26th September 2007

Casino bosses get personal with staff scrutiny People who wish to become casino managers in the state of West Virginia have to fill out a 67-page application form, which asks intrusive questions such as information about scars and tattoos as we...

Wednesday 26th September 2007

Bluff Europe Interviews WSOPE Champion Annette Obrestad September 26, 2007 (London, UK) – Teenage poker sensation Annette Obrestad is the poker phenomenon that took the world by storm when she became the first woman and youngest poker player ever...

Wednesday 26th September 2007

Dusk Till Dawn Gets UK Card Club Licence Dusk Till Dawn has announced that it has finally been granted a licence by a magistrate for its Nottingham based poker club after the three day court case was resolved just over an hour ago. ...

Wednesday 26th September 2007

Mackey Wins WCOOP Event The World Championship Of Online Poker (WCOOP) has announced that 21-year-old James Mackey defeated over 3,000 other online players on Sunday to take home $580,000. The Missouri native won Event...

Wednesday 26th September 2007

Barack Obama’s Poker Days According to a piece by The Associated Press news service, American Presidential candidate Barack Obama is a great fan of poker and used to play the game while serving as a representative in the...

Wednesday 26th September 2007

Full Tilt Poker Issues ‘Bots’ Refunds Following public outcry, leading online poker site FullTiltPoker.com has reportedly responded to accusations that poker ‘bots’ are playing within its rooms by issuing refunds to those...

Wednesday 26th September 2007

Ongame Announces Tournament Heats The Ongame poker network has announced that it is to introduce the concept of heat tournaments to make it easier for online poker players to participate in tournaments with big starting fields. ...