Gambling.co.uk: Gambling News Archive

Tuesday 8th January 2008

Obama’s Win In Iowa Gives Online Poker Industry Hope Presidential candidate Barack Obama won the caucus in the state of Iowa on Thursday, taking his first big step towards becoming the 44th President of the United States. A first-term US Senator...

Tuesday 8th January 2008

Electronic Cards from Online Casino Online casino 888.com has launched a new service that allows players to send free electronic greeting cards for any occasion while increasing their chances of winning a money prize. The...

Tuesday 8th January 2008
Tennis Player Vows To Clear His Name in Match-fixing Probe Russian tennis player Nikolay Davydenko has vowed to clear his name as a match-fixing probe being conducted by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) enters its sixth month. 'It's taking...


Tuesday 8th January 2008

Online Casino Sets Another Record Online poker room PokerStars.com has announced that it has set another record for the number of simultaneous players at a time. Last week, PokerStars.com announced that over 20,000 real-money...

Monday 7th January 2008

PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Already Over for Some It is one of the biggest tournaments ever outside of the World Series. The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure saw a total of 1,135 players buy in to the $7,800 + $200 event, creating one of the...

Monday 7th January 2008

Late Night Poker Returns to British TV tonight Finally, the show which started it all is back on the air, with the return of Late Night Poker to the British airwaves this evening at 11.50pm. Tonight’s episode is a special one-off...

Monday 7th January 2008

New Free Poker Tournament Toolbar Launched Poker portal PokerSites.co.uk has launched a free tournament toolbar for players around the world containing constantly updated live daily tournament schedules from 20 of the top online rooms. ...

Monday 7th January 2008

Online Poker Room Guarantees Millions Online poker room TitanPoker.com has announced plans to stage a tournament in March offering players the chance to win a share of two million dollars in guaranteed prizes. The Two Million Dollar...

Monday 7th January 2008

Virgin Shuts Sportsbetting Site for Revamp After only opening at the end of May, the Virgin Bets sportsbetting portion of online casino VirginGames.com has closed for a revamp to a ‘new and improved product’. 'We sadly regret...

Monday 7th January 2008

Portal’s Poker Tournament Toolbar Poker portal PokerSites.co.uk has launched a free tournament toolbar for players around the world containing constantly updated live daily tournament schedules from 20 of the top online rooms. ...

Monday 7th January 2008

Resorts to Sell Genting Shares Leisure operator Resort Worlds Group has announced that it is to sell its entire 6.2 percent stake in Malaysia-based casino operator Genting International to company shareholders in a deal worth up...

Monday 7th January 2008

Brydon to Find New Role Talarius, owner of the Quicksilver chain of gaming centres and the CyberSlotz.co.uk online casino, has announced that Lee Brydon has stepped down from his role as Gaming Support Director. Brydon...

Monday 7th January 2008

Lottomatica Affiliate Signs Taiwan Deal Milan-based Lottomatica has announced that its Taiwan Sports Lottery Company affiliate has signed a contract to provide betting services to Taipei Fubon Bank. Taipei Fubon Bank won the rights to...

Monday 7th January 2008

Online Casino to Fight German Gambling Ban The boss of UK betting company MyLotto24.com, Carsten Frein, has announced that top lawyers have confirmed that the German ban on online gambling is unconstitutional under both German and European...

Monday 7th January 2008

Prison for Compulsive Online Gambler A former school treasurer in the American state of Ohio faces up to five years in prison after admitting to stealing $57,000 to feed an online gambling addiction. The Associated Press news...