Gambling.co.uk: Gambling News Archive

Friday 4th January 2008
Italian Players Banned For Betting The Italian Tennis Federation (FIT) has announced that the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has banned two of its players, including the nation’s number one, Potito Starace, for...


Thursday 3rd January 2008

Californians to Vote on Casino Expansion According to a leading authority on gaming law, aboriginal tribes in California have been spending more money than ever before in the run up to a vote next month on whether to allow casino...

Thursday 3rd January 2008

Vietnam To Allow Gambling According to news agency VNA, Vietnam has announced that it is seriously considering the legalisation of gambling after years of discussions. The Asian nation’s Ministry of Finance along...

Thursday 3rd January 2008

Casino defies smoking ban Although much of the US is now subject to a smoking ban in public places, in one Colorado casino, gamblers are still lighting up legally. According to Anorak website, Tuesday was the first day whe...

Thursday 3rd January 2008

Dario Minieri Finishes 2007 in Style Pokerstars has had something of a grandstand finish to 2007, breaking the record for the most number of players simultaneously playing, along with a massive prize pool in their flagship...

Thursday 3rd January 2008

Bookies gives in to Turf TV Britain's biggest bookmaker has relented in its resistance to Turf TV and has signed up to a contract to show the new horse racing channel in all of its betting shops. Ladbrokes has agreed a five...

Thursday 3rd January 2008

Viva Las Vegas, as gambling on The Strip is up The year hasn’t been great for either the US economy or poker at large. Most of 2007 saw the US economy lagging, and with the rise of new gambling markets like Macau, Vegas might have felt...

Thursday 3rd January 2008

2008 Canadian Poker Championships Announced HeadsUp Entertainment have announced the schedule for the 2008 Canadian Poker Open, which will take place in Calgary on 5th-9th March. Players from Canada are beyond are expected to attend with an...

Thursday 3rd January 2008

Novice Player Hits Big at Online Casino Online casino BodogLife.com announced that its final Sunday $100,000 Guaranteed online poker tournament of the year saw 756 players battling it out for the $25,000 first-place prize with a...

Thursday 3rd January 2008

Beat’s Make Good News at Absolute Poker Online casino AbsolutePoker.com has announced that players took home over $6.5 million over 2007 thanks to its Bad Beat Jackpot. AbsolutePoker.com introduced the Bad Beat Jackpot feature to its...

Thursday 3rd January 2008

Online Player Banned For Life One of the world's most popular online poker rooms, PokerStars.com, has announced that it has permanently banned a young player from not only using its website but also its land-based tournaments...

Thursday 3rd January 2008

Top Player A Rarity In Online World According to a piece in America’s Star Tribune newspaper, revenues from online gambling may top $18 billion for the past year although the average player is still more likely to become an...

Thursday 3rd January 2008

Online Casino Awards Released The Kahnawake-licensed AllJackpots.com online casino has been named as the winner of two honours from independent Internet gambling guide Online-Gambling-Insider.com in its annual awards list. ...

Thursday 3rd January 2008

UK Money Laundering Guidelines Published The UK Gambling Commission has compiled and published a regulatory document entitled The Prevention of Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism. The publication follows extensive...

Wednesday 2nd January 2008

Priest charged over casino intrigue A Roman Catholic priest has been arrested, accused of perjury in front of a grand jury regarding his relationship to a mobster. Reverend Joseph Sica, who advises Mount Airy Casino Resort owner Lou...