Gambling.co.uk: Gambling News Archive

Wednesday 23rd May 2007

Online Casino Seeks Million Euro Approval From Shareholders Austrian gaming firm and online casino operator Bwin is hoping to secure shareholder backing for a capital rise of up to 16.3 million new shares, generating over €500 million at its AGM. According...

Wednesday 23rd May 2007

Smoking Ban to Trigger Online Bingo Boom A new survey, published by online gaming group St Minver, has revealed that 63% of bingo players, who are also smokers, would spend an increased amount of time playing Internet Bingo when the smoki...

Tuesday 22nd May 2007

To be or not to be? Drama over Coventry casino hopes Although July 6th will see the opening of a new casino in Coventry, owner Chris Brammer will have to wait until the end of next week to find out whether the new venue could fulfil his dreams of bei...

Tuesday 22nd May 2007

Tasmania stakes $300,000 on gambling study In the first study of its kind, the Tasmanian government will invest $300,000 into a study of gambling, looking at both sides of the coin. The South Australian Centre for Economic Studies will und...

Tuesday 22nd May 2007

Smith is Brighton poker belle Nottingham's Dave Smith was champion of the fifth Grosvenor UK Poker Tour event which has just finished in Brighton. Smith joined Praz Banzi, Jerome Bradpiece, Michael Greco and Dave Colclough as ...

Tuesday 22nd May 2007

Celebs want in on charity poker tourney Dafur's humanitarian crisis has attracted many Hollywood actors and poker pros, who have expressed interest in taking part in the Ante Up For Africa poker tournament in July. The support is led by...

Tuesday 22nd May 2007

Online Casino Paddy Powers Ahead Online bookmaker and casino Paddy Power has reported that the twenty weeks prior to May 15th saw sporting results that boosted profits and confidence in future growth. In a statement released to...

Tuesday 22nd May 2007

Biggest Ever Online Casino Jackpot of $8 Million Confirmed InterCasino has confirmed that it has given away the biggest ever online jackpot, paying out an incredible $8 million on its Millionaire’s Club Progressive Slot. Reports earlier this week had sugge...

Tuesday 22nd May 2007

Sona Mobile Gets Green light from Nevada Gaming Commission The Nevada Gaming Commission has approved Sona Mobile Holdings’ wireless wagering products. The Sona Gaming platform runs on mobile phones, PDAs or fixed terminals. It works with a number of casino...

Tuesday 22nd May 2007

$10,000 Poker Room Bonus Stuns Online Poker World May 22, 2007 (St. John’s, Antigua) – The company that took the first online bet ever stunned the online poker world this week with the biggest bonus in the history of online poker. Starting today, ...

Monday 21st May 2007

NETeller Hearing Postponed Until June The case against the founders of the high profile e-wallet NETeller by the US Department of Justice has been postponed for a further two weeks from its latest date of May 16. Stephen Lawrence and ...

Monday 21st May 2007

Former WSOP Director Leaves Harrah’s Robert Daily, the former director of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), has accepted a position as a board member at DG Holdings, an international investment group with a leading gaming division. D...

Monday 21st May 2007

Online Casino Player Hits VIP Jackpot A VIP member of 32Red Casino’s exclusive Club Rouge unearthed his very own pot of gold with a win of over $200,000 on the site’s Treasure Nile jackpot slot machine. After taking a gamble on a sel...

Monday 21st May 2007
US Department of Justice Seize Funds from Payment Processor Canada based online payment processor Citadel Commerce has announced that the US Department of Justice had seized $9.25 million of its funds, the majority of which derived from its Internet gaming...


Monday 21st May 2007

Bluff Europe Bets on the Devilfish May 21, 2007 (London, UK) - With the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas looming and with magazines hitting UK newsstands, Bluff Europe has a special preview issue this month featuring, on the cover...