Gambling.co.uk: Gambling News Archive

Tuesday 12th October 2004

Women and Poker: 20% of our customers are women, says VC Bookmaker, Victor Chandler, has said that one in five of its registered users is now female and that 74% of these women registered in the past seven months alone, statistics it attributes to the gr...

Tuesday 12th October 2004

Irish scaffolder wins Betfair’s 1st online poker tournament A 31-year-old scaffolder from County Laois has won Betfair’s first online poker tournament. His winning hand of a pair of tens sealed his victory over more than 600 entrants and he has walked away ...

Tuesday 12th October 2004

New gambling magazine: Betting Business A new industry magazine has been released, available to interested subscribers via their website. Entitled Betting Business the magazine focuses on a range of topics affecting the gambling industr...

Tuesday 12th October 2004
“As I See It' Steelers vs. Cowboys By Jimmy Vaccaro Being an ex bookmaker, every time the Steelers play the Cowboys, the flashback of January 21, 1979, rears its ugly head. The 35-31 final will endure forever as it came to be known...


Tuesday 12th October 2004
Man United website potential for featuring online gambling The takeover bid by Malcolm Glazer for Manchester United, has created strong reactions amongst both the club’s fans and the UK press as both parties contemplate the benefits and drawbacks of such ...


Monday 11th October 2004

Online gambling skills now being used as assessment tool Recruiters from some of the world’s largest financial organisations have revealed that when it comes to searching for new trading staff these days, there is a whole new set of criteria employers a...

Monday 11th October 2004

Guam looks at Cairns casino performance In Australian city Cairns, its landmark casino has not proven the resounding success that planners thought it would be. The Reef Hotel Casino was developed seven years ago, largely to attract Japa...

Monday 11th October 2004

Trump Rejects Casino Fortune Bid Donald Trump’s troubled Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Inc is unimpressed by Casino Fortune’s $400 million offer for a stake in the company; even going so far as to suggest it was little more than ...

Monday 11th October 2004

Profitable Play Appoint New Online Marketing Manager Online gaming specialists Profitable Play, owners and operators of top instant-win gaming site Jackpotjoy.com, have appointed Miranda Ryder to the new position of Online Marketing Manager. Ryder w...

Monday 11th October 2004

British Columbia Lottery Corp release 4 internet based games In Canada the British Columbia Lottery Corporation has just launched four products now available for purchase over the internet. Open to any residents aged 19 and over, the new online method of pu...

Monday 11th October 2004
Futures trading based online gambling sites are prospering The branch of the online gambling industry which is closely related to futures trading is steadily gaining momentum. Sites such as Irish Intrade are attracting more visitors, and significantly more...


Monday 11th October 2004

Online gambling skills being used as assessment tool Recruiters from some of the world’s largest financial organisations have revealed that when it comes to searching for new trading staff these days, there is a whole new set of criteria employers a...

Friday 8th October 2004

WPT to Create Poker Analysis TV Show The World Poker Tour is to air the first ever poker analysis television show, WPT Poker Corner, on October 13th, immediately after Wednesday night’s broadcast of the Season Two WPT Championship. H...

Friday 8th October 2004

CelebPoker’s August tournament to air on Sky TV tonight A land based celebrity poker tournament is scheduled to broadcast today in the UK on Sky TV. The tournament which took place in August, was organised and sponsored by Celebpoker.com, a site whose ...

Friday 8th October 2004

Unreasonable state taxes on casinos discussed at Expo Another topic being raised as a point of concern for the American casino industry at this week's Global Gaming Expo, is the amount of taxes expected to be paid by casinos in some states. Represent...