Gambling.co.uk: Gambling News Archive

Friday 8th October 2004

CasinoWebcam launch their second generation platform CasinoWebcam, the site that specialises in live online gaming, has announced the official launch of a new live gaming platform. It is the second generation platform for the site, and will enable se...

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...

Thursday 7th October 2004

Victor Chandler Poker to Sponsor Xmas Cracker Festival Victor Chandler Poker has announced its support of Brighton’s Christmas Cracker poker festival – one of the UK’s premier poker events – too be held between 29 November and 5 December. The festival ...

Thursday 7th October 2004

Retailers hoping to cash in on poker craze The next sector lining itself up as a beneficiary of the global poker craze currently taking place is the retail industry. In the US retailers are stocking up on poker paraphernalia- cards, gaming...

Thursday 7th October 2004

Youbet Looks to buy out American Wagering for $9.5 Million Youbet.com the largest Internet provider of thoroughbred, quarter horse and harness racing content in the America, is seeking to buy out American Wagering, Inc, the company behind Leroy's Horse and...

Thursday 7th October 2004

Designers believe a modern style will feature in new casinos The results of a survey conducted amongst design and construction professionals, and released by the American Gaming association, has shown that there is likely to be shift in direction in the des...

Thursday 7th October 2004

Youbet puts together plan to purchase American Wagering Youbet.com has announced its intention to buy all issued and outstanding shares of the struggling company American Wagering Inc, and its wholly owned subsidiary Leroy’s Horse and Sports Place. Bot...

Thursday 7th October 2004
Big hopes for punters’ interest in US baseball In the US, it is anticipated that unusual matches and entries into wild card play offs, will produce a peak in betting on the sport this season. A mix of strong and expected favourites lining up fo...


Wednesday 6th October 2004

Increasing numbers quit jobs to go pro in online poker A new trend being noticed as a by-product of the global poker explosion, is the increasing number of keen players now quitting their jobs to play the game instead. It seems many a professional is ...

Wednesday 6th October 2004

Carmen Media's Reponse to New Global Betting Report October 5th, 2004: Gibraltar The Carmen Media Group, owner of Belle Rock Gaming's seven online casinos, three online poker rooms and online sportsbook, responded swiftly to the media coverage gene...

Wednesday 6th October 2004

Betfair opens its poker room for its first tournament London (5/10/04) - Betfair, the world’s leading online betting exchange, is opening its poker room to new players on Sunday 10th October for its first tournament, where £100,000 is up for grabs. “...

Wednesday 6th October 2004

vcpoker.com to sponsor South Coast's premier poker festival VC Poker, the online poker room operated by leading independent bookmaker Victor Chandler, is proud to announce that it is to sponsor the Christmas Cracker festival being held at Brighton's Rendezv...

Wednesday 6th October 2004

Betfair Poker Room Reports Sustained Growth Betfair has claimed today that its recently launched poker room is ‘the fastest growing in the industry’. The betting exchange said that since its launch in May it has signed in excess of 15,000 us...

Wednesday 6th October 2004

Compulsive Gamblers Lose Again, In Court 'If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all.' 'Born Under A Bad Sign' by Booker T. Jones & William Bell When a compulsive gambler sues a casino, the legal question usually comes d...

Wednesday 6th October 2004

UK gambling revenue increases more than 500% in last 3 years The amount of revenue earned by the UK gambling industry has increased by more than 500 percent in the last three years. The figure has increased from annual revenue of £7.6 billion three years ag...