Gambling.co.uk: Gambling News Archive

Sunday 22nd June 2008

Betfair Signs Up Another Poker Star News that up and coming poker star Michaela Johansson has joined the Betfair poker team has been well received in the industry. The 23 year old Swede is already a fulltime poker player and will...

Saturday 21st June 2008

Alberta Government Launch Addiction Survey While there are some that would say that announcing a probe into casino and gambling addiction at the same time as opening another casino was a little strange, that is just what the Alberta...

Saturday 21st June 2008

Is MGM Sneaking Into China? While MGM Mirage will forever be associated closely with the gambling industry, many people will be surprised to learn that the group is building a non-gambling hotel in China. MGM Mirage...

Saturday 21st June 2008

Is It Fair To Compare Business And Poker? As the popularity of poker continues to grow in many countries around the world, a number of surveys are comparing the qualities required in business and those for poker, suggesting that they are...

Friday 20th June 2008

Charles Barkley Back At The Poker Table After his very public spate with one of the US’s leading casino magnates, the repayment of outstanding dues and settlement of a fine to the authorities it seems that Charles Barkley is back...

Friday 20th June 2008

Union Power Hits Atlantic City Dealers When the casino industry was a dirty word the Unions showed very little interest in employees of the large gambling groups, but now that casinos have come out of the wood work and there are big...

Friday 20th June 2008

The Power Of The 2008 WSOP The rise and rise of the standing which WSOP has in the world of poker has had a massive impact upon the poker halls around the Las Vegas strip where demand and player numbers have literally gone...

Friday 20th June 2008

Bad Beat Poker Jackpot Edges Towards $1 Million! In a move which is sure to grab the attention of the best players in the world, Absolute Poker has announced that their Bad Beat Poker Jackpot has just beaten the previous August 2007 record of...

Friday 20th June 2008

WSOP Event #33, $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo: Ruthenberg Holds Off Jesus Coming to a final table with the chip lead is always a comforting feeling, but you’d rather you didn’t have three of the best poker players in the world waiting for you, either. That...

Friday 20th June 2008

'Ante Up For Africa' Fundraiser Announced The humanitarian crisis in Darfur has caught the attention of several charitable organisations keen to do their part in supporting victims in the region. The second annual Ante Up for Africa...

Friday 20th June 2008

Bodog Looking for Beta Testers Dedication to customers’ needs is important, and Bodog recognise that you can’t play your A-game if you’re tired, hungry, depressed or if you don’t like the software you...

Friday 20th June 2008

WPA Board Resigns Only two weeks after being elected, the eight board members of the Las Vegas-based World Poker Association (WPA) have resigned following a decision by Chairman Wendeen Eolis to step down. ...

Friday 20th June 2008

World Series of Poker Sees Rich Pickings For Pros Texas Hold’em is the most popular form of poker in the world, especially in tournament format. This is why so many amateurs win the big Hold’em events at the WSOP – scores of...

Friday 20th June 2008

UK Online Bingo Worth Billions According to a new study, online bingo players in the UK are spending almost $1.2 billion per year on tickets from domestically operated sites based on the value of receipts and prizes. Revealed...

Friday 20th June 2008

Guoco Increases Rank Stake Asia-based Guoco Group Limited has increased its stake again in Great Britain’s second largest bingo club and casino owner, Rank Group, to 12.67 percent. At the beginning of the month,...