Gambling.co.uk: Gambling News Archive

Thursday 26th August 2004

Mark Davies Victim of Aussie Malice Mark Davies, Betfair’s Head of Communications, who is spearheading the Australia campaign, has revealed he was recently the victim of a malicious plot, which he attributes to the betting exchange’s...

Thursday 26th August 2004

eCOGRA Issues Best Practice Standard Policies for Casinos Managers at eCOGRA seal casinos are getting detailed professional input that would normally cost tens of thousands of dollars...and it won't cost them a cent. The voluntary regulatory body has co...

Thursday 26th August 2004

Project Fairdice Fights Online Casino Fraud A new project called Fairdice, has announced the initial launch of software which it says will help fight fraud among online casinos and allow assurances of trust worthiness for those visiting the...

Thursday 26th August 2004
Channel 4 to Launch Multi-platform Gambling Operation In what can perhaps be seen as the biggest indication yet that iGaming is being embraced by the UK mainstream, Channel 4 has announced that it is seeking to launch an online and wireless betting se...


Wednesday 25th August 2004

Offshore Creations to exhibit new poker product in NEW York Offshore Creations are to exhibit their latest products at TECHXNY –the annual New York technology industry event. The two new products featured will include Poker Excellence, a new online poker g...

Wednesday 25th August 2004

Gambling.com leads Trend in 'Search Specific' Engines Industry Specific is the new buzzword in the search engine industry, and the concept is being most successfully pioneered by the gaming industry’s most visited portal, Gambling.com (www.gambling.co...

Wednesday 25th August 2004

Sky City release disappointing financials New Zealand based company Sky City Entertainment have recorded a reduced profit figure compared to last year, when they released their financials for the 12 month period ending in June. The profit...

Wednesday 25th August 2004

Las Vegas Sands announce new credit line for the Venetian Land based casinos owner Las Vegas Sands Inc, has announced that it is taking out US$1.01 billion in credit, for use by its Venetian Casino. The source of the loan has not been announced, but the ...

Wednesday 25th August 2004

Canadian Atlantic lottery online branch opens In Canada yesterday, the Atlantic Lottery Corporation launched its online lottery venture. Tickets are now available to be purchased online for the government owned lottery. This is the first publi...

Wednesday 25th August 2004
WilliamHill announces marketing strategy for new Sky channel William Hill has announced that it has employed the Poulter Group, a marketing communications agency, to take charge of the planned launch of its digital betting TV channel. The channel is to be l...


Wednesday 25th August 2004

William Hill offer odds on UK music prize In the UK William Hill’s online site is inviting music fans to place their bets on the outcome of one of the most coveted music awards. The shortlist of nominees for this year’s Mercury Music Prize...

Tuesday 24th August 2004

Is It A Crime To Play Poker Online The biggest event in the world of Internet poker took place not online, but in a casino in downtown Las Vegas. As most poker players already know, on May 23, 2003, Chris Moneymaker won the World S...

Tuesday 24th August 2004

Connecticut Bars Battle Poker Ban Several Connecticut bar owners are challenging a ruling by Attorney General, Richard Blumenthal, that bans poker tournaments from their premises. At least one Stanford bar is known to be taking act...

Tuesday 24th August 2004

UltimateBet Joins Income Access Gambling Affiliate Network Leading online poker room, UltimateBet.com, has teamed up with top affiliate network, Income Access, to offer webmasters some of the best deals around. UltimateBet affiliates can now receive up to ...

Tuesday 24th August 2004

PokerBook Gaming Kicks off Charity Poker Event Newly established US charity poker organisers, Poker Book Gaming, have announced that the National Greyhound Federation will be the first organisation to benefit from their keenly awaited World Pok...