Gambling.co.uk: Gambling News Archive

Thursday 7th June 2007
Online Sportsbook Halts Ramsay Betting Online sportsbook Bodog has ceased taking bets on Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen 3 television programme after the website’s security department flagged abnormal betting patterns. Several years ag...


Thursday 7th June 2007

American Congressman To Propose Online Gambling Exemptions A Democrat member of the House of Representatives is expected to introduce legislation today to exempt poker and other games from the Internet gambling ban that was passed by the American Congress ...

Thursday 7th June 2007

Google Extends Internet Gambling Advert Ban The giant search engine and information site Google has extended its ban on Internet gambling advertisements in the UK to include play-for-free sites with immediate effect. Previously,...

Wednesday 6th June 2007

Big C wins big at WSOP tournament Irishman, Ciaran O'Leary, has won the third event at this year's World Series of Poker (WSOP), scooping $727,012 of the prize pool, making it the second largest amount ever to be claimed by an Iris...

Wednesday 6th June 2007

New bling bling WSOP bracelets unveiled This year's World Series of Poker (WSOP) sees the introduction of the most expensive and flashy bracelets that the tournament has ever known. Made by luxury Swiss watch-making company CORUM, the ...

Wednesday 6th June 2007

Sky Poker Launches New TV Show Sky Poker has announced the launch of a new TV show, Poker Week, which will bring Britain’s poker fans the latest tournament coverage, news and gossip from all the major poker events. Hosted by Jo...

Wednesday 6th June 2007

World Series of Poker.com Launches Upgraded Site The casino group behind the World Series of Poker (WSOP), Harrah's Entertainment, has announced the WSOP’s official website has been overhauled to include a wide range of impressive new features fo...

Wednesday 6th June 2007

888 Joins PartyGaming in Talks With US Online casino and poker giant 888 has followed the lead of rival PartyGaming by instigating talks with the United States Department of Justice. PartyGaming announced on Monday that discussions wit...

Wednesday 6th June 2007

Online Casino Group Joins Bandwagon on Talks With US Online casino and poker giant 888 has followed the lead of rival PartyGaming by instigating talks with the United States Department of Justice. PartyGaming announced on Monday that discussions wi...

Wednesday 6th June 2007

Live Bingo Won’t Go Up in Smoke Says Bingo Group BingoScotland.com, Scotland's largest bingo site, has laughed off claims that the imminent smoking ban in England will see a surge of bingo players taking their business online. A spokesperson for...

Tuesday 5th June 2007

Davey Jones fails to lock other players out David Jones looked likely to grab the most booty at the Amateur Poker Association & Tour (APAT) in Dublin this weekend, but after nearly foiling 150 other players, the Yorkshireman lucked out. ...

Tuesday 5th June 2007

Record-breaking start to WSOP Steve Billirakis provided a record-breaking start to the World Series of Poker (WSOP) when he became the youngest player ever to triumph in the tournament. It is the fourth year in a row that the ...

Tuesday 5th June 2007

Rapping dealer wins WSOP event A croupier from Las Vegas has become the latest worker to win a bracelet at the Casino Employees Poker World Championship at the World Series of Poker. The $104,701 that Eric Narciso managed to ba...

Tuesday 5th June 2007

Cherokee Casino gets Toby Keith eaterie Country music star Toby Keith has announced that he will open his fourth I Love This Bar and Grill restaurant at the Cherokee Casino Resort in Catoosa. The restaurant, which will feature a fusion ...

Tuesday 5th June 2007

Online Casino Group’s US Negotiations Bear Fruit After announcing yesterday that it was in consultation with the state of New York’s Department of Justice, Internet gambling company PartyGaming, owner of Party Poker and Party Casino, has further ...