Gambling.co.uk: Gambling News Archive

Friday 9th November 2007

Unfair Australian Restrictions Push Betfair into Courtroom Online betting exchange Betfair has begun arguing its case this week in the High Court of Western Australia against what it feels are unfair restrictions on its operations. Betfair’s...

Thursday 8th November 2007

WSOP oldie no longer golden boy Paul McKinney, a World Series of Poker (WSOP) winner, has been arrested in a gambling raid in Tennessee. The 82-year-old card playing veteran was playing poker with several other men when police ...

Thursday 8th November 2007

Snowden returns with a bang Amateur jockey Jamie Snowden returned from an eight-month injury with style this week, winning the Handicap Chase at Huntingdon. Mr Snowden rode Mighty Matters to a comfortable victory five lengt...

Thursday 8th November 2007

Poker Project Players Read Bluff Europe November 9, 2007 (London, UK) Europe’s premier poker publication Bluff Europe (www.bluffeurope.com) has signed an on-going deal with pub poker league The Poker Project, to distribute copies...

Thursday 8th November 2007

Online Casinos a Turn-Off for US Students According to research conducted recently by the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Public Policy Centre, online gambling by American university students, especially in the poker genre,...

Thursday 8th November 2007

CelebPoker.com Goes Swedish Leading online poker site CelebPoker.com has announced that it is targeting Sweden’s playing community with the launch of a localised Swedish language site. Gibraltar-licensed...

Thursday 8th November 2007

Former WSOP Winner Arrested The winner of the 2005 World Series Of Poker’s (WSOP) senior event, Paul ‘Cigar’ McKinney, was arrested late last week in a police raid along with 15 others after allegedly...

Thursday 8th November 2007

Full Tilt Adds More Players To Roster Leading online poker site FullTiltPoker.com has announced that its roster of world-class players has grown again with the additions of Scott ‘Bigriskky’ Clements and Jonathan...

Thursday 8th November 2007

Final ECOOP Prize Up For Grabs Leading online poker guide PokerListings.com has announced it is teaming up with Internet poker room CDPoker.com to award one lucky player a free buy-in to the final of the upcoming European...

Thursday 8th November 2007

Walvis Bay Heist Hits Poker Players In Namibia earlier this week, six men robbed a casino earlier posing as serious poker players. The robbery took place at the La Lainva club in Walvis Bay, which is about 169 miles from the...

Thursday 8th November 2007

Player Scoops $2.7 Million at WinAJackpot.com Isle Of Man-based Playtech has announced that its WinAJackpot.com has delivered a top prize of over $2.7 million to one lucky player. WinAJackpot.com is the first progressive network to combine...

Thursday 8th November 2007

Turnkey Provider’s Future in the Balance Numerous online gambling information portals are reporting problems with turnkey provider FutureBet Gaming Systems, leading several observers to believe that the company is in serious trouble. ...

Thursday 8th November 2007

Net Entertainment Reports After-Tax Profit Increase Online gambling software developer Net Entertainment has released third quarter figures this week showing a net increase in sales of 36 percent, after-tax profits up 73 percent and the addition of...

Thursday 8th November 2007

Online Casino Developer Reports Profit Rise Online gambling software developer Net Entertainment has released third quarter figures this week showing a net increase in sales of 36 percent, after-tax profits up 73 percent and the addition of...

Thursday 8th November 2007
France Ready for Compromise on Gambling Monopoly According to a piece in the UK’s Guardian newspaper, a leading French politician has announced that his nation is not ready to drop key elements of rules limiting online gambling but may...