Gambling.co.uk: Gambling News Archive

Thursday 5th October 2006
Internet Bill Sparks Dividend Drop In the aftermath of the US Congress decision to pass the Internet Gambling law, online gaming group PartyGaming has announced that it is to cancel its dividend that was due to be paid at the end...


Wednesday 4th October 2006

Online Casino Player Earns Seat at $1 Million Tournament Titan Poker has announced that a second player has qualified for the Tournament Titan Sit & Go tournament. Franck Thimonier from France will take his place at the richest Sit & Go tournament ever...

Wednesday 4th October 2006

Slotland.com Honoured at eGaming Review Awards on Monday October 4, 2006 (London, UK) – The first company to launch real-money slot machines for mobile phones and PDAs is once again being recognized for its pioneering efforts in the new and rapidly devel...

Wednesday 4th October 2006

BingoTek Launches Crazy Vegas Bingo October 4, 2006 (London, UK) – BingoTek (www.bingotek.com) has launched Microgaming’s brand new pay-to-play bingo network with the first licensee being Crazy Vegas bingo (www.crazyvegasbingo.com)....

Wednesday 4th October 2006
Sportsbook.com Offers Odds on World Series Postseason baseball is here and Sportsbook.com has posted the betting lines on which teams will win the pennant race. Not surprisingly the New York Mets and New York Yankees are front-runners as ...


Wednesday 4th October 2006

Online Bingo Site Awards Biggest Ever Progressive Jackpot InterBingo.com has awarded its biggest ever progressive jackpot to 31 year old Shalu L of San Pedro, California. Shalu pocketed the $17,592 progressive jackpot this week – her third jackpot from...

Tuesday 3rd October 2006

Online Casino hits Purple Patch Online casino and poker room Purple Lounge has announced a month-on-month growth of 350 percent in the second quarter of the year, following its decision to suspend its US based business. Share p...

Tuesday 3rd October 2006

Paddy Power’s Online Entry for Irish Open Paddypowerpoker.com has announced the launch of its monthly $1 shootout for the chance to win a €3,500 ticket for the 26th Irish Poker Open being held in Dublin over the Easter weekend in 2007. T...

Tuesday 3rd October 2006

PocketFives Responds to Internet Gambling Legislation Online poker portal PocketFives have issued a response to the news that online gambling, including poker, is to be banned in the US once President Bush adds his signature to the new bill. “This is...

Tuesday 3rd October 2006

Second Player Qualifies for $1,000,000 Tournament Titan Online poker room Titan Poker has announced that Franck Thimonier from France is the second player to have qualified for The Tournament Titan. The Tournament Titan is a sit and go tournament with ...

Tuesday 3rd October 2006

Purple Lounge Unaffected by Gambling Prohibition Bill Despite the news that online gambling will almost certainly be banned in the US, online casino and poker room Purple Lounge has announced that it is currently undergoing a 10 per cent weekly growth...

Tuesday 3rd October 2006

Online Casino Provider Sells Subsidiaries Dynasty Gaming, the provider of gaming software for online casino and sportsbook operators has announced that it is to sell off three of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, that are not aligned with th...

Tuesday 3rd October 2006
Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act 2006 The Act starts with the findings of a report from the National Gambling Impact Study Commission, chaired by Republican Kay Coles James, which states that Internet gambling is a growing problem for ...


Tuesday 3rd October 2006

US Bill is ‘Overt Protectionism’ says CEO The recently installed chief executive of UK based online gaming firm Sportingbet, has hit out at the British Government for its failure to protect the interests of the industry in the US, followin...

Tuesday 3rd October 2006
Where now for Online Gaming? The move by US Congress to approve an Internet Gambling bill, outlawing online gaming card transactions, is likely to be the main topic for discussion at next week’s eGaming Review annual awards...