Gambling.co.uk: Gambling News Archive

Friday 3rd August 2007

AOL Enters Online Casino Arena American global Internet services and media company America Online (AOL) has announced a deal with Germany’s leading lottery and betting operator FLUXX AG to market online sportsbetting in the UK. ...

Thursday 2nd August 2007

Hip hip Harrah's - it's the circuit Harrah's has announced the schedule for the fourth season of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit and this time it's going to be bigger than ever. Instead of the usual 11 tournament stops, thi...

Thursday 2nd August 2007

'Police' steal poker machines A couple of men have stolen video poker machines from a petrol station in Dallas by impersonating police officers. The two men fooled John LeBlanc, a forecourt attendant at Mobil petrol station in...

Thursday 2nd August 2007

Full Tilt Re-thinks Mission to Moscow Due to a packed sponsorship schedule, online poker giant Full Tilt has decided to re-evaluate the timing of their sponsorship of the Moscow Millions in Russia, scheduled for the autumn of 2007. Re...

Thursday 2nd August 2007

Gambling popularity growing again As many as 700,000 new players have got on board the online poker bandwagon in the UK over the last four months, according to a report by the Gambling Commission. The report confirms that but onli...

Thursday 2nd August 2007

Online Poker Site Gets Charity Accreditation The British responsible gambling organisation GamCare has announced that it has accredited Gibraltar-based online poker site PokerStars.com. GamCare is a registered charity in Britain and a leadin...

Thursday 2nd August 2007

Bluff Magazine Reader's Choice Awards Announced Top American poker publication Bluff Magazine has announced that it has begun accepting votes for the 2007 Bluff Magazine Annual Reader’s Choice Awards. Categories this year include 'Most Enterta...

Thursday 2nd August 2007

Online Poker Petition Gets Support in California A petition drive in California that could result in the creation of a State-owned online poker site is gaining support from existing gambling communities and independent experts. On Monday, the l...

Thursday 2nd August 2007

Online Poker Room Offers WPT Seats The World Poker Tour (WPT) has announced that it will make its first stop in the Turks and Caicos this autumn and online poker room PlayersOnly.com is giving players the opportunity of appearing a...

Thursday 2nd August 2007

Sands’ Online Casino Venture Leading hotel, gaming and resort development company Las Vegas Sands Corporation has announced that it is to launch a real-money online casino aimed at the British market early next year. The com...

Thursday 2nd August 2007

Big Week for European Jackpot Winners The sci-fi 'Space Ace' online slot machine available at both Everest Casino and Imperial Casino was just hit twice in one week – once in Germany by an Everest player for €57,000 and once in France ...

Wednesday 1st August 2007

Online Poker is Hot in the UK The Gambling Commission in the UK has found that online poker is the second most popular method of online gambling in the UK. Online access for a punt on the UK’s National Lottery takes first place...

Wednesday 1st August 2007

The Nuts is Back on Dragons Den Tonight The Dragons Den, where potential investors examine entrepreneurs, asks The Nuts Poker League ‘Where are they now?’ as they return for an update on their progress. The light-hearted poker league op...

Wednesday 1st August 2007

Hansen is the Great Dane’s Nuts Gus Hansen is said to have won a staggering $1,000,000 in 24 hours, which is possibly the most won in any 24 hour period ever. However, there are rumours that he subsequently went on full Tilt, and...

Wednesday 1st August 2007

UK Internet Gambling on the Rise The regulatory body for casinos, bingo, gaming machines and lotteries in Great Britain, the Gambling Commission, has announced that the numbers of people going online to place a bet in the UK is on...