Gambling.co.uk: Gambling News Archive

Tuesday 12th February 2008

Irish Join Anti-Fraud Network Boylesports, Ireland's largest independent bookmaker, has joined the collaborative fraud management group Ethoca’s global anti-fraud network to help increase customer retention, speed up...

Tuesday 12th February 2008

Bluff Europe Runs Virgin Freeroll Poker publication Bluff Europe is running a freeroll competition giving lucky readers the opportunity of winning their seat at the next Virgin Poker Festival in April. The Virgin Poker Festival...

Tuesday 12th February 2008

Qualify Online For India Poker Tour The first poker tour for the world’s second most populous nation, India, will take place this autumn with qualification available through a series of live and online satellite events. The...

Tuesday 12th February 2008

Titan Crowns Online Poker Champion Kahnawake-licensed TitanPoker.com has crowned Yann Lelievre its Online Poker World Champion after the Frenchman defeated some of the best Internet poker players in the world in a three-month...

Tuesday 12th February 2008

Manchester To Dispute UK Government Decision Officials in Manchester have announced that they are considering a legal challenge if a Government decision to axe the city's planned super-casino is finally confirmed. According to reports from...

Tuesday 12th February 2008

Online Casino Ruling Expected In the southern American state of Mississippi, a judge has heard final arguments in a case brought against the owners of an Internet cafe on charges of allegedly allowing patrons to gamble online....

Tuesday 12th February 2008

Swedish Ban To Be Heard Again Two leading Swedish newspapers are to have their grievances against the State’s gambling monopoly heard in the nation’s Court of Appeals following a ruling by the Supreme Court last...

Tuesday 12th February 2008
Basketball Against Online Gambling The governing body of professional basketball in the United States, the National Basketball Association (NBA), spent over $300,000 last year to help preserve a ban on sports gambling. According...


Tuesday 12th February 2008
Bookies Suffer Biggest SuperBowl Loss In America, the Super Bowl failed to break new records in terms of overall bets as the New York Giants beat the favoured New England Patriots to take the title of World Champions. The Giants...


Monday 11th February 2008

Court upholds poker ruling The Court of Appeal in England has ruled that poker is a game of chance and is more dependent on luck than skill. The ruling went against Derek Kelly who argued that it was a game of skill and the...

Monday 11th February 2008

Stranraer casino plans 'still on track' Plans to build a casino in the Scottish town of Stranraer are still going ahead, according to officials, despite doubts over proposals for a casino in Manchester. Some 16 casino developments are l...

Monday 11th February 2008

Bluff Europe Launches Virgin Poker Festival Freeroll February 11, 2008 (London, UK) -- The Virgin Poker Festival is gathering momentum and could be coming to a town near you very soon, and to celebrate Bluff Europe is running a freeroll for the next...

Monday 11th February 2008

PartyPoker Premier League – G and De Wolfe Lead The Way The second incarnation of the PartyPoker Premier League kicked off this weekend with 12 players hoping to bet and bluff their way to their share of a $1 million prize pool. The tournament will...

Monday 11th February 2008

Get Ready For The First-Ever India Poker Tour February 11, 2008 (London, UK) -- If you wanted any further evidence of poker’s continuing growth around the world, look no further than the announcement of the India Poker Tour (IPT). This...

Monday 11th February 2008

PartyPoker.com European Open IV – Final Line Up The final table of the PartyPoker.com European Open has been set, and the final promises to be explosive as Annette Obrestad and Juha Helppi will be amongst those trying to wrestle the chips from...