Gambling.co.uk: Gambling News Archive

Wednesday 14th May 2008

Arnie Set To Borrow Against The State Lottery In a move which was as unexpected as it is controversial, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is set to raise up to $15 billion over the next three years by selling bonds linked to the State...

Wednesday 14th May 2008

Cryptologic Expand Their Gaming Empire CryptoLogic are now the exclusive provider of Maharajah Club’s casino games after a deal signed by the two companies yesterday. CryptoLogic, who count some of the biggest names in online...

Wednesday 14th May 2008

Turn Bad Luck On Its Head With Betfred Betfred have announced a new promotion titled Unlucky for None whereby they aim to ignore superstition and make the number 13 everyone’s lucky number. Now with Betfred you can earn back...

Wednesday 14th May 2008

Canadian Plumber Wins $1,000,000 At 888’s World Poker Crown A plumber from Toronto has won 888’s prestigious poker title, the World Poker Crown, after beating a tough field of over 2,000 online and then dominating a live final table in Spain. ...

Wednesday 14th May 2008

MaharajahClub Signs CryptoLogic Agreement CryptoLogic Limited will now be the sole provider of online gaming software for virtual casino MaharajahClub.com following the signing of a contract with parent company Maharajah Gaming. Under...

Wednesday 14th May 2008

Tips From The World Poker Association As many in the industry continue to feel the pinch, the World Poker Association has taken the proactive step of announcing a teach-in prior to the commencement of battle at the 2008 World Series of...

Wednesday 14th May 2008

Danish Poker Federation Bring Home The Bacon In a move which could have major implications for a whole range of European countries trying to ban private Poker clubs, news that the Danish ban is to be reviewed has been well received by the...

Wednesday 14th May 2008

Interested Casino Bidders Sent To Coventry While the Ricoh casino in Coventry may be less than one year old it appears that the success of the venture has attracted interest from potential buyers. The £36 million investment by American...

Wednesday 14th May 2008

Cunningham 'outplays Negreanu on the golf course' Live tournament poker's third highest earner Allen Cunningham struck the ball better than fellow card player Daniel Negreanu at the World Series of Golf this week. At least this is what Negreanu h...

Wednesday 14th May 2008

Full Tilt win puts Baron second in OPOY Isaac Baron's victory in event one of Full Tilt Poker's FTOPS VIII has put him in an excellent position to retain his Card Player online player of the year (OPOY) crown. Baron, known on the intern...

Wednesday 14th May 2008

PKR Comes Top In Poll Three-dimensional online poker room PKR.com has announced that it came top in a recent poll by Internet competitive intelligence service Hitwise in its gambling poker category for the first quarter...

Wednesday 14th May 2008

Disused Clark County gaming site burns down A 13-year-old former casino in Clark Country, Nevada has burned to the ground, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports Legendary tennis player Jimmy Connors has been linked with the Alystra since it ...

Wednesday 14th May 2008

Bluff Media Purchases Woman Poker Player Magazine Bluff Media, publishers of our American sibling Bluff Magazine have announced the purchase of the print component of Woman Poker Player magazine. “Woman Poker Player magazine was founded...

Wednesday 14th May 2008

Kayleigh Dropped as WPT Hostess Three years running, three girls having their shot as the resident hostess on WPT broadcasts. It wasn’t to be for Layla Kayleigh either as the company accounced they will not be renewing her...

Wednesday 14th May 2008

Irish Super Casino on The Harrah-zon? The Sunday Business Post newspaper in Ireland has suggested that the Irish government has been lobbied by casino operators wanting to set up casinos in the country. Harrah’s have allegedly...