Gambling.co.uk: Gambling News Archive

Wednesday 24th May 2006

High Stakes Poker Almost Ready It’s now only a matter of weeks until the second season of ‘High Stakes Poker’ airs on GSN. Having enjoyed an extremely successful first run in 2005, executives are hoping that the follow-up can pu...

Wednesday 24th May 2006

Online Casino Wins Rights to Top Poker Stars Sports-Stuff.com Inc has announced that it has acquired the exclusive wireless rights for poker pros Huck Seed and Paul 'The Truth' Darden. Sports-Stuff will produce and publish voice ringtones ...

Wednesday 24th May 2006

Soccer Match to be Sponsored by Online Casino Commodore Casino & Poker has announced it will be the primary sponsor of the '2006 World Stars Football Match' at the end of May. An F1 Drivers team will be captained by former F1 world champion ...

Wednesday 24th May 2006

Gaming Regulator to Focus On Under-Age Gambling eCommerce and Online Gaming, Regulation and Assurance (eCOGRA) hold their second global training session in London at the end of May, hoping to tackle the issue of underage online gambling. Andr...

Wednesday 24th May 2006

Weekly Freeroll Grows in Popularity at Online Casino Aces.com weekly Wednesday night freeroll tournaments appear to be growing in popularity. Players at the retro Vegas-style online casino are currently backing a user known as ‘Brill’ to take this w...

Wednesday 24th May 2006

Women Take to Online Gambling in UK As Britain gears up for its first super casino, a gambling charity has released figures suggesting women in the UK have been seduced by online gambling. Gamcare claim that unregulated areas of the ...

Wednesday 24th May 2006

Two New Directors for GameLogic GameLogic has announced the appointment of two news directors. Vaughn Place becomes Director of Client Development with Rob Salassi taking the role of Director of Casino Marketing. They arrive from...

Wednesday 24th May 2006

Free Bingo Set for Online Casino Debut BingoTek has revealed that they will power free online bingo on River Belle. River Belle’s free bingo game will be utilized as a lead generation programme for their online casino games, paving th...

Wednesday 24th May 2006
Teletext Signs Winner Channel As Fixed-Odds Games Partner Teletext Signs The Winner Channel As Exclusive Fixed-Odds Games Partner Teletext operates the digital (Sky and Freeview) text services on ITV and UK TV Channels. Teletext's services on analogue an...


Wednesday 24th May 2006
WorldSpreads international rollout continues with Spanish JV (May 24, 2006) DUBLIN, IRELAND, LONDON, UK….WorldSpreads Group, the Irish and UK based spread trading group, has today announced that it has commenced locally regulated operations in Spain. This is...


Tuesday 23rd May 2006

Peter The Great Wins Inaugural Russian Poker Tourney Prepare yourself for plenty of lazy descriptions, obvious puns and terrible Russian jokes. Peter Vlasenko, a Moscow-based poker player, has won the inaugural St Petersburg Open and immediately been...

Tuesday 23rd May 2006

Poker Dome Is Go This Weekend Finally, after much legal wrangling and questions about whether the project would ever get off the ground, FSN’s MansionPoker.net Poker Dome Challenge will finally air this weekend. In what is sure...

Tuesday 23rd May 2006

Search For World’s Best Amateur Begins Launching a comprehensive search for the world’s best amateur poker player is no mean feat. What with every man and his dog trying to go pro these days, it’s hard to find someone who plays in their...

Tuesday 23rd May 2006

Seats at WSOP Available Without Playing a Hand CelebPoker.com is offering its users the chance to play in a World Series of Poker satellite without winning a hand. The ‘Spot Me Challenge’ will see CelebPoker staff searching for potential play...

Tuesday 23rd May 2006

$33,000 WSOP Prize on Offer at Online Casino With the clamour for seats at the World School of Poker (WSOP) hotting up, there is a chance for players to grab a piece of the action by taking part in PokerListings.com and Bodog.coms’ freerolls...