Gambling.co.uk: Gambling News Archive

Tuesday 29th July 2008

Are Lottery Tickets The Answer To Economic Gloom? As economies around the world continue to suffer there has been something of a resurgence in the worldwide lottery industry with more players than ever before appearing out of the shadows. Many...

Tuesday 29th July 2008

$250 win for lucky blackjack player A 21 player known as Joseph B picked up $250 last week when he became the second winner of Bodog Casino's Blackjack Wednesdays. On July 23rd, the resident of Farmingdale, New York was the recipien...

Tuesday 29th July 2008

Glorious Goodwood gets underway One of the biggest events on horse racing's calendar - Glorious Goodwood - got underway today in Chichester. The Betfair Cup is the first big race of the five-day meeting, with Group One events th...

Tuesday 29th July 2008

What Poker Players Do When They’re Bored… Sometimes playing $200/$400 PLO just isn’t enough. Okay, so you’re raking in pots in excess of $100,000 on a fairly regular basis, but that’s not real action is it? No, what you...

Tuesday 29th July 2008

Blaine avoids Hellmuth poker clash David Blaine has told Phil Hellmuth he will not take him on at a game of poker, suggesting the clash would be a no-win situation. The magician, who will attempt to break the world record for sleep...

Tuesday 29th July 2008

RiffMan117 wins GUKPT Online Festival The $500 main event of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour has been won by RiffMan117, also known as Curtis Ledger. Having qualified for the tournament earlier the same day via a $25 feeder tournament,...

Tuesday 29th July 2008

Poker After Dark Debuts New Heads Up Format The new season of Poker After Dark has changed its original format to include a couple of new angles to the regular six-max sit and go’s. This week the show will feature the four previous...

Tuesday 29th July 2008

Kahnawake Gaming Commission Clarifies Stance Following last week’s news that it had been singled out for criticism by the Chairman of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), former Senator Alfonse D’Amato, the Kahnawake Gaming...

Tuesday 29th July 2008

Guoco Again Increases Rank Stake Asia’s Guoco Group Limited has again increased its stake in Great Britain’s second largest bingo club and casino owner, Rank Group, to 18.08 percent. Rank is the firm behind...

Tuesday 29th July 2008

Online Casino Offering Second Chance To Qualify CircusCasino.com, the recently launched online casino from UK giant Genting Stanley, is giving players two chances to enter its upcoming land-based Poker Classic competition featuring a guaranteed...

Tuesday 29th July 2008

Probability Revenues Rise London-based Probability, the listed mobile telephone gambling specialists, has announced its audited results for the year and revealed that net gaming revenues had increased by 152 percent from...

Tuesday 29th July 2008

Online Casino’s Star Summer Promotion Alderney-licensed online casino PartyCasino.com is giving one lucky player the chance to live a life of luxury for a week in Hollywood with its Live Like A Star summer promotion. For every 25...

Tuesday 29th July 2008

Online Bingo Site Undergoes Redesign Gibraltar-licensed online bingo site ThinkBingoPlus.com has undergone an extensive makeover including a new look, new games and even a new name, ThinkBingoCosy.com. The original site was launched...

Tuesday 29th July 2008

Online Slot Jackpot Hits Two Million Dollars British online gambling operator William Hill has announced that its Clover Rollover virtual slot has been attracting players from around the globe after its progressive jackpot topped two million...

Tuesday 29th July 2008

The Sports Network Extends Reach With Contec Alliance The Sports Network, an American real-time sports wire service, has announced plans to expand its global reach through an alliance with Contec Innovations to open an office in Beijing, host city for...