Gambling.co.uk: Gambling News Archive

Tuesday 7th October 2008

PPA Applauds Menendez Proposal In America, the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has praised Democrat Senator Robert Menendez for introducing the Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act, which would establish a legal framework...

Tuesday 7th October 2008

Online Poker Site Closes Doors DuplicatePoker.com, an online poker site that operated openly in several US states owing to its original approach to the game, has closed its doors this weekend blaming the current global...

Tuesday 7th October 2008

Wheeler Joins Virtue Fusion Alderney-licensed online bingo software provider Virtue Fusion has announced the appointment of Rob Wheeler as its new Sales Manager. Wheeler was previously with London-based online casino...

Tuesday 7th October 2008

Lasseters Shuts Online Casino Following the recent closure of its AusVegas.com.au domain, Australia’s Lasseters Corporation Limited has announced that its Lasseters.com.au online casino has also shut. Effective...

Tuesday 7th October 2008

Intralot Agrees Guatemala Deal Greek lottery and betting technology firm Intralot is set to enter the Central American gaming market after signing a joint venture agreement with three Guatemala-based partners for the operation...

Tuesday 7th October 2008

Online Bingo Site Relaunched MirrorBingo.com, the Gibraltar-licensed online bingo site, has relaunched with a new-look site featuring a countdown clock allowing players to know exactly when the best time is to join a game. ...

Tuesday 7th October 2008

Birthday Boy Scoops Online Bonanza Gibraltar-licensed LadbrokesGames.com made one player’s 21st birthday a definite milestone to remember by awarding him over $340,000 thanks to its Deal Or No Deal online slot. Matt Styles,...

Tuesday 7th October 2008

Multi-Million Online Jackpot On The Cards Gibraltar-licensed online gaming firm Vernons.co.uk has announced that the jackpot for its Clover Rollover slot game has reached $2.11 million due to a ten-fold increase in the number players over...

Tuesday 7th October 2008

TouchBet Purchases Online Bookmaker High-end betting exchange supplier TouchBet Limited has announced the acquisition of sportsbetting website BettingStar24.com and revealed that it would now be run from its operations in Malta. ...

Tuesday 7th October 2008

National League Baseball Match-Up Decided With their American League opponents still to be decided, the Philadelphia Phillies will face the Los Angeles Dodgers for the right to be the National League representatives in the World Series. ...

Monday 6th October 2008

Is the Kentucky state case crumbling? While the next instalment of the Kentucky state v Online Poker case is due to be played out on Tuesday there are signs of a major backlash against Governor Steve Beshear. Not only is his case...

Monday 6th October 2008

Is Macau on the retreat? While Macau has been THE success story in the casino industry over the last decade there are signs that the wheels may be loosening a little on the runaway winner of the sector. It has been...

Monday 6th October 2008

Day of drama see Zarkava take the Arc While there was no taking it away from the big race of the day, the Prix De l’Arc de Triomphe, today will not go down as one of the best days in the history of French horse racing. In full...

Monday 6th October 2008

Comedy includes roulette scene There was a sketch showing a roulette table during BBC1's Little Britain USA on Friday night. And according to the Mirror, the scene involving the gambling equipment was a rare bright spot of the ...

Monday 6th October 2008

AsianLogic Wins Asian Operator Of The Year Award Hong Kong-based online gaming software developer and operator AsianLogic Limited won the Asian Operator of the Year award at the recent eGaming Review Industry Awards 2008 in London. AsianLogic is...