Gambling.co.uk: Gambling News Archive

Wednesday 18th July 2007

UK Newspaper’s Online Bingo Site Gets its Number Called The Daily Mail’s Internet gambling website, MailBingo.com, has come under fire from church groups and gaming firms alike for allegedly neglecting to offer advice to vulnerable gamblers and using...

Tuesday 17th July 2007

Philip Hilm Heads up WSOP Main Event Final Table As the 9 remaining members of this year’s World Series of Poker Main Event prepare for the Final Table later today (12 noon PDT/8pm BST), one player will be heading into day 1 full of confidence. ...

Tuesday 17th July 2007

Barney Frank Calls On People Power The US politician behind a proposed bill that would repeal the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) has called for Americans to contact their local representatives and ask that they s...

Tuesday 17th July 2007

Asian Poker Classic Returns to India The Asian Poker Classic (APC) has announced that it will be returning to Goa next year with a bigger total pot and a host of professional players. Sponsored by MaharajahClub.net, APC 2007 was the...

Tuesday 17th July 2007

Online Casino’s Aegean Odyssey A Canadian online casino has announced that it will be giving away a weeklong Mediterranean cruise for one lucky player who wagers more than $250. Casino Treasure’s Aegean Odyssey promotion inclu...

Tuesday 17th July 2007

Poker player swaps Lancashire for Las Vegas A poker player from Lancashire could be set to hit the big time during his stay in Las Vegas. The Lancashire Evening Post reports that professional poker player, Jonathan Kalmar, one of the last n...

Tuesday 17th July 2007

Internet kids taking over poker world The young internet poker sector is maturing quickly at this year's World Series of Poker (WSOP), it seems. An increasing number of the top stars of poker began their journey on the internet, playi...

Tuesday 17th July 2007

WSOP Partiers Love New PlayersOnly.com July 18, 2007 (Las Vegas, NV) – Poker players at the recent PlayersOnly.com WSOP party in Las Vegas loved the new video-rich site that was unveiled at the event. The new casino, poker, sportsbetti...

Monday 16th July 2007

Danish Poker Tournaments Legal A Danish municipal court has ruled that poker tournaments do not contravene national gaming laws as it is not just a game of chance but requires skill and, therefore, is a legitimate competition. ...

Monday 16th July 2007

UltimateBet’s Heads-Up Smackdown Tournament Registration begins today for online poker website UltimateBet’s Heads-Up Smackdown one-on-one tournament. Heads-Up Smackdown is a 64-player Texas Hold’em tournament modelled on America’s annual ‘...

Monday 16th July 2007

Sportingbet Announces Deal with SkillGround Online sportsbetting, casino and poker group Sportingbet has announced that it has partnered up with skills gaming provider, SkillGround, for the provision of head-to-head, cash video games. Visit...

Monday 16th July 2007

University Student Leaves WSOP Happy A university student who raised his entry fee by playing other students and borrowing the rest walked away from Las Vegas’ World Series Of Poker (WSOP) with $58,570 in prize money. Michigan native...

Monday 16th July 2007

WSOP Main Event Down to Final Table The World Series Of Poker (WSOP) has now reached its final stages with the nine victorious players of the Final Table using today’s rest day to prepare for one last hurrah, or Harrah if you will, o...

Monday 16th July 2007

Pure Kicks Off WSOP Europe The Pure Nightclub at Caesars Palace is set to host the official launch party of the World Series Of Poker (WSOP) Europe tonight. The tournament will take place in London from September 6 to 16 an...

Monday 16th July 2007

WSOP Launches H.O.R.S.E. Academy The World Series Of Poker Academy has announced the launch of its Academy H.O.R.S.E. Edition, the first-ever poker camp dedicated to helping players raise their game to the next level with instruct...