Gambling.co.uk: Gambling News Archive

Wednesday 15th August 2007

New Chair of Gambling Commission takes his seat The Government's gambling regulator has acquired a new chairman in the body of Brian Pomeroy. Mr Pomeroy, who officially joins the Gambling Commission next January 2008, will replace the current c...

Wednesday 15th August 2007

American Punters Look for Reliable Sportsbooks for NFL Bets August 16, 2007 (St. John’s, Antigua) – The first online sportsbook to post NFL lines this season is the most reliable choice for American bettors looking for a safe book to take their football wag...

Wednesday 15th August 2007

Online gambling a "growing" phenomenon William Hill has revealed that online gambling is increasing in popularity as a new generation of customers grasp the appeal. A spokesperson for the bookies said that online gambling allows "...

Wednesday 15th August 2007

Poker Legal in West Virginia Voters in the American state of West Virginia have approved plans for the game of poker to be included in the selection offered at casinos in two of its 55 counties. A referendum legalising table...

Wednesday 15th August 2007

PacificPoker.com Unveils WSOP Europe Promotion Leading online poker guide PokerListings.com and 888.com flagship site PacificPoker.com have announced promotional packages for the upcoming World Series Of Poker (WSOP) Europe and 888.com UK Open...

Wednesday 15th August 2007

PPA Encourages August Advocates The leading American lobbying group for online poker, the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), has announced an initiative encouraging members to become August Advocates for the legalisation of online po...

Wednesday 15th August 2007

Poker As Educational Tool A Harvard Law School Professor will announce the formation of a group with the aim of organising ‘poker strategic thinking societies’ at universities and secondary schools around the world using t...

Wednesday 15th August 2007

Online Poker Provider Posts Record Profits Leading Taiwanese online poker software provider and licensor GigaMedia Ltd has announced that second quarter revenues climbed 88 percent to $40.1 million with operating income increasing 119 per ...

Wednesday 15th August 2007

Paddy Power Secures Boss Media Deal Ireland’s largest bookmaker and online gambling operator Paddy Power has secured a deal with gaming solutions provider Boss Media to provide an online multi-lingual games and casino system. The on...

Wednesday 15th August 2007

BetFred Considering Floatation Online and land based bookmaker BetFred is set to capitalise on analyst’s predictions of a boom in the gambling industry by contemplating its first public offering on the stock market. BetFred, t...

Wednesday 15th August 2007

Online Casino Signs Boss Deal Ireland’s largest bookmaker and online gambling operator Paddy Power has secured a deal with gaming solutions provider Boss Media to provide an online multi-lingual games and casino system. The o...

Wednesday 15th August 2007

Sponsorship Opportunities Available for Lyceum Fire&Ice 2008 15 August 2007 (London, UK) – Lyceum set the bar early for iGaming parties in 2007 with the largest Fire&Ice party in its history. Now moving rapidly in to its seventh year, Lyceum has announced th...

Wednesday 15th August 2007
Antigua-Barbuda Confident Over UK White List Antigua and Barbuda, has stated that it is certain that it fulfills the correct criteria to join the UK government’s white list, thereby avoiding the restrictions on gambling advertisements from of...


Tuesday 14th August 2007

Pace Hailed for Women’s World Poker Victory The wife of British comedian and avid poker player Norman Pace, has won the inaugural PartyPoker Women’s World Open in London, picking up the $50,000 first prize in the televised tourney. 50-year...

Tuesday 14th August 2007

DoylesRoom.com Unveils $50K Poker Freerolls Finale DoylesRoom.com is giving online poker players the opportunity to face poker legend Doyle Brunson in a big money heads-up online cash game. The poker site concludes its Summer Series of Freerolls w...