European Court's Ruling on Gibraltar Removes Threat of Increased Taxation - September 29, 2006
European Court’s decision to uphold the right of Gibraltar to control its own taxation is good news to the online gambling companies based there. read full article
BetOnSports Seeking a Settlement - September 29, 2006
Lawyers for London-based online gambling company BetOnSports and U.S. federal prosecutors from St. Louis and Washington are negotiating a settlement of criminal and civil charges filed against the company. read full article
BetOnSports Seeking a Settlement - September 28, 2006
Lawyers for London-based online gambling company BetOnSports and U.S. federal prosecutors from St. Louis and Washington are negotiating a settlement of criminal and civil charges filed against the company. read full article
Celtic Poker Tour (CPT) Grand Final Won by Man from County Wexford in Ireland - September 27, 2006
Mark Flanagan, from Ireland, won the Celtic Poker Tour Grand Final sponsored by BetFair, beating out 216 other players. read full article
Online Gambling to Become Legal in China? - September 26, 2006
Pacific Net’s CEO, Tony Tong, believes that the People’s Republic of China will soon make online gambling legal, starting with the administrative region of Macau. read full article
Bwin stands apart - September 25, 2006
First Betonsports, then Sportingbet, now Bwin. What do these three have in common? All three have had a chairman or CEO arrested for being connected to internet gambling. Bwin stands out for having not one, but two co-CEO's arrested in France. Yes, I said France. read full article
Record Breaking Rise in Profits Recorded by 888 Holdings plc - September 25, 2006
888 Holdings plc, one of the biggest online gambling groups, has reported an astonishing 88 percent increase in profits over the same period last year. read full article
Texas Hold'em Poker Now Available on Delta Airline's Digital Entertainment System - September 21, 2006
Delta Airlines has just made coast-to-coast flights a lot more interesting by making Texas Hold’em Poker an option on its digital entertainment program. read full article
Senator Bill Frist Continues His Battle Against Online Gambling - September 20, 2006
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is continuing his fight to keep online gambling illegal and is using just about any method at his disposal to do so. read full article
Phantom Fiber Provides Digital Gaming Solution with New Wireless Wagering Platforms - September 19, 2006
Digital Gaming Solutions will be providing its clients games for mobile operations in a wireless format thanks to wireless technology company, Phantom Fiber. read full article
Technology Ventures Launches New Site - September 17, 2006
UK bingo site operator, Independent Technology Ventures, launching new bingo site targeting the British market. read full article
"Million Dollar Cash Game" to be Broadcast by the Poker Channel - September 14, 2006
The Poker Channel is planning to bring high stakes poker event, the "Million Dollar Cash Game”, to UK television once again. read full article
New Winner Declared for World Poker Tour Ladies Night IV - September 13, 2006
Joanne "JJ" Liu was declared the winner of this week’s World Poker Tour Ladies Night IV. read full article
32Red Reports Lower Interim Results - September 12, 2006
Lower interim results reported by Gibraltar-based online casino, sportsbook and poker operator, 32Red. read full article
Increase Seen in Paddy Power's First-Half Net Profits - September 11, 2006
Ireland-based online gambling group, Paddy Power, has reported an 11 percent gain in its first-half net profits. read full article
Californian Wins This Week's Bicycle Casino's Ladies Event - September 11, 2006
Kelli Griggs, from California, emerged this week as the latest winner of the top money prize at the Bicycle Casino's Ladies Event, also known as the Ladies Poker Party. read full article
New Virtual Horse Racing Software Gives Bettors Ability to Handicap Races - September 7, 2006
A new software product released by Advantage Sports Betting gives bettors the ability to handicap races. read full article
Playtech Gold Rally Progressive Jackpot Prize Goes to Woman from Georgia - September 6, 2006
DianeB from the state of Georgia in the USA has become the latest instant Internet multi-millionaire after winning the Playtech Gold Rally progressive jackpot this week. read full article
Premier Rugby and the Guinness Premiership Form Partnership with Coral.co.uk - September 5, 2006
Premier Rugby and the Guinness Premiership announced the formation of a partnership this week with major gambling company, Coral.co.uk. read full article
Qualifying Tournaments for 2006 UK Poker Open Championships to be Broadcast - September 4, 2006
Challenge TV is planning to broadcast free daily satellites of qualifying tournaments for the 2006 UK Poker Open championships which will start September 5th. read full article
Party Gaming in Bid to Buy Victor Chandler - September 3, 2006
Online gambling group, Party Gaming, is strongest contender in a bid to buy the Victor Chandler online gambling group. read full article
Employees Betting During Company Time - September 1, 2006
Employers beware, studies show that nearly three million online gamblers place their bets during company time. read full article
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