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casinos, gaming and gambling.
31 August 2005
UK
Lottery Results: Are You A
Winner?
Results from the UK national lottery draws.
31 August 2005
Paddy
Power Sees Online Business Race
Ahead
Paddy Power has generated most of its profits away from its
high street betting shops for the first time.
31 August 2005
Party
Poker Signs £2m Deal With
Emap
Party Poker has signed a £2m deal with Emap to promote
itself across the publisher's portfolio of men's
magazines.
31 August 2005
Gala
Links Slots With Broadband
Gala is connecting its entire portfolio of more than 100,000
slot machines and bingo terminals to a broadband
network.
31 August 2005
William
Hill Poker Back The Group 3 Strensall Stakes At
York
William Hill Grand Prix is branching further in to horse
race sponsorship today.
31 August 2005
Scarborough
Casino To Raise Profile Of
Resort
A new UK casino that represents the biggest single leisure
investment in Scarborough for more than 30 years, is set to
open its doors in a few weeks' time.
29 August 2005
American
vs European Roulette. What's Your Best
Bet?
Online casino players often have a choice of American and
European roulette when they play in internet casinos or UK
casinos. What are the differences between the games and does
the online version offer a better chance of winning than the
offline version?
29 August 2005
Betcorp
Considers Listing On UK
Market
Betcorp is considering a listing on the London Stock
Exchange.
29 August 2005
Another
Bookies Raided
Three masked men held up a Chaddesden betting shop in the
latest of a series of similar robberies in the
UK.
26 August 2005
Punter
Wins Take Toll On Hilton
Ladbrokes has suffered from a run of punter-friendly
results.
25 August 2005
New
UK Casino Deal For
Sunderland
Gala has unveiled plans for a new development in the city's
River Quarter.
25 August 2005
Rod
Defends Cancelled Concert
Case
Rod Stewart has appeared in a US court, saying he was there
to defend his honour, in a breach-of-contract case filed by
a Las Vegas resort.
25 August 2005
Too
Scared To Be A Millionaire
Most people are not natural gamblers, reveals a
study.
25 August 2005
Garden
Trust Prepares Bid For Lottery
Windfall
Garden executives met a representative of the National
Lottery about its Living Landmark Fund.
25 August 2005
Sterling
House Casino Interview
Why this most British of online casinos is looking towards a
bright future where gamblers design their own games and
land-based casinos operate hand-in-hand with their online
cousins. We talk to David Barker, Casino Manager at Sterling
House Casino.
25 August 2005
Revamp
Plan For Resort Seafront
The seafront at one of the most popular resorts on the Essex
coast could be transformed.
24 August 2005
UK
Lottery Results: Are You A
Winner?
Results from the UK national lottery draws.
24 August 2005
West
Ham FC Online Casino Launch
Nears
West Ham Football Club's official online casino, is nearing
its final stages of development.
24 August 2005
Online
Casino Cassava Plans IPO
Cassava Enterprises is planning an initial public offering
in London.
23 August 2005
Robber
Pulls Gun On Bookies Staff
A Nottingham bookmaker has been targeted in a
robbery.
23 August 2005
Fortuna
Gaming Names Glen Saito President of Fortuna Gaming (UK)
Ltd
Fortuna Gaming Corp. today announced that it has named Glen
Saito as President of its wholly owned subsidiary, Fortuna
Gaming (UK) Limited.
22 August 2005
Poker
Firm Stakes Claim
Online gaming firm Cassava Enterprises, which owns the
888.com poker website, is preparing to fund a large takeover
by floating on the London Stock Exchange.
22 August 2005
Tiger
Woods Stretches List Lead
Tiger Woods has stretched his lead at the top of the US
Money List.
22 August 2005
Etiquette
For Online Casino Novices
Many online casinos and poker rooms have a 'chat facility'
where you can chat with other players. However, even online
casinos have the player that no-one wants to sit next to -
make sure it isn't you with these simple tips.
22 August 2005
Shoppers
Pick Up £2.6m In Lotto
Winnings
Shoppers at a supermarket have been on a £2.6m winning
streak.
22 August 2005
Sheffield
Regional Casino Bid Takes Step
Forward
Sheffield's ambitions of being home to a huge regional
casino have taken a major step forward with the unveiling of
a revamped £150 million scheme for the Don Valley
Stadium.
21 August 2005
Rod
In Court Over Cancelled Casino
Gig
Rod Stewart is head to court over a cancelled casino
concert.
21 August 2005
£10,000
Reward After Casino Ram Raid By
Lorry
The owners of a Birmingham casino have put up £10,000
for the capture of two robbers.
20 August 2005
UK
Lottery Results: Are You A
Winner?
Results from the UK national lottery draws.
19 August 2005
New
Star's Whittaker Takes Stake In Online
Gambling
Stephen Whittaker, A-rated manager of the New Star UK Growth
fund, has snapped up stakes in several online gambling
stock.
19 August 2005
Another
Casino Hounds Datin Over £1m
Debt
Socialite Datin Arina Abdullah is being sought by yet
another London casino.
19 August 2005
Third
Player Added To Gala Table
Venture capital firm Permira has bought a stake in Gala
Casinos for £200m.
18 August 2005
Rumours
Around Rank
There was heavy trading in Rank Group yesterday amid talk
that the leisure conglomerate could soon find itself on the
receiving end of a bid from a private equity
group.
18 August 2005
Totalbet
Bets On Conference Deal
Totalbet has become the Betting & Gaming partner of the
Football Conference.
18 August 2005
Police
Hunt Slot Machines Raiders
Police are hunting a gang who raided more than a dozen slot
machines.
18 August 2005
The
Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte
Carlo
A scientific approach to cracking a casino's roulette wheels
brought immortality to a Yorkshire engineer.
18 August 2005
Fortuna
Gaming, Ignition Reach
Agreement
Fortuna Gaming has reached a final agreement with Ignition
Technologies, Inc.
18 August 2005
Bingo
Heading For Princes Street
Bingo is coming to Princes Street, Scotland's premier
thoroughfare.
17 August 2005
UK
Lottery Results: Are You A
Winner?
Results from the UK national lottery draws.
17 August 2005
Casino
Group Creates Local
Commitee
Aspinalls has teamed up with community leaders in Newcastle
to launch a committee promoting responsible
gambling.
16 August 2005
Punters
Finally Give Up On Elvis!
Wagers have all but dried up from fans betting that Elvis is
still alive.
16 August 2005
SkillJam
Signs Agreement With
Sportingbet
SkillJam has entered into a agreement with
Sportingbet.
16 August 2005
'I
Won't Be Retiring' Says Millionaire
Jim
Lotto millionaire Jim Hume's feet still haven't touched the
ground.
16 August 2005
Robbers
Use Lorry In Casino Raid
Robbers used a lorry to smash through the wall of a casino
in Birmingham.
14 August 2005
Online
Poker: A Beginners' Guide
Online poker is one of the biggest successes in internet
casinos. We look at how online gamblers unfamiliar with the
game can get started.
14 August 2005
Bookies
Welcome Footballer Bets Ban
Bookmakers last night welcomed moves to clamp down on
betting scandals in Scottish football.
13 August 2005
UK
Lottery Results: Are You A
Winner?
Results from the UK national lottery draws.
13 August 2005
Online
Gamblers To Face Quiz
The booming online gaming industry is hoping to weed out
addicts.
13 August 2005
Lotto
Snub Outrages Falklands
Heroes
Falklands heroes are outraged by a snub from lottery bosses
for cash to build a refuge.
13 August 2005
Robert's
The £100,000 Lotto
Winner
A Leigh man who bought a £104,612 lottery win has been
revealed as 22-year-old Robert Brown.
12 August 2005
Birmingham
To Bid For Super Casino
It is an odds-on bet that Birmingham will submit a bid to
the Government for permission to open a super
casino.
12 August 2005
Casino
Glossary C to D
Continuing our series of terms online gambling fans are
likely to come across in internet casinos and UK casinos.
This time we cover C to D.
11 August 2005
Professional
Poker Player Breaks 13 Years Of
Silence
Professional card player, Roy Rounder, has broken the
silence and is now marketing a brand new book that he
guarantees can teach anyone his winning Texas Hold-Em
strategies.
11 August 2005
Lottery
Block Puts Charity In Peril
A unique charity faces closure next month after lottery
funding was turned down.
11 August 2005
Lottery
Grant For A New Village
Hall
Broom residents were thrilled as a Lottery grant of
£102,000 was awarded to the village hall.
10 August 2005
UK
Lottery Results: Are You A
Winner?
Results from the UK national lottery draws.
10 August 2005
Plan
To Convert Cinema Into Casino Is
Ditched
Plans to turn Glasgow's Odeon cinema into a casino have been
scrapped amid uncertainty about new gaming laws.
10 August 2005
Wembley
Chief Faces 15 Years In US
Prison
Nigel Potter, the former chief executive of British gaming
group Wembley, faces up to 15 years in an American
prison.
10 August 2005
CryptoLogic
Appoints New CFO
CryptoLogic, one of the world's leading developers of gaming
software, has announced a new addition to its management
team.
10 August 2005
Andy
Black Wins The William Hill Poker Player Of The Month
Award
Andy Black is the latest recipient of the coveted William
Hill Poker Room European rankings player of the month
award.
10 August 2005
Owners
Against Betfair Licence
Possibility
The Australian Thoroughbred Racehorse Owners Council and the
Queensland Racehorse Owners Association issued statements on
Wednesday against Betfair being granted a licence by the
Tasmanian Government.
10 August 2005
Town
Bets On Pupils' Future
Children in Blackpool could hit the jackpot if plans for a
super casino are given the green light.
10 August 2005
Every
UK Casino Can Host Live
Entertainment
All casinos built in the UK will in future have the
potential to host live stage entertainment, says one of
Britain's leading experts on gaming law.
10 August 2005
Great
Gambling Quotations
Can you make your own? We've scoured the works of thinkers,
novelists, playwrights and filmmakers to come up with some
thoughtful answers to these tantalising
questions.
09 August 2005
Gala
To Sell 30% Stake To Rival After Float Plan Is
Dropped
Casino and bingo operator Gala is to scrap plans for a stock
market flotation.
09 August 2005
Cryptologic
May Lose Betfair
CryptoLogic has said it may lose Betfair, which wants to
bring its core products in-house.
09 August 2005
eCOGRA
Launches Major Responsible Gaming
Initiative
Underage and problem gamblers the subject of new
regulations.
09 August 2005
Lottery
Winner Feels 'Simply The
Best'
A Tina Turner tribute artist is feeling "simply the best"
after winning more than £200,000 on the
lottery.
09 August 2005
Lottery
Cash Will Boost Plans For Village
Hall
Villagers can go ahead with their plans to renovate a
community meeting point thanks to Lottery cash.
09 August 2005
Stanley
Well Placed For Casino Licence
Auction
Stanley Leisure yesterday said it was well placed for the
auction of new casino licences
09 August 2005
Jowell
Called To Account Over Casino
Talks
Tessa Jowell's statement to MPs on the relationship between
her department and US casino groups was
"misleading".
09 August 2005
Blair
Challenged On UK Casino
Talks
Tony Blair is facing calls for a promise he will not weaken
money laundering laws to attract foreign casino operators to
the UK.
08 August 2005
Bookies
Take Evasive Action
Chelsea have been cut again for the Premiership title after
beating Arsenal in the Community Shield.
07 August 2005
Permira
Takes 30% Stake In UK Casino Operator
Gala
Candover and Cinven, the buyout firms, are in talks to sell
a 30% stake in Gala to rival Permira.
07 August 2005
Ministers
Linked To US Casino Chiefs
Dramatic new evidence about the close relationship between
ministers and some of the most senior figures in US gambling
can be revealed.
06 August 2005
Former
Minister Robin Cook Dies
Former Cabinet minister Robin Cook, 59, has died.
06 August 2005
UK
Lottery Results: Are You A
Winner?
Results from the UK national lottery draws.
06 August 2005
Groups
Urged To Seek Lottery Cash
Community groups from across Gloucestershire are being urged
to apply for new funding made available by the National
Lottery fund.
06 August 2005
Tax
Protesters Win Lotto Cash
Lottery bosses are defending a decision to award a grant of
nearly £5,000 to a militant group of elderly council
tax campaigners.
06 August 2005
Retained
Fireman Scoops £4.5m
Jackpot
A Stonemason is preparing to carve out a dream lifestyle
after scooping more than £4 million on the National
Lottery.
06 August 2005
St
Hilda's Tries Its Hand At Online
Poker
St Hilda's College, Oxford, has emerged as an investor in an
online poker company.
06 August 2005
BskyB
Predicts Successful Poker
Future
BskyB is set to deliver interactive television poker action
by next year.
06 August 2005
Eugene
Closing In On Anthony
With less than one week remaining of Big Brother, Eugene is
emerging as a genuine contender.
06 August 2005
Canal
Gets Lotto Money
Canal enthusiasts were boosted with a £4,250 Big
Lottery Fund grant yesterday.
05 August 2005
Bookies
Trainee Manager Gambled Firm's
Cash
A trainee manager at a Plymstock bookmakers gambled away
£1,200 of the firm's money.
05 August 2005
The
Car's The Star For Roulette
Winner
A hospital worker has won a new car on a roulette machine in
an amusement arcade.
05 August 2005
Gambling
In The Movies (Part 1) -
Croupier
A thrilling insight into gambling culture that will
fascinate UK casino fans.
05 August 2005
Zone4Play
Signs Agreement With
Betfair
Zone4Play, Inc. today announced it has entered into an
agreement with Betfair.
05 August 2005
AOL
UK And Bingos Launch Online
Bingo
AOL's offering for its UK members is now live on Parlay
client Bingos.co.uk
05 August 2005
CryptoLogic
Reports Strong Results
CryptoLogic Inc., a leading software developer to the global
internet gaming market, today announced its financial
results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30,
2005.
04 August 2005
Bookies
Rebrands As It Expands
A firm of North-East bookmakers has re-branded its betting
shops after nearly doubling turnover and staff numbers in
the past two years.
04 August 2005
Vegas
Red's £2,000 Slots
Giveaway
Vegas Red, one of the leading Playtech online casinos, are
giving away £2000.
04 August 2005
Casino
Glossary A to B
When it comes to gaming, gamblers almost have their own
language. This time we cover A to B.
03 August 2005
UK
Lottery Results: Are You A
Winner?
Results from the UK national lottery draws.
03 August 2005
Seaside
Punters Given The Boot
Boot'N Toot rocked punters at the seaside with a 100-1
success as he denied a plunge on well-backed favourite
Topkat in the big race on Ladies' Day at
Brighton.
03 August 2005
Lottery
Win Ticket Left In Irish
Bank
The wealthiest winner in European lottery history failed to
come forward to collect her 115.6 million prize
yesterday.
03 August 2005
Watchdog
Fails To Bite William Hill
The UK competition watchdog has decided not to refer William
Hill's agreement to buy 624 betting shops from rival Stanley
Leisure to the Competition Commission.
03 August 2005
William
Hill To Sell 50 Betting
Shops
William Hill said it would sell 50 betting shops to gain
regulatory clearance for its purchase of 624 outlets from
peer Stanley Leisure.
03 August 2005
UK
Minister Wants More Casinos
Backers of a super casino for the North East received a
boost today after claims ministers now want at least six
across the UK.
03 August 2005
Resort-Style
Casino A Fair Bet, Probably
Brent Council has rushed to quell suggestions it has agreed
to support a Las Vegas style casino in Wembley.
03 August 2005
Lotto
Yob Given Second ASBO
Millionaire yob Michael Carroll was yesterday hit with his
second Anti-Social Behaviour Order.
03 August 2005
Casino
Cheats Gain An Entry In Legal
Records
A casino gang that tried to cheat its way to thousands of
pounds of roulette winnings have made legal
history.
03 August 2005
PokerStars
Moves To Isle Of Man
The world's second biggest internet poker company, will
announce today that it is moving to the Isle of
Man.
03 August 2005
PartyGaming
Steals A March On US
Casinos
One of the biggest companies on the European side of the
Atlantic is banned from operating on the American
side.
03 August 2005
Empire
Says More Punters Are
Registering
Online gambling portal Empire Online says the number of
punters registering on its various websites has shown
substantial increase.
03 August 2005
Player
Nets £11k Win At English
Harbour
A lucky UK casino player has scored big playing at English
Harbour Online Casino.
02 August 2005
Interactive
Gaming Holdings Take Over Premier Bet
Limited
Interactive Gaming Holdings has announced that it has taken
over the businesses and assets of internet bookmaker,
Premier Bet Limited.
02 August 2005
Bingo
Attracts New Profile Of Online
Gambler
Web monitoring firm Hitwise reveals that with the emergence
of online bingo, gambling websites have tapped a new
market.
02 August 2005
£800m
At Stake On 888.com Float
The upcoming London flotation of the gambling operator
behind 888.com is set to make about £800m for its four
founders and the chief executive.
02 August 2005
Sportingbet
Says Profits Exceeded
Expectations
Online gambling group Sportingbet said on Tuesday profits in
the final quarter of the year were better than it
expected.
02 August 2005
EuroMillions
National Lottery Winner Still in
Hiding
The Irish winner of the biggest win in European lottery
history has still not come forward to claim her
prize.
02 August 2005
Great-Gran
Wins Bingo Jackpot
An 89-year-old great grandmother from Glasgow has scooped
more than £20,000 at bingo.
02 August 2005
Irish
Win At The £125,000 Celeb Poker
Classic
Alan Smurfit has renounced retirement in favour of playing
the international poker circuit - with spectacular
success
02 August 2005
Fort
Bookies Looks To Be
Non-Starter
Bookmakers William Hill appear to have backed a loser in
their bid to open premises in Fort William's town
centre.
02 August 2005
Lottery
Win Was One Huge Scam
Pensioners whose hopes were raised by news of a £2.8
million windfall have condemned fraudsters behind the
scam.
02 August 2005
Big
Brother UK - Next Eviction
Odds
Craig has been matched at a high of 8.4 on Betfair's Big
Brother 10th eviction market.
01 August 2005
Lucky
For Some - Gambling
Superstitions
Part 2 of our series looking at weird and wonderful things
that gamblers believe bring them luck. We look at numbers
this time.
01 August 2005
Belle
Rock Gaming Auctions
The thrill and excitement of playing online reached new
heights today with the launch of Belle Rock Gaming
Auctions.
01 August 2005
Empire
Online Agrees To Aquire Club
Dice
Empire Online Limited today announces that it has agreed to
acquire the business and certain assets of Club Dice and the
customer database.
01 August 2005
Cyberview
Appoints Chief Operating
Officer
Cyberview announced the appointment of Martin Britton as UK
Chief Operating Officer.
01 August 2005
Gaming
Man Bet On Going Solo
Ed Ware, founder and chief executive of 32 Red online UK
casino today competes with his old employer.
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