2006 July 02 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

In spread betting, participants can take positions on dozens of different variables in a soccer game, from the final score to the number of corner kicks to the sum of all the numbers on the players’ shirts.

Jersey’s dowdy seaside gambling mecca is making a play for shops and fine dining. Sound familiar?

As the state government shutdown entered its second day Sunday, Gov. Jon S. Corzine said there was “no immediate prospect of a budget” that would spare state parks, beaches and possibly casinos from having to close in the coming days.

LONDON (AFX) - PartyGaming PLC, the world’s largest internet poker company, is in talks to acquire Gamebookers, the online sports-betting company, for around 50 mln stg, according to the Sunday Times.

In preparation for the Gambling Act, UK culture secretary is looking to form an international code for online casinos. The minister hopes to target offshore online casinos.

There is nothing like a free lunch. The online casino offer free games as sort of beginner’s guides to new players, but while there is no physical price tag attached to these games, it is clearly to their benefit as well as yours.

Is the party fading for PartyGaming and other Internet gambling companies after several years of torrid growth?

Ten casinos are expected to be back in business on the Mississippi Gulf Coast by this fall, according to the executive director of the Mississippi Gaming Commission.

The former lair of the strip pirates before they were ousted by red sails and jiggly Sirens.