2010 May 31 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

So, there is a lot going on in the live poker world, eh? The World Series of Poker is already rocking and rolling.

Early summer signals the beginning of the most prestigious tournaments in the poker world: The World Series of Poker .

The slight downturn in attendance in tonight’s $750,000 guaranteed Sunday Warm-up is probably directly correlated with the many high-stakes players from across the globe descending upon Las Vegas for the start of the World Series of Poker this week.

The bourgeoning online sports betting and poker industry will throw up a new generation of problem gamblers, warn experts.

Online gambling software provider Microgaming marks the start of the football World Cup championship in South Africa this (June) month with a new 5 reel, 30 pay-line video slot with a big game theme titled SOCCER SAFARI.
The game is one of three new offerings from the company and is released along with a Parisienne themed […]

The news that US lottery operator Scientific Games Corporation has won a contract to provide Norway’s State-owned monopoly Norsk Tipping with a full gambling system for parimutuel and odds-based numbers games has triggered speculation that the agreement may also provide entree at some stage for Playtech, which signed a partnership agreement with the American giant […]

Monday, 31 May 2010, 4:20 pm Press Release: Sky Cily Ltd Big prize pool for Queen’s Birthday weekend poker tournament The second annual SKYCITY New Zealand Poker Open over Queen’s Birthday is only a week away with seats to the tournament in high demand.

Organisers of Germany’s first national strip poker contest say it was such a success they now want to make it an international event.

ODDS ON: The rapid growth of online gambling will lead to a whole new generation of problem gamblers, experts warn.