2010 October 07 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

UK Poker ‘Requires Infrastructure Improvements To Rival US’ Thursday, October 7, 2010 - 13:12 Categories: Poker Extra room at poker tables is required if the UK is to compete with the best tournaments in the world, suggests an expert.

I’m 19 and am wondering if I have a gambling problem. I recently visited my grandfather, and even though he’s 77, he makes at least two or three day-trips to the nearby casino every week.

Casino City’s Aaron Todd and Dan Igo discuss PokerStars stepping out of Washington, mini-preview of UB.com’s “Micro-stakes Madness” promotion trouble for a Massachusetts congressman’s wife, a and make their NFL bets.

“This is better than an Oscar!” I don’t think I understood what it really meant to win a World Series of Poker bracelet until I watched Jennifer Tilly thrust her arms in the air and utter those now-infamous words on ESPN more than five years ago.

The Dutch newspaper Telegraaf revved up online gamblers and observers alike this week with a speculative report that a change of government could be bringing about a revision of hitherto monopolistic and negative policies on internet gambling. The newspaper briefly reported, quoting unidentified sources within government that moves are afoot to legalise, licence and regulate […]

Interim results released this week by the UK online and land gambling group Rank plc show that the group’s interactive division has generated revenues double those of the parent group. Group revenues over the 40 week period increased by 7 percent, whilst those of the interactive division, which includes Blue Square, Mecca Bingo and G […]

Confirmation of rumours that have been circulating for months came this week with the release of a prospectus on Betfair’s flotation of 10 percent of its stock on the London exchange. The company has set a price range per share of GBP11 to GBP14, valuing the group at almost GBP1.50 billion. The wide price range […]

No sooner does the latest Winner Poker Freeroll Series on Club PokerNews end but a new one begins.

Online qualification for the FullTiltPoker.com Baltic Challenge is underway at the site.