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Advanced Strategy for No-Limit Single Table Poker Tournaments
This artcile outlines a fairly advanced poker strategy which can be used at high-stakes Single Table Poker Tournaments
Advanced No-Limit Single Table Poker Tournaments
An Article outlining a good poker strategy for Single Table Poker tournaments
Online UK Bookie Site adds Gameaccount Skill Gaming
The Stan James website joins some pretty illustrious company
GBP63 000 boost for UK chemist's bankroll
Northampton, UK pharmacist Rajesh Modha saw his bankroll skyrocket this week after a 12 599-1 payout on Betfair Casino's Cash Inferno online slot machine.
Online gambling ads in the UK may be restricted come September
Online gambling companies based outside Europe and Gibraltar will have to apply to the government if they want to advertise their products in the UK when the activity is legalised on September 1, reports the Financial Times.
Another Asian deal for Laddies?
Reporting over the weekend in its Business section, the Sunday Times in the UK said that Brit bookie group Ladbrokes has formed a joint venture with Megainfo, a Hong Kong-based technology company.
Harrah´s targeting the UK?
The British newspaper The Observer reported over the weekend that the giant American land casino group, Harrah's Entertainment has some ambitious on and off-line plans for the UK..
UK shares skittish following US demands for information
There was evidence of some resentment in British business circles today
as online gambling company shares dipped in the wake of the news yesterday that US officials were demanding access to information from British banks and other companies regarding the sector
PKR survey shows Brits like the new gambling reform measures
A private survey of UK consumers reveals that there is broad public support and little opposition to UK government plans to license and regulate online gambling.
Brit workers whittle away business productivity by betting online
A survey of 664 UK office workers by the Morse business and technology consultancy, together with unspecified "workplace information" from the Office of National Statistics claims that online gambling whilst at work costs British companies more than GBP 300 million a year.
Year old police chief report outlines perils of new gambling law in UK
Joining the UK anti-gambling reportage over the weekend was The Guardian political section, which considered the political motivations behind the British government's decision to reform gambling legislation and regulate rather than prohibit.
Good outlook for William Hill
Releasing a trading update this week, the British betting group William Hill predicted that full-year profits should be in line with expectations.
Familiar names and a corporate conundrum
A report on an Internet news site this week posed an intriguing question: Is Fairground Holdings and its erstwhile CEO Evan Hoff really out of the business?
GB identity and geo-location software for Betbrokers
British identity and geo-location software developer GB Group as signed up Betbrokers for its age and identity verification product, helping the recently AIM London listed betting brokerage to reduce the risk of accepting underage Internet gamblers.
Majority of 365 Media shareholders accept BSkyB offer
BSkyB's GBP 96 million acquisition offer for 365 Media has received steadily increasing acceptance from shareholders, with the would-be buyer reporting this week that 89.4 percent of stockholders were now in favour of the deal.
HSBC penalises UK gambling card users
Banking giant HSBC has made a new year announcement that may give gamblers pause for thought; from February 1 credit card transactions that involve gambling will attract a higher interest rate.
Does the speed of online casino action demand tighter financial controls?
British politician Mike Weir, an MP representing the Scottish National Party in the Angus constituency of Scotland has called for a cap on individual Internet wagers of GBP 1 000 a week, and has suggested that online gamblers be limited to the use of one credit card on a gambling site
Tattersalls up the ante for Talarius
Reuters this week reported a surprise price escalation in the bid by Tattersall's and Macquarie Bank subsidiary European Gaming to acquire Brit betting group Talarius
Will Hill and Laddies get the Italian nod
The William Hill and Ladbrokes betting groups are ending 2006 on a high note with the news that both companies have been granted licences for sports and horse betting over the Internet and the phone in Italy. The awards were confirmed by the Italian state betting agency AAMS.
US company entering UK pub game sector?
It appears from an announcement by Nasdaq-listed Scientific Games this week that the company may have ambitions in the UK "Amusement With Prizes" (AWP) and "Skill With Prizes" (SWP) game sector, producing games for the British public house (pub) market.
Totesport selects the Openbet software platform
Totesport, one of Britain's most respected bookmakers, has purchased the Orbis OpenBet integrated gaming software solution for the relaunch of its website, benefiting from a common e-wallet, a selection of fixed odds games and marketing modules built into the product
365 Media chief scores with BSKYB deal
The news this week that BSkyB had paid GBP96 million for the 365 Media gambling and sports group reaped rewards not only for investors, but for the man who took the risk of building the group from a low base into an enterprise that has over 9 million regular visitors.
365 Media Group acquired by Sky TV
The British television broadcaster BskyB has confirmed the conclusion of a deal through which it will acquire the 365 Media Group, until recently known as UKbetting, for a total consideration of GBP 96 million.
UK´s Red Brick Road gets Gala ad account
Marketing media reports this week indicate that the UK advertising agency Red Brick Road has landed a lucrative GBP 8 million account to promote the on and offline operations of the Gala Coral betting group.
Profits warning from 32Red
Complying with the ethical and legislative tenets controlling public companies, the 32Red.com group has issued a profits warning caused by poor trading in its Bet Direct division and said it had breached its banking covenants.
Bowmans and Bet365 team up
The Bowmans and Bet365 betting groups are finding strength in unity after withdrawing from the US online gambling market in the wake of the UIGEA, it seems.
Big numbers from Merril Lynch
Getting solid publicity mileage from publications like The Register this week was an article in Gamingpublic.com, a publication founded by Patrick Smyth, late of Gaming Transactions and currently CEO of CYOP Systems. In a bullish article on industry predictions from the respected analyst firm Merril Lynch, the publication suggested that the global online gambling industry could be worth up to GBP 270 billion by the year 2015.
Soft games from British Telecom and Two Way
BT Vision, a broadband subsidiary of British Telecom has announced its entry into the interactive gaming market via a joint venture with Two Way TV.
Football response to sponsorship threat
It didn't take long for the football industry to react to the huge publicity generated by a statement from the UK Minister of Sports this week indicating that football shirt sponsorships by online gambling companies may come under scrutiny in the new year.
British Government could get shirty over online gambling sponsorships
A 40 minute debate raised by a Brit Labour MP in the House of Commons Thursday on football shirt sponsorship, mobile gambling and the absence of prosecutions for breaches of current gambling regulations, grabbed the headlines the following day.
Rank´s Hard Rock sold to Florida Seminoles
The intense speculation surrounding the fate and possible buyers for the Rank Group plc's Hard Rock division ended this week with the announcement that the British gambling group had sold the business to the Seminole tribe of Florida for $965 million (GBP 490 million)
Playwize working with Partouche
The AIM-listed British video games developer Playwize plc (formerly Bits Corporation) signed a major deal this week with the intractive division of the leading French land casino operator Partouche, which manages some 50 casinos.
UK bookie groups may soon be vying for Rank
The UK business press was speculating this week on whether major bookie groups like William Hill and Ladbrokes could soon be making a bid for the UK gambling group Rank, or whether they would wait for the group to shed its Hard Rock Cafe components first.
GBP 252.4 million the cost of US business loss to Sportingbet
The cost of losing the U.S. online gambling business immediately preceding the enactment of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act in October this year was quantified today (Thursday) when Sportingbet plc reported its quarterlies to October 31 2006.
Bowmans out of the US market
British group Bowmans International's online gambling operations in the United States have been halted, with all US players transferred to the fast growing Bodog betting group which operates from Costa Rica.
UK online gambling regulation takes another step forward
The U.K. Gambling Commission said Monday that it has launched its new conditions under which licences are granted to gambling operators and staff, together with new codes of practice.
Blue chip online skill gaming deal for GameAccount
GameAccount showed its increasing dominance of the UK skill games market this week by landing a deal with top Brit bookmaker site Blue Square to supply a range of sophisticated skill game products. This will allow Blue Square customers to tap into the high-liquidity GameAccount network, joining players wagering real money from over 130 countries worldwide.
UK online gambling sites need to put more zing into CRM
The professional journal CRM Today reports that with online gambling set to exceed GBP 5.2 billion this year, and 76 percent of the UK's 29 million internet users betting on a regular basis, customer service levels at British online gambling sites could be a lot better.
Green light for playing poker in pubs
THE government is paving the way for a gambling bonanza in Britain’s pubs by easing restrictions on playing card games including poker for money in bars.
Gamcare reacts to Panorama program pre-publicity
The BBC 'Panorama' program titled "Online Gambling: Britain's New Obsession" will be broadcast on Sunday 26 November at 2215, but it is already attracting both mainstream headlines and critical comment thanks to pre-publicity material rather sensationally claiming that a "Million a year could get hooked!"
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