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William Hill Sees Challenging 2010
By KATHY GORDON, WSJ.com
LONDON-U.K. betting group William Hill PLC Friday posted a 7% drop in full year profit, slightly ahead of guidance provided in January, and said its 2010 expectations are unchanged as the unusually severe winter weather in the U.K. in January only pushed revenue down 0.6% in the first seven weeks of 2010.
More Consolidation in Online Gambling Sector
Two more online gambling ventures have been taken over by stronger firms this past week.
Virgin Group May Move Into US Online Gambling Market
The Virgin Group continues to expand on the online gambling front as they seek investors to help the company move into newly open markets, according to a report filed by
Gambling in Hawaii: Wipe Out
Carrie Stroup sadly packed her bags last night, as a move to legalize casino gambling at the Hawaii Legislature this session is now dead.
Legal Online Poker Rooms Thriving in the United States
Several bills which would legalize online poker and other forms of online gambling in the USA are currently languishing in the U.S. Congress.
Alabama Baptists and Casino Supporters Clash
Anti-gambling leaders had their work cut out for them to speak over an unruly crowd at a rally held Feb. 23 on the steps of the Statehouse.
Ontario Considers State-Sponsored Internet gambling
TORONTO - Ontario will consider state-sponsored Internet gambling, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Tuesday, days after the provincial gaming agency said it is looking at taking a cut from the online p
Probe Involving Full Tilt Poker: What a Shock!
This week a number of websites and online poker forums are reporting on a possible "FBI probe" of the world's number two Internet card room, Full Tilt Poker.
Sportsbook .com Moves to Merge: 6 Times Growth Expected
The Merge Poker Network just received a serious injection to help in its aggressive growth plans.
Poker Domain Sells for $1 Million
It's the most money sold for a .org domain name. Poker.org sold for $1 million this week.
According to TechCrunch.com:
Las Vegas Sands Losses Narrow: Macau 80% of Revenue
(Bloomberg) -- Las Vegas Sands Corp., the casino company expanding in Macau and Singapore, reported fourth- quarter earnings that met analysts' estimates as growth in the Chinese gambling market co
Good Job Poker Nordica: CEO Responds to Complaint
Gambling911.com readers might recall we had one online poker operator recently threaten a lawsuit against us after we criticized his company's new policies regarding its showing certain "winni
Full Tilt Poker Peaked, PokerStars Continues Up
The world's second largest online poker room, Full Tilt Poker, appears to have hit its peak at just shy of 20,000 "real cash" players on averag
Online Poker Room Review: Entraction
Entraction is a European-based online poker room that is trying to crack the world's top 10 largest and Gambling911.com believes they could
International Game Technology Shuts Down Japan Operations
As part of its ongoing focus on operating efficiencies, International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) today announced its decision to close its Japan operations due to ongoing difficult market conditio
Clonie Gowen Full Tilt Poker Case Dismissed
Breaking News: A much publicized lawsuit filed by poker player Clonie Gowen against the world's second largest online poker room, Full Tilt Poker (Tiltware) has been dismissed in favor of the def
betFair Makes Board Appointment While Considering IPO
(Bloomberg) -- Betfair Ltd., which enables gamblers in 140 countries to bet with each other over the Internet, appointed Marks & Spencer Group Plc's Ian Dyson to its board amid
Irate Over iPoker Network: Reneges on Jackpot Win?
One of the world's largest online poker networks has come under fire of late for policies related to the discouraging of high stakes long term winning poker players as customers, a
Chili Poker Gets Chilly Reception from Affiliates
Following Gambling911.com's publishing of Chili Poker CEO's email about that online poker company's stance when it comes to "winning players" (see my article
Cake Poker Eats Away at Microgaming Network
It was a tight race for the coveted number 9 position among all online poker networks as the powerful Cake Poker network was a mere 100 real cash players beh
VC Poker Gives Players the Boot
It's difficult to imagine two strong name brands like the iPoker Network and long time British bookmaker Victor Chandler finding themselves in the midst of a PR nightmare, but that is exactly what
Cake Poker Snatches WSOP Bracelet on Ebay
Things aren't always rosy in terms of finances for professional poker players.
2010 Super Bowl Betting Boost to Off Year
The start of the regular NFL season was shaky at best for both online sportsbooks and the Vegas books with much smaller bets and less volume compared to past years. 2010 Super Bowl betting was ex
How Will PokerStars Regain the Spotlight?
For the last several years, PokerStars has ruled the online poker world.
Dikshit Sells Remaining Stocks in PartyGaming
According to reports filed by Bloomberg News on Tuesday, PartyGaming co-founder Anurag Dikshit has sold his remaining shares in what was once the world's largest online poker company, PartyGaming.
Unabomber Poker Launches On Cake Network
The Cake Network, one of the leading worldwide online poker networks, continues to grow with the addition of eight new poker rooms including Phil "The Unabomber" Laak's Unabomber Poker.
Betfair in Talks With Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley
James Ashton From: The Time
Ladbrokes Customer List for Sale
By JASON LEWIS, MAIL ON SUNDAY SECURITY EDITOR and SANDRA WHITE IN MELBOURNE,
Bwin PartyGaming Merger Possible
(Bloomberg) -- Bwin Interactive Entertainment AG, an Austrian online bookmaker, is in talks with the PartyGaming Plc about a possible merger that would create a company with a market value of more
PartyPoker Signing Lots of Big Names Lately
Our bad here at Gambling911.com for not really reporting much about Kara Scott joining team PartyPoker last week. It appears this is going to become a trend as Party looks to compete with a numbe
