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United Kingdom
Betfair the Latest Online Gambling Firm to Move off British Shore
Jersey Won’t Allow Internet Gambling
Jersey has halted plans to allow for Internet gambling. The economic affairs scrutiny chairman has delayed any business by up to a month for the island, Channel One TV is reporting.
75 Percent of Brits are Gambling Degenerates: Credit Cards Could Soon be Banned
Just shy of 75 percent of the United Kingdom’s population has dabbled in gambling this past year while 59 percent of the population gambled on the national lottery.
Las Vegas Teams Up With British Online Gambling Regulatory Arm
United Kingdom Cracks Down On Internet Poker
With addiction fears mounting, the United Kingdom has vowed to begin a crackdown on foreign Internet poker rooms, or those not licensed directly by the UK government.
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt is planning to stop companies based overseas from advertising in the country, according to the Daily Mail. Hunt also wants to prevent gamblers from using their credit cards to bet with money they do not currently have.
England See 40 Percent Rise in Online Gambling Activity Past Year
The Brits love to gamble and this is evident in the dramatic increase in online gambling activity over the past year with a rise of 40 percent.
A study conducted by the Nielsen Group reveals that an additional 3.2 million people logged onto Internet gambling websites during the last year compared to 2.2 million who accessed social media websites such as Facebook and its rivals.
Online poker sites were among the most successful, with PartyPoker registering an additional 870,000 visitors last year, up 174 percent.
Cricket Match Fixing Rigged Lord’s Test Between England and Pakistan
Rats Invade Great Britain!
Giant rats are being reported throughout the United Kingdom, some as big as 2 feet long (and 5’7 inches tall if you count love rat Ashley Cole).
The London Sun is predicting that the UK could be overrun with rats if a new EU pest control proposal becomes law. Gambling911.com places an all out rat infestation by year’s end at 2/1 odds.
2010 WSOP: The British Are Coming!
British poker players are making out quite well at the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
Ireland Will Impose Tax on Internet Gambling
Ireland says it will start taxing Internet gambling establishments operating overseas and catering to Irish citizens.
"This will have the additional benefit of facilitating the extension of the tax regime for the betting industry to all those providing online and telephone betting and so underpin funding for the racing industry," said Brian Cowen, Irish Head of Government.
Ireland claims that this step is needed in order to secure funding for the racing industry.
France World Cup Odds: Franck Ribery Sex Scandal
As France prepares for its World Cup appearance, they have had to also deal with a shocking sex scandal involving alleged under age teen prostitutes.
Snooker Scandal Latest in Series of Sports Gambling Shockers
Straight on the heels of a Melbourne Storm NRL scandal down under and the alleged betting syndi
Bet365 3rd Fastest Growing Profit of Private UK Companies
According to the Sunday Times PricewaterhouseCoopers Profit Track 100 league table, privately held Bet365 is the third fastest growing private company in terms of profit.
From EGR Magazine:
Ladbrokes Falling Profits Symbolic of Failing Economy
It was very bad news for the United Kingdom's largest bookmaker. Ladbrokes on Thursday reported a 28% fall in profits in 2009.
UK Betting Worth £6bn: US Should Take Notice
According to a report in eGaming Review Magazine online, the UK betting industry is now valued at £6bn according to Deloitte and employs a whopping 100,
Offshore Gambling Sites Will Need License in UK
With an exodus of bookmakers leaving the United Kingdom to avoid being taxed excessively for their online gambling websites, the UK has now fired back. They will require a license in order to cat
Poker Will be Dead in Great Britain in 2010?
No more poker in 2010 in Great Britain.
That's the suggestion made by Victoria Coren of the Guardian Newspaper as part of her predictions for the year 2010.
Armed masked men rob bookmakers
Two masked men armed with a suspected knife and handgun robbed a bookmakers in Sunderland.
Miss World 2009 Represents Online Gambling Centre
Gibraltar, one of the leading centres for some of the largest online gambling businesses in the world, took center stage at Saturday's Miss World 2009 competition as the country's Kaiane Aldorino w
Punter Threatens to Burn Down Sportsbook
A DRUNK man threatened to burn down a Bridlington bookmaker's and verbally abused its staff after being told a winning bet he placed was void.
England – World Cup Odds 2010
Now that England has drawn in what is perceived to be the weakest group, their World Cup odds for 2010 have been slashed only slightly and still remain very appealing.
£45.5m EuroMillions Winner is Cancer Survivor
Les Scadding has been out of work since last Christmas and was £68 overdrawn on his bank account. He is also a survivor of testicular cancer. Now he's £45.5m richer having won the EuroMillion
X Factor Odds and Rigging Accusations
X Factor odds have been updated after this weekend's controversial outcome.
Bookie Pounded by Punters
Punters got the better of bookmaker Stan James last year with the chain showing a £285,800 loss against a profit of £2.8m in the previous year.
Stanley Leisure’s Lord Steinberg Passes Away
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Impact of Recession Worse on Bookies Than Expected
Much of the news in the world of bookmaking by week's end dealt with the impact of a worldwide recession. It's been said that the gambling industry for the most part is recession-proof. We lear
Arsenal Player Nicklas Bendtner Crashes $270K Aston Martin
Nicklas Bendtner, striker for Premier League's North London Arsenal, wrecked his Aston Martin DBS on the A1 i
Sport Match Fixing Big Concern With Bookies Offshore Move
RGA boss Clive Hawkswood told eGaming Review Magazine that the claims by some in the UK press that British sport faces an increased threat of match-fixin
X Factor Odds in High Demand
X Factor betting continues strong in the United Kingdom and most of the major online bookmakers offer odds on the nation's most popular television program.
