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888 dives into the European sports betting market

888 Holdings continues to make its mark in the world of sports betting as it officially launched www.888sport.com (888sport) on Thursday. The new pan-European sports betting offering was developed with Blue Square, the interactive gaming and betting division of Rank Group...read more

UltimateBet charged with 'unfair play'

For the second time in the last six months, a popular online poker site has been charged with allegations of unfair play. According to a press release issued by UltimateBet, one of the 10 largest online poker rooms, the site was alerted to suspicions of a player exhibiting "abnormally high winnings statistics" and "having an unfair advantage during play." The allegations were made by concerned players on Jan...read more

Calvert Loses £2 Million Case against William Hil

Graham Calvert, the self-professed pathological gambler who sued William Hill to recover £2 million in betting losses, has been defeated in High Court. Justice Briggs ruled that it is Calvert's compulsive behavior, not William Hill, that led to his financial ruin, and that the bookmaker owes no duty of care to problem gamblers...read more

News analysis: Judge's ruling stacks odds against iMEGA

U.S. District Court Judge Mary Cooper sent two very clear messages to the online gaming industry last week: 1. The courts are not going to overturn the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) because the law is either ineffective or unwise...read more

Playing It Smart: How to get an edge at Pluto Craps

Resolving world crises at corner taprooms or coffeehouses can grow old. So, many solid citizens look for friendly gambles at their tables or the bar, preferably where they can have an edge when nobody is the wiser. Pluto Craps may be just the thing. The game requires one or two dice and a shaking cup (to prevent dice setting)...read more

Gaming exec: Taiwan an untapped frontier

TAIWAN -- Taiwan's presidential campaign has revived discussion about legalizing casinos on the island, which is good news for Larry Woolf and his Las Vegas-based Navegante casino management team. Woolf, a longtime Las Vegas gaming executive, spent the past three years piecing together a 27-acre beachfront parcel on Taiwan's island of Penghu for a potential hotel, casino and resort development...read more

January report: State gaming win dips

NEVADA -- Wall Street was looking for a clear indication Friday into whether Nevada's casino industry is facing an economic slowdown in 2008. That picture is still a little cloudy. Statewide, gaming revenues in January fell almost 5 percent in a year-over-year comparison...read more

Top-10 Hollywood gambling moments

10. Swingers The beauty of this scene is that almost anyone who's been to Vegas can relate to it. Mikey (Jon Favreau) and Trent (Vince Vauhn) are desperately trying get comps and women by trying to gamble like experienced high rollers -- and they fail miserably...read more

Canadian MP Wants I-gaming Legislation

A member of Canada's Parliament, Hon. Roy Cullen, has drafted legislation to address a competition problem faced by one of his largest constituents in Etobicoke North. The constituent, Woodbine Racing, has complained for years about losing business to illegal Internet gambling...read more

Winning strategies for No-Limit Hold-Em; new Cookie book sold

Russell Fox, co-author of two previously well-respected poker books, (Mastering No-Limit Hold'em and Why You Lose at Poker) -- both with Scott Harker -- has now teamed with Nick Christenson for Winning Strategies for No-Limit Hold'em (200 pages, paperbound, $24.95), focusing on some advanced concepts few books have yet covered in depth. Also, Roy Cooke and John Bond present How to Think Like a Poker Pro (281 pages, paperbound, $19.95), which is comprised of many of Cooke's columns published from 2000 to 2005...read more