New York has decided not to play ball with Louisiana and has allowed former SportingBet PLC chairman, Peter Dicks, to go home. Dicks was arrested after landing in JFK earlier this month since he was...

As more and more online gambling companies get cold feet at the mere mention of the US, one of the most well-known names in gaming has backed out of the US completely online. William Hill, who have...

There is a huge rush to get the bill banning online gambling the US passed before the Senate takes a break at the end of the week. However, its hit a snag as Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman...

Russia is trying an innovative move to fight gambling. They're paying actors to dress as tramps to sit outside casinos. They'll harass - I mean - explain to - passing customers that they used...

The Kewadin Shores Casino and Hotel opened in June this year in Michigan. It cost $36 million to build and offers restaurants, pools and the usual luxury. It also has a 29,000 sq ft casino filled...

The US isn't the only country arresting online gambling execs. France got in on the game last week when they arrested 2 CEOs of Austrian-based Bwin.com (formerly Bet and Win). They were released...

Its a long way from being the Mayor of New York City. Rudy Guiliani is now consulting for Eighth Wonder casinos who are one of 4 bidding for Singapore's second casino license. Guiliani, under his...

Not every politician in the US thinks online gambling is evil. Some are even willing to speak up in support of it. North Dakotan State Republican, Jim Kasper, is against the latest move to ban...

The South Korean government has been working hard to shut down online gambling sites aimed at Koreans. 181 Korean-language gambling sites have been shut down this year - with the government...

Each person in the Czech Republic spends CZK 10,000 (about $445) on gambling per year. Thats a CZK 1,000 increase from 2005 and a huge CZK 4,000 from 2000. Whilst its not necessarily on a par with...

Nevada recovered from a slower June to post year-on-year gambling increases in July of 8.4%. Gaming win for the state went about the $1 billion mark to $1.04 billion. Vegas saw an increase of 10% to...

A New York woman has won her second $1 million jackpot from a scratchcard. Valerie Wilson's first win came in 2002, winning a million on the Cool Million scratchcard. However, that didn't...

Imagine this. You swipe your players club card at your casino. You're told you've won a promotional game - a prize that was worth $260,000. You're even given a large cardboard cheque to...

US authorities have once again arrested a British online betting executive - this time its Peter Dicks, the chairman of online gambling giant, Sportingbet.com. Not content with nabbing David...

Sevilla soccer player, Fredi Kanoute, has been told he doesn't have to wear the team's sponsorship on his shirt - for now. Sevilla is sponsored by online casino, 888.com - but Kanoute is a...

US Republican Senator, Bill Frist is still trying to find a way to pass the anti-online gambling bill - but can't promise it will be before the September break. There's been little movement...

The Korean gambling market saw revenues hit 35 trillion Won last year - thats over $35 billion. So here's some facts about the Korean Gambling Market according to a latest report: Gambling...

At the end of the day, gambling is global. It doesn't matter what country or what religion, if people want to gamble, there will always be someone willing to run a game. In Qatar, where casinos...