Striker for Stoke City, Cameron Jerome, has been fined for violating the Football Association betting rules The 27-year-old admited to the accusations, and he was  given the opportunity to appeal against them However, nothing comes for free as in order to appeal, the player had to pay £50,000 The player had been warned for his..

Designed to provide all poker-related activities such as news, tournaments, shows, games, films and documentaries, the Poker Entertainment Network (PEN) was the first network of its kind in the United States As poker fans increasing in number, from  casual ones to others who are passionate and fully committed to the game, PEN will cover every..

Greece, Bulgaria, Belgium and other European countries have been in the poker headlines lately as they've been tenacious to put on a blacklist a large number of online gaming websites Greece so far, has a blacklist of 400 gambling sites and Bulgaria is slowly catching up with 100 sites However, these figures are nothing if compared to Italy's..

Bookmaker Paddy Power has signed a three year deal with News UK The company will be sponsoring News UK newspaper brand's tablet, smartphone, apps, The Sun and The Times newspapers boosting Paddy Power's exposure to sports betting, online and casino products nationwide The Sun newspaper will provide a “Sun + Goals” application while..

Horseshoe Casino in Cincinnati made a millionaire mistake when awarding a $1 million prize to the wrong winner The casino did not foresee that two men named Kevin Lewis would be on the floor the day of the drawIt was too late to correct the mistake as the wrong Kevin Lewis was already celebrating his win in front of the cameras According to casino..

Greece has put an end to the gambling monopoly Opap as their government has signed an agreement to sell 33% of it to Greek-Czeck investment fund, Emma Delta, owned and controlled by businessmen Jiri Smejc and George MelisanidisThe price of this negotiaion was agreed for 652 million euros of which, according to state privatisation agency HRDAF, 622..

Rumours about Sheldon Adelson switching positions and now supposedly in favour of online poker has come to an end A spokesman for Las Vegas Sands (LVS) denies the tweet that the Managing Editor at PokerNews, Brett Collson, posted last Friday stating that Adelson was supporting a new Reid bill and that he had “supposedly switched his position..

Yet another alliance between an Atlantic City casino and on online gambling software provider has been announced According to Bloomberg Businessweek, the Tropicana Casino has recently made public that it has entered into an agreement with Gamesys Limited, the UK-based operator or online gaming sites like jackpotjoycomOn the other hand, Gamesys..

Gambling is illegal in most of the United States, including Florida But it is legal and encouraged onboard a the Bimini Superfast Ferry, a 32,000 ton cruise ship that travels twice a day between Florida and the Bimini Islands, Bahamas Passengers on their way to the resort can enjoy betting on sports during their tripSBTech has an agreement with..

Although the office of Senator Harry Reid hasn't made any official comments on the subject, a number of online news outlets including LegalUSPokerSitescom are reporting that Reid might be relaunching his bill to bring federal-regulated online poker to law while blocking other forms of online gambling The rumours are just that, speculation and..

Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York, has recently signed a bill that would allow the building of four Las Vegas-style casinos in the state The bill will now go to concensus amongst voters in NovemberThe casinos will enjoy a number of benefits, like protection for seven years from downstate competitors The exact location for the building of the..

William Hill has bought into Tom Waterhouse company as part of their plans for international expansion Earlier this year they also bought out Sportingbet Australia for $670 million Australia now has become their second home marketTom Waterhouse's worth had been estimated at $150 million, although both Gai Waterhouse and Robbie Waterhouse wanted to..

Doug "WGCRider" Polk is a high stakes player whose account at PokerStars had been hacked The incident was widely reported on the TwoPlusTwo forum by Polk, indicating how exactly this could have happened and what the repercussions were According to Polk, his laptop had been compromised somehow, allowing a remote controler to see his hole cards..

It was announced this Wednesday that Tropicana Casino Resort has formed a partnership with Gamesys in order to operate in New Jersey once they go live in November The team was reported in July, but neither party confirmed its partnershipUK-based software developer, Gamesys, is widely known for Jackpotjoycom, an online real-money bingo and casino..

Ladbrokes half-year reports show a drop of 50% or £55 million, in their profits when compared to last year's figures As the temperature keeps rising up this summer,  players prefer being at a pub rather than being at a gambling room Last year's first half numbers indicated £107 millionOther factors that have affected the company's..

PokerStars is offering their Spanish players a chance to win a seat next to Brazilian football legend Ronaldo, aka “The Phenomenon”, in the European Poker Tour (EPT) Daily freeroll qualifiers are being offered for those who wish to challenge the football star at his own table The last two survivors will win hotel accomodations in the..

According to the 2011 law, a host community is “a municipality in which a gaming establishment is located” and gives them the right of negotiation with the developer over terms in order to agree with the project such as compensation or services to mitigate impact of the business Charlestown residents have started a petition to..

During H1 2013, William Hill's mobile gaming revenues increased 198 percent and predicts that by mid-2015, mobile gambling will make up 40 percent of their online revenues Their iOS app launched in February 2012, Mobile Sportsbook, has been downloaded more than one million times and their wagering increased by 112 percent in H1 representing 38..

The Caribbean Poker Tour (CPT), starting on November 8th thru November 24th, will launch in Punta Cana with seven events headlined by the William Hill Poker Open The tour will then head towards the neighbouring island of St Maarten for twelve other events including a World Poker Tour event and Lucky Number 7 High Roller which will be hosted by..

British bookies stand to lose up to £100,000 after all bets on the new 'Doctor Who' market had been suspended The odds-on favourite to become the 12th Doctor Who character in the TV show by the same name was Scottish actor Peter Capaldi A spokesman for William Hill mentioned in a statement that the bookie had "seen people trying to back..