Daily Dose of Betting Information Looks a Sure Thing

UK -- As reported by the (Glasgow) Herald: "With the country in the grip of a gambling boom, the media slapped a substantial pile of chips on the table last week.

"Jeremy Deedes, the former Telegraph Group chief executive, is fronting a plan to launch a 128-page daily tabloid for gamblers next spring. If £12 million venture capital can be raised, The Sportsman should become the biggest national title to launch since The Independent in 1986.

"Dennis Publishing has announced it is going bigger on gambling too. It is adding two new titles to Inside Edge, the magazine for professional gamblers it launched 18 months ago.

"...This will be followed by the UK's first dedicated magazine for poker enthusiasts, in the autumn. It will be a stand-alone title with a print run in the 'tens of thousands'.

"...Channel 4's Late Night Poker series is returning in August with a new reality TV flavour. On the renamed Late Night Poker Ace, players will vie to become the UK's best amateur. Entrants will prove their poker mettle by playing on the site to win through to play on TV..."