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United Kingdom Jurisdiction News
Sports Café Launches Online Gambling Site
18 Aug 2005
International News Brief: The Sports Café chain is to enter the world of online gambling with the launch of a web casino in September.
Ubet2win Ready for Aim Debut
22 Jul 2005
International News Brief: Gambling group ubet2win is all set to make its debut on London’s Aim market next Thursday as the company’s owners line up a move into the lucrative online gaming market.
Real Madrid Lawsuit Thrown Out
19 Jul 2005
International News Brief: Gamblers who enjoy a flutter on Spanish football and, in particular, Real Madrid, can breathe a sigh of relief after a French judge dismissed an injunction to stop the use of the Spanish club and its players' names on bookmakers' websites.
Daily Dose of Betting Information Looks a Sure Thing
19 Jul 2005
International News Brief: A new tabloid daily newspaper for gamblers is on the cards in the UK.
Quicksilver Launches Mobile Phone Casino
19 Jul 2005
International News Brief: Amusement arcade chain Quicksilver yesterday moved to attract a new type of player to its slot machine games by launching a mobile phone casino.
Fortune Teller Online Casino Game Launched
18 Jul 2005
Abiro introduces a new casino game called Fortune Teller, which combines giving you your horoscope, while every spin of the reels offers the chance to win money with an accumulator function.
Bookies Get Ready for London Olympics
6 Jul 2005
International News Brief: Bookmakers estimate that London getting the Olympics cost them £1 million nationwide and one firm, Paddy Power, can expect plenty of winning punters to be back in touch with them first thing this morning.
Antigua Bets on UK in Online Gambling Battle
23 Jun 2005
International News Brief: The Caribbean island state of Antigua and Barbuda is looking at “strategic alliances” with UK companies to boost its online gambling industry.
EU Restrictions to Face Challenges
22 Jun 2005
International News Brief: European restrictions to cross-border gambling over the Internet will face a growing number of legal challenges and could fall away within the next three years, according to a lawyer who specialises in gambling.
Experts: Online Gambling Crackdown Unlikely
20 Jun 2005
News Brief: Online-poker company PartyGaming has warned investors that the U.S. government could interfere with its operations, but observers say that's about as likely as drawing four aces in a game of five-card stud.
Friends Become Online Poker Entrepreneurs
2 Jun 2005
News Brief: Two technology entrepreneurs from India set to realise fortunes from floating the world's biggest online poker site are friends who met at university and took a risk on a new gambling venture.
Analysts: Online Gaming a Good Bet
2 Jun 2005
International News Brief: Analysts estimate that revenues from the industry globally have doubled over the past three years to $9 billion. Some predict that within a decade it could be worth $125 billion.
pokerzone: Tuning into the UK Poker Explosion
17 May 2005
pokerzone is the UK’s new poker and casino lifestyle entertainment channel available on SKY Channel 226 and global broadband.
William Hill Offers Worst Odds for Chelsea
25 Apr 2005
International News Brief: William Hill is offering the world's worst odds for Chelsea to win the Premiership title.
The French Out Bet the British in Online Gambling
20 Apr 2005
International News Brief: The French have taken to online gambling like a duck a l'orange to water, according to Europe-wide figures from analysts Nielsen//NetRatings.
Game Site Targets Women
4 Apr 2005
Jackpotty.com is set to be a hit with the ladies this Spring after releasing a range of online games targeted specifically at women.
At The Races Launches Casino, Poker
30 Mar 2005
Horseracing and betting channel At The Races, watched by over 1 million people every month, has launched At The Races Casino and At The Races Poker.
UK: Online Gambling Soars
8 Mar 2005
International News Brief: Online gambling is becoming a booming industry in Britain as the online sites are hugely cash generative in the explosive growth market, according to a new report.
Harrah's Shuts Down U.K. Gambling Web Site
3 Mar 2005
Harrah's Entertainment Inc. has suspended the operations of an online gambling site based in the United Kingdom after posting losses of $9.3 million last year.
European Bookies Face Court Battle
28 Feb 2005
International News Brief: David Beckham and his Real Madrid team-mates are squaring up for a court battle with Europe's leading bookmakers.
Mobile Gaming Heats Up
23 Feb 2005
Lotteries, betting & casino style gambling to generate over $2bn for the mobile phone industry in 2006.
The Mobile Phone Sector Stakes its Money on Mobile Gambling
2 Feb 2005
Opinion: David A. Marcus, CEO of Echovox, examines the effect of the changing UK gambling legislation on the mobile gambling (m-gambling) market
UK Women Warm To Online Betting
1 Feb 2005
International News Brief: In the early 90s, women represented just four per cent of gamblers but now 20 per cent of British women visit an online casino or betting site more than once a year.
Spin3 and Microgaming Launch GameWire
1 Feb 2005
Spin3 and Microgaming are launching the first complete mobile casino system.
UK Survey Shows Boom in Online Gambling
31 Jan 2005
International News Brief: The British are, it seems, a nation of virtual poker-lovers.
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