Casino Choice UK News Archive
December 2006
PartyGaming’s poker revenues on the mend
PartyGaming, operators of the online casino PartyCasino and the market leading online poker room PartyPoker, were hit hard by the UIGEA in October.
Read Full News Item - Submitted: 15/12/06 at 10:59:48
Big names pitch up for High Stakes Poker season 3
Probably the most eagerly anticipated poker show of recent years, Season III of GSN’s High Stakes Poker, is set to hit American television screens this January and the word on the street is this may be the best show yet.
Read Full News Item - Submitted: 13/12/06 at 13:05:10
UK Gambling law may damage sponsorship deals
Lucrative sponsorship deals between gambling company’s and UK sports teams may be seriously affected by a government investigation due to take place in the near future.
Read Full News Item - Submitted: 12/12/06 at 11:46:15
888 takover is imminent
A £490 million takeover of one of the world’s biggest online gambling groups 888 Holdings Plc is imminent according to industry experts.
Read Full News Item - Submitted: 11/12/06 at 12:55:29
Problem gambler is forced to donate winnings to charity
For a problem gambler in Illinois, who shall be referred to as Nicholas, the four and half hours he spent gambling in the early hours of Friday morning were some of the luckiest of his life.
Read Full News Item - Submitted: 08/12/06 at 10:32:06
Anchutz’s controversial bid leads super-casino race
The Denver billionaire Phillip Anchutz’s bid for a license to build a super-casino on the Millennium Dome site is apparently still in the lead as the race for the license heats up.
Read Full News Item - Submitted: 06/12/06 at 10:12:01
More US Sportsbetting busts
The US crackdown on illegal sports betting continued in earnest this week with the arrest of two more suspected bookmakers.
Read Full News Item - Submitted: 05/12/06 at 12:42:43
New Sportingbet CEO lays into UK government
The new CEO of Sportingbet, Andrew McIver has immediately got his claws stuck into the UK government, blaming them for offering no help to the British based online gambling group during the recent UIGEA crisis.
Read Full News Item - Submitted: 04/12/06 at 11:06:04
Intercasino celebrates 10th birthday
Intercasino, the award winning online casino, is celebrating its tenth birthday this week, and looking back on a hugely successful ten years in the online gambling business.
Read Full News Item - Submitted: 01/12/06 at 13:20:18

