Richard Kilsby, the chairman of 888 Holdings, issued a positive statement to the London Stock Exchange this week when he said that first quarter results would be in line with expectations.

The UK’s Gambling Commission is considering restricting online bookmakers from offering so-called ‘novelty bets’, according to ATE Online.

A journeyman tournament poker player called Jonathan Little won big yesterday when he captured the World Poker Tour Mirage Poker Showdown event, collecting over $1 million in the process.

The Millionaires Club Slot has a record for giving away big jackpots, but last week it surpassed even its own best when it donated over $8 million to the pockets of a factory worker playing online for the first time in his life.

Tony Blair has told MP’s that he thinks both Manchester and Blackpool should get super-casinos, according to the BBC.

The world biggest search engine has apparently refused to review its current ban on paid-search ads for gambling sites following new ads that circumnavigate Google’s strict rules on gaming advertisements.

In a decision that could have ruinous consequences for the future of the World Trade Organisation the United States has suggested it plans to ignore the WTO’s recent ruling on the trade dispute between the US and Antigua and Barbuda over online gaming restrictions.

“While skilful players can reduce the luck factor they cannot control the turn of a card.”

The US Department of Justice is showing no signs of letting up in its persecution of the online gaming company BetOnSports, according to Gambling911, who claim they are now targeting the firm’s former accounting executive.

888 Holdings Plc, the company behind 888.com and Pacific Poker, has buoyed investors by reporting a 34 percent increase in annual pre-tax profits, despite having to pull out of the US in October due to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act.