“Council Cautious Over Online Gambling Scheme”
In spite of vocal opposition by local church and civic leaders, members of the City Council in the Philippine city of Cagayan de Oro, have approved a resolution "taking note and cognizance" of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation's (Pagcor) application for operating Internet gaming stations within the city.
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“Don't Bet on Web Gambling Crackdown, Experts Say”
Experts on the Internet gambling industry are claiming that Washington's threats to clamp down on online gambling businesses are basically just a bunch of hot air due to the unresolved legal questions regarding the online gambling industry.
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“Sportsbook.com Reports Record Betting for French Open Tennis”
Sportsbook.com, which is headquartered in London, England and is the main brand for Sportingbet PLC, has reported a growing trend in the online gambling community. The trend, wagering on major world tennis tournaments, became evident during the recently completed French open when record numbers of bets were placed in the last weekend of the tournament.
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“Are Gambling Big Shots Worth a Punt”
With all of the headlines that the online gambling industry is making and all of the talk about how much money is to be made by investing in the online gambling market, it is no wonder that many investors are thinking about purchasing shares in one of the online gambling companies that have already gone public or are about to do so.
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“IGC Agrees that U.S. States Should Regulate Gambling”
As the row over Internet gambling between the United States and the World Trade Organization (WTO) continues, the Canadian-based Interactive Gaming Council (IGC) recently voiced its opinion about the issue.
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“Jackpot for Indians, Courtesy Gambling Site”
Commenting on Internet gambling business, PartyGaming, which runs the poker website, PartyPoker.com, one newspaper journalist wrote that it is "based around a revolutionary business model which makes nothing, sells nothing, and profits purely from avarice."
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“Google, Yahoo Lose Bid to Dismiss Gambling Ad Suit”
Two Internet gamblers, Mario Cisneros and Michael Voight, who lost large sums of money playing at Internet gambling web sites, have brought a case against Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., and other Internet search engines on behalf of the California public.
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“Legal Ambush Could Slash Party Gaming's 5 Billion Jackpot”
True to its stance against online gambling, the United States is pursuing an increasingly aggressive anti-online gambling policy – a policy intended to thwart the industry’s ever expanding growth.
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“Put Your Money Where Your Mouse is with MoneyGaming!”
Joining the ranks of the burgeoning online gambling industry, the online gaming industry, is catching on in popularity too. Online gaming differs significantly, however, in terms of the types of games offered
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“New Survey Shows More than 60% of Industry Experts Believe Gambling Will be Dominant Offer in Online Gambling in 2-3 Years”
Poker is experiencing a renaissance of late and, while some believe that the online gambling industry is fueling that renaissance, it would probably be more accurate to say that poker is fueling the growth of the online gambling industry.
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“Online Casino Portals - All About Fun and ROI”
Thanks to a bit of luck and a lot of foresight, Danish business administration student, Jan Balslev Pedersen, has a domain worth many, many times more than what he originally paid for it.
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“Online Poker Snaring More Teens”

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Predictably, there is a growing sense of alarm over the growing number of youths playing online poker. In fact, for many students, like Brooklyn teenager Oscar Santana, online poker is becoming the new American pastime.

“PartyGaming Slashes IPO Price Amidst Legal Uncertainties Facing Internet Poker”
A lot of anticipation and excitement was generated when online poker company, PartyGaming, announced its intentions to float on the London Stock Exchange for the astounding amount of ten billion dollars, but that initial response has since turned into a cautious, wait-and-see approach.
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“Online Gambling Site PartyGaming to Float IPO”
PartyGaming, an Internet gambling site that operates such sites as PartyBingo, PartyPoker, and Starluck Casino, has filed to go public on the London Stock Exchange. The filing could very well be for one of the largest public offerings in the recent history of the London Stock Exchange.
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“International Poker Giant Awarded eCOGRA Seal”
PokerRoom.com, the international online poker giant with over 3.8 million players from all over the world, has just been awarded the eCOGRA "Play it Safe" seal of approval.
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“Internet Poker Spawns Billionaires”
In spite of the question of legality in the United States concerning online gambling, the online gambling industry and, particularly online poker, is burgeoning. While the U.S. is wrestling with just how to handle online gambling, Britain has gone ahead and passed legislation that permits online gambling through the use of strict controls and regulation.
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“Resistance Underway Against Bill to Ban Online Gambling”
While Arizona's Republican Senator Jon Kyl continues introducing legislation to prohibit online gambling, critics of the legislation say it will never succeed because the Internet gambling industry is far too lucrative and elusive for Congress to be able to control it at this stage.
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“Betting on Social Security. Literally”
One would think that the ongoing and heated debate between the Democrats and the Republicans over the issue of Social Security reform provides enough food-for- thought on the subject for the average person.
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“Online Gambling Site in a 8.5bn Pound Sterling Play”
PartyGaming, a Gibraltar based online gambling portal, could be the first Internet gaming group to enter the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 (FTSE), as it announced its plans to float on the London Stock Exchange in late June.
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“Texas Hold 'em and the Law”
While online poker has taken the online gambling industry by a storm, it is the Texas Hold 'em version of the game that has catapulted the game to amazing levels of popularity and public interest.
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“The Great Gamble”
Internet gambling has become possibly the fastest-growing, technology-driven business in the world and nowhere is this more evident than with online poker company, PartyGaming.
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“US Gambling Laws Threaten 5.5 Billion Float”
Unanswered questions about the present and future legal status of Internet gambling in the United States are having a serious impact on Internet gambling companies that have plans to go public.
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“US Regulator Casts Shadow Over Boom in Online Poker”
Amidst the flurry of announcements by online gambling companies that they intend to float their businesses on the London Stock Exchange, legal officials in the United States have begun stepping up their efforts to put an end to illegal internet gambling in the U.S.
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“Web Wagering Wrangle”
For years, horseracing fans could only place their wagers on the races if they were actually at the racetrack. All of that changed, however, with the Interstate Horseracing Act of 1978, which allowed bettors in one state to gamble on horse races across state lines.
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“Lawsuit Claims Free Speech for Online Casino Ads”
As part of the ongoing battle against the online gambling industry, the United States Department of Justice started a grand jury investigation into the efforts of American media companies, including major Web search engines, which publish or broadcast advertisements for offshore casinos.
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