I thought i’d seen most things when it came to online gambling marketing - be it auctions or stunt marketing. But mixing politics, religion and poker is one place I didn’t think it would go. How wrong could I… Continue ….

Hotels and gambling firm the Hilton Group announced a 10pc rise in annual profits and said it would return £4.2bn to shareholders….

Hotels and gambling group Hilton saw a 10% rise in pre-tax profits for the year with figures hitting £413.9m. The group says it is to return up to £4.2bn to shareholders early in the second quarter….

More implosions in Vegas as they continue to get rid of the old hotels. This time its Bourbon Street Hotel-Casino - and it took 160lbs of explosives to take down the casino at 2:30am. Wouldn’t want to be staying… Continue ….

James Bond fans threaten to boycott new film Casino Royale in protest at the casting of actor Daniel Craig….

Building workers at the new Wembley Stadium have creamed off thousands of pounds in winnings - by betting the complex would not be finished in time.Ireland’s biggest bookmaker, Paddy Power, has been caught for £10,000 in two days by workers who said the stadium would not meet its March 31 deadline….

Sportingbet, Britain’s second-biggest online gaming group, has reported a 74% rise in first-half profits, to £41.3m.Commission from its Paradise Poker site rose 107% in the second quarter….

In a scene that could have come straight from off the latest blockbuster, Vegas became its own movie set as police SWAT blasted through a 20th floor window and held a stand-off for 6 hours with a man from… Continue ….

This is one of those strange poker events that on the one hand is great for charity, and on the other hand is completely unnecessary. The first Canadian Women’s Poker Classic took place over the weekend and Clarissa Hannam… Continue . …

With 24 semi-finalists ready to vie for the American Idol and put themselves out to the public vote, bookies have already begun to offer up early odds for the winner. Pinnaclesports.com have put Ace Young as the early 7/2… Continue . …

Next out of the starting block in the neverending campaign to get online gambling software manufacturers listed in the UK comes Playtech. One of the newer kids in the software arena, Playtech formed in 1999 but has since grown… Continue . …

Gone are the days of car rallies, golf challenges, garage sales and home-made lemonade to make some money for charity. Nowadays, its all about poker. I’m just waiting for the 11 yr olds at the local scout group to… Continue ….

Online gaming firm PartyGaming is acquiring assets from Empire Online for £144m.The deal is part of a settlement over a legal dispute….

Internet gambling giant PartyGaming has dramatically ended its three-month feud with its rival Empire Online after a promise to hand over $250m (£140m)….

Here we go again. Virginian Republican, Bob Goodlatte, will re-introduce a bill to ban internet gambling on Thursday. Clearly there’s nothing more important to do in Virginia, since 2 fellow Virginians will be backing it. Goodlatte has tried this… Continue ….

Whilst another 41 poker players got busted for illegal high stake poker games in Denver, the CEO of bodog.net is looking for the next reality TV star In the bizarre dichotomy that currently exists with poker in the US,… Continue ….

Despite being one of the most popular sports events in the World, the Winter Olympics rarely offers any good betting opportunities - probably because a lot of the skiers, skaters and sledders are pretty unknown outside of the 4-yearly… Continue ….