Internet gambling firm Partygaming sees pre-tax profits fall 57% after a US internet gaming crackdown….

10am: Online gaming group reports a 57% drop in annual profits today as a result of a US ban on internet gambling last October. By Julia Kollewe….

The ban on online betting is the U.S. has hit internet gaming group PartyGaming hard.The owner of the PartyPoker and PartyCasino websites reported a 57% fall in pre-tax profits, down to £70.9m….

The Government intends to risk its casino strategy and take on rebel MPs and peers who want to force a re-think of plans to site Britain’s first super-casino in Manchester, Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell will announce today….

A gambler known as “The Fat Man”, who has lost more than £23 million on the tables in 12 years, was yesterday ordered to pay a London club £2 million for a bounced cheque….

The Bush administration will be taking a massive gamble if it presses ahead with plans to attend a regional conference on the future of Iraq later this month….

A gambler who refused to honour a £2 million casino debt has been told to pay up by a judge. Fouad al-Zayat, a Syrian-born billionaire known in gaming circles as the “Fat Man”, withheld the cash in a row over a croupier….

UNCASVILLE, Connecticut — (PRESS RELEASE) - Mohegan Sun announced today that beginning May 1st all slot machines in its Casino of the Earth and Casino of the Sky will be ‘coin free.’ This will allow guests to experience the ease… Continue . …

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition, and they expect a French one even less! From Earthtimes.org - February 28, 2007 Former chief executive of gaming company 888 Holdings John Anderson has been summoned by French authorities for possible questioning. The firm… Continue . …

By Marc Jones and Pete HarrisonLONDON (Reuters) - Manchester’s surprise victory in the battle to host first supercasino faced growing political opposition on Wednesday with almost 100 MPs calling for the government to rethink the plan….

By Matthew BiggNASSAU (Reuters) - Visitors to the Bahamas can sunbathe, snorkel, golf, gamble and shop. Now there is a ghoulish new tourist attraction: touring the sites connected to deceased former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith.Since the……

A gambler known as “The Fat Man” has been ordered to settle a £2 million gambling debt with Aspinall’s Club by a High Court judge….

No, that’s not her in the pic, but you get the idea. From the Associated Press - Seventy-nine-year-old Amelia “Midge” Cheseborough thought it was a joke when police raided a home poker game, seized her $20 in chips and handcuffed… Continue . …

11.15am: Online gambling group reports a 54% increase in profits from its ongoing businesses, while trying to reassure the City about its activities in France amid a clampdown by authorities. By Julia Kollewe….

· Paris authorities want to question 20 executives · Move may presage US-style crackdown…

No, really. This is a story from Reuters news service. A teenage girl in southern Pakistan, whose late father lost her in a poker game when she was 2 years old, has asked authorities to save her from being handed… Continue . …

from Press Release It’s finally here! For the loyalty and trust all players have given SBG Global through the years, I am proud to announce that our Loyalty Rewards Program will officially launch on Thursday, March 1st 2007. All… Continue . …

On 1st March 2007 The Poker Channel ® is set to expand into Europe, launching Scandinavia and France’s first dedicated poker channel. The Channel has agreed carriage deals with leading networks in every major poker territory in Europe including Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, France and Germany, whilst maintaining a presence through the rest of the world through its 24/7 broadband feed ( www.PokerChannelBroadband.com ). …