World Casino Gaming News

The World Casino News section contains our recent articles and headlines written by the international team. The worldwide group focuses on reporting news from Europe, Asia, the Caribbean, Canada, South Africa, and Central America. Most of the action takes place over in Europe in areas like the UK, Spain, France, and Germany. The next hot bed for international casino news is the Caribbean and Central America. Costa Rica, Antigua, the Bahamas, and several other island nations consider online gaming an economic bread-winner, with support for full legalization, thus a tremendous amount of news to report on. Finally, we always keep a close eye on the tiny island of Macau over in China, a place which claims to have triumphed over Las Vegas as the gambling capital of the world. The news coming from Macau is pretty much non-stop, as are the destination revenues.

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Recent Headlines

1. MLB All-Star Baseball Game in New York Betting Odds
   By Angela Bedford on July 14, 2008
   The Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star game is set for tomorrow night at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York....
2. Asian Police Arrest Many Soccer Gamblers, No Terrorists
   By Brian Chan on July 12, 2008
   A multinational elite police task force took down thousands of illegal soccer gambling outfits, devoting questionable amounts of time and money to trivial pursuits....
3. Online Casino Releases New Version of Software
   By Lance Burkhart on July 11, 2008
   Gold Rock Casino announces a new version of software for its innovative online casino games....
4. Game Operator King.com Expands Into Online Gambling
   By Brian Chan on July 7, 2008
   Kin.com, one of the biggest online game companies, has reached a deal to begin providing casino play....
5. Christians Out, Swearing and Gambling In at Pub
   By Brian Chan on July 4, 2008
   After letting a new management couple bring drastic new rules to an English pub that included no gambling or swearing, owners soon noticed all the customers had left....
6. Online Gambling Future for English Bookmaker, Italian Ops Sold
   By Brian Chan on July 3, 2008
   William Hill divested itself of Italian betting offices as it prepared to expand online gambling interests....
7. High Gas Prices Reduce Gambling in Online Casinos
   By Angela Bedford on July 1, 2008
   High gas prices are to blame for the recent slowdown in online gambling activity at online casinos worldwide....
8. Beijing Olympics 2008 Betting Odds Preview
   By Paul Black on June 30, 2008
   With the 2008 Beijing Olympics set to begin in early August, betting parlors are starting to roll-out the odds....
9. Online Bingo Industry Expanding Across the Globe
   By Lee Rockwell on June 27, 2008
   A recent report by Bloomberg.com shows online bingo as the major catalyst of growth for the online casino industry....
10. All Slots Online Casino Hit For $31,000 Jackpot
    By Brian Chan on June 26, 2008
    One of the oldest slot concepts around, Fruit Fiesta, paid big to an online gambling veteran this week....
11. Online Casino Employee Arrested for Identity Theft
    By Brian Chan on June 24, 2008
    A former employee of an online gambling site was charged with providing personal information to a ring of identity thieves....
12. Wimbledon Tennis - Federer, Nadal, or Djokovic?
    By Paul Black on June 24, 2008
    The 2008 Wimbledon tennis tournament has begun and its time to decide who you will take in the men's draw, Federer, Nadal, or Djokovic....
13. Rushmore Casino Player Wins $250,000 Jackpot
    By Angela Bedford on June 21, 2008
    Rushmore Casino recorded one of the largest jackpots of 2008 as Wilmington, NC resident Keith D. took home nearly 1/4 million dollars....
14. Study Shows Massive Casino Revenue Growth by 2012
    By Brian Chan on June 18, 2008
    A report by PricewaterhouseCoopers has predicted tremendous growth in almost every casino environment on the planet, leading to global revenue for the industry of $155 billion by 2012....
15. Playtech Raises Capital for Online Casino Expansion
    By Lance Burkhart on June 17, 2008
    Playtech announced it has sold nearly $218 million dollars of new common stock to finance future online casino holdings....
16. Betjacks.com Lands Deal with CryptoLogic
    By Angela Bedford on June 16, 2008
    Betjacks.com signed an exclusive deal with CryptoLogic enabling them to provide their players the best possible online casino gaming experience....
17. Study Shows Many Online Casino Owners Have Rap Sheet
    By Brian Chan on June 12, 2008
    A new study shows attempts to criminalize online gambling have left the online casino industry in the hands of criminals....
18. US Open Golf, Tiger Woods the Favorite Underdog
    By Paul Black on June 12, 2008
    As the US Open golf tournament begins in Torrey Pines, Tiger Woods is the favorite underdog in the 2008 field....
19. Crown Ltd. Gives Up on Monster Vegas Casino
    By Brian Chan on June 7, 2008
    James Packer was forced by poor financial conditions to abandon his dream of building the tallest casino and resort on the Las Vegas Strip....
20. New Player Wins Jackpot Before Depositing
    By Brian Chan on June 4, 2008
    JackpotCapital paid a nice sum to a player who was still using bonus funds from signup....