Gambling News - Gaming

High Stakes on The Vegas Strip: Poker Edition

Jeremy Hopkins — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 08:07:41 +0100

Sony Online Entertainment have announced High Stakes on the Vegas Strip: Poker Edition – a poker game for the Playstation 2 that allows you to play poker online against your friends.

World's Farthest Backgammon Dice Toss

Jeremy Hopkins — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:59:10 +0100

Backgammon Masters will be attempting to break records during the forthcoming Backgammon tournament, when they will be going for the world's farthest backgammon dice roll.

Poker Smash On Xbox Live Arcade

Jeremy Hopkins — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:54:09 +0000

This Wednesday a new kind of poker game is heading to Xbox Live Arcade. Poker Smash, created by independent developer Void Star Creations, is a fast paced game somewhere in between poker and tetris.

Mixed Reactions to Automated Poker Tables

Suzanne Moore — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:29:38 +0000

The Fantasy Springs Resort Casino held a different kind of Texas Hold'em tournament recently – replacing the dealer, cards, and chips, with a set of automated touch screens.

Publican Pulls the Plug on Poker Machines

Jeremy Hopkins — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 07:21:46 +0000

A pub / hotel owner in Queensland, Australia, has pulled the plug on the poker machines at his establishment, stating that he could not bear to see his patrons losing all their money to the poker machines and leaving in tears.

Poker Machines Targeting Poor in Australia

Jeremy Hopkins — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 07:54:39 +0000

Poker machine gamblers in poorer suburbs are among the biggest financial losers in Australia – paying out $128 million AU in just 1 year. On average, an adult in the city of Monash spends $960 a year on poker machines.

No Lottery Prize For Bank Robber

Suzanne Moore — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:10:30 +0000

Timothy Elliott as the lucky buyer of a $1 million scratch card in the $800 Million Spectacular game – the odds of his ticket being the winner were 1 in 1,247,400 – but buying the lucky ticket was as far as his luck went.

Gambling Rising Problem For Teens?

Suzanne Moore — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:14:59 +0000

A survey of New York teenagers has found that close to three quarters of teens in grades 7 to 12 have gambled at least once in the past year.

Ohio Attorney General Files Suit Against Gambling Parlors

Tom Travis — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:40:00 +0100

Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann today filed four complaints seeking preliminary injunctions against gambling parlors in Belmont and Licking counties.

Casinos Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Responsible Gaming Education Week

Tom Travis — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:27:15 +0100

The American Gaming Association (AGA), National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) and more than 100 casino and gaming companies across the country are mobilizing to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the annual Responsible Gaming Education Week.