Gambling News

A total bad beat jackpot of over $300,000 was hit yesterday at Caesars, Atlantic City, USA.

The 2012 World Series of Poker Tournament is near and so far 22 players have paid the entry fee which is $1 million per player in order to compete in teh Big One For One Drop tournament.

Japan is looking to allow gambling in hotels and restaurants as Macau and Singapore already do.

World Snooker announced that William Hill is to become a title sponsor of the snooker's UK Championship.

The biggest casino in UK, Aspers Stratford City, opens, creating up to 440 new jobs. The casino got licence 1 month ago and is now opening doors for its players.

State Rep. Jimmy Womack is considering the option the Detroit lottery to help the city cut its deficit.

Caesar's Palace is hiring more than 400 employees for the opening of the new Octavius tower which adds new 668 luxury rooms to its capacity.

William Hill PLC spent more than $50 Million buying 3 sportsbetting companies in Nevada, USA.

A record slot jackpot of $5.2 million was hit by a novice gambler. The guy turned into a multi-millionaire in just one night by placing a single bet of 50 cent.

A group of eighteen Canadian workers from Ottawa won the lottery jackpot of $7 million.

It is time for the fifth annual Poker in the Park festival which is the biggest poker festival in Europe.

Kirk Kerkorian, the founder of MGM Resorts International, donates $200 million to the UCLA foundation.

The government of Nederlands is seriously considering the option to sell The Holland Casino Group - a state-owned gambling monopoly in Netherlands.

Five Indians were arrested for using fake casino chips at Marina Bay Sands Casino in Singapore.

The Empress Casino in Joliet, Illinois is about to be reopened 21 months after it was destroyed by fire which started in the kitchen area of the casino.