The International Olympic Committee has introduced new anti-gambling measures to quash any suspicion about results at the Olympic Games in China - a country that has an annual gambling turnover of $US100 billion ($106 billion).

Canada hosts more gambling websites than any other country in the world.

Global gambling revenue is estimated to pass $155 billion in 2012 after growing at an annually compounded rate of 6.5 percent per year, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP report released Wednesday.

In a move which could have enormous repercussions for European sport, a court in France has ruled that gaming companies offering betting on sports events in that country will have to pay a premium to each event’s organiser.

Poker cheats are using insider knowledge to gain competitive advantage.

Friday is the new deadline for the United States and the island nation of Antigua and Barbuda to come to terms with a World Trade Organization ruling that found the U.S. liable for compensation because of its anti-online-gambling stance.

Washington and St John's have set a new deadline of Friday to resolve their dispute over Internet gambling, according to Antigua's top finance official.

Analyst Ben O’Toole of Dresdner Kleinwort reiterates his "buy" rating on Playtech (P2L). The target price has been raised from 545p to 690p.

Online gambling software provider Playtech is to raise up to £112m through a placing to finance acquisitions.

ESI Entertainment Systems Inc. ("ESI" or the"Company") (TSX: ESY) reported today its financial and operational results forthe fiscal year ended February 29, 2008 ("fiscal 2008").

Internet gaming is here to stay and, instead of trying to prohibit it, state governments should start regulating this exponentially growing business, a panel of experts told state lawmakers.

When the federal Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act passed in 2006, the horse racing industry was protected with an exemption. However, it is now clear that this exemption will fail to protect the industry from the harmful effects of the act.

Potential bidders for the bookmaker hope it is fourth time lucky for the sale

The gentleman bookmaker - and friend of artist Lucian Freud - is thinking more of Asia than Royal Ascot in a big week for high rollers

A French high court ruling has paved the way for sports governing bodies to charge betting companies for permission to offer markets on their tournaments.

Ladbrokes Plc, the world's largest publicly traded gaming company, can't offer gambling in the Netherlands without a permit, the Dutch Supreme Court ruled.

A predicted $10 million annual boost for local racing from the groundbreaking partnership between Betfair and TOTE Tasmania may be a conservative estimate.

Nearly 100 gamblers were arrested during the first five days of Euro 2008, officials said.

China's largest online gambling trial began yesterday at Kunming Intermediate People's Court, with 20 suspects facing charges for involvement in a gambling ring involving more than 8.6 billion yuan (US$1.2 billion) in total wagers and more than 200 million yuan in profits – all illegal.

WorldSpreads Group Plc. said it swung to a full-year pretax profit of 2.65 million euros from a 45,000 euros loss last year as turnover rose 87 percent to 12.3 million euros on continued growth in client acquisition and bet numbers.