Wimbledon fortnight begins today with a pledge to fight back against the threat of match-fixing by the Russian mafia.

Tennis authorities believe that gambling syndicates may attempt to fix matches at Wimbledon, the official in charge of the tournament admitted yesterday.

Eight matches at Wimbledon have been reported to the tennis authorities on suspicion that their results have been fixed by professional gambling syndicates.

A clampdown on corruption in professional tennis is to be announced on the opening day of Wimbledon, in the wake of revelations that match-fixing and illegal betting are rife.

London-listed online casino firm Asianlogic Ltd. is planning a joint venture with local gaming company Leisure and Resorts World Corp. (LRWC).

Asia-based Guoco Group Ltd has further raised its stake in UK casino and bingo company Rank Group Plc. to 14.15 percent, according to a filing to the stock exchange.

Malta will be removing the barrier prohibiting foreign operators in the online gaming industry from working in Malta from its law, even though the restriction was never applied in practice.

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