After a slow start, the gambling business in Germany has begun to boom. The growth will likely be accelerated by an expected liberalization in the sports betting market and the Soccer World Cup in 2006.

Peters is also being pursued in court by bookmaker Con Kafataris, who alleges the punting owner owes him about $1 million.

Old betting haunts, long since abandoned by betting exchange players, have been a hive of activity. And all because of Pricewise.

Australia's biggest gaming company increased profits by 19 per cent on the previous year after buying rival betting company.

Will 888.com be as sure a bet for punters as PartyGaming?

An interview with David Michels Chief Executive of Hilton Group.

Days of phone claims for 24 points are over but eight score draws still attractive gamble.

There are good reasons for thinking that the volatility in PartyGaming will continue.

WPT Enterprises, owner of the World Poker Tour television show, is going up against tough overseas competition, as it launches a new online gaming site in the United States.

In the booming world of online poker, anyone can win. Especially with an autoplaying robot ace in the hole. Are you in, human?

Nevada outlined a plan to revive the dormant horse race betting business allowing the state's race books to take wagers from customers in other states.

The United States has until April 2006 to comply with a ruling about US restrictions on cross-border gaming on the Internet, the World Trade Organisation announced.

A formal inquiry has been launched into allegations that an on-course bookmaler was using Betfair at a Tasmanian track.

The online gambling site jaxx.de operated by Fluxx AG of Hamburg has been blackmailed since Sunday with a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack for payment of 40,000 euros to the perpetrators, who are probably in eastern Europe.

European soccer's governing body is increasingly concerned that criminals may be using football to launder money either by buying into clubs or gambling on match results.

Ladbrokes encouraged guests of its once-flourishing in-shop radio station, Ladbrokes Live, to focus less on one outright tip, but to guide customers to the more fancied runners and if appropriate the horse with the strongest chance in the opinion of the guest.

Although Goldman Sachs says Sportingbet's valuation is no longer compelling, the investment bank increased its shareholding in the Gibraltar-based betting group to 5.18% from 4.94%.

Parlay Entertainment betting on online bingo.

Pat Poels left his office job to become a full-time poker player.

The joint chairman of the Victorian Bookmakers' Association said that it was just another example of how Tabcorp was continuing to squeeze out any opposition.