Online gamer Leisure & Gaming said trading has been in line with market expectations.

Leisure & Gaming plc. said trading for the first half has been in line with market expectations and continues the profitable growth of the company.

European online gaming group Gaming VC Holdings said trading in the first six months of the year has been slightly ahead of the board's expectations due to resilience in the German casino business.

Gaming VC Holdings S.A. said first-half revenues rose 15 percent year-on-year amid trading that slightly beat its expectations.

Sweden's Finance Minister Anders Borg has vetoed plans for expanding beyond Sweden put forth by Svenska Spel, the State-owned gambling monopoly, thus dashing their hopes of becoming a major international operator in the global online poker market.

There may be a time when the online-poker industry is completely legal and regulated by the U. S. government, but don't expect it to happen anytime soon.

Tom Waterhouse described the Victorian Government's decision to allow its bookmakers to bet around the clock as "exciting", and Sydney's biggest bagman urged NSW to follow suit.

Two of the country's largest wagering operators have issued a Federal Court challenge against laws banning them from advertising in NSW.

Online betting companies Betfair and Sportingbet are launching a High Court challenge to legislation that prevents gambling companies outside New South Wales from advertising in the state.

Ireland should reform outdated gambling laws that outlaw casinos and could benefit from an effective ban on Internet gambling in the United States if it had the right legislation, a government committee said.

Betfair and Sportingbet Australia today issued proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia challenging the validity of laws in NSW that prevent interstate licensed wagering companies from advertising in the State.

Betting agencies Betfair and Sportingbet Australia have launched a Federal Court challenge to NSW laws that prevent them from advertising in the state.

Police across Asia have arrested more than 1,300 people and seized 16 million dollars (10 million euros) in a major swoop on illegal football gambling networks, Interpol said Thursday.

Victorian bookmakers' wish to operate 24/7 has been granted.

Victorian bookmakers will soon be able to bet around the clock by telephone and online through changes to bookmaking industry regulations.

PartyGaming is straining to match sign-up bonuses and tournament prize money offered by its aggressive online poker competitors in Europe, the company said yesterday.

Online betting company PartyGaming said revenues tailed off during the past two months as punters turned to the European football championships for entertainment.

Analyst Jon Tarasewicz of Deutsche Bank maintains his "buy" rating on Paddy Power Plc (PLS). The target price has been raised from €26.40 to €27.00.

Partypoker and online casino group PartyGaming is shrugging off a Euro 2008-inspired internet gaming downturn and claims of unfair competition to confirm it remains on track to increase profits this year by 40%.

PartyGaming Plc, owner of the PartyPoker.com Web site, said sales were ``slightly'' below its forecast in May and June because of competition from rivals that still accept bets from Americans.