A group of UK bookmakers are withholding payouts from a group of punters who are accused bonus abuse during the Cheltenham Festival. The punters in question, not surprisingly, say they merely took advantage of some great value via standard bonus offers. They've taken their case to social media in hopes of getting their payday. They've…
A recent Fanbet advertisement depicting a suicide by hanging was not a big hit with UK advertising watchdogs. Last week, the UK Advertising Standards Authority banned the ad, while delivering a fairly stern rebuke to Fanbet. The controversial advertisement featured three rotating slides, one of which showed a man hanging from a noose. Along with…
The Golden Tiger Casino, an online operator based out of Malta, is in hot water this week over a bonus e-mail UK advertising watchdogs say is very misleading. According to published reports, the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received a complaint recently about an deposit bonus e-mail a Brit had received from the company. The…
Paddy Power and Betfair are merging their operations in a deal that's creating one of the largest gambling companies in the world. Under the terms of the deal, Paddy Power would retain control of 52% of the newly formed company, while Betfair would control the remaining 48%. All told, the new Paddy Power Betfair group…
DraftKings is a step closer towards its goal of daily fantasy sports domination now that it's landed a coveted UK gaming license. It's a huge move for the daily fantasy sports giant that could change the face of the DFS industry on the Continent. According to published reports, DraftKings received word of the license approval…
Two UK online poker sites, 888Poker and PartyPoker are raising their guaranteed tournament payouts in a desperate effort to keep current players happy. Here's a look at what 888 and Party Poker are doing. 888 Guarantees and Pause Button 888Poker is a huge brand with a massive international footprint, but that hasn't been enough to…
888 Holdings is closing a deal to purchase Bwin.Party for $898 millon (GBP) ($1.8 billion USD). The deal ends months of wheeling and dealing by Bwin.Party's potential suitors and leaves 888 rival GVC Holdings in the cold. According to MorningStar UK, 888's offer for Bwin.Party was actually less than GVC's offer, but offered more long-term…
GVC Holdings is getting very close to closing its blockbuster bid to take over Bwin.party. If they're successful, the deal could dramatically change the face of the online poker industry. Earlier this week, Bloomberg.com reported that GVC had teamed up with Amaya Gaming (owners of PokerStars) to offer Bwin.party 906.5 million-pound ($1.4 billion USD) for…
A taste for mobile online slots paid off big for a UK man who recently cashed in a £1.6 million payout on PartyPoker's Loot'en Khamun game. The unnamed player, who hails from Totnes, Devon, won his massive prize after just one, £3 spin on the popular mobile slots game sometime last week. According to reports…
Is Paddy Power snapping up shares of Ladbrokes ahead of a possible takeover attempt? That's the rumor that sent Ladbrokes stock soaring during this week's trading on UK markets. Speculation about the possible takeover picked up steam when someone recently picked up somewhere in the neighborhood of 25.5 million Ladbrokes shares, according to ThisisMoney.co.uk. While…
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