28th
February
London Source:
Northern Light/AFX, BBC.co.uk & Ananova.com
Rank
Full Year pretax pre-ex up in line with expectations
Rank
cashes in on bingo boom
Bingo
halls boost Rank
Gaming turnover was up 8%
to £472.1 million and operating profit up 13% to £109.8 million.
28th
February
London Source:
Yahoo/Reuters & FT.com
Rank's
strong gaming drowns out Hard Rock
Rank
full ye ar boosted by blockbusters
28th
February
London Source:
Yahoo/Dow Jones Business News
Rank
Group Profit Rises on Strong Gaming Business
The Grosvenor Casino division
had profits of £104.8 Million compared with £95.7 in
2001.
27th
February
London Source: Yahoo/Dow
Jones Business News & Reuters
Hilton
Group Fiscal Year 02 Pretax Profit £271.4 Million
UK
Hilton profit down, hotel forecasts cloudy
Although the Hotel division
was down Ladbroke's profits increased. The e-gaming contribution rose to
£11.3 million from £2 million in 2001.
26th
February
Glasgow Source: The
Glasgow Herald
Betting
shop refused licence over access
The premises did not have
disabled access. The Disabled Discrimination Act comes into force in 20
months and could mean many UK casinos will have to carry out modifications.
26th
February
North East England
Source: The Northern Echo
Punters
losing thousands in betting scam
If something sounds too
good to be true - it probably is!
25th
February
London & Dublin
Source: Ananova.com
Paddy
Power sees UK betting take off
24th
February
Huddersfield Source:
Huddersfield Daily Examiner - February
21st
New
casino complex is gambling on success
Its not all bad news in
the UK. Grosvenor have opened their new 15,700sq ft casino in Huddersfield.
24th
February
Blackpool Source:
BlackpoolToday.co.uk - February 21st
Staff
left shocked as casino jobs go - Up to 26 jobs look set to be axed at two
of Blackpool's casinos
Stanley operates 40 casinos
in the UK and last year posted a 43% rise in annual profits to £35.8
million.
24th
February
Felixstowe, England
Source: Ipswich Evening Star & East Anglia Daily Times
Bets
off for Felixstowe casino
Casino
plan withdrawn
24th
February
Nottingham, England
Source: Nottingham Evening Post
Police
in "Gambling Den" raid
24th
February
London Source: Yahoo
UK Sports/Bettingzone
London
7/1 to host 2012 olympics
Gaming floor tips Hamburg
at 10/1. New York is a ludicrously short 2/1.
24th
February
London Source: Yahoo
UK/Reuters
Man
Group declines comment on IG bid report
23rd
February
Edinburgh, Scotland
Source: The Scotsman
Industry
must take stock of significant go-ahead for betting exchange
Edinburgh’s licensing board
have approved what could be the first Internet orientated betting office
in the UK. Ladbrokes and William Hill both strongly objecting. Website:
www.easibet.net
23rd
February
London Source: The
Times Online - Business Plus
Odds
improve for 'barrow boy' who bet on gambling
Profile of SpreadEx.com
founder Jonathan Hufford
23rd
February
Northern Ireland
Source: BBC.co.uk
Green
light for Sunday gambling
22nd
February
Lancashire, England
Source: The Sun Online
£56k
bingo-win dole scam
Two long term Social Security
claimants failing to declare their win of the National Game at a Gala Bingo
in Morecambe, Lancashire.
21st
February
Liverpool, England
Source: Hoovers.com/Liverpool Echo
Casino
jobs to be axed
Stanley are presently engaging
in a series of staff reductions at their UK casinos that could number up
to 400.
16th
February
Scotland Source:
The Scotsman
Police
get back-up as partner in IntelliBET scandal comes forward
Strathclyde and West Yorkshire
police are now actively seeking Derek Robinson. In an alleged £500,000
betting scam he went under the title "The Duke of Braemor".
15th
February
London Source: BettingMarkets.com
Betting
Exchanges - Disruptive Elements At Work
Turnover
Comparison: Betfair vs The Rest
13th
February
Felixstowe Source: Ipswich Evening
Star
Hopes
of casino suffer blow
The chances for Palatial
Leisure opening a £3.2 million casino in Felixstowe are looking bleak.
The Council have received over 200 protests from residents and organisations.
11th
February
London Source: The Sun
Online
I'll
bet £50k if I want to
10th
February
London Source: Hindustan
Times/Agence France-Presse
Chelsea
star Hasselbaink defends casino habit
10th
February
London Source: Hoovers.com/The
Birmingham Post
Gala
bingo sold to Candover in third buyout - Rewrite
of an earlier Times story (See below)
10th
February
Glasgow, Scotland
Source: Hoovers.com/Newsedge.com
Residents
draw battle lines over Merchant City casino
Gala Casinos plan a 32,000
sq ft operation. The company already has 4 of the 5 operating casinos in
Glasgow.
9th
February
London Source: Ananova.com
William
Hill slashes odds on Blair quitting before General Election
The odds are now surprisingly
short. Hill's have priced up Labour at a very stingy 1 to 9 to win the
next Election.
7th
February
London Source: BBC.co.uk
Bingo
group bought for £1.25bn
7th
February
Sheffield, England
Source: Ananova.com
Owls
net new sponsor
Sheffield Wednesday's shirt
sponsor for next season will be A & S Entertainment's owned Napoleons
Casinos. Founder Dave Allen is currently Chairman of the club.
7th
February
London Source: The
Times Online
Bingo!
Gala finds a buyer
7th
February
London Source: Yahoo/Dow
Jones Business News & Northern Light/AFX
Candover/Gala:
To Invest GBP274 Million For Equal Stakes
Candover,
Cinven to pay 1.24 billion sterling for Gala buy-out
6th
February
London Source: Northern
Light/PRNewswire
World
Gaming plc quarter four trading statement - Company Delivers Profitable
Fourth Quarter
6th
February
London Source: The Times Online
Stanley
set for limited casinos win
Stanley Leisure is thought
to be the highest bidder at £37 million for London Clubs Palm Beach
Casino.
4th
February
London Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
UK's
Largest Casino Group Goes Fully Interactive - Beating American Rivals
4th
February
Leicester, UK Source:
Leicester Mercury
Casino
is on cards
1st
February
UK Source: The Independent
'Master
of betting fraud' continues his lucky streak
1st
February
London Source: PRWeb.com
Bartlett
says betting exchanges will ruin racecources
Warwick Bartlett’s Speech
at the GBGC Industry Seminar. Dorchester Hotel -
January 28th.
30th
January
The Netherlands Source:
NRC Handelsblad
Britse
internetsite moet Nederlanders weren
More on the court ruling
in the Netherlands that will require Ladbrokes to close down its Dutch
website. Failure to do so resulting in fines of €10,000 per day.
30th
January
London & The Netherlands
Source: EuropeMedia.net - January 28th
Court
shuts down Ladbrokes Dutch website
Rechter
verbiedt Britse gokspellen op internet
- CasinoCity.nl (Newslink liable to change)
Stichting de Nationale Sporttotalisator
(SNS) took the UK Bookmaker to court for not having a gaming and gambling
licence to operate in the Netherlands. This is a ruling that could have
far reaching implications across the European Union for all sports betting
and Internet casino operators.
30th
January
London Source: Northern
Light/AFX
Rank
Group says Hard Rock CEO Pete Beaudrault resigns
Rank
completes Blue Square internet betting business acquisition
- very brief - January 28th
28th
January
London Source:
Yahoo UK/Sharecast & Bettingzone.co.uk
Wembley
soars on US gambling approval
Harding
attacks exchanges
William Hill chief executive
David Harding has attacked P2P exchanges for the decline in betting margins.
28th
January
London Source:
Ananova.com & Northern Light/AFX
Sportingbet
European operations break into profit
Sportingbet
confident in outlook despite weak dollar; posts record Q3 profit
Statistics from the Internet
bookmaker include total turnover of £354.3 million and an average
of 92,000 bets a day.
25th
& 27th January
UK - Horseracing
Source: Ananova.com
Bookmakers
protest over proposed new charge
Strike
action takes hold at Wolverhampton
Bookmakers are protesting
against the BHB that wants to charge them 10% of gross profits for providing
the lists of runners. The present fee is £132 per annum.
27th
January
London Source: Yahoo/AP
Finance
chief who stole from airline is jailed for six years
27th
January
Scotland Source:
The Glasgow Herald
Ayr
intent on being the new Las Vegas
Number
is up for the old style bingo halls - Warning over plans for casino 'gambling
sheds'
27th
January
Bexleyheath, London
Source: The News Shopper
Argument
over gambling plans
Story of an amusement arcade
owner who has been granted a bookmakers permit. Residents are concerned
that £50,000 FOTB's could soon be available on the premises.
27th
January
London Source: Yahoo/FT.com
Stanley
Leisure directors sell
24th
January
London Source: NetImperative.com
Gaming
Insight prepares for gobarkingmad rebranding
23rd
January
London & Las Vegas
Source: Northern Light/Business Wire
Mikohn
Enters into Agreement with Cyberview Technology for Distribution of Branded
Game Content in European Market
23rd
January
London Source: Ananova.com
London
gamblers help Stanley to record result
23rd
January
London Source: Yahoo/Dow
Jones Business News & Northern Light/AFX
Stanley
Leisure Doubles First Half Profit
Stanley
Leisure says H1 best ever as it unveils 54 pct pretax rise
Stanley
Leisure remains acquisitive despite failed London Clubs buy
- Interview with CEO Bob Wiper.
22nd
January
Las Vegas & London
Source: Northern Light/Business Wire
Mikohn
to feature IGT's EZ Pay Ticket System at ICE 2003
20th
January
Glasgow Source: The
Glasgow Herald
Residents
draw battle lines over Merchant City casino
20th
January
London Source: Yahoo
UK/Reuters
Rank
boosts betting with Blue Square buy
Rank Group Plc, owner of
the Grosvenor Casino chain is paying £65 million for the bookmaker
that has some 113,000 registered customers.
19th
January
London Source: Ananova.com
& News of the World
Footballers
blow fortune
The News of the World has
apparently acquired documents from U.K. casino operator Grosvenor Casinos
that show the names, dates and amounts gambled by a number of professional
Footballers. www.newsoftheworld.co.uk
19th
January
London Source: The Observer
Camelot's
biggest gamble
Deprived
communities could hit the jackpot
19th
January
English Football
Source: Yahoo/AP, Ananova.com & Reuters
Wenger
bans high-stakes gambling
FA
clear Owen over gambling claims
Soccer-Top
stars gambling with the game's future
17th
January
Australia & England
Source: News.com.au/AAP - January 13th
Mechanic
matches poker pros
English player Peter "The
Poet" Costa has won the A$394,870 first prize at the Crown Casino, Melbourne.
17th
January
Suffolk, England
Source: East Anglian Daily Times
Casino
plans for Suffolk town
The owner of the Mildenhall
greyhound racing stadium is hoping casino deregulation will allow him to
build a casino on the site.
17th
January
English Soccer Source:
BBC.co.uk, ITV.com & Soccerage.com
How
to lose £50,000 the football way
FA:
'We need hard evidence'
Owen
Named As England Star That Lost £30,000
15th
& 16th January
London & Antigua
Source: Northern Light/PRNewswire
World
Gaming plc announcement regarding CEO
World
Gaming plc announces the return to in-house Corporate Communications
16th
January
London Source: ATE/Coinslot
Magazine
Gala
appoints Potter as casino MD
Nick Potter will be managing
director of Gala Casinos division. He is 34, with no previous casino experience.
Gala operate 26 casinos in the UK that were acquired in 2000 from the Hilton
Group.
16th
January
London Source: ATE/Coinslot
Magazine
Stanley
pulls plug on LCI deal
15th
January
London Source: Football365.com,
Megasoccer.com & Fox Sports
PFA
'Concerned' about gambling among players
Football's
Wild Cards Dice With Danger
Veteran
Adams warns of EPL player gambling addictions
15th
January
London Source:
The Yorkshire Post
Betting
firm sees Morrison's ousted as outsider
Financial Spreads have priced
up the market on who will be the purchaser of the Safeway Supermarket chain.
14th
January
English Soccer
Source: Football365.com, Daily Mirror & Yahoo/Reuters
England
players in Gambling School - Cascarino
FA
to probe £30,000 World Cup gamblers
Bates
says Chelsea will stand by Gudjohnsen
"Professional Footballers
Association chief Gordon Taylor last night admitted gambling was the biggest
single problem facing his members"
14th
January
Dudley, UK
Source: The Dudley Express & Star
Bet
on a jobs boost as casino expands
Castle Hill Casino, Dudley
is recriuiting staff for two new casinos planned to open in the West Midlands
during 2003.
13th
January
London Source: Yahoo/AP
Gudjohnsen
says he lost 400,000 pounds gambling
Chelsea's Icelandic striker
is on a reported salary of £20K a week.
13th
January
London Source: The Times
Gambling
looks the only sure bet for Hilton
12th
January
London Source: Northern
Light/AFX & Yahoo UK/Reuters - January
10th
Stanley
Leisure says will not proceed with offer for London Clubs
Stanley
shelves plans for London Clubs bid
9th
January
London Source: Sky
News
Ministers
may hit jackpot payouts
9th
January
London Source: Ananova.com
William
Hill overcomes first hurdle
9th
January
London Source: Northern Light/AFX
William
Hill says FY profits in line with market forecasts
- very brief
9th
January
London & Gibraltar Source: The
Independent
Gambling
magnate Chandler signs up for TV greyhound racing joint venture
9th
January
London Source: The Independent
Gambling:
'Online casinos' will be curbed in attempt to stem problem gambling
In a Commons statement the
British Goverment intends bringing in new legislation limiting bookmakers
to 4 machines with a £500 top prize.
8th
January
London Source: UK Parliament
- Written Ministerial Statements
Fixed
Odds Betting Machines - Secretary of State
for Culture, Media and Sport (Tessa Jowell):
The full text of the Statement
covering virtual casino machines where the punter can presently win up
to £50,000. Over 1,000 of the devices have been installed recently
by British Bookmakers. |
5th
January
Exeter, England Source:
Hoovers.com/Western Morning News
Historic
Custom House could become casino
5th
January
London Source: The Thoroughbred
Times
Ladbrokes
bookmakers close 50 betting shops in England
4th
January
Felixstowe, England
Source: The Ipswich Evening Star
Has
casino scheme hit jackpot?
4th
January
London Source: The
Independent
Stanley
Leisure given deadline for London Clubs bid
3rd
January
London Source: Northern
Light/AFX & FT.com
UK
Takeover Panel rules Stanley Leisure must bid for London Clubs by Jan 22
Stanley
Leisure ordered to bid for LCI
The deadline for a final
bid from Stanley for LCI coincides with the International Casino Exhibition
21st to 23rd.
3rd
January
Exeter, UK
Source: Exeter Express & Echo
Casino
idea may be a big deal for custom house
Under UK deregulation plans,
new "permitted areas" will be allowed. The Bill however has not as yet
even made the Queens speech.
2nd
January
London Source: Northern
Light/AFX
Stanley
Leisure considers raising London Clubs offer to 30p - report
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