Gambling News by House of Odds

Computing Which? hack gets skinned With the UK's 2005 Gambling Act coming into force tomorrow, and online gambling hugely more popular than it was*, is it time to assess the landscape of internet betting for British consumers? Computing Which? magazine says yes, and publishes the result of its painstaking investigation today.UK Online Gambling regs go live tomorrow (The Register)

Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Britain's new gambling law comes into force at midnight, legalizing U.K. advertising campaigns for the first time and licensing online casinos that can accept bets from gamblers worldwide including the U.S.U.K. Brings in New Gambling Law, Opens Web Casino Betting, Ads (Bloomberg.com)

Casinos, bookmakers and online betting sites are gearing up for new gambling laws. The Gambling Act 2005 comes fully into force on Saturday, overhauling pieces of legislation dating back as far as 1845.Firms geared up for Gambling Act (Channel 4)

As party Presidential candidates are heading towards the peak of their campaigns, about to enter the primary elections in the different states across the US; at this stage of the Presidential elections, a little over a year until the due date and a good year into the race, online gambling becomes a main issue on candidates' and voters' minds.Presidential Elections - A Vote on Online Gambling (Online Casino Reports)

Online gambling group records $47m (23m) half-year loss in the wake of US legislation.US gambling ban pushes PartyGaming to 23m loss (Guardian Unlimited)

The cards are digital but the cash is real in Online Gambling. There's a fortune being won, and lost, on the Web, even though it's illegal in the United States.Online Gambling's American Underworld (NPR)