Aussie Open to check gambling, player conduct (Sports Illustrated)
Online gambling company 888 Holdings Plc posted a 37 per cent rise in third-quarter revenue and said yesterday trading was even stronger this month following the launch of a TV advertising campaign in Britain.Online gambling 888 revenue up (Times of Malta)
Gambling group 888 was one of the biggest players on the online gambling industry ever since 1997. As such, it was hurt by the ban on Internet gaming in the United States, which US President Bush has signed into law in October 2006.Gambling Comeback of the Year (Online Casino Reports)
The head of online betting firm Unibet on Thursday called for an end to the French state's gaming monopoly, attacking the laws under which he is being investigated for illegal activities as "obsolete."Unibet boss slams French gambling laws (AFP via Yahoo! News)
There is concern in the UK that Gibraltar online gambling could provide a back door for corruption in British sport. It follows an inquiry by the Football Association into allegations that four Premier League managers had placed significant bets through a Gibraltar-based online gambling firm.UK concern about Gibraltar gambling and British sport (Panorama)
A pro-gaming group supports improved regulation instead of letting U.S. residents continue online gambling by processing their transactions through foreign banks.Net Gambling Rules An Unfair Burden On U.S. Banks, Group Complains (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

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