Gambling News by House of Odds

After more than a decade of hit-and-miss efforts by individual casinos and interest groups to develop lobbying strategies for legalized Internet gambling, the American Gaming Association -- the industry's premier trade group -- is rushing to clarify its position.

The first NHS clinic to treat problem gamblers opens on Tuesday. The National Problem Gambling Clinic, in Soho, west London, will be trialled for 12 months but has already attracted a high level of interest, the Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) said.