Gaming News

Fifteen Tesco night shift workers are celebrating after their syndicate won more than three million in the National Lottery. The staff at the Tesco Plymouth Roborough store shared a £3,689,940 jackpot from the Lotto draw of Saturday 19 July. The staff have played the Saturday Lotto draw since the syndicate was formed in 2010. Known… Read more »

Gambling is to become legal in Crimea, after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law setting up a gambling zone in the territory that Russia annexed from Ukraine in March this year. The new law is designed to increase investment and tourism in Crimea, particularly in its network of Black Sea holiday resorts. However, Western… Read more »

The two largest pub poker leagues in the UK have merged. Redtooth Poker and The Nuts Poker League announced the decision earlier this week. Redtooth Poker will take overall ownership of the new operation which will have over 250,000 registered players. “This is a significant development for our business and the pub poker industry at… Read more »

A Canadian couple managed to keep their lottery windfall secret for seven months. Andrea and Bill Groner kept news of their $50 million lottery win among their immediate family until revealing themselves this week. The couple from Edmonton won the $50 million Lotto Max jackpot on December 20. Andrea realised her win two days after… Read more »

The Microgaming Manx Cancer Help Golf Day, which was held on June 19, raised more than £8,000 for the charity. Eighteen teams played the 18 holes of Mount Murray Golf Club, raising a total of £8,170 for the charity. At the finish, two of the teams were tied on 118 points. Continent8 Technologies won on… Read more »

Masked thieves robbed more than $180,000 at gunpoint from a casino in America. The two men robbed the Caesars Atlantic City at gunpoint on Monday morning, which has led to a massive manhunt today in Atlantic City. Trooper, Alina Spies, told USA TODAY that New Jersey State Police were investigating a robbery on Monday of… Read more »

Workers at a bookmaker in Burnley were threatened by a man wielding a sword during a robbery, which has been described as “violent and aggressive”. The man, wearing a balaclava, was carrying a sword that was approximately 2 foot long. He entered the Coral Betting Shop in Harry Potts Way, Burnley, at 8.45pm. After approaching… Read more »

Online gambling firm Interwetten have announced a short-term sponsorship deal with the Lotus Formula One motor racing team. The sponsorship will run for just two consecutive races, with the Interwetten branding appearing on the side pod of Lotus’ cars. This is not the first time the betting firm has sponsored Lotus. This weekend in Germany… Read more »

Turkey has blocked hundreds of illegal gambling websites, Two Little Fleas can reveal. Over the past five years, the country has blocked a total of 440 websites, the country’s gambling regulator revealed. The Turkish National Lottery and the Presidency of Telecommunication and Communication (known as the TIB), which is Turkey’s telecoms authority, together warned Turkish… Read more »

The UK Gambling Commission has extended its application for gambling operators to apply for a non-remote licence. The extension follows the governmental body enforcing the introducing a change in the licencing laws earlier this year. The Commission’s new legislation is called the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act. This Act will change the relationship between gambling… Read more »