So-called Black Friday, when the American Department of Justice launched a sudden raid on internet poker firms, turns out to have been a result for Bwin.PartyGaming... more
Takeover tittle-tattle engulfing the internet gambling industry provided a welcome distraction on an otherwise miserable morning in the markets today... more
PartyGaming will press on with further deal-making following its tie-up with Austria’s bwin to create the world’s biggest online gaming company... more
With World Cup big guns Italy, France and - yes - England knocked out early on, the boost to PartyGaming's sports arm makes its shares a good bet... more
John Varley told Barclays staff yesterday that the bank had little to fear from President Obama’s war on Wall Street, and has gained the support of at least one voice in the City... more
John Varley told Barclays staff yesterday that the bank had little to fear from President Obama’s war on Wall Street, and has gained the support of at least one voice in the City... more
John Varley told Barclays staff yesterday that the bank had little to fear from President Obama’s war on Wall Street, and has gained the support of at least one voice in the City... more
Anurag Dikshit, the billionaire co-founder of PartyGaming, is offloading two-thirds of his stake in the online gambling firm raising around £190 million in the process ... more
Channel 5 is moving into online gaming as it looks to diversify away from pure television. It is linking up with PartyGaming, which will create an internet gambling platform to be branded Five ... more
Online casino PartyGaming has struck a deal with the US authorities to pay a $105 million (£71 million) fine to protect it from prosecution over its operations in the country prior to the ban on internet gambling... more
City talk of the death of sportswear retailer JJB Sports has been exaggerated. It was business as usual today, the shares trading 1p firmer at 12p despite some speculators having already read the last rites.... more
The shift to online betting has been good news for Playtech, the provider of gambling software to turf accountants William Hill and Paddy Power and poker giant PartyGaming... more
Leisure: Online poker is on the up as PartyGaming, the company behind market leader PartyPoker, said sales in the fourth quarter were up 3 per cent
... more
Leisure: Online poker giant PartyGaming said it was in the final stages of negotiating a settlement with the United States authorities over its operations in the country prior to the 2006 ban on internet gambling... more
The lack of spare cash in drinkers’ pockets appears to be having a detrimental effect on the UK’s big pub chains, judging by the collapse in their share prices this year.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
Morning:
8°c
