Online and offline gambling company William Hill, is selling its share of the Italian sports betting business forcing many to ask the question, is the credit crunch going to hit the gambling sector as badly as it has the retail one?

This time it’s the new interactive gaming channel Challenge Jackpot which has hit the headlines after having a multi-million pound launch last night with support from the entrepreneur corporation Virgin.

Online and offline gambling company William Hill, is selling its share of the Italian sports betting business forcing many to ask the question, is the credit crunch going to hit the gambling sector as badly as it has the retail one?

This time it’s the new interactive gaming channel Challenge Jackpot which has hit the headlines after having a multi-million pound launch last night with support from the entrepreneur corporation Virgin.

Traditionally the Republic of Ireland has been cautious in terms of casino gambling but now the Justice Minister has revealed he will loosen the nation’s gambling laws by legalising casinos and creating a new regulatory authority for all forms of gaming.

A single woman's gamble to find a date for the Royal Ascot race meeting, with an advert in a local newspaper paid off last week after she found the man of her dreams.

While other British industries are anticipating lean if not bleak times in the near future the same certainly can’t be said for online bingo.