News surrounding the growing phenomenon of Online gambling has found its way across the North Sea to Holland. This week it was announced that the country is to be the latest European nation to permit online gambling with researches in the Netherlands studying its meteoric rise in popularity in the U

Mark Maxwell, a British based online poker player has given a fascinating insight into why playing poker online beats the real thing. Maxwell speaking to the BBC says he now plays online for a living and admits he makes about £600 a week on average.

Modha, who won the Ladbrokes Poker Million V tournament back in December left the poker tables to dabble with the Casino based slot games on Betfair. His luck held after taking down a £63,000 from one of the games last week - even Rajesh must have felt even his winning streak must have topped out.

At the recent ICE exhibition at Earls Court London, the company announced the launch of seven new online games including Elvis Multi-strike, Monopoly Here and Now, Wheel of Fortune Triple Action Frenzy, Cleopatra, Power Blackjack Player’s Suite, The 50,000 Pyramid and Double Bonus Spin Roulette.

In a first for online gambling fans of Premiership table toppers Manchester United will now have their very own online Casino site. The footballing giant has teamed up with Betfred bookmakers to launch a co-branded online casino in the innovative move.