In gaming we are used to the problems of people trying to steal from us – fraud activity is always attempted on online gaming sites from bonus abuse through to using stolen cards and money laundering but I was in a state of shock when I read this story about a massively wealthy player a footie star,

Despite the media lambasting the new Casino Act, the British public sees the positives. Latest surveys, conducted by PKR.com and YouGov, shows that the government plans to license and regulate online gambling are broadly supported by Britons.

The saying ‘never miss a genuine opportunity’ has taken on new life after the South Asian owned Maharajah club revealed that they will invite Big Brother star Shilpa Shetty to present the Asian Poker Classic in March.

Yesterday The Observer published the Gambling Commission’s secret minutes revealing the full scale of a planned super-casino expansion in Britain. The leaked document says that the equivalent of 10 Las Vegas-style casinos will be built in England and Wales.

Casinomeister, the respected casino watchdog site, has announced its annual awards for Best and Worst in Online Gambling for 2006. The most prestigious award of the Best Casino of 2006 went for the 4th time in a row to 32red.