Two of Britain’s best-loved bookies says punters aren’t visiting their shops as much these days. The UK’s biggest bookmaker, Ladbrokes, and Dublin-based rival, Paddy Power, both say the credit crunch is making gamblers SPEND LESS. Online Ladbrokes UK wagers at their High Street outlets FELL in the four months through October, the company said today, [...]

The outgoing Bush administration has ordered that a controversial law banning internet gambling must be ENFORCED even though it is claimed it could tip hard-pressed U.S. banks over the edge. The order is among the final actions of President Bush’s Whitehouse and comes despite a pledge that no big legislation would be passed after November [...]

One of Britain’s biggest bingo promoters has scooped a £59.1 MILLION payout from the taxman. The money is VAT which Rank Group plc argued it overpaid on interval games at its Mecca Bingo Halls. The company says it will use the cash to reduce its borrowings. Charges That’s because Rank bosses fear the Inland Revenue [...]