Online Poker Giant 888 Holdings has blamed the Euro 2008 football championships for a 10% fall in revenues at its Pacific Poker web site. Net gaming revenue was £10.2 million in the three months to June 30 — the same as in 2007 and down a TENTH on the previous three months. Gibraltar-based 888 said [...]

Interpol says more than 1,300 people have been arrested across Asia in a major operation against illegal betting on the Euro 2008 finals. The seizures were the climax of a TWO-MONTH investigation by Soccer Gambling (SoGa) in which Asian law enforcement officers raided 1,088 illegal gambling dens, many controlled by organised crime gangs. Carrying the [...]

As shares in one of Europe’s biggest sports betting firms fell by more than 10% this morning, beleagured bosses put the blame on FOOTBALL! The company behind PartyPoker.com and PartyBingo.com said takings were down since April 28 partly because people were watching the Euro 2008 football championships. Cost-cutting PartyGaming — which last year claimed more [...]