Gambling stories anything goes: February 2009 Archives
In the past Getminted.com has reported on a long running bid by poker enthusiasts to have poker incorporated into the Olympic games for 2012 and beyond.
On December 27th, the
However a close look at the online petition which has been set up for players around the world to sign shows interest in the bid is minimal in the extreme.
Since November 2007 only 195 people have added their name to the petition on www.poker2012.org with just five doing so in 2009. Of these five two were Swedish, one was Canadian, there was one American and one Portuguese gentleman showing that British backing for the suggestion to incorporate poker into London 2012 is virtually non existent
The idea by CircusCasino.com to try and push for poker to be recognised came after an announcement in September by the U.K. Advertising Standards Authority that poker could be advertised as a sport. Peter Nolan at CircusCasino.com said, "Poker's appeal is global. It transcends gender and age and is the fastest-growing sport in the world. It's ripe for Olympic recognition."
More Britons than ever are trying their hand at online gambling despite the worsening economic climate.
The results of an extensive survey by the UK Gambling Commission released this week shows that the quality of online gaming sites and the prizes on offer continue to attract players here.
Conducted by ICM Research the survey dealt with last year (including the final quarter of the year when recession loomed) and found an increase in the amount of people who say they'd used one remote form of gambling or another.
The news will come as a major boost to the online gambling sector here as it prepares for a testing year.
The Commission's study revealed that 9.7 percent of the 8,000 adults surveyed had gambled using a computer, mobile phone or interactive/digital television over the last month. This compares with 8.8 percent for 2007 and 7.2 percent for 2006.
