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When gambling advertising was allowed on British television from September 1st 2007 one broadcaster in particular had cause to celebrate.
For ITV this was a highly significant ruling as it gave them a revenue stream which other channels would not benefit from in the same way and the BBC couldn't tap into because of its public service mandate.
As the largest privately owned television station in the UK ITV with it's recently formed extra channels sat back and watched the gambling adds and millions of pounds in extra advertising revenue roll in.
Of course ITV is the
However in recent years the channel has stumbled from one controversy to another as it has tried to introduce more gaming and quiz TV.
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.
FORMULA 1 RACING
Polish Formula One Driver Robert Kubica may be one of the world's best in his sport but he's revealed he enjoys hitting the felt when he is not on the tarmac.
The 24 year old BMW-Sauber seat holder said the game does not "compare with Formula One at all" and that was where the attraction lay.
Kubica explained that he likes the card game because it is "steady", particularly when compared to the high speed action on the track.
"In my job I spend a lot of time with a lot of action, high speed and noise. By contrast, poker and bowling are quite steady" he said.
Last year of course a number of high profile drivers were caught playing poker by F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone when he stumbled across a game.
Ecclestone accidentally walked in on drivers including Fernando Alonso, Rubens Barrichello, Adrian Sutil and the retired Michael Schumacher playing the card game in the Force India motor home.
Did Ecclestone demand the players returned to their teams and not pursue the game further? Not quite.
Not one to pass up a golden opportunity Ecclestone told the group that they should also play a game in the Hockenheim Paddock Club, no doubt mindful of the possible PR benefits it could generate.
The Paddock Club poker game did indeed go ahead, and Robert Kubica and his manager Daniele Morelli, Nick Heidfeld and his manager Werner Heinz, Flavio Briatore, Giancarlo Fisichella, Vijay Mallya and Bernie himself all put down $1000 apiece and also took part.
When Hugh Hefner is forced to close down his online casino business you know the economic turn down is hitting hard.
It was revealed in the last few days that Playboy Casino and Playboy Poker sites will close for business on the 29th of January.
The announcement, which suprised those in the industry, has not yet been made official but it appears that a client e-mailed the company directly, after rumours started to appear on the internet, and received a reply suggesting that both sites will close for business at the end of the month.
The e-mail read, in part "In response to your e-mail, I can confirm that Playboy Gaming will no longer have a poker site and will not be moving to another network."
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