VIENNA, Austria -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- bwin is pleased to announce a new partnership starting on 1 July 2007 as official main sponsor of Real Madrid, the top Spanish football club. The agreement has initially been concluded for a period of three seasons.

Apart from displaying the bwin logo on...

AUSTRALIA -- As reported by the Australian: "Betting agencies around the world have joined forces to allow gambling on several major international races, including the Melbourne Cup, with one massive wagering pool.

"The new form of exotic betting, which organisers believe will lead to pools...

Full Contact Poker will shut down its online poker room effective tomorrow and current players will have the opportunity to move their accounts to PokerStars as part of a merger between the two online poker rooms, according to the FCP Web site.

In a separate, but related deal, long-time FCP...

Democrats in the US Congress have begun a campaign to repeal America's controversial ban on internet gambling which plunged the gaming industry into crisis last year and prompted the arrest of several British executives.

Barney Frank, the chairman of the House financial services committee,...

Major governing bodies are looking forward to a multimillion-pound windfall from the gambling industry after the government agreed to support demands for bookmakers to contribute a share of their profits to sport.

Tessa Jowell and Richard Caborn agreed at a meeting on Wednesday night to back...