Gamble while you wait: the ATM that is a slot machine

Customers of a Japanese bank will no longer have to drum their fingers as they wait for their money at the cash machine, instead they will be invited to have a quick gamble.... [READ MORE]

Let’s ban addictive betting machines

ver since the gaming acts of Charles II and Queen Anne, restrictions on gambling have exhibited an unappealing combination of paternalism, class prejudice and moral exhortation. Yet there’s a compelling case to legislatively crack down on one such activity now: fixed-odds betting terminals (FO... [READ MORE]

Will Quixant be next to hit a buyout jackpot?

Providing essential products for gaming machines has proved a lucrative niche... [READ MORE]

Gamblers put £200m in machines

Gamblers in Scotland’s biggest city are spending more than £200 million every year on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs).... [READ MORE]

Ritz phone gang can keep £1.3m roulette winnings

CASINOS across Britain were reviewing their security last night after three gamblers who used a mobile phone to win more than a £1 million at the Ritz were allowed to keep their takings.... [READ MORE]

A poker primer

Texas hold ‘em is a variation of stud poker, believed to have originated in Robston, Texas, in the early 1900s.... [READ MORE]

Norway poker championships stay in Dublin

The Norwegian Championships of Poker will continue to be played in Dublin after the Scandinavian country’s attempts to legalise cash poker failed to impress high-rollers.... [READ MORE]

Molly Bloom: Hollywood’s poker queen

She was a 26-year old cocktail waitress who ran private poker games for Leonardo DiCaprio and his A-list crowd. Then the mafia and the FBI came calling... [READ MORE]

Poker star branded a cheat loses court fight over £7.7m casino win

A poker player has lost a high-stakes gamble in Britain’s highest court over £7.7 million that he claims he won fairly.... [READ MORE]

Lottery denies advising on tax

The National Lottery has denied giving winners advice about how to avoid tax but has confirmed it offers “guidance during the claims procedures”. During a High Court case taken by David Walsh, a Galway man, against his stepmother over claims she did not give him his…... [READ MORE]