The Gambling Commission released the results of detailed research showing that the remote gambling market in the nation was worth us$ 1.4 billion last year.

It was recently announced that the 2008 World Poker Congress would now be endorsed by the Federation Internationale de Poker Association. The World Poker Congress will begin on October 29th through the 30th in Budapest, Hungary. This will be the third annual World Poker Congress to take place and land based and online poker industry leaders and experts will be speaking at the conference. Topics will cover a wide range of areas in both industries.

Market-leading Poker Pro Magazine will be a sponsor of the upcoming Florida Gaming Summit, October 19-20 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida

Outside the online sphere, the biggest hitter in the poker world is without a doubt Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. The gambling firm run a string of casinos in Las Vegas and, most importantly, is the owners and organizer of the World Series of Poker.

No other city in Asia may have been deflated more quickly by the global recession than the Chinese gambling mecca of Macau.

Gala Coral Group, who own the UK's biggest bingo brand Gala Bingo, as well as the Coral chain of bookmakers and Gala Casino, fell from 11th place in the top 50 gaming companies to a lowly 36th, due partly to a fall in income in bingo halls and the company's relatively high debt.