Subsequent to a recent productivity Commission draft report that recommended extensive liberalization of online gaming laws, there has been huge interest in the Australian gaming industry.
Paddy Power has bought control of Sportsbet and IASbet while William Hill and Ladbrokes are both considering a takeover of Centrebet. 
Major UK online and land gambling group Ladbrokes has announced that it has appointed Richard Glynn to succeed Chris Bell as chief executive.
Richard Glynn (45) will take up the role on 22nd April 2010 with Chris Bell remaining on for a short transitional period. Glynn will receive a basic salary of GBP 580,000 per year as well as 1.777m shares in Ladbrokes worth GBP 1.75m on his appointment with a further 4m shares, worth GBP 12m, over five years on condition that all performance targets are met.
A brand new poker network has been announced by online gambling software provider Microgaming that has been dedicated to the Italian online gaming market.
Ladbrokes has become its first customer since Microgaming gained AAMS approval and was successful in completing an extensive beta testing period. Microgaming is also negotiating with numerous other operators at the moment who are interested in partnering with Microgaming in order to enter or solidify their position in the Italian market.
Microgaming’s new 1Click Poker client has been launched at the Ladbrokes online gaming site. Microgaming’s 1Click Poker client tackles the issue of attracting new players to the online pursuit of poker.
Using this 1Click Poker client, access to online poker is made straightforward and simple. The player is faced with three options that are direct and uncomplicated. The gamer needs to choose between playing in a real money mode or a play money mode. The player then selects whether to play at a ring game or a sit n go event. The final decision lies in the desired price of the buy-in. Following this, one click at 1Click Poker will direct the player simply and quickly to the poker table.
As a result of the confidential records of millions of customers of one of the UK’s leading bookmakers, Ladbrokes, being offered for sale to The Mail on Sunday newspaper, Ladbrokes customers have had every right to be very worried.
Since Christopher Bell, CEO of Ladbrokes’ announcement that he will be stepping down from his role as a Director of the Company, Ladbrokes plc, the global betting and gaming company, has been engaged in a search for a new Chief Executive Officer.
For those people who are feeling a bit flat after all the excitement of the festive season there is lots of fun still awaiting you, thanks to an offer by three of the top UK gaming companies, namely William Hill Casino, Ladbrokes Casino and BetFred Casino.
Players can sit back and relax while downloading a world of entertainment.
For those online gamblers residing in Europe, or those who frequent European online casinos, there seems to be a bright shimmer on the horizon. In the past few months, many EU countries have been chastised by the European Commission (EC) and European Gambling and Betting Association for attempting to pass online gaming laws these bodies deemed “discriminatory”. In these cases, the French were the biggest culprits.
