Fri 18 August 2017 - Casino Guardian - Latest United Kingdom Casino News

London’s Emblematic Gambling Spots

Fri 18 Aug 2017 14.44 Harry Evans

Apart for being known as one of the most beautiful cities in a global scale as well as a preferred tourist destination visited by thousands of people every year, London is also among the European capital cities offering a large variety of high-class casinos. Despite that tourists rarely notice this aspect of London’s everyday life, the capital of the UK hosts some exclusive gambling destinations, with some of these casinos being emblematic for the city. The Hippodrome Casino Situated in a beautiful five-floor building that dates back from 1900, the…

Ladbrokes Inks Two Premier League Sponsorships despite Breaking Up with English FA

Fri 18 Aug 2017 10.59 Olivia Cole

One of the leading land-based and online bookmakers on the territory of the UK – Ladbrokes, has revealed that it has inked two new sponsorship deals for the 2017/18 football season. The partnership agreements have been signed with two Premier League clubs – Leicester City and Burnley. Leicester City announced Ladbrokes as its new official UK and Ireland betting partner, providing the company with exposure to special LED advertising boards. Under the terms of the deal, Ladbrokes is to also become the in-stadia betting provider of the football club. As…

Phil Hellmuth Succeeds Tony Dunst as WPT Raw Deal Analyst

Fri 18 Aug 2017 9.28 Harry Evans

The organisers of the World Poker Tour officially revealed that Phil “The Poker Brat” Hellmuth has become part of the WPT Talent Team. The player, who apart from being one of the most recognizable and popular poker players, is also a 14-time world champion, has joined the team of the World Poker Tour in order to become the new WPT Raw Deal analyst. Adam Pliska, Chief Executive Officer of the WPT, welcomed Phil Hellmuth as the new WPT Raw Deal analyst, saying it was a great pleasure for the organisers…

Red Cross Payroll Manager Steals £360,000 to Pay Gambling Addiction Debts

Fri 18 Aug 2017 7.48 Daniel Williams

A woman who misappropriated approximately £360,000 from the British Red Cross has been sentenced to more than two years in prison. Mary Booth, who is a payroll manager for the charity, abused her official position in the charity where she had worked for over 30 years. Ms. Booth pretended she was making payments to employees and international delegates, while in fact she was transmitting the money from the Red Cross charity assets to her own bank accounts. As the 56-year-old woman herself revealed to the Paisley Sheriff Court, she had…