# gambling - Tuesday 6 March, 2012
# Taking A Punt
# Taking A Punt
The Irish bookie has announced plans to enter into the Italian market ahead of Euro 2012, when the two countries will meet.
# gambling - Monday 5 March, 2012
# Gambling
# Gambling
Over €4.5 billion was bet with Paddy Power last year, sending its pre-tax profit up to €121m with dividends of €1 per share.
# gambling - Friday 2 March, 2012
# Cyprus
From The Daily Edge
# Cyprus
Around 40 women, one of whom is 98, were facing illegal gambling charges over their weekly poker sessions.
# Cyprus
From The Daily Edge
# Cyprus
Dozens of elderly women have been summoned to court over their weekly poker party.
# gambling - Sunday 29 January, 2012
# Daily Fix
# Daily Fix
In tonight’s Fix: The weather gets worse, Brazilian bikinis get bigger, and Leo Varadkar gets his say…
# gambling - Saturday 21 January, 2012
# Daily Fix
# Daily Fix
In tonight’s Fix: Abusive emails, alcohol tests and a triple limb transplant…
# Read Me
# Read Me
A casino might close – but online gambling goes on all the time, everywhere. Former addict Marc tells TheJournal.ie why it’s worse than drug addiction.
# gambling - Friday 20 January, 2012
# Howzat?
From The42
# Howzat?
Anfield favourite says he battled alcohol and gambling problems in the wake of his marriage break-up.
# gambling - Tuesday 10 January, 2012
# Flutter
From The42
# Flutter
No, he’s not gone to jail just yet. Check out this docket from Money Mayweather last night.
# gambling - Friday 30 December, 2011
# Sorry
From The42
# Sorry
Betting exchange boss Stephen Morana says lessons have been learned from Christmas Festival fiasco.
# gambling - Wednesday 28 December, 2011
# Uh Oh
From The42
# Uh Oh
The exchange has voided all in-running bets on the woodiesdiy.com Christmas Hurdle at Leopardstown after €1.9m was matched on the winner at 28/1.
# gambling - Wednesday 26 October, 2011
# Race For The Áras
# Race For The Áras
All the major bookies have now made Michael D Higgins their favourite to win the Presidency, though Gallagher should top the poll.
# gambling - Saturday 15 October, 2011
# It Could Be You
# It Could Be You
James Reilly says the HSE uses National Lottery funding to assist community groups, and that advertising the Lotto is appropriate.
# gambling - Thursday 22 September, 2011
# Your Say
# Your Say
Justice Minister Alan Shatter has effectively ruled out developments like the proposed Twomileborris large-scale casino. Has he done the right thing? You tell us…
# gambling - Wednesday 21 September, 2011
# Gambling
# Gambling
New gambling legislation being prepared by the government will not allow for “large resort-style casinos” like in Tipperary.
# gambling - Tuesday 20 September, 2011
# Lady Luck
From The42
# Lady Luck
Donte Whitner’s last-gasp tackle on Jesse Holley decided the fate of tens of millions of dollars.
# gambling - Thursday 4 August, 2011
# Investigation
From The42
# Investigation
Star will have to answer questions about alleged involvement in illegal games.
# gambling - Thursday 28 July, 2011
# Obvious
From The42
# Obvious
Paddy Power had veteran Irish caddy Colin Byrne at 7/2 to take over from Steve Williams as Tiger Woods’ caddy before anyone thought to ask for his thoughts on the matter. As it turns out, he’s okay with the idea.
# gambling - Friday 22 July, 2011
# Hustling
From The42
# Hustling
A fan at a recent celebrity golf tournament decided to bet Michael Jordan €500 that he couldn’t hit the green on a par-3. Fools and their money…
# gambling - Wednesday 13 July, 2011
# It Wasn't You
# It Wasn't You
TheJournal.ie’s syndicate, and every other Irish ticket, falls short of winning the largest ever European lottery.
# gambling - Sunday 10 July, 2011
# Sitdown Sunday
# Sitdown Sunday
The very best of the week’s writing from around the globe.
# gambling - Saturday 9 July, 2011
# It Could Be You
# It Could Be You
There were no winners of the €185m jackpot, but one Irish ticket was only one number away and wins €4.57m.
# gambling - Wednesday 6 July, 2011
# It Could Be You
# It Could Be You
There were no winners of last night’s €176m offering – meaning the lottery will hit its upper limit for the first time.
# gambling - Saturday 2 July, 2011
# Poker
# Poker
Around 700 people are employed at Pocket Kings, which is the service provider for Full Tilt Poker. Full Tilt had its licence suspended earlier this week.
# gambling - Wednesday 29 June, 2011
# Full Tilt
# Full Tilt
Full Tilt Poker has halted play this evening after its licence was suspended. The company employs 700 people in Cherrywood in Dublin.
# gambling - Tuesday 26 April, 2011
# Scratch That
From The Daily Edge
# Scratch That
… Or could it? The airline is claiming a printing error means there are more cars to be won than usual in its scratchcards. Now isn’t that a lucky break…
# gambling - Saturday 16 April, 2011
From The42
Live
Apr 16th 2011, 12:50 PM
# gambling - Friday 8 April, 2011
# Green Jacket
From The42
# Green Jacket
The sun is rising on the second day at Augusta. This is our complete package. Fore!
# gambling - Thursday 7 April, 2011
# Flutter
From The42
# Flutter
We look after you don’t we? After he held your hand through Cheltenham, Today FM’s John Duggan returns with his picks for Augusta. You’re quite welcome.
# gambling - Wednesday 6 April, 2011
# Flutter
From The42
# Flutter
The Aintree blue-riband race is the single biggest betting event of the year, so let’s remind ourselves what to do with our hard-earned money when it comes to the nags.
# gambling - Friday 1 April, 2011
# Flutter
From The42
# Flutter
Here’s this week’s highly-ambitious accumulator. If it comes in, consider this my letter of resignation.
# gambling - Wednesday 30 March, 2011
# Vegas Baby
From The42
# Vegas Baby
Boxing superstar makes it interesting with this mammoth flutter in Nevada.
# gambling - Tuesday 29 March, 2011
# Hindsight
From The42
# Hindsight
Here’s what you could’ve won… we take a look back at a weekend of missed opportunity. Again.
# gambling - Friday 25 March, 2011
# Foresight
From The42
# Foresight
Don’t email me when this doesn’t come in. But here’s how you could turn a fiver into €42879.38.
# gambling - Monday 7 March, 2011
# gambling - Tuesday 15 February, 2011
# GE11
# GE11
Enda Kenny’s solid performance sees the odds of a resounding Fine Gael victory shorten with the major bookmakers.
# gambling - Monday 7 February, 2011
# Match-Fix Probe
From The42
# Match-Fix Probe
International policing body dismisses reports that they are investigating irregular betting patterns arising out of Newcastle’s incredible comeback on Saturday afternoon.
# gambling - Friday 28 January, 2011
# Flutter
From The42
# Flutter
Bertie’s in Fagan’s buying a round for the lads. Ivor’s heading for West Cork with a bit of Springsteen on the stereo. Enda and Noonan are on the town in Brussels. Here’s how to never work again.
# gambling - Friday 14 January, 2011
# Flutter
From The42
# Flutter
Come on new bike! Here’s our over-ambitious, foolhardy bookies slip.
