Article by Sheldon Valdez
Online Gambling and the Financial CrisisDespite the current financial crisis, the online gambling market continues to grow. With the rises in fuel, but cheaper surfingsolutions and a smoking ban in all licensed premises in the UK, it seems gamblers are leaving the car in the garage and playing online poker or placing there bet on sporting events from the computer in there home.Sportingbet, the online gambling site has reported no signs of a slow down due to the credit crunch, as more and more people have a bet on there home computers. The website operator reported a 30 per cent increase in revenues, and recent trading is even stronger. It said it had seen no evidence of negative impact on business from recent events in financial markets shares in the company have gone up..William Hill, the second biggest bookies in the UK recently bought up online gambling software provider PlayTech and claims to have transformed itself into Europe