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Against All Odds



On 2 October 2006, the first day of trading after the US outlawed online gambling, bwin and sportingbet saw their share prices plummet.


  • End of play: US citizens can no longer gamble online.

  • PartyGaming developed proprietary software in 2002 that allowed punters to...

  • While sportingbet was definitely one of the worst hit, it was also the best...

  • Over 400 gambling websites were estimated to be operating online in 1999.

  • On 2 October 2006, the first day of trading after the US outlawed online...

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